Lake County Crime
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Passenger impaled by a fence post in Mettawa crashMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - One person was impaled by a wooden fence post and critically injured Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Mettawa that investigators said was caused by a driver ...
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Gurnee police injured while arresting pair linked to stolen vehicleMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Two Gurnee police officers were injured Saturday while arresting suspects linked to a stolen vehicle. According to police, the officers located an unoccupied stolen vehi...
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Search continues for men who stole a car with toddler inside, ran over momMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Despite ongoing efforts from investigators, neither of the two men who police say stole a Volkswagen that had a 2-year-old inside - and then ran over the child's mother ...
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FBI: Highland Park suspect may have considered using homemade bombsMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - The suspect in the Highland Park parade shooting may have considered using homemade explosives during the attack, which left seven people dead and dozens more wounded, a...
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Gurnee man intentionally crashed into tree in Beach Park, sheriff's office saysMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office says a Gurnee man who struck a tree Wednesday morning in Beach Park crashed intentionally during an argument with his passenger. Authori...
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Nearly $70K raised for Libertyville-area carjacking victimMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A GoFundMe page for the victim of a carjacking last week near Libertyville has raised $70,000 of its $100,000 goal. The page was started by Colleen Pragalz and the Nort...
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Round Lake High teacher, Millburn school board member under criminal investigationMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Round Lake High School English teacher is on leave and the subject of a criminal investigation stemming from an allegation made against him in early January, but schoo...
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Police investigate two stolen cars, a high-speed escape and a crash in Lake CountyMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities in three Lake County jurisdictions are investigating events involving two stolen cars, a high-speed escape and a crash involving a third vehicle that began e...
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Lake County sheriff's deputy seriously injured in crash after truck runs stop signFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy was seriously injured when the driver of a pickup truck blew through a stop sign Sunday night, causing a crash with her patrol vehicle, au...
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License plate reader credited with an assist in solving Vernon Hills burglaryFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Catching bad guys, locating stolen autos and finding missing persons are among dozens of successes Vernon Hills police say they've notched since installing 10 automated ...