Waukegan Crime
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Teen pleads not guilty in fatal street racing crashSep 26, 2013 12:00 pm - An Antioch Township teen pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he was involved in an illegal street race that killed an Antioch girl. However, a defense attorney ...
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Man gets 6 years in friend’s fatal overdoseSep 25, 2013 4:30 pm - An Ingleside man who pleaded guilty to selling his friend a fatal dose of potent pain medication was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday. However, Brian Stedrons...
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Starks officially declared an innocent man in rape caseSep 25, 2013 12:00 pm - Bennie Starks is now, officially, an innocent man. Lake County Judge George Bridges approved a letter of innocence for the 53-year-old Starks on Wednesday, the final pa...
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Store clerk recounts day gun jammed during Beach Park robberySep 25, 2013 11:44 am - A former Beach Park grocery clerk testified Wednesday that he was surprised to hear a “click” from the gun pointed at the back of his head as he lay on the store floor i...
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Confession or forced confession in Round Lake Park woman's slaying?Sep 24, 2013 1:00 am - A Wisconsin man was broke and so desperate to get his car out of storage that he robbed a Check N' Go in Waukegan and shot the Round Lake Park store clerk to avoid getti...
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Trial for man accused of killing Round Lake Park woman set to beginSep 23, 2013 7:00 pm - Jury selection for a man accused of murdering a Round Lake Park woman during a robbery six years ago at a Waukegan Check N' Go has begun at the Lake County courthouse. M...
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Pot, cocaine seized in Antioch drug bustSep 23, 2013 1:30 pm - An Antioch man has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver after police seized 420 grams of pot from his home, authorities said. Matthew Banis, ...
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Man charged in Waukegan standoffSep 21, 2013 5:55 pm - A Waukegan man was charged Saturday with several counts related to firearms after a standoff with police late Friday, police said. Donald O. Palmer, 37, of the 300 block...
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Police standoff continues late Friday in WaukeganSep 20, 2013 2:59 pm - A police barricade situation continued Friday night in Waukegan involving a man suspected in a recent nearby shooting. Police surrounded an apartment on the 300 block of...
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Two arrested in Beach Park chainsaw burglarySep 20, 2013 2:09 pm - Two men were arrested by Lake County sheriff’s deputies after they tried to steal a chain saw in Beach Park, officials said. Marcus Hampton, 43, of the 6000 block of Ca...