Waukegan Crime
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First-time, nonviolent offenders in Lake County could get second chanceJun 08, 2017 5:24 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office is introducing a new program designed to help first-time offenders in misdemeanor cases avoid having their permanent record mar...
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Arrest made in Waukegan woman's slayingJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Wisconsin woman is facing a first-degree murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting of a Waukegan woman early Monday morning, authorities announced Thu...
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Prosecutors ask judge to reverse key Gliniewicz decisionJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Prosecutors are asking a judge to reconsider an earlier ruling that barred text and email messages between disgraced Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz and hi...
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Woman killed in Waukegan shooting identifiedJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - A 24-year-old woman shot fatally outside a Waukegan house party early Monday has been identified as Ciera Q. Davis of Waukegan, authorities said Tuesday. Waukegan polic...
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Woman shot to death after altercation at Waukegan house partyJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old woman after an altercation early Monday morning at a house party in Waukegan. Authorities described the shoo...
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Perjury trial of former Lake County coroner delayed till OctoberMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - Prosecutors say former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd turned in more than 15 nominating petitions he knew contained false information ahead of his unsuccessful re-e...
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Man on probation for 2015 Spring Grove attack arrestedMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - A man on probation for beating a woman for two days is back in jail after he was picked up by officers on an arrest warrant. Dvino Thomas, 31, was taken into custody by...
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Lake County deputies save two overdose victims in 10 hoursMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's deputies saved two drug overdose victims during a 10-hour period Wednesday, authorities say. The first occurred at about 1:30 p.m. in the 0-100 blo...
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Waukegan man guilty of second-degree murder in cousin's slayingMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was found guilty Thursday morning of killing one cousin and injuring another after a night of drinking in 2014, but won an acquittal on the most serious c...
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Waukegan man testifies he was "terrified" before fatally stabbing cousinMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - A Waukegan man on trial this week for murder testified Wednesday he feared for his life seconds before stabbing two of his cousins with a 5-inch serrated steak knife in ...