Lake County Crime
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New charges against Waukegan man accused of torturing, killing dogsApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man jailed and ordered held on $750,000 bail last week for using hammers, a baseball bat and a plastic bag to kill three dogs now faces new charges for attack...
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Elgin arsonist sentenced to 5½ years prison for repeat DUIApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Elgin man who went to prison for arson was sentenced to 5½ years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated DUI. James R. Beavers Jr., of the 500 block ...
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McHenry deputy says shooter yelled: “If we're gonna do this, let's do this. Airborne!”Apr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Something seemed amiss when three McHenry County sheriff's deputies went to the Holiday Hills home of Scott B. Peters in October. There was no doorbell at white house on...
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Attorney: Johnsburg 2002 murder case built on 'house of cards'Apr 27, 2015 1:00 am - A man convicted in one of McHenry County's most notorious murders appealed his case Monday, arguing that prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to support the charge of...
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Trial starting for man accused of shooting two McHenry County deputiesApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - The trial of a Holiday Hills man accused of shooting two McHenry County sheriff deputies in a domestic dispute in October is expected to begin today in Woodstock. Attorn...
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Former treasurer of the Warren High School band booster pleads guilty to theftApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - The former booster club treasurer for the Warren Township High School band was ordered to repay the nearly $27,000 money she admitted stealing from the group. Maurine E...
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Investigation into fatal Zion shooting continuesApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Authorities said they are reviewing autopsy results, and other evidence is being examined as part of the investigation into the April 4 police-involved fatal shooting of...
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Former caregiver denies stealing ID, money of elderly Barrington residentApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - A former Elgin woman pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday to charges she assumed the identity of an elderly resident at The Garlands of Barrington to steal t...
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Final suspects in Gurnee-area home invasion plead not guiltyApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - The final two of five men accused of breaking into an occupied Gurnee-area home earlier this year in a suspected robbery attempt pleaded not guilty Thursday in Lake Coun...
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Waukegan man accused of animal torture, cruelty in the deaths of three dogsApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man has been jailed on $750,000 bail for, authorities allege, using hammers, a baseball bat and a plastic bag in the torture and beating deaths of three pit b...