Lake County Crime
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Island Lake truck fire was arson, police sayJan 22, 2013 9:13 am - A tow truck was set ablaze Jan. 17 in an apparent case of arson, Island Lake police announced. The fire, started by a road flare placed inside the truck, was discovered ...
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Man jailed on sex abuse charges in Island LakeJan 21, 2013 2:45 pm - Island Lake police have arrested a man for the sexual assault of a minor, officials said. Adaberto Saenz-Garcia, 23, whose last known address was in Chicago, has been ch...
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Cops probing message left for Grayslake D46 board memberJan 21, 2013 1:00 pm - Authorities are investigating what a Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member says was a threatening telephone message left for her last weekend over the now-conclu...
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Conviction for molesting girl doesn't stop retired Round Lake Beach cop's pensionJan 20, 2013 7:00 am - Round Lake Beach taxpayers continue to provide a pension to a now-retired police officer who was convicted of molesting a 16-year-old girl while off duty and is on a law...
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Libertyville prostitution arrest madeJan 18, 2013 4:03 pm - A Gurnee woman was arrested Friday on a warrant following an earlier prostitution investigation at the Dragon Spa, 402 Peterson Road in Libertyville that she owns, Liber...
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Batavia police seek serial flasherJan 18, 2013 3:45 pm - Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a former Elgin man and Aurora resident who is accused of exposing himself to customers at a store along Randall Road in Bat...
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Physicians challenge S. Barrington doctor’s convictionJan 18, 2013 10:11 am - The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is asking to intervene in challenging the conviction of a South Barrington doctor who was sentenced in September to 1...
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Vanecko makes Rolling Meadows court appearanceJan 18, 2013 10:00 am - Richard Vanecko appeared for the first time Friday in a Rolling Meadows courtroom to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of Mount Prospect residen...
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Pathologists obtain samples from exhumed lottery winnerJan 18, 2013 6:27 am - The medical examiner helping investigate a Chicago man’s cyanide poisoning says pathologists have been able to get samples from the man’s exhumed remains. Dr. Stephen Ci...
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Glencoe man gets 10 years in federal fraud caseJan 17, 2013 6:45 pm - A Glencoe man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for defrauding investors in a now-defunct sleep disorder business. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Ken...