Lake County Crime
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Cops: Bloomingdale sex offender went to library to look at child pornJul 24, 2013 8:49 pm - A Bloomingdale sex offender was arrested Wednesday after police say he picked an unlikely place to view child pornography — the public library. Scott Baudin, 58, of the ...
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Pit bull kills smaller dog in Wauconda park, police sayJul 24, 2013 7:30 pm - A 20-pound Shih Tzu was attacked and killed by a pit bull while the smaller dog was being walked by a caretaker in Wauconda's Cook Park, police confirmed Wednesday. The ...
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Prostitution victim remains in jail while boyfriend awaits trialJul 24, 2013 11:07 am - A downstate woman who claims she was forced to work as a prostitute for her boyfriend remains held in Lake County jail without a chance to post bail because she is consi...
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Elgin man arrested after storage unit search turns up marijuanaJul 23, 2013 3:37 pm - A 31-year-old man faces felony charges after nearly two pounds of marijuana were found in a storage locker in Elgin in August 2012, according to police and court records...
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Libertyville man charged in bomb threat at Vernon Hills festivalJul 23, 2013 12:30 pm - A Libertyville man who said he was rejected by a woman he met at Vernon Hills Summer Celebration has been charged with threatening to detonate three bombs at the festiva...
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Waukegan man arrested on drug, weapons chargesJul 22, 2013 9:47 pm - A Waukegan man faces numerous charges after Lake County sheriff’s officers were tipped off that he was dealing drugs, authorities said. Police carried out a search warra...
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Two prostitution arrests made in Highland ParkJul 22, 2013 1:49 pm - A prostitution investigation culminated Friday with the arrests of two Highland Park residents, police said. Jose G. Lome-Rodriguez, 25, and Berta A. Perez-Molina, 43, b...
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No word on reopening Independence Grove this weekendJul 19, 2013 12:01 pm - Lake County officials remain mum on the status of closed Independence Grove Forest Preserve, raising questions about whether it will reopen this weekend amid the investi...
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Man guilty of 2011 Elgin pizza parlor holdup faces life termJul 18, 2013 3:38 pm - A Kane County jury convicted a 47-year-old Chicago man of armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping and armed violence for a botched holdup of a Little Caesar’s Pizza on Elgi...
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Fox Lake man told to stop contacting victim's familyJul 18, 2013 3:00 pm - A Fox Lake man was warned by a Lake County judge to stop trying to contact family members of a crash victim or he could wind up back behind bars. Anthony Cechini, 24, w...