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Police officer resigns after being charged with unlawfully restraining woman, battering her while off-duty in Algonquin

A police officer has resigned after he was charged with unlawfully restraining a woman and battering her, causing injury, while he was off-duty in Algonquin. Michael B. Cowsert, 50, of the 1300 block of Stonegate Road in Algonquin, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, unlawful restraint and four counts of domestic battery. A criminal complaint […]

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Former Vernon Hills deputy police chief pleads guilty to writing false tickets, stealing grant money

A former Vernon Hills deputy police chief was sentenced to probation and public service after pleading guilty Tuesday to writing false tickets in order to steal grant money. In March, a Lake County grand jury indicted Patrick Zimmerman, 51, on two felony counts of official misconduct and two misdemeanor theft counts. The grand jury alleged […]

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Former Vernon Hills deputy police chief charged with writing false tickets, stealing grant money

A former Vernon Hills deputy police chief has been indicted on charges that he wrote false tickets in order to steal grant money, prosecutors announced. A Lake County Grand Jury indicted former Vernon Hills Deputy Chief of Police Patrick Zimmerman on two felony counts of official misconduct and two misdemeanor theft counts. The grand jury […]