Lake County Crime
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Sadness, not anger, grips Crystal Lake DUI victim over new arrestFeb 26, 2013 10:29 am - One could understand if Tom Burleson reacted with outrage Monday when he learned that the drunken driver who killed Burleson’s family more than 13 years ago had been arr...
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More honors for Aurora officers who helped free wrongly convicted manFeb 24, 2013 8:12 am - Aurora Police Investigators John Munn and Darrell Moore recently were named Co-Employees of the Year for their work to free a man serving 70-year prison term after being...
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Man convicted in 2003 Elgin drug murder seeks new trialFeb 23, 2013 4:36 pm - A 41-year-old man convicted a decade ago of murdering of an Elgin drug dealer made his case for a new trial Wednesday, arguing that hearsay statements from others involv...
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Man gets 10-year sentence for his 11th DUIFeb 22, 2013 1:15 pm - A 42-year-old former West Chicago man will have years to sober up and think about how his failure to put down the bottle cost him his freedom. Michael J. Picon, of the 3...
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Lake County wrongful-conviction review panel sworn inFeb 22, 2013 4:30 am - Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim didn’t waste any time convening a volunteer panel that’ll review cases involving possible wrongful convictions. Nerheim went to...
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Cook County jail officers chargedFeb 21, 2013 6:16 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday that the sheriff’s office has arrested two of its own correctional officers following an internal investigation. Officer ...
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Judge: Elgin animal hoarding suspect fit for trialFeb 21, 2013 3:28 pm - A judge ruled Thursday an Elgin man is fit to stand trial on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and neglect after more than 40 dead cats and other animal carcasses we...
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Third suspect in Antioch Game Stop armed robbery agrees to plea dealFeb 21, 2013 9:41 am - The last of three men who robbed an Antioch Game Stop in 2011 has accepted a plea deal with the Lake County State’s Attorneys Office, attorneys said Thursday. Darrick T...
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Sister: Elgin man guilty of animal neglect is not a hoarderFeb 20, 2013 3:00 pm - An Elgin man this week pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal neglect, relinquished ownership of his seven dogs and was sentenced to 40 days in jail after authorities sear...
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Retired Des Plaines police commander accused in $132,000 fraudFeb 20, 2013 12:25 pm - Prosecutors say retired Des Plaines commander lied to pad overtime