Waukegan Crime
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Officials: Man stabbed woman because she 'annoyed him'Jan 09, 2015 12:01 am - Using the ruse of going to see a movie together, an 18-year-old Des Plaines man attacked a co-worker with a combat knife outside the Century Theater at Deer Park Town Ce...
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Footprints, K9 lead to two armed robbery arrestsJan 08, 2015 12:00 am - Footprints in the snow and a Wauconda Police K9 unit helped Fox Lake Police arrest two people for using a replica machine gun to rob a gas station, authorities said Thur...
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Former teacher facing sex abuse charges waives extraditionJan 08, 2015 12:00 am - An Ingleside teacher who fled the U.S. after allegations surfaced that he had sex with a former student could appear in a Lake County bond court by the end of the week, ...
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Woman denies torching trash cans at three Vernon Hills parksJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - A 28-year-old Vernon Hills woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to arson charges accusing her of starting a series of trash can fires in three Vernon Hills-area parks. St...
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Antioch police warn of burglariesJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Antioch-area residents are asked to properly secure their homes and property after a series of residential burglaries in subdivisions in Antioch and homes along Route 17...
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Trial begins for Antioch-area man accused of killing girlfriendJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Michael Shane Axtell had a vicious temper that was fueled by alcohol when he punched Tammy Stone hard enough to kill her in the bedroom of her Antioch-area home, Lake Co...
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Antioch Township murder trial scheduled to begin TuesdayJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - The trial of a 43-year-old Antioch Township man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend is scheduled to begin Tuesday, officials said. Michael Axtell is charged wit...
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Waukegan police investigating man's deathJan 04, 2015 12:01 am - Waukegan police are investigating the death of a man found at 3 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Ninth and Prescott streets. Cmdr. Joe Florip said Saturday night tha...
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Police: Waukegan man found dead was victim of homicideJan 04, 2015 12:01 am - A 49-year-old man found dead early Saturday along a Waukegan roadway was the victim of a homicide, police said Sunday. Gaylord Davis, of Waukegan, died as a result of tr...
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Round Lake Beach teen intoxicated in Thursday's fatal crashJan 03, 2015 12:01 am - A Round Lake Beach teen killed in a single-vehicle crash in Fox Lake Thursday afternoon was severely intoxicated, coroner's officials said Saturday. Lake County Deputy C...