Lake County Crime
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First responders testify about scene after Beach Park baseball bat killingsMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - Armando Trejo was calm while locked in handcuffs moments after a Lake County sheriff's deputy discovered two people in the house had been fatally beaten with an aluminum...
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Trejo murder trial begins with dueling versions of what prompted attackMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - Fearing his wife would leave after she discovered his infidelity days earlier, Armando Trejo repeatedly struck her and her son with an aluminum baseball bat, prosecutors...
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Authorities: Father bit baby girl because she wouldn't fall asleepMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake Villa Township man is facing multiple charges alleging he bit his 10-month-old daughter out of anger because she would not fall asleep, Lake County authorities sa...
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Chicago man faces drug charges after traffic stopMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man faces drug charges, including possession of LSD, after a traffic stop in Round Lake Park, police said in a news release. Abdulumer Ahmed, 28 of the 6000 b...
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Man who admits beating wife, stepson with baseball bat goes on trial todayMar 11, 2019 5:30 am - Armando Trejo admits to using an aluminum baseball bat to beat his wife and stepson to death in their Lake County home in November 2015. But when he goes to trial today ...
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Charges dismissed in 2018 Barrington ruse burglary caseMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County prosecutors dropped charges against five men accused of burglarizing the home of an 87-year-old Barrington woman in April. According to prosecutors, the wom...
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Wisconsin man enters not guilty plea in death of Illinois trooperMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - The Wisconsin man who Cook County prosecutors say caused the January accident on I-294 that resulted in the death of an Illinois State Police trooper entered a not guilt...
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Libraries boost training to strengthen securityMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - In yet another sign of the times in which we're living, suburban library officials are updating emergency response plans to strengthen security precautions. Mundelein's ...
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Police: Fox River Grove woman charged with DUI after striking two pedestrians in West DundeeMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - A Fox River Grove woman is facing driving under the influence charges after police said the vehicle she was driving struck two pedestrians over the weekend in downtown W...
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If convicted, man charged with killing McHenry County deputy could be sentenced to deathMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - The 39-year-old man charged with fatally shooting McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner was wheeled into federal court Monday and told he could face the death pe...