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Woman charged with homicide ‘gunned it’ before fatally running over her boyfriend with car in Winthrop Harbor, prosecutor says

A woman has been charged in the homicide of her boyfriend, who was a father and a U.S. Navy veteran. Prosecutors allege she “gunned” her car before fatally running him over in Winthrop Harbor. Candace M. Wrobel, 36, of Winthrop Harbor, has been charged with one count of reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a Class […]

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Woman arrested after she allegedly intentionally ran over boyfriend, killing him in Winthrop Harbor

A woman is in custody after she is believed to have intentionally run over her boyfriend in Winthrop Harbor, trapping him underneath the vehicle and leaving him dead. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 12:10 p.m. Sunday to the 1300 block of Sheridan Road for a report of a […]

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Court security officers recognized for subduing defendant who attacked officer during court hearing in Waukegan

Multiple Lake County sheriff employees were recognized for subduing a defendant who violently attacked a court security officer and injured them after he was sentenced to prison last month. Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg on Wednesday presented the commendations to Court Security Officers Tom Davis and Dave Gort, Deputy Mark Heiny and Sergeant Mike […]

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Man yells expletives, whines about being in custody during court hearing for attacking Lake County court security officer

A man who punched a Lake County court security officer after being sentenced to prison for a Gurnee shooting yelled expletives during a bond hearing and whined about wanting to go home. Maseo B. Rosser, 22, of Winthrop Harbor, was at the Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. He was being […]

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Man ‘cowardly’ attacks, injures court security officer after being sentenced to 7 years in prison for Gurnee shooting

A man “cowardly” attacked a court security officer and injured them after a Lake County judge sentenced him to seven years in prison on Wednesday for a shooting in Gurnee. Maseo B. Rosser, 22, of Winthrop Harbor, was at the Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. He was being sentenced after […]

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Special Investigations Group arrests alleged drug dealer found with narcotics, gun in Winthrop Harbor

The sheriff’s Special Investigations Group arrested an alleged drug dealer during a search warrant in Winthrop Harbor where detectives found drugs and a gun, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group concluded a narcotics investigation on Wednesday. The investigations group, which is a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, […]

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Winthrop Harbor man led police on 40-minute pursuit after allegedly threatening to shoot up cell phone store

Prosecutors say a man threatened to shoot up a cell phone store and then led police on a 40-minute pursuit where he nearly struck two police officers in Winthrop Harbor Tuesday morning. Trent J. Schneider, 54, of Winthrop Harbor, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, four counts of aggravated […]