Lake County Crime
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Gurnee police officer charged with felony domestic batteryJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - A veteran Gurnee police officer constantly "threatened and tortured" a woman over several years, leading to his arrest Wednesday on domestic battery charges, a Lake Coun...
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Cook County prosecutors won't pursue minor, protest-related offensesJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Protesters charged with disorderly behavior, curfew violations and other minor offenses related to civil rights protests that occurred in Chicago and some suburbs follow...
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2 charged in several attacks near downtown ElginJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man and a woman have been charged with four attacks on people this month in downtown Elgin, according to prosecutors and court records. Riese R. Arcos, 28, who is home...
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Island Lake man sentenced to 9 years in prison in child sex assault caseJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - An Island Lake man was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in 2012. Robert J. Ballarini, 59, of the 600 block of Nantucket Way, plea...
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Police: Man who fled to Poland in 1995 after fatal crash arrested, back in Lake CountyJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man who fled to Poland in 1995 to avoid prosecution on a reckless homicide charge has been extradited and returned to Lake County after an extensive effort by police t...
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Police: Teens shot at Gurnee homeowner when caught breaking into carJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A pair of Lake County teens face multiple felony charges stemming from allegations they fired gunshots at a Gurnee homeowner who caught them breaking into a vehicle earl...
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Wheeling police investigating violent robbery of video game storeJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - Wheeling police are searching for a man and woman wanted in connection with the violent robbery of a video game store Friday night. Officers were called to GameStop at ...
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Appeals court reverses Lake County judge, rules Gliniewicz texts admissibleJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - In a blow to the defense of disgraced Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz's widow, a state appeals court has ruled that prosecutors can use incriminating text messages be...
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Why police, safety advocates have more concerns about fireworks this yearJun 26, 2020 5:15 am - With COVID-19 stamping out most Independence Day fireworks shows in the suburbs this year, there's plenty of temptation out there for people to put on their own pyrotech...
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Lakemoor man sentenced to prison for 2018 sexual assaultJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Lakemoor man was sentenced to prison Thursday for sexually assaulting a woman he knew in September 2018. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt sentenced Ke...