Lake County Crime
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Trial set for Lake Villa Township man accused of shooting neighbor while showing off gunsAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A Lake Villa Township man charged with shooting a neighbor while showing off his handguns almost a year ago is set to go to trial Sept. 15, Lake County officials said Th...
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Round Lake Beach officer accused of theft pleads not guiltyAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Round Lake Beach police officer pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday to multiple counts of theft, identity theft and official misconduct for using police department m...
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Elgin caregiver accused of identity theft of Barrington womanAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - An Elgin woman was charged with stealing from a resident of The Garlands of Barrington, authorities said. Vanessa Williams, 35, was charged with theft and aggravated i...
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Chicago man gets life in prison for 1994 murder of Waukegan store ownerAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - Calling him an "extraordinarily violent and dangerous person," a Lake County judge sentenced Hezekiah Whitfield to life in prison for murdering a 71-year-old Waukegan st...
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Beach Park woman pleads guilty to child endangerment in son's deathAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - A Beach Park woman whose infant son was killed by the baby's father was sentenced to pay $1,326 in court fines Monday after she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of ...
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Trial delayed for Antioch couple accused in drug caseAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - The trial for an Antioch couple facing 50 years in prison over charges they sold the drug "Molly" was pushed back to November. Alexander Story, and his wife, McKensie, b...
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Round Lake man pleads not guilty to child sex soliciting chargesAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - A Round Lake man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he solicited a 9-year-old girl for sex. Devan Bald, 18, faces 4 to 15 years in prison if he's found guilty on al...
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Waukegan man pleads not guilty to accusations in stabbing deathAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - A Waukegan man pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in Lake County court Wednesday. Juan Guajardo, 39, faces 20 to 60 years in prison if convicted i...
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Trial delayed for 2 of 3 men accused in Wauconda home invasionAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - A September trial will be delayed for two of three men accused of shooting and slashing at a 26-year-old Chicago man in a Wauconda apartment in May, a Lake County judge ...
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ATF investigating gun used by Tower Lakes man in Loop shootingAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is conducting an "urgent" trace to find out where Tower Lakes resident Tony DeFrances got the gun he used to shoot hi...