Lake County Crime
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Gurnee man arrested in connection with Park Ridge road rage shootingAug 20, 2024 9:31 pm - A 24-year-old Gurnee man is facing felony weapons charges following a road rage shooting in Park Ridge Monday evening.
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Murder suspect from Chicago in custody after daylong manhunt in Lake BarringtonAug 20, 2024 8:58 pm - After daylong manhunt throughout the Lake Barrington area for a Chicago murder suspect, authorities have taken the man in custody without incident.
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Authorities: Police dog helps find Fox Lake woman who led deputies on 100 mph chaseAug 20, 2024 1:20 pm - A Fox Lake woman authorities said led Lake County sheriff’s deputies on a chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph was apprehended Monday night with an assist from a police dog.
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Cook County jail corrections officer charged with drug possessionAug 16, 2024 4:58 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s department announced the arrest of a corrections officer at the Cook County jail on drug charges following an internal investigation of reports of individuals attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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Sheriff warns of drug-soaked pieces of paperAug 14, 2024 8:55 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart issued a warning Wednesday about the danger of paper soaked with synthetic drugs, after his investigators seized several pieces from inmates at the county jail recently.
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Police: Multiple vehicles broken into in Cary, one stolenAug 12, 2024 2:37 pm - Cary officials say at least five people are responsible for a spate of vehicle burglaries early Sunday morning that saw items taken from 10 vehicles and one vehicle stolen.
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Woman accused of cutting man with knife, spitting on officers in Fox River GroveAug 12, 2024 11:08 am - A 19-year-old woman is accused of cutting a man’s face with a steak knife in Fox River Grove and then later spitting on two police officers and shattering a police phone Sunday night, according to court documents.
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Woodfield jewelry store robbery joins litany of high-profile suburban heistsAug 09, 2024 11:08 pm - The recent tunneling burglary at a Woodfield Mall jewelry store adds another chapter to the chronicle of major and memorable thefts, break-ins, heists and holdups in the ...
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Suspected theft crew apprehended in GurneeAug 09, 2024 7:42 pm - Gurnee police say they apprehended four people believed to be part of a Venezuelan theft crew.