Lake County Crime
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Report: Gurnee officers who shot woman in May acted appropriatelyJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - The two Gurnee Police officers who shot and killed a woman who pointed a rifle at them in May acted reasonably and appropriately, according to an investigation by the La...
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Prosecutors: Forest preserve worker who caused fatal crash had THC in his systemJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - A seasonal Cook County Forest Preserve District employee who authorities say caused a fatal, five-car crash last month had the drug THC in his system at the time of the ...
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Waukegan man pleads not guilty to attacking womanJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of violently attacking a woman who rejected his romantic advances last month pleaded not guilty Thursday, authorities said. Varghese Philip, 51, ...
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Teen gets 6 years in 2017 carjacking of Elgin man trying to sell carJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - An 18-year-old from Chicago accused in a November 2017 knife-point carjacking of an Elgin man who was trying to sell his car pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge a...
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Police say man shot gun near Lake County forest preserveJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan man is in custody and charged with shooting a weapon from a moving vehicle near Independence Grove Forest Preserve, authorities said Monday. Sergio Hurtado-V...
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Man suffering overdose saved by Lake County sergeantJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's sergeant saved a 20-year-old man suffering from an apparent opioid overdose Friday night in Warren Township, authorities said Sunday. Sgt. Robb B...
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Teen charged in fatal Waukegan shootingJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm after a fatal shooting Friday in Waukegan, officials said. Police were...
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Heat a serious occupational hazard for vest-wearing cops, police dogsJul 13, 2018 5:02 am - When it's 90 degrees out, like the forecast calls for today, who wants be out in the heat wearing a synthetic, close-fitting 5-pound vest? Our guess is nobody. But that'...
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Woman charged with vandalizing Wheeling home and vehiclesJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - A Wheeling woman who prosecutors say spray-painted vulgar words on a Wheeling home and on two cars parked outside it and poured a mixture of bleach and syrup into the ga...
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Attorney says woman who hit people with car was attacked first, feared for her lifeJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Chicago woman accused of running over a 15-month-old child and his grandmother remains jailed on $250,000 bond, a Lake County judge ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Zari...