Lake County Crime
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Cook County sheriff's officer killed in Woodridge crashDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Cook County sheriff's officer from Addison died Monday afternoon in a crash in Woodridge caused by a drunken driver, according to officials. Officer Zachar...
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Police: McDonald's robber climbed in drive-through windowDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - A man who robbed a McDonald's restaurant in Cary made his entrance by climbing in the drive-through window, police said. And after he snagged some cash from the register...
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Zion woman shot in Round Lake during struggle over weapon diesDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - A Zion woman shot in the head Tuesday in Round Lake during a struggle between her husband and another man over a handgun died Saturday, Sgt. Christopher Covelli, spokesm...
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Why suburban police have high hopes for new Batman-worthy restraint gadgetDec 14, 2018 4:30 am - Catching bad guys might never be the same. At least that's the hope for police in Aurora, where they're testing a new nonlethal restraint tool they say can safely immobi...
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Waukegan man accused of abusing childDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man is accused of physically abusing a 4-year-old child and causing a head injury, police said Friday. Johnathan Fair has been charged with aggravated battery...
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Wauconda man arrested in home invasion, attempted sexual assaultDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Wauconda man faces multiple criminal charges on allegations he forced his way into a former girlfriend's house and attacked her, Wauconda police said Friday in a news ...
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Suburban bomb threats likely part of nationwide threat scamDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Bomb scares targeting several government buildings and businesses in Geneva, Aurora and elsewhere in the suburbs likely were part of a nationwide spate of threats made i...
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$2 million bail for man accused of shooting pregnant wife during struggle over gunDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Zion man was struggling with another person over a gun when the weapon fired, causing the bullet to travel through a door and slam into the head of his 25-year-old pre...
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Suspect in battery of pregnant woman capturedDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County man wanted in connection with an assault on a pregnant woman was captured Tuesday in Zion, authorities said. Giovanni M. Smith, 29, of the 400 block of 10t...
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Man charged in Round Lake shooting that killed wife's unborn childDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - The husband of a pregnant woman shot in the head Tuesday in a Round Lake home, killing her unborn child, faces involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firea...