Lake County Crime
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Wheeling woman sentenced to probation, community service for damaging carsDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - A Wheeling woman who prosecutors say spray-painted vulgarities on the exterior of a Wheeling home and damaged two cars pleaded guilty and paid $1,500 in restitution. Cai...
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"Swatting" call sends armed police response to Gurnee-area homeDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's police are investigating a suspected "swatting" incident that led deputies to surround a Gurnee-area home early Tuesday in response to a phony repo...
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Pregnant woman shot in the head in Round LakeDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - A pregnant woman is in grave condition after being shot in the head Tuesday afternoon in Round Lake, according to police. Sgt. Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the L...
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Prosecutors drop fatal heroin overdose charge against McHenry manDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Prosecutors have dismissed a drug-induced homicide charge against a McHenry man in connection with a 55-year-old man who was found dead at a gas station in January 2017....
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The new sheriffs in town: Hain, Idleburg, Mendrick discuss first days on the jobDec 07, 2018 4:30 am - It wasn't just the political landscape in the suburbs that shifted dramatically last month when ballots were counted after the Nov. 6 election. Voters in DuPage, Kane an...
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Opioid group meeting Tuesday at the College of Lake CountyDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County Opioid Initiative organization will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus, 19351 Washington St....
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Waukegan man charged with robbing Shields Township gas stationDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man has been charged with theft and aggravated robbery for robbing a Shields Township gas station, authorities said. Police reviewed security photos of the W...
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Police seeking gunman who robbed Shields Township gas stationDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - Authorities are searching for a gunman who robbed a gas station in Shields Township early Wednesday morning. The gas station clerk told Lake County sheriff's deputies a...
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State's attorney: Lakemoor cop acted in self-defense when he killed murder suspectDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - A Lakemoor police officer acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a Pennsylvania man who was armed and struggling with another officer on a rural road in late July, o...
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Authorities: Murder suspect started fight in Lake County jailDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - A suspect in the July robbery and murder of a Lake Villa man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new accusations that he started a fight in the Lake County jail. Jordan L. To...