Lake County Crime
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Documentary puts viewers in shoes of suburban drug usersMay 08, 2017 5:30 am - The opening images of Ethan Deardorff's documentary are serene: a moonlit sky, nice houses bordering an open field - typical suburbia. But viewers quickly learn why the ...
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Schneider, Nerheim to take part in opioid epidemic roundtableMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther and Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim will take part in a roundtable discussion Thursday addres...
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Woman who triggered Gliniewicz manhunt owes $20,000 to policeMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills woman owes $20,000 to a pair of Lake County law enforcement agencies after admitting Monday she made a false report in 2015 that set off a massive manhunt...
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Second-chance probation for Arlington Heights vandalsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Two men charged with vandalizing vehicles in Arlington Heights last fall pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property Monday. Stephen Hlavacek, 21, of Wheeling and Lui...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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Northwest suburban police blotterMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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How a suburban man fell victim to online romance scamMay 05, 2017 5:00 am - Romance gone bad can hurt your bottom line as much as your heart, as a Sugar Grove man recently found out. The 58-year-old man's troubles began in March, when he started...
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Round Lake man gets 3 years for possessing child pornMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Round Lake man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to three years in prison, officials said. The plea by Roger Latimer, 52, came mi...
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Round Lake Beach man sentenced to prison for child sexual assaultMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a child he knew, officials said. Micah Williams, 27, of the 1600 block of Hick...
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Teen injured in Wheeling drive-by shootingMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - A teenage boy was injured during a drive-by shooting Thursday evening in Wheeling, police said. The 16-year-old boy was standing with other people near the intersection...