Lake County Crime
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Former Crestwood official convicted of lying about tainted waterApr 29, 2013 5:16 pm - A one-time South suburban official was convicted Monday of lying for decades about drawing water for residents from a well tainted by a cancer-causing chemical. The onl...
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4 men charged in triple slaying in HarveyApr 29, 2013 5:16 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Prosecutors on Monday announced that four men have been charged in the slayings of a woman and two children more than t...
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Lake Villa woman facing drug chargesApr 29, 2013 3:50 pm - A Lake Villa woman faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Lake County sheriff’s police, authorities announced Monday. Stacie Vickers, 38, of the 24000 block of W...
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Man arrested in Lincolnshire park:Apr 29, 2013 3:50 pm - A Tennessee man was arrested about 11:30 p.m. April 22 in Lincolnshire and charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Luis R. Gamboa, 21, of Antioch, Tenn.,...
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Baker gets 47 years in slaying of Vernon Hills womanApr 29, 2013 3:39 pm - Daniel Baker received 47 years in prison for killing a Vernon Hills woman with repeated blows from a baseball bat, but he didn’t stick around long enough to hear the sen...
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Wonder Lake man loses appeal to manslaughter convictionApr 28, 2013 3:09 pm - Whenever a jury comes back with a guilty verdict, the defendant inevitably asks for a new trial, pledges to file an appeal and often claims the defense attorney was inef...
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Monk charged with attempting to abduct 14-year-old Antioch girlApr 27, 2013 4:37 pm - A Benedictine monk is charged with attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car in Antioch. Thomas J. Chmura, who told police he has lived at the St. Benedict’s A...
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Buffalo Grove man faces child pornography chargesApr 25, 2013 4:09 pm - Police charged a Buffalo Grove man with possession of child pornography after officers recovered numerous images from his home computer, said a spokeswoman for Cook Coun...
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Police say Lake Villa man tried to abduct little girlsApr 25, 2013 4:07 pm - A man accused of trying to abduct four young girls was arrested, thanks to information provided by an alert mother, Lake County authorities said. Henry Wright, 29, of th...
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Judge: Vernon Hills man’s rights not violatedApr 25, 2013 3:02 pm - A Lake County judge has ruled the rights of a Vernon Hills man charged with murdering his wife were not violated by police when they questioned him. The decision paves ...