Lake County Crime
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Thrown cigarette butt leads to drug chargesJan 13, 2014 4:15 pm - A passenger who threw a lit cigarette butt from a vehicle — an action now illegal in Illinois — resulted in multiple drug charges against the driver in Lake Villa, polic...
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Trial for former Mundelein-area teacher delayed againJan 13, 2014 10:00 am - The trial for a former teacher accused of molesting a student at West Oak Middle School was delayed again in Lake County court early Monday. Nicole R. Jacobsen, now 42,...
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Grayslake man charged with child pornographyJan 11, 2014 10:23 am - A Grayslake man has been charged with two felony counts of possession of child pornography after a computer was seized with a search warrant, Lake County officials said ...
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Lake Villa Twp. man’s killer gets life sentenceJan 10, 2014 6:18 pm - A Lake Villa Township man’s killer was sentenced to life in prison Friday in Florida. William Christopher Pettry, 42, was murdered by Matthew Hinson inside a Jacksonvill...
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Cop accused of stealing $20,000 from elderly manJan 10, 2014 3:48 pm - A suburban police officer is charged with stealing $20,000 from an elderly man who suffers from advanced dementia. The Cook County sheriff’s office said Friday that Elmw...
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Police warn of burglars:Jan 10, 2014 1:59 pm - Lake County sheriff’s police are warning homeowners to protect their property from burglars. The warning followed four reported burglaries in the Ingleside and Lake Vill...
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Fox Lake pot, gun arrest:Jan 10, 2014 12:06 pm - An Ingleside man was arrested on pot and weapons charges in Fox Lake, authorities said. Daniel Castillo, 20, of the 35000 block of N. Watson Avenue, is charged with poss...
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Health of dead baby’s twin ‘concerning’ fire chief saysJan 10, 2014 10:03 am - ‘Her physical status was concerning’
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Trial delayed in Round Lake Park drug-induced homicideJan 10, 2014 9:00 am - The trial of a Round Lake Beach man charged with giving his best friend a fatal dose of heroin last May has been pushed back to March. Michael N. Seelye, 31, of the 500...
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Massage parlor employee charged with assault of minorJan 09, 2014 5:27 pm - A Roselle man is facing criminal sexual assault charges in connection with an alleged attack on a minor at a Barrington massage parlor, police said. Tory R. Taylor, 35, ...