Waukegan Crime
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Trial set for man charged with locking daughter in basement, believing she was possessedJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - An April 29 trial date has been set for a Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in a basement because, he is said to have told authorities, she was de...
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Ingleside man wanted on charges he sexually assaulted juvenileJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is seeking the public's help to find an Ingleside man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile late last year. Barry A. Deacon, 34, of...
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Police: Gurnee resident shot Waukegan man trying to rob himJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - A Waukegan man was shot in the leg when the man he was trying to rob at gunpoint pulled out his own handgun and fired three shots, Waukegan police said Friday in a news ...
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Sauer told to have no contact with two women, stay off social mediaJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - Disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer was told by a Lake County judge to stay off social media and to have no contact with the two women pictured in nude images he's ac...
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Chicago woman charged with Warren Township swatting incidentJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago woman has been charged with a felony for sending police to a Warren Township residence near Gurnee on false accusations of a violent crime, authorities said We...
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Former state Rep. Nick Sauer indicted on charges he posted nude photos of 2 womenJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer was indicted by a Lake County grand jury Wednesday on charges he posted nude photos of two women on a fake social media account. A...
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Training program to help police, first responders ID human traffickingJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - The Lake County Human Trafficking Coalition will host "Human Trafficking 101" training for first responders from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Waukegan's Ge...
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Lake County man accused of locking daughter in basement found fit to stand trialJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in his home's basement because he believed she was demonically possessed is mentally fit to stand trial, autho...
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Wanted man apprehended in Lake County in sex abuse caseJan 05, 2019 12:00 am - A 31-year-old man wanted for failing to appear in court on a criminal sexual abuse case was arrested after authorities learned he was staying with his father in Crystal ...
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Coroner identifies victim in fatal Waukegan crashJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - The victim of a fatal crash Tuesday has been identified as 51-year-old Waukegan resident Felicita Alcaide, according to a news release Thursday from the Lake County coro...