Lake County Crime
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Sheriff's office: Five Lake County teens arrested in McHenry County after stolen SUV abandonedJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - Four 19-year-old men and one 15-year-old boy from Lake County were charged after they fled a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon in the Crystal Lake area, according to the M...
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'This is an egregious case': AJ Freund's estate considering lawsuit against DCFSJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge appointed a bank to serve as the administrator of slain child AJ Freund's estate Monday, clearing the way for a potential wrongful-death lawsuit a...
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Coroner: Passenger who died in one-car Waukegan DUI crash from North ChicagoJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - Authorities have identified the 22-year-old passenger who died Thursday night in a high-speed single-car crash in Waukegan as Javier Ocampo of North Chicago. Ocampo died...
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Driver charged with DUI, reckless homicide in fatal July 4 crashJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces DUI and reckless homicide charges stemming from a one-vehicle crash July 4th that killed his passenger, police said Sunday. Rudi Orihuela, 22, of...
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Six Gurnee homes burglarized overnight ThursdayJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - Six homes in the Stonebrook neighborhood of Gurnee were burglarized overnight Thursday, according to police. In each case, one or more people entered the homes through u...
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Police: Round Lake man accused of eating evidenceJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - A Round Lake man was charged with obstructing justice after he swallowed evidence while being held in Lake County jail, officials said. Tony Howard, 33, of the 400 block...
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One dead, one injured in single-car crash in WaukeganJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - One man is dead and another is in police custody after a single-car crash Thursday night in Waukegan that investigators believe was the result of excessive speed and alc...
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Police: Driver wanted in deadly Lake County crash arrested trying to flee countryJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man wanted in connection with a crash that killed two women was arrested aboard a bus over the weekend as he attempted to flee the country, Lake Count...
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Sheriff says Long Grove woman died in struggle over gun after shooting at husbandJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Authorities say a woman shot dead in her Long Grove home Monday first fired at her husband before a struggle over the weapon left her fatally injured. Lake County sherif...
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Woman, 47, killed in Long Grove homeJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's police are investigating a shooting that left a woman dead inside a Long Grove house earlier today. Sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Covelli said author...