Lake County Crime
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More than 80 arrested in Cook, Lake county prostitution stingsAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Cook County sheriff's and Arlington Heights police combined to make 75 arrests of suspected prostitution customers during a monthlong national law enforcement effort, au...
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Family of man killed in 2016 Carpentersville robbery sues store owner, alleging excessive forceAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Relatives of a man shot and killed during a 2016 robbery of a Carpentersville computer repair shop have sued the store owner, arguing a security guard used excessive for...
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Who broke into the Dairy Dream? Libertyville business seeks helpAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Was it an inside job? A customer who had been casing the joint? Or someone with an issue who needed money? Whatever the answer, a small-town sense of security has been b...
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Coroner identifies victims in fatal Waukegan DUI crashAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County coroner identified the two people killed Sunday night in a collision with a 39-year-old Waukegan woman who authorities say was driving drunk. Jose Socorr...
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Police: Waukegan woman was drunk when causing crash that killed 2Aug 28, 2018 1:00 am - A 39-year-old woman is facing charges alleging she was driving drunk when involved in a crash Sunday night that killed a married couple from Waukegan, authorities said. ...
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Teens arrested after threat to middle school near MundeleinAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities arrested two teens Sunday in connection with social media posts threatening a Columbine-like school shooting at Fremont Middle School near Mundelein. Fremont...
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Mundelein woman accused of voting twice in 2016 election grabs plea dealAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - The fourth of five Lake County residents accused of voter fraud worked out a plea deal in court Monday morning. Janet Pokryfke, 69, of Mundelein, was found gui...
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Has Devil's Breath, 'the world's scariest drug,' made it to the suburbs? (Probably not)Aug 24, 2018 5:30 am - It sounded plenty frightening. A young woman walking through Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is approached by a stranger who blows on her ear and neck. Moments later, the 2...
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Pair plead not guilty to Lake Villa man's slayingAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Two men accused killing a 58-year-old Lake Villa man during a robbery last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder charges in Lake County court. Jorda...
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Man charged with sending threatening letter pleads not guilty in Lake County courtAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - A Milwaukee man charged with sending a threatening letter to a Lake County government office referencing a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, pleaded not guilty Wedne...