Lake County Crime
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Father of murdered 5-year-old AJ Freund disbarred after guilty pleaJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred the Crystal Lake man and former attorney who buried his 5-year-old son in the woods after the child was murdered by his mother. ...
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Authorities: Father and son beat up private investigator while he was workingJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - A man and his adult son face felony charges after they beat a private investigator while he was conducting surveillance in his car on an Antioch Township street, Lake Co...
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All Wheeling police to have body cameras by end of February, chief saysJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - All Wheeling police officers should be equipped with body cameras by the end of February, Police Chief Jamie Dunne announced during Monday's village board meeting. The v...
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Constable: Suburban cops help Zion felon make up for lost timeJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - The first car he stole at age 13, the drug dealer he shot, the $25,000 worth of baby formula he stole to pay for his heroin addiction, the years he spent behind bars - a...
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'We're disheartened': Suburban chiefs disappointed by criminal justice billJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - No cash bail. No promise of state funding to help pay for and operate mandatory body cameras. No accusers' names on misconduct complaints against police officers, and no...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Waukegan man charged in Beach Park double homicideJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - A Waukegan man has been charged in a double homicide that happened in December in Beach Park. Timothy D. Triplett Jr., 34, of the 2100 block of Georgetown Lane, was arr...
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Authorities: Suburban man threatened violence at Biden inaugurationJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities say a Chicago Heights man threatened violence at next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Louis Capriotti, ...
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'We know how bad it is out there': How Wheeling police are helping people in needJan 08, 2021 4:30 am - We could all use some good news right about now. Thankfully, Wheeling police were there Thursday to give us some. More than a dozen officers helped pack up and deliver h...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...