Lake County Crime
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How serving and protecting Lake Zurich became the family businessJul 07, 2023 5:30 am - Keeping Lake Zurich safe is the Parlberg family business. And business is growing. Trace Parlberg in June became the third generation of his family sworn to serve and pr...
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Round Lake Beach man's murder conviction overturned because prosecution notes sent to jury in errorJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - An appeals court reversed a Round Lake Beach man's murder conviction because a PowerPoint presentation prepared by prosecutors mistakenly was sent to jurors during their...
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Two of three accused of stealing thousands from 91-year-old man have been arrestedJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - After around four months of searching, police have apprehended two of the three people who officials said stole thousands of dollars by altering checks taken from the ma...
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Three businesses fail Lake County tobacco compliance checksJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Three businesses failed tobacco compliance checks conducted by the Lake County Sheriff's Office in May and June, officials reported Thursday. The compliance checks are i...
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Police: Mundelein man had 'ghost gun' near festivalJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - A 19-year-old man who had a loaded "ghost gun" in his backpack near the Mundelein Community Days festival Monday has been charged with four counts of aggravated unlawful...
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Three men charged after, police say, nearly hitting Wauconda-area man while shooting gunsJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - Three men face felony charges after police said they were shooting guns on a vacant property near Wauconda and nearly struck a man sitting on his back porch Monday after...
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Fox Lake man sent to prison for stealing power toolsJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - A Fox Lake man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for stealing power tools from a garage in Spring Grove in May 2022. Jeffrey Gniech, 50, of the 0-10 block...
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Sheriff's police: Woman was firing pistol into Diamond Lake near Mundelein for funJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - A 46-year-old woman is facing a felony charge of reckless discharge of a firearm after authorities said she shot into Diamond Lake near Mundelein for fun Monday night. K...
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Waukegan man identified as victim of deadly Wadsworth shootingJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities on Monday released the name of the 19-year-old Waukegan man who died early Saturday morning after being shot multiple times at a house in Wadsworth. Sotero S...
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Evidence gathering continues in criminal case against accused Highland Park shooterJul 02, 2023 7:00 am - Attorneys on both sides of the criminal case against the man accused of carrying out the Highland Park July Fourth mass shooting spent much of the last year gathering an...