Lake County Crime
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Police searching for driver of stolen SUV that struck Gurnee ambulanceAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - Gurnee police are searching for the driver of a stolen SUV who fled Sunday evening after sideswiping a Gurnee ambulance. The Gurnee ambulance was headed west on Grand Av...
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Streamwood man charged in Cary kidnapping and battery of womanAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Streamwood man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, unlawful restraint and domestic battery after Cary police said he took a woman to a hotel in Hoffman Estates an...
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Live-in caregiver in Island Lake found guilty abusing her 82-year-old employerAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge found a 39-year-old woman guilty Friday of abusing her 82-year-old employer and using a fake name. Theresa Alexander, who also went by the name Ly...
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Waukegan man charged with sexual assaultAug 01, 2021 1:00 am - A Waukegan man is awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting two children and a woman, according to court records. Arturo Carmona-Diaz, 49, of the 1400 block of M...
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Murder most fowl? DuPage man accused of killing neighborhood roosterJul 30, 2021 5:30 am - A chicken fight has led to a dead rooster in DuPage County and criminal charges for the man accused of killing it. Richard Meyers, 68, of the 1N0-99 block of Prince Cros...
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Nearly hourlong police chase ends in wetlandJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Wauconda police pursued an armed man for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon through Wauconda, Mundelein and other parts of Lake County before apprehending him with the he...
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Police: Round Lake Beach inmate punched correctional officerJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man already behind bars at Lake County jail now faces charges of aggravated assault of a peace officer after punching a correctional officer in the he...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...
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Naperville police topped suburbs in DUI arrests last year, survey saysJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville police arrested more people for driving under the influence in 2020 than any other suburb, an advocacy group reported Thursday. The Elgin, Carol Stream, Wauke...
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Police: Mundelein man was drunk, driving at 102 mph with teen in carJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - A Mundelein man was arrested after drunkenly speeding on Route 137 with a teenage relative in the car, authorities said. James R. Peterson, 37, of the 200 block of Nort...