Waukegan Crime
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Police: Son charged with murder after Beach Park man attacked with garden shearsJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - A 70-year-old Beach Park man died Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after being attacked with garden shears by his 21-year-old son during a domestic disagreement, Lak...
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Sex assault and child porn suspect indictedJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - An Oak Forest man was indicted Wednesday in a Lake County child molestation and pornography case. Jason Akai, 44, was charged with two felony counts of predatory crimina...
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Sheriff: Worker stole $28,000 from Domino's PizzaJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces a theft charge alleging he stole about $28,000 from the Domino's Pizza restaurant where he worked, authorities said Thursday. Radley M. Kuersten,...
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Police: Gurnee man charged after crashing into tree while fleeing sheriff's deputyJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee man faces weapons, drunk driving and other charges after authorities say he crashed his car into as tree Monday while trying to flee from a Lake County sheriff'...
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Round Lake Beach woman charged with sex traffickingJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Round Lake Beach woman faces charges of sex trafficking involving a 15-year-old girl after an investigation by the Lake County sheriff's office, authoritie...
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Lake County sheriff announces results of holiday enforcementJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office arrested two impaired drivers, made one drug arrest and issued 109 seat belt citations during the recent Fourth of July "Drive Sober or ...
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Sheriff's office: Five Lake County teens arrested in McHenry County after stolen SUV abandonedJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - Four 19-year-old men and one 15-year-old boy from Lake County were charged after they fled a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon in the Crystal Lake area, according to the M...
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Coroner: Passenger who died in one-car Waukegan DUI crash from North ChicagoJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - Authorities have identified the 22-year-old passenger who died Thursday night in a high-speed single-car crash in Waukegan as Javier Ocampo of North Chicago. Ocampo died...
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Driver charged with DUI, reckless homicide in fatal July 4 crashJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces DUI and reckless homicide charges stemming from a one-vehicle crash July 4th that killed his passenger, police said Sunday. Rudi Orihuela, 22, of...
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One dead, one injured in single-car crash in WaukeganJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - One man is dead and another is in police custody after a single-car crash Thursday night in Waukegan that investigators believe was the result of excessive speed and alc...