Lake County Crime
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office purchases 15 license plate reading camerasMar 26, 2024 7:22 pm - Agency joins several other communities in leveraging technology The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be joining the growing ranks of entities utilizing license plat...
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Police searching for suspects in Cary shootingMar 24, 2024 2:12 pm - Cary police are searching for four suspects involved in an apparent road-rage shooting late Saturday night. According to police, officers responded at about 11 p.m. to re...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 22, 2024 5:15 am - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Officials: Lake County sheriff’s special investigators arrest man accused of drug traffickingMar 21, 2024 7:04 pm - A Waukegan man accused of selling meth, cocaine, and fentanyl now is facing charges in connection with an investigation by the Lake County sheriff’s office, officials sai...
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Buffalo Grove men charged with attempted murder in road-rage shootingMar 21, 2024 1:26 pm - A pair of Buffalo Grove men face attempted murder charges in what authorities are describing as a road-rage shooting on Route 53 in Palatine. Malik Sutherland, 20, and Vi...
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DNA evidence helps Barrington Hills police ID victim in grisly 1979 deathMar 20, 2024 5:50 pm - Forty-four years after parts of a dismembered corpse were discovered in a grassy area in Barrington Hills, authorities on Wednesday announced they have a name to go with ...
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 15, 2024 5:15 am - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...
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Waukegan city clerk charged with official misconduct and misapplication of fundsMar 14, 2024 1:55 pm - Janet Kilkelly accused of illegally providing thousands of dollars in credits to businesses that did not qualify for support Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly has b...
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Sheriff: Lake County man slashed family member in faceMar 13, 2024 8:56 am - A 45-year-old Lake County man is recovering from “significant facial injuries” following a knife attack early Wednesday morning by a family member, authorities said. Aaro...
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Palatine man accused of criminal sexual abuseMar 10, 2024 5:58 pm - A Cook County judge ordered the pretrial detention Sunday of a 40-year-old Palatine man charged with sexually abusing a woman in her home, authorities said. Juan Ramirez-...