Waukegan Crime
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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...
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Great Lakes naval base lockdown triggered by unauthorized vehicle entryJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Great Lakes Naval Station near North Chicago was locked down for roughly five hours Friday morning after a civilian employee of the base failed to follow a gate sent...
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A Facebook post leads to suspect in Round Lake-area burglariesJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - A man who lives near Round Lake was charged Wednesday with burglary and theft for stealing tools and then trying to sell them on Facebook Marketplace, authorities said. ...
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Waukegan man charged with DUI in fatal 2019 crash into township assessor's officeJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - A 37-year-old Waukegan man faces multiple felony charges alleging he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine when his car crashed into the Benton Township Assesso...
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Marni Yang's defense team looking into Shaun Gayle's alibiJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - An investigator hired by the defense team for Marni Yang, who is serving two life sentences for the 2007 slaying of the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun ...