Lake County Crime
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Former prison guard charged with gun traffickingMay 31, 2013 3:51 pm - A former Illinois prison guard is being held for selling five assault rifles and other guns to a known felon, authorities said. The U.S. attorney’s office said Dwayne Me...
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Former Big Brother mentor guilty of sexually abusing boyMay 31, 2013 11:00 am - A former McHenry County Boys and Girls Club mentor has been convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy, McHenry County prosecutors said. Leonard Puccini, 52, of Bul...
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Prison for Chicago man arrested on drug charges following I-290 traffic stopMay 30, 2013 4:49 pm - A Cook County judge on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old Chicago man to three years in prison in exchange for his guilty plea to delivery of a controlled substance, cour...
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Fox Lake man pleads guilty in child porn caseMay 30, 2013 2:12 pm - A 75-year-old Fox Lake man has pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of child pornography charges, authorities said Thursday. Carl A. Sand Jr., of the 0-100 block of R...
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Wanted teen jumps from roof onto car to avoid Elgin policeMay 28, 2013 5:48 pm - An 18-year-old who was wanted on several warrants took Elgin police on a short foot chase, and damaged a car when he jumped off a roof Saturday afternoon, according to p...
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Northwest suburban police blotterMay 28, 2013 2:24 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Stolberg guilty of manslaughter in Vernon Hills slayingMay 28, 2013 1:00 pm - Ronald Stolberg did not murder his wife for repeatedly poking him awake in the middle of the night, a Lake County jury ruled late Tuesday night. However, a jury Tuesday ...
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Streamwood police: Hanover Park man’s BAC was 0.324May 27, 2013 4:28 pm - A Hanover Park man’s blood alcohol content was more than four times the legal threshold when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his vehicle early Sunday in Streamwo...
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Mt. Prospect police break up fencing operationMay 24, 2013 7:05 pm - What started with a shoplifting arrest in November in Mount Prospect has ended with charges against three people who police say were running a ring, buying and selling m...
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Couple plead not guilty in boy’s deathMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - A West suburban couple accused in the death of their 1-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. Cook County prosecutors say Lakesha Baker and...