Waukegan Crime
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Two plead not guilty in death of Waukegan manJan 15, 2013 8:42 am - Two of three men charged with the murder of a 42-year-old Waukegan man pleaded not guilty in Lake County court early Tuesday. Anthony Brito, 19, of the 2100 block of Gr...
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office on FacebookJan 13, 2013 2:06 pm - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Friday announced it has gone live on Facebook. On Friday, a Criminal Investigation Division photo album asking for tips identifying s...
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Baker explains 2010 murder in grammatically flawed, rambling letterJan 10, 2013 10:00 am - The motion convicted murderer Daniel Baker filed in court this week was a grammatically flawed and rambling letter in which he said victim Marina Aksman asked him to com...
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Man chokes back tears as he pleads not guilty in fatal drug saleJan 10, 2013 8:50 am - An Ingleside man accused of supplying the drugs that killed a friend held back tears as he pleaded not guilty to drug-induced homicide charges in Lake County court Thurs...
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New trial in slaying of ex-Bears player's girlfriend, baby?Jan 09, 2013 5:30 pm - After Marni Yang was convicted of shooting and killing a Deerfield woman and her unborn baby on Oct. 4, 2007, prosecutors said they had plenty of circumstantial evidence...
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Woman charged with prostitution at Libertyville spaJan 09, 2013 8:35 am - A Chicago woman has been charged with prostitution after offering a sex act to an undercover police officer at a Libertyville spa, authorities said Wednesday. Hong Yang...
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Mundelein man pleads not guilty in fatal crashJan 08, 2013 10:02 am - A Mundelein man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a fatal traffic accident after which he told police he drove into oncom...
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Baker files motion blaming ex-girlfriend for murderJan 08, 2013 10:00 am - A Deerfield man found guilty of murdering the mother of his ex-girlfriend filed a motion on his own in court Tuesday claiming that former girlfriend committed the crime,...
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Bennie Starks a free man after remaining charge is droppedJan 07, 2013 10:02 am - Finally, Bennie Starks is a free man. The remaining aggravated battery charge against Starks, stemming from his wrongful conviction in a 1986 rape case, was dropped Mon...
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Lake County sees 10 homicides in 2012Jan 05, 2013 10:00 pm - Lake County was on pace to have its lowest homicide figure since 1980. However, the murder of Randy Hardy, 45, in Waukegan on Dec. 14 pushed 2012 into a statistical tie ...