Lake County Crime
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Spring Grove area man charged in crack cocaine salesJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - A 26-year-old man from unincorporated Spring Grove faces felony drug charges following a long-term investigation of crack cocaine sales. Members of the Lake County Sheri...
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Man who escaped squad car after arrest near Lake Villa recaptured, authorities sayJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Lake County authorities have caught a 26-year-old man they say was arrested Friday but ran from a squad car while still handcuffed. Sheriff's deputies first arrested Nic...
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Great Lakes naval base lockdown triggered by unauthorized vehicle entryJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Great Lakes Naval Station near North Chicago was locked down for roughly five hours Friday morning after a civilian employee of the base failed to follow a gate sent...
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A Facebook post leads to suspect in Round Lake-area burglariesJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - A man who lives near Round Lake was charged Wednesday with burglary and theft for stealing tools and then trying to sell them on Facebook Marketplace, authorities said. ...
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Waukegan man charged with DUI in fatal 2019 crash into township assessor's officeJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - A 37-year-old Waukegan man faces multiple felony charges alleging he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine when his car crashed into the Benton Township Assesso...
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Marni Yang's defense team looking into Shaun Gayle's alibiJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - An investigator hired by the defense team for Marni Yang, who is serving two life sentences for the 2007 slaying of the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun ...
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Fugitive arrested in WaukeganJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A fugitive from New York was arrested Thursday in Waukegan by the Lake County sheriff's warrants team and U.S. marshals, police announced. Eduardo Gutierrez, 21, of New...
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Driver faces DUI charge after crash involving Lake County sheriff's squad carJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County woman faces charges of driving under the influence and violating Scott's Law after authorities say she plowed her SUV into the back of a Lake County Sherif...
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Two weeks after school vandalized with swastikas, Lake County Board condemns hateJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks after swastikas were spray-painted at a Lake Zurich school, the Lake County Board on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning hate and discrimination. The resol...
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Authorities: Teen made phony 911 calls to get 'swatting' response from policeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Grayslake-area boy faces a pair of felony charges after authorities say he made three phony 911 calls Wednesday to elicit an emergency police response, a c...