Lake County Crime
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Wheeling man charged in Elgin shooting, ordered detainedJan 29, 2025 11:12 pm - A Kane County judge on Wednesday ordered a Wheeling man detained after he was accused of a shooting Sunday afternoon in Elgin, officials said. When officers responded to ...
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Three arrested on drug charges after search of Cary homeJan 29, 2025 1:06 pm - Three men face drug charges after police said they found cocaine and methamphetamine while executing a search warrant at a Cary home Monday night. David J. Derita Jr., 42...
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Deputies, officer hurt during pursuit and crash in MundeleinJan 29, 2025 10:03 am - Two Lake County sheriff’s deputies and a Mundelein police officer suffered minor injuries early Wednesday while trying to stop and arrest a motorist.
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Men wanted for stealing hundreds of vases from gravestonesJan 23, 2025 2:10 pm - The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has issued arrest warrants for two Waukegan men charged with stealing “hundreds” of vases from gravestones in September in McHenry and Lake counties, officials report.
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Report: Wauconda man charged in Chicago hit-and-run that critically injured womanJan 22, 2025 6:17 pm - A Wauconda man has been charged in connection with a Chicago hit-and-run crash last May that critically injured a woman, according to a WGN News report.
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Lake County jail inmate with too many library books charged in correctional officer beatingJan 17, 2025 3:55 pm - A Lake County jail inmate, who authorities said already was in custody on homicide charges, faces multiple counts of aggravated battery to a correctional officer.
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Siblings charged in 2023 slaying of Fox Lake teenJan 15, 2025 5:27 pm - A pair of siblings are in custody on murder charges stemming from the deadly 2023 shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Round Lake, police announced Wednesday.
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Police: Driver speeding, on cellphone before fatal Wheeling crashJan 15, 2025 4:34 pm - A Chicago man who police say was speeding and using his cellphone when he rear-ended a disabled vehicle and killed its driver in Wheeling last fall faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated use of electronic communication.
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Barrington man pleads not guilty to killing doctor, mother of his childJan 11, 2025 4:50 pm - A Barrington man charged with first-degree murder says he acted in self-defense when a Vernon Hills endocrinologist, 42, was shot.
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Palatine man gets 6 years in prison for 2023 DUI crash that killed teacherJan 10, 2025 2:02 pm - The Palatine man who fatally struck a Wauconda High School teacher head-on in 2023, pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI in exchange for a six-year sentence.