Island Lake Crime
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Lake County police dog helps officers find Grayslake teens who fled from stolen carOct 04, 2021 5:59 am - Two Grayslake teens who fled from a stolen car were located with help from a Lake County Sheriff's police dog named Dax, according to a news release. At about 12:30 a.m....
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Ex-Lake County jail officer pleads not guilty to sexual misconductOct 01, 2021 7:26 am - A former Lake County correctional officer from Gurnee pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct with an inmate. Elizabeth A. Blomstrand, 40, faces four two felon...
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 25, 2021 7:29 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Lake Bluff-area man accused of trying to lure N. Carolina boySep 21, 2021 6:13 am - A Lake County man and registered sexual predator was charged with two felonies after buying a bus ticket for a 12-year-old North Carolina boy he intended to bring to his...
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Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually abusing child, possessing child pornographySep 20, 2021 7:07 pm - An 18-year-old Lake in the Hills man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 13 and soliciting the child to send a sexually explicit video and photos of them...
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Appellate court denies new trial for man who killed former wife near GurneeSep 17, 2021 10:47 pm - A state appeals court has denied a new trial for a man convicted of murdering his ex-wife in her Gurnee-area home amid a bitter child custody dispute. In a unanimous dec...
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Cary man charged after collision with Prairie Grove school busSep 16, 2021 7:02 pm - Cary man under the influence of drugs crashed head-on into a school bus Wednesday morning near Crystal Lake, the McHenry County sheriff's office said. Police said they ...
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Former special education aide sentenced to 24 years for sex assaultSep 15, 2021 12:33 pm - A former Lake County special education teacher's aide who admitted to sexually abusing a student was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison. Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, 50,...
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Lake County deputy receives MADD award for making more than 500 DUI arrestsSep 14, 2021 8:31 pm - Lake County Sheriff's Deputy Ari Briskman was given an award Sunday night by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his long career of arresting suspected intoxicated drivers...
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Wonder Lake man pleads not guilty to trying to arrange a rendezvous with girlSep 10, 2021 10:52 pm - A Wonder Lake man who was arrested after, authorities said, arranging a meeting for sex with a 14-year-old girl near Grayslake, only to be met by Lake County sheriff's d...