Waukegan Crime
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Police dog Dax wins more awards, finds missing manAug 10, 2019 1:00 am - Dax, a police dog for the Lake County Sheriff's Department, fresh off picking up a slew of awards at a dog trial in Michigan, located a missing man unconscious in heavy ...
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Report: Officer who shot, killed Waukegan man acted "reasonably and appropriately"Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Six months after a Waukegan Police officer shot and killed a Waukegan man who was attempting to run him over Feb. 3, Lake County State's Attorney Michael G. Nerheim dete...
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Beware of scammers posing as computer repair workersAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is warning the public of an emerging financial scam committed over electronic devices, including cellphones and computers. Scammers on ...
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Man who sold gun to undercover Lake County deputy gets 4 years in prisonAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man who admitted to illegally selling a gun to an undercover Lake County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. Trae Wallace, 27, apol...
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Mundelein man pleads not guilty to sexually abusing two girlsAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - A Mundelein man accused of sexually abusing two girls pleaded not guilty before a Lake County judge Thursday. Breon D. Dixon, 39, of the 1400 block of Downing Place, is ...
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Men accused of using counterfeit bills in Vernon HillsJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Two men used counterfeit $100 bills at five businesses in Vernon Hills, the Lake County state's attorney's office said. Filbert A. Elonge, 25, of the 2700 block of Sout...
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Attorney appointed for Waukegan man accused of locking daughter in basementJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - The Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in a basement because he claimed she was demonically possessed is no longer defending himself in court. At a...
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Police: Gurnee man tried to steal skid-steer, broke into multiple vehiclesJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee man faces several felony charges after being arrested in connection with several vehicle burglaries in Waukegan, Lake County sheriff's police said Monday. David...
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Beach Park man's bail raised to $3 million Saturday on murder chargesJul 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Beach Park man charged with murder was ordered held on $3 million bail in Lake County bond court Saturday, officials said in a news release. George W. Bryce, 21, was a...
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Bicyclist, 63, struck by car early Saturday in Beach ParkJul 20, 2019 1:00 am - A 63-year-old Waukegan man was seriously injured early Saturday when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Beach Park, the Lake County sheriff's office said i...