Lake County Crime
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Wheeling police search for liquor store robberSep 23, 2014 1:00 am - Wheeling police are searching for a man who robbed a local liquor store Monday night while wearing a scarf over his face and holding a large hunting knife. Deputy Chief ...
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Officials working on burial of girl punched in stomach to deathSep 22, 2014 1:00 am - Warren Township officials are working to bury an 11-year-old Waukegan girl who police say died after she was punched in the stomach by her mother. Warren Township Superv...
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Police: Theology student from Libertyville solicited teen for sex onlineSep 22, 2014 1:00 am - A 22-year-old theological student was behind bars in the Lake County jail Monday facing up to five years in prison after his arrest on accusations he solicited what he b...
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Three charged in Wheeling car burglariesSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Three teenagers have been charged in a series of car burglaries in Wheeling. Tiffany Gravitt, 19 of Joliet, Fernando Esquinca, 18, of Joliet, and Alex Ortiz, 19 of Wheel...
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Crystal Lake man sentenced in secret shopper schemeSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - A 48-year-old Crystal Lake man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison Friday for his involvement in a "secret shopper" scheme. Michael S. Mackay, who plea...
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Iowa man faces aggravated battery charge in Volo road rage attackSep 19, 2014 1:00 am - An Iowa man has been charged with aggravated battery after a road rage incident left one man injured in Volo. Scott Allen Schultz, 45, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested in ...
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Libertyville Twp. highway chief resigns; takes plea dealSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Libertyville Township highway commissioner pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor count of attempted unlawful stringing of bids, authorities said. Mike Graham was...
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Real-life Grinch steals gifts earmarked for needy familiesSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - A real-life Grinch has struck Catholic Charities Lake County. The Waukegan charity that annually provides about 15,000 people in need with gifts around the holidays is ...
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Men sentenced in 2013 Buffalo Grove burglarySep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Two men who authorities say were involved in a June 2013 home invasion and burglary pleaded guilty to the charges. Joseph Bonadonna, 19, of Vernon Hills and Patrick Berm...
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New York men charged with Wheeling fraudSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Two New York men arrested in Wheeling were ordered held on $150,000 bail each Thursday on charges of identity theft and possession of a fraudulent credit or debit card. ...