Lake County Crime
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Teen held in Mundelein High School social media threatFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A Mundelein teen is being held on $5,000 bail for, authorities say, creating a social media post that threatened violence at Mundelein High School. Juan Bello, 18, was ...
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Man pleads guilty in Prospect Heights attackFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A parolee whose attack against a Prospect Heights woman was deterred partly by the victim's dog pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in exchange for a 2...
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Lake County jail officer charged with batteryFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County jail corrections officer has been charged with battery after he inappropriately touched a female contract employee who also worked at the jail, the Lake Co...
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Guns, grenades and deadly gadgets: What TSA found in carry-ons last yearFeb 23, 2018 4:30 am - Are air travelers more scared than ever, or just less informed? That's the question we found ourselves asking after seeing a recent report from the Transportation Securi...
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Schaumburg police: Threats against 'SHS' a hoaxFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Schaumburg police said Thursday they investigated reports of a threat against an "SHS" that circulated on social media Wednesday and determined it is a hoax that traces ...
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Appellate ruling deals blow to Lake County RICO caseFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County prosecutors will turn to the Illinois Supreme Court in hopes of saving what's left of a much-publicized racketeering case that led to the arrests of nearly t...
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4½ years for former Lake in the Hills cop who sexually assaulted teenagerFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - A former Lake in the Hills deputy police chief was sentenced to 4½ years in prison Wednesday after admitting to sexually assaulting a girl he knew in 2015. Alan R. Bokow...
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Round Lake High student charged with making threatening videoFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - A teen accused of making a threat on social media involving Round Lake High School is now facing a felony charge, authorities said. The Round Lake Beach teen, who is a ...
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Elder abuse seminar set for Thursday in WaukeganFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office is hosting a training seminar titled "Detecting and Responding to Elder Abuse" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Genesee...
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Former Lake County coroner denied request to expunge criminal recordFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A judge denied a request by former Lake County Coroner Richard Keller to expunge or seal his criminal record in a drug-related death involving the Waukegan methadone cli...