Waukegan Crime
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North Chicago man sentenced to 22 months in prison for leaving scene of fatal crash in 2017Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - A North Chicago man was sentenced to 22 months in prison for leaving the scene of a 2017 crash that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Waukegan man. Tony Salcedo, 27...
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Hoffman Estates man threatened minor over nude photos, police sayApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man wanted on child pornography charges has been arrested, authorities announced Saturday. Juan C. Castaneda-Adame, 20, of the 900 block of Evanston St...
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Round Lake Park cop accused of paddling, injuring 5-year-oldApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - A veteran Round Lake Park police officer was arrested Saturday after he was accused of paddling and injuring his girlfriend's daughter, authorities said. Wayman G. Vela,...
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Why Melissa Calusinski's next stop may be federal courtApr 05, 2019 5:20 am - Melissa Calusinski, the former suburban child-care worker whose fight for a new trial on charges she killed a toddler a decade ago has earned national attention, is aski...
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Warrant issued for Waukegan man charged in Gurnee shootingApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Police are searching for a 25-year-old Waukegan man accused of shooting a person in a parking lot in Gurnee in January, authorities said. An arrest warrant was issued M...
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Authorities: Waukegan man sold heroin near schoolApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was charged after selling heroin to an undercover police detective twice within 500 feet of a school, authorities said. Kevaughn D. Bridges-Butler, 19, o...
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Ingleside man pleads not guilty to sex assault of childApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - An Ingleside man pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday afternoon to multiple counts of sexually assaulting a child. Barry A. Deacon, 34, of the 35600 block o...
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Trooper killed by wrong-way driver on I-94 saved a person's life about a week beforeApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 44-year-old Calumet City man had alcohol in his system as he drove in the wrong direction on Interstate 94 and slammed into Gerald "Jerry" Ellis' Illinois State Police...
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Lake County man faces felony drug, gun chargesMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces felony drug and gun charges after authorities say they found "significant amounts" of heroin and cocaine at his home Friday. Robert Windom III, 3...
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Lake County jail inmate choked in jail fight diesMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County jail inmate who suffered strokelike symptoms after being choked by another inmate has died, authorities said. Jeffrey R. Weiss, 60, of the 300 block of So...