Lake County Crime
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Man who invaded home, shot man over ounce of marijuana and $10 gets 13 years in prisonAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 30-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 13½ years in prison this week after admitting to his role in an Elgin home invasion in which a man was shot over an ounce of mar...
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Cook County sheriff's office arrests 45 as part of national sex-trafficking stingJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County sherriff's police arrested 45 suspected johns as part of a nationwide five-week, anti-trafficking operation that led to the arrest of more than 500 suspected...
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Men accused of using counterfeit bills in Vernon HillsJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Two men used counterfeit $100 bills at five businesses in Vernon Hills, the Lake County state's attorney's office said. Filbert A. Elonge, 25, of the 2700 block of Sout...
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Attorney appointed for Waukegan man accused of locking daughter in basementJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - The Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in a basement because he claimed she was demonically possessed is no longer defending himself in court. At a...
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Robber gets 17-year sentence for Lake Bluff cellphone store heistJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to the armed robbery of a Lake County cellphone store. Aries Rickenbacker, 25, of the 8...
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Police: North Chicago man cited in Lake Forest after leaving kids in vehicleJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - A North Chicago man was cited for child endangerment Monday in Lake Forest after leaving his two kids in a vehicle for several hours with the windows rolled up, police s...
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Park City man charged in Gurnee home burglaryJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - A man is charged with burglarizing a Gurnee house July 10. Lawrence K. Starks, 51, is charged with a felony count of residential burglary for the July 10 break-in at a h...
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Oak Forest man pleads not guilty to sex assault, child porn chargesJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - An Oak Forest man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of child molestation and child pornography arising from a Buffalo Grove case. Jason Akai, 44, has been charged ...
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Chicago man gets 17 years for Lake Bluff cellphone store robberyJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to armed robbery of a Lake Bluff cellphone store. Aries Rickenbacker, 25, of the 8000 ...
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Police: Gurnee man tried to steal skid-steer, broke into multiple vehiclesJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee man faces several felony charges after being arrested in connection with several vehicle burglaries in Waukegan, Lake County sheriff's police said Monday. David...