Lake County Crime
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Officials: 5 teens charged with murder after accomplice is shot during attempted burglaryAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 75-year-old man shot a 14-year-old who authorities say was in the man's Lake County driveway trying to break into his car, and the five teens accused of being the boy'...
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Will Lake County homeowner who shot boy before police chase face charges?Aug 13, 2019 1:00 am - Legal experts believe a 75-year-old man who authorities say shot and killed a 14-year-old during an attempted car burglary in the man's driveway is unlikely to face char...
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Hanover Park man gets 12 years for Mother's Day 2018 home invasionAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A Hanover Park man who authorities say entered a Wheeling home on Mother's Day 2018 and brandished a knife at the female residents while insisting someone was trying to ...
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Former Mundelein trustee Dakotah Norton faces burglary chargeAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A former Mundelein trustee with a history of legal problems is behind bars on new criminal charges. Dakotah Norton, 29, of the 500 block of Woodcrest Drive in Mundelein,...
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Andrew Freund is not the father of baby born to AJ's mom in jailAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - Andrew Freund is not the biological father of the baby born to JoAnn Cunningham while she was in jail on charges of killing their 5-year old son, AJ, it was revealed in ...
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Buffalo Grove man charged with robbing Arlington Heights Dunkin'Aug 11, 2019 1:00 am - A Buffalo Grove man is charged with armed robbery and aggravated unlawful use of a firearm after robbing an Arlington Heights Dunkin' store on Saturday, police said. Luk...
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Police dog Dax wins more awards, finds missing manAug 10, 2019 1:00 am - Dax, a police dog for the Lake County Sheriff's Department, fresh off picking up a slew of awards at a dog trial in Michigan, located a missing man unconscious in heavy ...
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Cook County jail inmates take on the world in chess tournamentAug 09, 2019 5:30 am - The players stared intently at the chess boards in front of them, tracking their opponents' every move and plotting not only a response, but the response after that, and...
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Multiple St. Viator students provided texts that led to charges, report saysAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - Police records released Friday show multiple St. Viator High School students and parents provided authorities with copies of text messages they deemed inappropriate, lea...
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Report: Officer who shot, killed Waukegan man acted "reasonably and appropriately"Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Six months after a Waukegan Police officer shot and killed a Waukegan man who was attempting to run him over Feb. 3, Lake County State's Attorney Michael G. Nerheim dete...