Lake County Crime
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Skimming device found on ATM in Vernon HillsJan 17, 2013 5:47 pm - Vernon Hills police have identified a skimming device at the US Bank located at 175 N. Milwaukee Ave. At 7:13 p.m. Wednesday, police said, the device was discovered by a...
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Sheriff seeks help locating potential victimsJan 17, 2013 4:20 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating additional victims of a man suspected of criminal sexual assault. Brian Thurman, 28, of Me...
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Bank robber indicted in Chicago high-rise escapeJan 17, 2013 3:25 pm - A bank robber has been indicted on a federal escape charge after he and a cellmate broke out of a high-rise Chicago lockup. The U.S. attorney’s office announced Kenneth...
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Daughter's poems can be used in Sandra Rogers' trial, judge rulesJan 17, 2013 3:00 pm - A teenage girl's writings that she wanted her father dead can be used in court to prove her mother was not involved in the attack on the man nearly a decade ago. Lake Co...
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Cases worked by Schaumburg officers under reviewJan 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Both Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Public Defender Abishi Cunningham have ordered reviews of cases involving the three Schaumburg police officers accuse...
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Algonquin teen to plead guilty but mentally ill in father’s death in 2010Jan 17, 2013 2:45 pm - A 19-year-old from Algonquin accused of killing his father nearly three years ago is set to plead guilty but mentally ill at his next court appearance in March, his atto...
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Judge admits girl's dying words in murder trialJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Jurors will hear the dying declaration of 18-year-old Conant High School senior Laura Engelhardt when the man charged with her murder goes on trial, a Cook County judge ...
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Elgin woman unfit for trial in frying pan murder caseJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - An Elgin woman accused of first-degree murder for hitting her boyfriend with a frying pan — which led to his death in August — has been declared unfit to stand trial. Ac...
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Vernon Hills man says police violated his rightsJan 17, 2013 10:00 am - Defense attorneys for a Vernon Hills man accused of killing his wife in June 2011 argued in court Thursday that Ronald Stolberg was denied his rights before being questi...
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Third suspect pleads not guilty in fatal Waukegan shootingJan 17, 2013 8:00 am - The third man charged with the murder of a 42-year-old Waukegan man during a drug deal that went bad pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday. Steven Gee, 21, of...