Police believe there could be dozens of identity fraud victims after they arrested a Chicago man involved in a Gurnee area gas station scheme where he used other people’s credit card information. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the Shell gas station, 36725 North Route 41 in unincorporated Gurnee, for […]
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12 years in prison for repeat offender known to steal women’s undergarments from McHenry County homes
A Crystal Lake man who has a history of breaking into McHenry County homes since the 1990s to steal women’s undergarments has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his latest burglary. In October, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around to a home near Riverside Drive and Sherman Boulevard in Nunda Township near […]
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More than 4 years in prison for sex offender who broke into Crystal Lake home
A 33-year-old man who entered a Crystal Lake home and stole jewelry in 2017 while being unregistered as a sex offender has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. Adam Strauss, 33, of the 3900 block of North Plainfield Avenue in Chicago, was charged with residential burglary, two counts of theft, and violating […]
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Gages Lake man arrested after stealing again from church in Third Lake
A Gages Lake man was arrested on Thursday after detectives witnessed him break into a church in Third Lake where he allegedly stole from a donation box. David Uzelac, 27, of the 33600 block of North Evergreen Drive in Gages Lake, was charged with burglary, violation of bail bond, theft, criminal trespass to a building […]
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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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Resident’s quick reporting leads to police arresting Chicago man for burglarizing Highland Park homes
Authorities say police officers on Tuesday tracked down and arrested a Chicago man who allegedly burglarized multiple homes and a garage in Highland Park. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday to the 1200 block of McDaniels Avenue for a report of a suspicious person who entered someone’s home. City of Highland […]
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Woodstock man arrested for spitting blood at nurse, security guards and kicking guard in the groin
A Woodstock man allegedly spit blood at a nurse and security guards and kicked one of the guards in the groin during an attack at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Woodstock, court documents said. Julio C. Enriquez, 34, of the 600 block of Quinlan Lane in Woodstock, was charged with three Class 2 felony counts of […]
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Woman battered, carjacked at North Chicago gas station
A woman said that she was battered and carjacked as she was pumping gas at a gas station in North Chicago earlier this week. The woman, who did not want to be publicly named, said the incident occurred at the Citgo gas station, located at 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Drive in North Chicago. She […]
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Grand jury indicts Cary man on felony charges for collecting unemployment while working
A Cary man was charged by the Illinois Attorney General with numerous felonies after he allegedly collected thousands of dollars in unemployment while working a job. Daniel J. Estes, 45, of the 900 block of Montana Drive in Cary, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of theft of government property, state benefit fraud, […]