Lake County Crime
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Man arrested after firing gun to celebrate New YearJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - The first case of 2017 for the Lake County Sheriff's Office came just after midnight Sunday when 911 callers reported a man shooting a handgun into the air. According to...
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Fox Valley's top stories of 2016Dec 23, 2016 4:30 am - Political battles in Kane County, a new chairman in McHenry County, construction projects throughout the area and some leadership changes at the municipal level were amo...
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Gurnee cops set to cash in on burglar's nest eggDec 18, 2016 6:30 am - Gurnee police can't find all the owners of stolen valuables, so they'll auction them off
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Authorities perplexed by discovery of decapitated goatsDec 16, 2016 4:33 am - Was it a strange religious ritual? A bizarre case of littering? A Cubs fan's twisted celebration of breaking a 108-year-old curse? Arlington Heights police aren't quite ...
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Attorney files motion to dismiss charges in Allendale death caseDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - A defense attorney has filed a motion to dismiss obstruction of justice charges filed against an Allendale employee after the death of 16-year-old resident of the Lake V...
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Prosecutors respond to Gliniewicz motion to dismiss chargesDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Melodie Gliniewicz is legally accountable for the conduct of late-husband, Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, because the two shared a criminal intent, prosecutors said in court...
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Arlington Heights police arrest man for car burglariesDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police arrested a former Kildeer man at 3 a.m. Monday after a witness reported seeing car burglaries in progress on the 1400 block of East Central Road...
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6 years in prison for Elgin man who raped girl at parkDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl he knew at an Elgin park in July 2015. Jesus Vazquez-Zamora, 25, of...
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Family of teen who killed herself dropping lawsuit against Mundelein HighDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - The family of a Mundelein High School student who killed herself in 2015 is dropping a lawsuit against the school. Mikyla Wren's family had accused Mundelein High School...
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Accomplice to murder argues killer got less timeDec 09, 2016 4:00 am - Jose Horta didn't kill David Campbell. He didn't even touch the 27-year-old Waukegan man, who was beaten, tortured with a blow torch and then suffocated with plastic bag...