Lake County Crime
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Homeless man charged in Waukegan break-inJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - A 33-year-old homeless man is charged with breaking into a woman's Waukegan home and touching her while she slept, authorities said. Police say Lliau Moreno-Tepecha brok...
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Probation for 1 of 3 in Kane presciption drug schemeJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - A 35-year-old South Elgin woman received 30 months of probation Friday after admitting to possessing blank prescription drug forms, a felony. Suzanna E. Rostek, of the 0...
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How Elgin cabbie helped capture mental health center escapeeJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Cabdriver Aaron Dunbar had a split-second to make a decision: Call the cops to report a suspected fugitive hailing his cab or do something more dramatic. He chose the la...
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Highland Park chiropractor pleads not guilty to sex assaultJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - A Highland Park chiropractor pleaded not guilty Thursday to allegations that he sexually assaulted a client during an appointment earlier this year. Kevin G. Dutton, 38...
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Lake County men plead guilty to burglary spree in Lake Villa, InglesideJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Two men accused of several residential burglaries in Ingleside and Lake Villa pleaded guilty in Lake County court this week. George Tapia, 25, of Round Lake Heights, pl...
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Former Addison commodities clerk sentenced in fraudJul 17, 2014 1:00 am - A former clerk at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was sentenced to eight months in prison for a commodities fraud scheme that netted her more than $200,000. Nicole M. G...
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Sentencing in Highland Park huffing crash delayed againJul 16, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County prosecutor requested, then withdrew a motion to revoke the bond a Highland Park woman convicted of running over and killing a 5-year-old girl while “huffin...
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Woman pleads guilty to torture, murder of Waukegan manJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - A Waukegan woman who assisted in the torture and killing of a man she believed sexually assaulted her pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in Lake County c...
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Antioch restaurateur involved in fatal crash sentenced to jail timeJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - An Antioch restaurateur will spend the next 12 months in periodic imprisonment for drinking alcohol in violation of a 2011 probation sentence he received after driving i...
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Jails struggle with role as makeshift asylumsJul 14, 2014 5:00 am - The numbers, posted daily on the Cook County sheriff's website, would be alarming at an urgent care clinic, let alone a jail: On a Wednesday, 36 percent of all new arriv...