Lake County Crime
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North Chicago man indicted on escape chargeNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 20-year-old North Chicago man was indicted Wednesday for trying to escape from an Lake County sheriff's deputy, according to a news release Thursday from the Lake Coun...
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Ex-husband who said he killed wife in self-defense will not testify in murder trialNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Wisconsin man who said he killed his former wife in self-defense during a confrontation at her Gurnee home will not take the witness stand to explain that to the juror...
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Huntley man who had child porn sentenced to 4 years in prisonNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - A 42-year-old Huntley man was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to felony child pornography possession. Martin I. Vilchis-Caralampio was ...
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Repeat offender faces prison, but fatal McHenry overdose charge droppedNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A repeat drug offender from Wonder Lake faces prison when sentenced in January 2019 for delivering heroin to a man who later fatally overdosed. However, prosecutors dism...
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Buffalo Grove police charge three men in home burglaryNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove police have charged three men for their roles in a home burglary on Friday, according to a news release issued Tuesday. Pablo Martinez, 26, of Franklin Par...
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Waukegan man who locked daughter in basement deemed unfit to stand trialNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in the basement of his house because he said she was demonically possessed has been declared unfit to stand tr...
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Police: St. Charles man pistol-whipped couple in Elgin apartmentNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A 41-year-old St. Charles man is charged with entering an Elgin apartment early Saturday and beating a woman and a man with a gun, causing a shot to be fired. Joshua B. ...
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Editorial: Effort, oversight will determine success of inmate tablet programNov 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Soon, some 600 Lake County jail inmates will receive free tablet computers to use for entertainment, job searches and to find health information. It's a first-of-its-kin...
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In police interrogation video, Gurnee murder suspect says it was self-defense in a fightNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - David Brocksom repeatedly told police during an interview about his ex-wife's death that he feared for his life and acted in self-defense when he fought with her over a ...
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Witness testifies to hearing scream the morning woman was killed in GurneeNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - A woman testified Wednesday she "heard this awful scream" after arriving at her Gurnee house after work about 4 a.m. Sept. 27, 2015, the night a neighbor was killed. "I ...