Lake County Crime
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Wheeling reviewing tape of police pinning woman to ground during arrestJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - An amateur, handheld video of a skirmish between Wheeling police and a 21-year-old woman has prompted an internal investigation into the arresting officers. The video, s...
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Custodian accused of taking inappropriate videos of teachersJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake Villa District 41 custodian has been accused of using a cellphone to record videos of teachers in an inappropriate manner. On Monday, Olive Martin Elementary sch...
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Wheeling man who was shot pleads guilty to weapons chargeJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheeling teenager found in a parked car with a gunshot wound to his groin has pleaded guilty to felony weapon possession. In exchange for his guilty plea to the class...
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Waukegan man denies threatening relative over 6 days, killing 3 dogsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to accusations he used weapons - including a sledgehammer - to kill three dogs and threatened to kill a family member...
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Citing DNA link to Holly Staker murder, man seeks new trial in 2000 North Chicago slayingJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys for a Chicago man who claims he was wrongfully convicted of a grisly North Chicago murder in 2004 said he will formally request a new trial in July. Marvin Wi...
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Gurnee police crackdown resultsJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - Gurnee police have announced results from a recent traffic enforcement crackdown. The effort, which ran from May 11 to 25, resulted in three drug and/or alcohol arrests ...
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Trial set in Mundelein kidnappingJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - The trial for a Chicago man accused of kidnapping and molesting a Mundelein child will start Nov. 2. If convicted, Jose Reyes, 28, faces a maximum of 60 years in prison ...
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The long, costly battles to regulate suburban strip clubsMay 31, 2015 7:30 am - Just south of Elgin, surrounded by green space and struggling industrial sites, lies Kane County's last strip club. The sign for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club advertises a...
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Cook County establishes diversion program for prostitution defendantsMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Some defendants facing prostitution charges in Cook County could avoid jail time under a new court diversion program focusing on addiction treatment, counseling and othe...
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Ex-Bull Eric Brunson found not guilty of sex assault of massage therapistMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - A former Chicago Bulls player and assistant coach was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a massage therapist at a Vernon Hills fitness center in April 2014. In maki...