Lake County Crime
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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.
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Incarcerated man charged in 2022 killing outside Waukegan apartment complexAug 08, 2024 8:58 pm - An Illinois Department of Corrections inmate at Vandalia Correctional Center is now facing murder charges stemming from a 2022 shooting outside an apartment complex in Waukegan.
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Man now faces murder charge in shooting death of Round Lake Beach teen in her homeAug 05, 2024 9:18 pm - A 19-year-old man being held in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old Round Lake Beach girl who was struck by a stray bullet in her home on July 24 has been charged with felony murder.
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Libertyville police investigate reports of vehicle break-ins, stolen carsAug 02, 2024 10:13 pm - Libertyville police are investigating multiple reports of persons entering and rummaging through parked vehicles this past week.
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Why the public’s confidence in police is on the reboundAug 02, 2024 5:15 am - After bottoming out in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the summer of 2020, the public’s confidence in law enforcement is on the rise, according to a new Gallup poll. What have police done to improve the public’s confidence? We asked some suburban police chiefs.