Lake County Crime
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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...
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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...