Lake County Crime
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Girl testifies Round Lake Park officer did not paddle herJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Her stepfather, a Round Lake Park police officer, is on trial
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Cary man pleads guilty, avoids prison for DUI crash that killed McHenry teenJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the date of the crash and the number of passengers. Expressing deep remorse for what he had done, a 19-year-old Car...
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Freund hearing routine, but media cameras recording it a first in McHenry CountyJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - An otherwise routine proceeding Tuesday in the case of Andrew Freund Sr., charged with first-degree murder in the death of 5-year-old son AJ, was noteworthy as the first...
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Suspect arrested in break-in at Gurnee cellphone storeJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - A Country Club Hills man faces multiple felony charges stemming from a 2019 smash-and-grab burglary of a Gurnee cellphone store that netted more than $6,000 in merchandi...
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Two weeks after school vandalized with swastikas, Lake County Board condemns hateJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks after swastikas were spray-painted at a Lake Zurich school, the Lake County Board on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning hate and discrimination. The resol...
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'I think I just shot and killed Liz': Startling voicemail opens ex-cop's murder trialJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - The trial of a former Chicago police officer on murder charges began Monday with audio of a calm but startling voicemail message that then-71-year-old Lorin Volberding l...
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Trial begins for Round Lake Park officer accused of paddling 5-year-old girlJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct Vela's age. The case against a veteran Round Lake Park police officer accused of paddling and injuring his girlfrie...
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Huntley police arrest homeless man who they say posted threatJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - A 22-year-old homeless man was arrested after personnel at Huntley Community School District 158 told police about a threat he posted to bomb the school. On Facebook, th...
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Scott's Law campaign launched in memory of fallen Trooper Christopher LambertJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois State Police on Sunday launched a special weeklong campaign boosting enforcement of Scott's Law to mark the anniversary of Trooper Christopher Lambert's death l...
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Burglars steal $7,800 in items from Cary computer storeJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - Police in Cary are searching for three men captured on surveillance video breaking into a computer store early Saturday and stealing about $7,800 in merchandise. Officer...