Lake County Crime
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Police: Lake Zurich woman lost more than $3,000 to phone scamNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - A Lake Zurich woman lost more than $3,000 Saturday to a phone scammer, police said Monday. The man, who has not been apprehended, called the woman and claimed to be a Ba...
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Long Grove carjacking suspect captured after chase ends in crashNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Cicero man was arrested Saturday after authorities say he carjacked a vehicle at a Long Grove gas station, crashed it while fleeing police and then attempt...
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Chicago man charged with promoting prostitution, who skipped court date, arrested at Naperville motelNov 17, 2023 10:00 pm - Officers from the Cook County Sheriff's Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested a man at a Naperville motel after he'd failed to appear for a court hearing, officials said S...
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Ex-District 300 employee pleads not guilty to charges involving child sex abuse imagesNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - In a second case filed against him this year, a former Community Unit District 300 employee pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he solicited a child for sexually expl...
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McHenry County jail could take in detainees from Lake County under proposed dealNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - McHenry County soon might house Lake County inmates in the McHenry County jail if an agreement between the two counties is approved. Lake County has a severe corrections...
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Police: Round Lake officer hospitalized after head-on crash with drunken driverNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Round Lake police officer was hospitalized following a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon that officials say is the fault of a 27-year-old man who was driving while dru...
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Police: Former Buffalo Grove school PTO president stole $10,000 from groupNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - The former president of the parent teacher organization at Prairie Elementary School in Buffalo Grove is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the organization, Buf...
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Libertyville family sues Volkswagen, Verizon after carjackingNov 15, 2023 4:30 am - For about 40 minutes back in February, married couple Gregory Kovtelidakis and Taylor Shepherd feared they would never see their 2-year-old son Isaiah again. That's how...
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Father of man charged in Highland Park shooting makes statement with T-shirt before starting jail sentenceNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - In the months after being charged with felony reckless conduct for helping his son obtain a FOID card, Robert Crimo Jr. largely refrained from making public statements. ...
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Cary woman convicted of aggravated battery for beating her motherNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A woman from Cary has been found guilty of beating her mother, breaking the woman's eye socket. A Kane County jury found Rebecca L. Wise, 38, guilty of aggravated domest...