Waukegan Crime
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Waukegan 'monster mom' gets 43 years in prison for killing daughterJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County judge called Nicholette Lawrence a "monster mom" before sentencing her to 43 years in prison for killing her 11-year-old daughter with a punch in the stoma...
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Lake County canine team tracks down domestic battery suspectJan 15, 2017 2:00 pm - A Lake County sheriff's canine team tracked down a man accused of domestic battery after he ran from the scene early Sunday, authorities said. Jermaine D. Ausley, 30, of...
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Four overdoses in 10 days in Lake CountyJan 14, 2017 12:00 am - A woman died Thursday and a man was revived by sheriff's deputies Friday night, both following overdoses in Lake County, authorities said. Altogether, there have been fo...
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Elgin violent crime up for first half of 2016; drop expected for second halfJan 13, 2017 4:00 am - It was a tale of three cities when it came to the largest suburbs and violent crime in the first half of 2016. According to statistics released by the FBI this week, the...
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Waukegan mother apologizes for fatal abuse of daughterJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Judge taking the weekend to ponder her sentence for killing girl
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Sentencing hearing continued for Waukegan woman who killed daughterJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Nicholette Lawrence buried her face in her hands and sobbed as a three-year-old cellphone video of her using a belt to repeatedly hit her daughter, Raashanai Coley, play...
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Wanted Round Lake man in custodyJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake man wanted on a warrant for aggravated criminal sexual abuse is in Lake County jail, authorities said Wednesday. The Lake County Sheriff's Warrants Team an...
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Judge won't dismiss charges in Gliniewicz caseJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - A judge denied a motion to dismiss two criminal charges against Melodie Gliniewicz in Lake County court Monday. Judge James Booras ruled prosecutors introduced the requi...
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Man fatally shot in Winthrop HarborJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - A 46-year-old Winthrop Harbor man was fatally shot Friday night in his garage, authorities said Saturday. The Lake County coroner's office identified the man as Jeffrey ...
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Round Lake Beach woman shot in WaukeganJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Round Lake Beach woman was shot in the shoulder in Waukegan early Saturday, police said. Waukegan detectives say the shooting is an isolated incident and s...