The City of Waukegan is moving ahead with plans to build a new, modern police station, potentially at the site of a former hotel, to replace the current police station downtown. City officials say conversations are continuing about where to build a new police station for the Waukegan Police Department. The new, modern police station […]
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Former Waukegan police officer charged in murder of teen sentenced to jail for separate charge for punching man
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Waukegan police officer to 60 days in jail after he was convicted of punching an unarmed man in the face. The former officer also faces separate murder charges for killing Marcellis Stinnette. Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, was charged in August 2022 with one count of aggravated battery […]
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Former Waukegan police officer charged in murder of teen found guilty of separate charge for repeatedly punching man
A judge on Friday found a former Waukegan police officer guilty of repeatedly punching an unarmed man in the face. The former officer also faces separate murder charges for killing Marcellis Stinnette. Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, was charged in August 2022 with one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, a Class 3 […]
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Waukegan police officer charged, pleads guilty to stealing from city in time theft scheme
A Waukegan police officer was charged and has pleaded guilty after he collected money while falsifying the number of hours he worked for overtime shifts, prosecutors said. The Waukegan Police Department launched an internal investigation in December after receiving an anonymous complaint about Officer Timothy Schuch. The complaint alleged that Schuch, 36, of Gurnee, was […]
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Fitness hearing scheduled for Waukegan man who threatened to kill police officer
A man jailed for threatening to shoot and kill a Waukegan Police Officer is facing a fitness hearing Tuesday, court records show. Ivan Jimenez-Rosendo, 21, of Waukegan, was taken into custody by Waukegan police on April 11 after allegedly walking into the Waukegan Police Department at 5:30 a.m. and asking the front desk to speak […]
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Man wrongfully convicted of killing own grandmother in Waukegan files federal lawsuit against police, city
A man who was wrongfully convicted of murdering and sexually assaulting his own grandmother in Waukegan and sentenced to life has filed a federal lawsuit after being exonerated in the case. Robert Melock, who was 22, was charged with raping and murdering his own 72-year-old grandmother, Augustine Melock, who had been found stabbed, strangled, and […]
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Pre-trial release denied for man accused of sexually abusing girl multiple times at Waukegan apartment
A judge denied pre-trial release for a 60-year-old man who prosecutors say sexually abused a girl on multiple occasions at his Waukegan apartment. Domingo Jacobo-Salgado, 60, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, a Class X felony; and two counts of aggravated […]
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Man charged with aggravated battery for pepper spraying the face of Planned Parenthood protester in Waukegan
A Lake County man has been charged after allegedly pepper spraying the face of a Planned Parenthood protester in Waukegan. Robert Outland is officially charged with a single count of aggravated battery in a public place, a Class 2 felony, for attacking the protester during a protest at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. Outland could be sentenced […]
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Without an apology, Waukegan City Council vote to censure alderman for posting picture of severed arm on social media
The Waukegan city council voted Monday to censure 6th Ward Alderman Keith Turner for publishing a picture of a severed arm on social media belonging to a murdered 19-year-old woman from Milwaukee. However, prior to the vote was approved by a final total of 6-to-3, Waukegan council members gave Turner a chance to apologize for […]