Lake County Crime
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First trial set in Elgin 2016 kidnapping, cigarette torture caseFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - The first of five people charged in the kidnapping and cigarette torture of a teen in Elgin in 2016 is set to go on trial in April. Gino A. Moraca, 26, of Elgin faces fe...
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Suburban case helps end state's gun ban near parksFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - A suburban case involving a man who threw a gun onto a recreational trail while evading police is at the center of an Illinois Supreme Court decision declaring a key sta...
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Bartlett police charge Schaumburg man with auto theftFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Bartlett police charged a 21-year-old Schaumburg man with felony theft Feb. 4 after Barrington police located him and recovered the vehicle he is accused of stealing. Is...
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Buffalo Grove man charged with sexually abusing teenFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - A Buffalo Grove man, charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl who was staying with him after a fight with her parents, was ordered held on $50,000 bail Wednesday...
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Police: Man carjacked 83-year-old woman, tried to run over copsFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - A McHenry County man is facing charges after Algonquin police say he carjacked an 83-year-old woman after diving into her car as she was driving and then attempted to hi...
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Former Roselle lawyer guilty of stealing from relativesFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - A disbarred lawyer formerly of Roselle was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from his relatives. Lino J. Menconi, 52, was found guilty this week of two counts ...
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Deadly violent crimes up slightly in Lake County last yearFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - The number of deadly violent crimes grew slightly in Lake County in 2017, statistics from the Lake County coroner's office show. However, a 2017 push to address distrac...
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Cook County sheriff warns of new phone scamFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be a member of the sheriff's office, makes notification that there is an alle...
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Two arrested in Elgin after accepting 7.5-pound pot package in mailFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Two men were arrested in Elgin this week after postal authorities flagged a suspicious package containing 7.5 pounds of marijuana and waited for it to be delivered. Carz...
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What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?Feb 02, 2018 4:30 am - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks “ATM jackpotting” is a new nightmare brought to American shor...