Lake County Crime
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Legislation would let police withhold arrest details for weeksApr 13, 2018 5:30 am - Imagine a host of police cars and first responders swarming into your neighborhood one night. Not long after, you see someone being led away in handcuffs. Another person...
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Waukegan police say teen was pointing fake firearmApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - Waukegan police took a 13-year-old into custody after he pointed what turned out to be a fake firearm at homes Wednesday morning, according to a news release issued Frid...
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Wheeling man charged with impersonating cop, kidnapping, attempted sexual assaultApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who prosecutors say falsely claimed to be a police officer, then abducted a woman from a Niles shopping center parking lot and attempted to sexually assau...
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Buffalo Grove woman battered in home invasionApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - This article has been updated to correct a misidentification of the suspect by police. A 21-year-old Sauk Village woman has been charged with home invasion and aggr...
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10 injured in Buffalo Grove crash involving four vehiclesApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - Ten people were injured in a four-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Buffalo Grove, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. at Lake-Cook and Old McHenry roa...
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Beach Park double murder trial delayed until OctoberApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - The trial for a Beach Park man accused of killing his wife and stepson with an aluminum baseball bat was postponed Wednesday after prosecutors said they received new inf...
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Teen charged with threatening Wheeling High SchoolApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - A sophomore at Wheeling High School accused of posting a threat against the school on social media has been charged with a felony, police say. The 16-year-old boy from W...
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Feds charge six with income tax fraudApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors announced income tax fraud charges against six people Tuesday, as well a guilty plea in a seventh case. The defendants include at least two Chicago-a...
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Police pursuing charges against student who threatened Wheeling High SchoolApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities are pursuing charges against a 16-year-old boy accused of making threats on social media against Wheeling High School, police said. Investigators do not con...
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Appellate court overturns Arlington Heights man's murder convictionApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois Appellate Court on Tuesday reversed the conviction of a former Arlington Heights man convicted of the 2013 murder of 23-year-old Rafael Orozco, who was shot...