Waukegan Crime
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14 men arrested in Lake County prostitution stingFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Fourteen men were arrested last month in a prostitution sting intended to combat human trafficking, Lake County authorities announced Wednesday. Prostitution customers, ...
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Arrest in fatal Waukegan attackFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago man has been arrested for the death last month of Johnathan Wolfe, 62, of Waukegan, authorities said in a news release Monday. Waukegan police announced a fir...
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Spring Grove area man charged in crack cocaine salesJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - A 26-year-old man from unincorporated Spring Grove faces felony drug charges following a long-term investigation of crack cocaine sales. Members of the Lake County Sheri...
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Jury finds Waukegan man guilty of murder in 24-year-old woman's slayingJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County jury deliberated just over an hour Thursday before finding a 51-year-old Waukegan man guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old ...
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Zion woman killed in hit-and-run crash in WaukeganJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Waukegan police are searching for the driver of a vehicle they believe struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday afternoon then drive away from the scene. Officers discov...
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Defendant in shooting case told police he intended to scare off womanJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - Farid S. Rakin told Waukegan police investigators that he did not mean to kill Ciera Davis when he fired several shots at her outside a Waukegan house party in June 2017...
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CLC to host summit on restorative justice next monthJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - The College of Lake County will host a free Summit on Restorative Justice on Feb. 11 in Grayslake. The summit will feature experts talking about the practice, which foc...
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Witnesses recall shooting outside Waukegan house partyJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - A witness testified Tuesday that she saw Farid S. Rakin shoot a 24-year-old woman after she rammed her car into his outside a Waukegan house party in June 2017. Marquita...
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Judge: Police interview can be played at trial of Waukegan man accused of attacking womanJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County Judge ruled Monday that the hourslong video of a Waukegan attack suspect being interviewed by police will be part of his trial. Varghese Philip, 53, faces ...
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Man who escaped squad car after arrest near Lake Villa recaptured, authorities sayJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Lake County authorities have caught a 26-year-old man they say was arrested Friday but ran from a squad car while still handcuffed. Sheriff's deputies first arrested Nic...