Lake County Crime
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Look out, lawbreakers: Wheeling inks 5-year deal for license plate-reading camerasDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - Cameras that record the license plates of passing vehicles and can analyze features of those autos that are sticking around in Wheeling. The village board on Monday appr...
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Driver charged after pickup truck slams into building, bursts into flamesDec 03, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County man faces a driving under the influence charge after authorities said he drove a pickup truck into a building early Sunday morning, causing the vehicle to ...
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Mundelein driver charged in hit-and-run that killed Deerfield school board memberDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein woman was charged Friday in the June fatal hit-and-run of a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park. Melanie A. Hass, 41, of the 26100 block of Acorn ...
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'Very emotional for everyone': On anniversary, Buffalo Grove chief recalls family murdersNov 30, 2023 4:30 am - A little more than three weeks after becoming top cop in Buffalo Grove, Brian Budds and his department were thrust into the national spotlight on the morning of Nov. 30,...
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Authorities ID homicide victim found along Lake County roadNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities have identified a 39-year-old Chicago woman as the person found dead along a northern Lake County road Wednesday morning in an apparent homicide. Preliminary...
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After her squad car was rear-ended, Gurnee officer rushed to save driver from burning vehicle that hit herNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - A Gurnee police officer is set to receive a Life Saving Award for her actions earlier this month, when she rushed into harm's way to pull a driver from a burning SUV tha...
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Homicide suspected in death of woman found along Lake County roadNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's detectives are investigating the apparent homicide of a woman whose body was found this morning on the side of a road in Old Mill Creek. According ...
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Former CEO accused of stealing $1.8M from relative allowed access to funds to pay lawyerNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - A former business owner who authorities allege stole more than $1.8 million from an elderly relative in Cary was granted access Monday to just enough funds to pay for an...
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Libertyville police investigating series of vehicle thefts, break-insNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - Libertyville police are investigating a series of vehicle thefts and related activities that unfolded early Nov. 22. At 1:34 a.m. that day, police responding to the 1900...
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Police: Man pointed crossbow at officers after leading them on high-speed chaseNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - A 25-year old Antioch man is in custody after he pointed a crossbow at police officers following a high-speed chase Sunday night that started in Waukegan, authorities sa...