Lake County Crime
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Woodstock man charged with setting woman afireMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - A Woodstock man was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery for spraying a female acquaintance with an accelerant and set her afire, authorities said. Antho...
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Felony charge dismissed against former security guardMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - Prosecutors have dropped a felony charge against a Round Lake Beach man accused of holding a novelty gun to the throat of a sheriff's deputy at the Lake County courthous...
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Suspect in Zion murders sentenced to death in VirginiaMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An ex-Marine on Friday was sentenced to death for the 2009 murder of a Navy sailor at a barracks in northern Virginia. The sentencing of Jorge Torrez, ...
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Wheeling man sentenced for possessing stolen vehicleMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - A Wheeling man who authorities say failed to return a car to a Waukegan dealership after a test drive pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession of a stolen motor vehicle,...
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15 years for 2011 Molotov cocktail attack at Algonquin groceryMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - A mentally ill Sleepy Hollow man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday after admitting to throwing a Molotov cocktail into a crowd of shoppers at an Algonquin gro...
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Grandmother's mental fitness at issue in murder caseMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - A doctor says a South suburban woman is unfit to stand trial for the death of her 6-month-old granddaughter. The Southtown Star reported Alfreda Giedrojc will have a he...
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Rousso guilty of aggravated DUI in death of 5-year-old Highland Park girlMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - A Highland Park teenager who was admittedly high when she ran over and killed a 5-year-old girl in 2012 faces up to 14 years in prison after a guilty verdict Thursday. C...
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Paramedic recalls Laura Engelhardt asking, 'Am I going to die?'May 29, 2014 1:00 am - Eighteen-year-old Laura Engelhardt had one question as paramedics rushed her by ambulance to the hospital after a knife attack on her family on April 17, 2009. “Am I goi...
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Lawyer: Negotiations in Lake Villa-area shooting case not going wellMay 29, 2014 1:00 am - The attorney for a Lake Villa-area man accused of shooting a neighbor in the ribs last September said negotiations with prosecutors on a possible plea deal have not been...
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Ex-girlfriend describes killings in Howard trialMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - A tearful Amanda Engelhardt told jurors today that she fell asleep after a prolonged argument with former boyfriend D'Andre Howard and awoke to find him holding a knife ...