Waukegan Crime
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Lake County sheriff warns of ruse burglariesJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police are warning residents about a rise in ruse burglaries in the area. A ruse burglary involves using distraction techniques to lure homeowners ...
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Police: Former Lake County coroner employee secretly recorded grieving personJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - A former employee of the Lake County coroner's office faces felony charges after being accused of secretly video recording a grieving family in July 2018. Dana Dingman, ...
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A confession doesn't equal a conviction, appeals court rules in Round Lake DUI caseJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Telling a police officer you've been driving drunk should be enough to be found guilty of a DUI, right? Not so fast, according to a new ruling from a state appeals court...
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Rolling Meadows police dog Scar is ready for his close-upJun 25, 2021 5:30 am - Everyone around the Rolling Meadows Police Department already knows Scar is a good boy. Beginning Tuesday night, the rest of the country will find out just how good. Sca...
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Waukegan police investigate two shootingsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Waukegan police are investigating two separate shootings Wednesday night that left one person dead and one injured. Police were dispatched to the 2100 block of Will...
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Police: DNA led investigators to man charged with attacking teen on bike path in Beach ParkJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Police said Wednesday they have arrested the man who attacked a 16-year-old girl earlier this month on the Robert McClory Bike Path just north of Yorkhouse Road in Beach...
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Lake County coroner identifies Waukegan murder victimJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Waukegan man has been identified as the victim of an early Sunday morning murder on the city's south side. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek's office iden...
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North Chicago man shot to death in WaukeganJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - A North Chicago man was found shot to death early Sunday in a car that crashed into a Waukegan building. Officers responded about 4:45 a.m. to the 1600 block of 11th St...
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Authorities release sketch of rapistJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office on Thursday evening released a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl Monday evening on the Robert McClory Bike Path ...
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Men charged in Beach Park double murder accused of more crimesJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Additional charges were filed against the two Waukegan men prosecutors say are responsible for the shooting deaths of a Beach Park couple in December. Darenell D. Hill, ...