Lake County Crime
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Waukegan man shot and killed in robbery attemptDec 14, 2012 2:55 pm - An intended robbery victim was shot and killed at his Waukegan apartment Thursday night when he tried to wrestle a gun away from an intruder, authorities said Friday. Ra...
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DNA test ordered in 1996 Highland Park slayingDec 14, 2012 11:09 am - The convicted killer of a retired Highland Park professor is hoping DNA evidence found under the victim’s fingernails will clear him of the 1996 murder. Following the r...
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Defense presents its case in Mount Prospect man’s sex assault trialDec 14, 2012 12:25 am - Seven defense witnesses, including two police detectives who previously testified for the prosecution, took the witness stand Friday as day four of Herbert Burgess’s tri...
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Jailhouse informant: Defendant threatened accuserDec 13, 2012 6:22 pm - As the sexual assault trial of Herbert Burgess entered its third day Thursday, a jailhouse informant testified Burgess told him he was going to have his accuser beaten w...
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Elgin murder, arson suspect wants police statements tossedDec 13, 2012 5:20 pm - An Elgin woman accused of participating in the stabbing and killing of a 61-year-old man last December and setting his apartment on fire to cover up his murder wants a j...
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Boy’s family files suit in Petite Lake boat crashDec 13, 2012 9:52 am - The family of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy killed in a boating mishap on the Chain O’ Lakes this summer has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against a Bartlett man and w...
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Lombard man charged in Des Plaines bank robberyDec 12, 2012 4:00 pm - A Lombard man suspected of committing three Chicago-area bank robberies is in custody, according to an FBI news release. Martin Crossley, 37, was arrested Monday by FBI ...
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Mundelein Police searching for bank robberDec 12, 2012 3:55 pm - Police are asking for the public’s help for more information about a Wednesday morning bank robbery in Mundelein. A man entered the U.S. Bank at 2000 South Lake St. shor...
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Northwest suburban police blotterDec 12, 2012 3:37 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Former SWANCC executive gets 7 years for stealing from agencyDec 12, 2012 12:49 pm - An “extremely remorseful” and “deeply shamed” Christopher Brooke Beal stood before Cook County Judge Lauren Gottainer Edidin on Wednesday and apologized to residents of ...