Lake County Crime
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How the DuPage County sheriff is turning to inmates for diversity trainingJun 19, 2020 5:30 am - DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick says he wants to improve how his deputies relate with people of diverse backgrounds. And to learn how to do that, he's turning to a ...
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Liquor Barn employee mugged on way to carJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - An employee leaving the Liquor Barn in Wheeling early Thursday evening was robbed of his wallet while walking to his car. Wheeling Police Deputy Chief Joseph Licari said...
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Police: Wheeling man accused in SUV death arrested in IndianaJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - A Wheeling man suspected of fatally striking a former friend with an SUV last month has been arrested after a police chase in northern Indiana, authorities announced Fri...
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Algonquin man accused of laundering over $500,000 of drug moneyJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry County sheriff's office announced Thursday that an Algonquin man has been charged with 12 counts of money laundering stemming from a drug arrest. After an i...
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Judge orders 50-year sentence for former Chicago cop who fatally shot wife in Spring GroveJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - A former Chicago police officer received a 50-year prison sentence Wednesday for the 2017 murder of his wife and fellow former officer Elizabeth "Betty" Volberding. McHe...
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Demonstrators call for defunding Cook County jailJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - For a solid 40 minutes, a cacophony of car horns, drums, cowbells and trombones echoed along the strip of grass just beyond the coiled razor wire glistening in the sunli...
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Lake County designated as high-intensity drug trafficking areaJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County has been designated a high-intensity drug trafficking area, the DEA announced Wednesday, which means the county will receive more resources to coordinate fed...
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Two charged with fraudulently buying $1 million in goods in ID theft caseJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - An investigation that began when a Lake Forest resident reported being the victim of identify theft in 2018 has led to the arrests two men from Homer Glen. Jamelle J. Mc...
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Police say man swallowed cocaine during arrest, but family asks how he could do that while cuffedJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - But family asks how that could have happened while he was in cuffs
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Nerheim unmoved by calls from family to reopen Justus Howell caseJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Despite a plea Monday on behalf of Justus Howell's family, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim has not reopened the investigation into the 2015 police shooting ...