Lake County Crime
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Laughing gas a resurging high? Suburban chief worried youth are being targetedOct 02, 2025 7:29 pm - Sugar Grove Police Chief Patrick Rollins is worried about a resurgence in the use of laughing gas to get high. And the latest versions, he said, may be targeting youths.
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2 men arrested in multicounty Walgreens theft spreeOct 01, 2025 3:37 pm - Wauconda police have arrested two men on felony charges related to a string of retail thefts across Lake, McHenry, Boone, Will, and Kane counties.
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Two men charged with scamming elderly woman out of $17,000 in Lake CountySep 30, 2025 11:36 am - Two men were arrested Monday after scamming an elderly woman out of $17,000.
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Police: Chicago man raped Ingleside teen, extorted her with nude photosSep 27, 2025 9:34 am - A Chicago man repeatedly sexually assaulted an Ingleside girl and threatened to release nude photos of her if she didn’t continue submitting to him, police said.
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Waukegan man faces child pornography chargesSep 19, 2025 10:20 am - A Waukegan man was charged with five counts of possessing child pornography after Lake County sheriff’s detectives received a tip from an email provider.
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Beach Park man sentenced to 27 years for attempted murder in stabbing of 8-year-oldSep 16, 2025 3:39 pm - A Beach Park man has been sentenced to 27 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing of an 8-year-old child.
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Man charged with organized retail crime, connected to ring that conducted 115 burglariesSep 09, 2025 4:21 pm - A Chicago man is accused of being part of a crime ring tied to115 burglaries throughout the suburbs.
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Authorities: Man faces multiple charges after fleeing from deputiesSep 08, 2025 11:15 am - A Wisconsin man fleeing from authorities, who believed he was holding a woman against her will, faces several charges after being caught in Lake County early Monday.
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‘You are not alone’: Suburban communities try to reassure residents ahead of threatened immigration raidsSep 05, 2025 12:58 pm - As the Chicago area girds for federal immigration raids, some communities are publicly supporting local immigrants and trying to relieve growing anxiety.
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Police: Man driving stolen car killed in Ingleside crashSep 03, 2025 7:36 pm - A man driving a stolen car was killed when he crashed into another vehicle early Wednesday in Ingleside, police said.