Lake County Crime
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Scammer pleads guilty to defrauding investorsOct 03, 2012 4:00 pm - A Lake Forest man has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in a now-defunct sleep disorder business. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that Kenneth Dachman pleade...
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Police: Homes burglarized while residents at wakesOct 03, 2012 2:18 pm - Imagine coming home from the wake of a family member to find your home ransacked. A husband and wife team from Johnsburg in McHenry County stands accused of targeting pe...
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Inverness psychologist indicted for Medicare fraudOct 03, 2012 1:56 pm - An Inverness psychologist is facing federal Medicare fraud charges after being indicted Tuesday by a grand jury. In the indictment, 57-year-old Sharon A. Rinaldi is accu...
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Mundelein man charged in Grayslake home invasionOct 03, 2012 12:00 pm - Grayslake police say a second man has been charged in connection with a home invasion on the village’s west side last week. John R. Baruffi Jr., 25, of 31 Washington St....
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Confession in Lake Villa home invasion was coerced, defense attorneys sayOct 02, 2012 7:17 pm - The defense attorney for a 20-year-old man on trial for invading a Lake Villa home and attacking a resident two years ago said his client confessed to the crime only bec...
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Lake Zurich man attempts to change plea in attempted drug- induced homicideOct 02, 2012 7:10 pm - A 21-year-old Lake Zurich man who pleaded guilty last month to attempted drug-induced homicide made a play to withdraw that plea Tuesday, claiming he didn’t understand t...
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Two arrested in Fox Lake with quarter pound of cannabisOct 02, 2012 6:13 pm - Two people were arrested after a traffic altercation with more than one-quarter of a pound of cannabis, Fox Lake Police officials said. Justin Diedrich, 20, of the 2600...
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Trial set to begin in Lake Villa kidnapping, home invasionOct 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of a former Antioch man charged in a 2010 kidnapping and home invasion in Lake Villa. Miguel Rico, formerly of the ...
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Algonquin man killed in hit-and-run in McHenry CountyOct 01, 2012 3:37 pm - Authorities are asking for the public’s help after a 22-year-old Algonquin man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning in unincorporated Algonquin Townshi...
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Round Lake man charged in Fox Lake crash that killed passengerOct 01, 2012 3:36 pm - A 23-year-old Round Lake man faces felony charges in connection with an alcohol-related crash in downtown Fox Lake that killed a passenger in his vehicle, police said. ...