Lake County Crime
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Two charged in connection with Fox Lake man's shooting deathDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Two people are charged in connection with the shooting death of a Fox Lake man at his home Monday evening. A spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said 77...
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Beach Park man found guilty of murder, faces possible life sentenceDec 12, 2022 12:00 am - A Lake County jury on Friday found a Beach Park man guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in a 2021 Waukegan shooting, officials said Monda...
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Police reports related to AJ Freund can be used as evidence against DCFS workersDec 11, 2022 12:00 am - Nineteen police reports that Department of Children and Family Services employees failed to seek during an investigation into the abuse of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund can...
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Third man charged in McHenry intersection shootoutDec 11, 2022 12:00 am - More than a year after a shootout that left more than 50 shell casings scattered at a McHenry intersection, a third man has been arrested. Davontae L. Newkum, 26, of Nor...
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FBI: Suspects in custody after Westchester bank robbery Friday afternoonDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Two people are in custody following a bank robbery Friday afternoon in Westchester during which federal authorities say one of the suspects pressed a handgun to the head...
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Buffalo Grove police respond to report of armed robbery at bankDec 09, 2022 10:00 pm - According to a news release from the village of Buffalo Grove, there is a large police presence Saturday afternoon at Bank of America at 55 W. Lake Cook Road in Buffalo ...
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Fox River Grove man accused of firing shots in neighborhood gets probationDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Fox River Grove man accused of firing a gun three times while parked in his driveway pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing a semi-automatic handgun without...
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'We got him': Former Wheeling resident wanted in teen's 2020 killing capturedDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - A former Wheeling resident suspected of fatally shooting a Mundelein teen has been captured after a 2½-year international manhunt. Alessis Botello, 20, was arrested on a...
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Town hall meeting Dec. 15 in Buffalo Grove to focus on SAFE-T ActDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - How the SAFE-T Act will be implemented in Lake County is the topic of a public town hall meeting Thursday, Dec. 15, in Buffalo Grove. State Rep. Daniel Didech, Lake Cou...
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Police: Buffalo Grove man murdered family, then killed himselfDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - A Buffalo Grove man murdered his wife, mother and two young daughters before taking his own life last week in the family home, police said Monday, ending days of uncerta...