Crime

California man accused of identity theft

A California man who allegedly bought more than $20,000 worth of goods with credit cards he opened in a Lincolnshire man’s name is now under arrest.

Lincolnshire day care center owner opts for bench trial

A jury will not hear evidence in the case of the woman accused of instructing her Lincolnshire day care center employees to lie to police during their investigation into the death of a 16-month-old Deerfield boy.

Heather Staker denies attempted robbery charges

The troubled twin sister of the murdered Holly Staker denied attempted aggravated robbery charges at her arraignment Tuesday.

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Robert Haisman, 35, of 38845 N. Gilliam, unincorporated Lake Villa was arrested recently for driving under the influence of alcohol after he struck a parked car at 930 Cedar Lake in Lindenhurst.

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Anthony Hall, 32, of 11450 W. Everett St., Beach Park, was charged recently in Antioch with aggravated DUI and driving with a revoked license, illegal transportation of alcohol, driving without insurance and failure to signal.

Drugs, cash, gun seized in drug raid

Nearly $5,000 in cash, a gun, heroin and marijuana were seized after Waukegan police served a search warrant at a home Thursday.

North Chicagoan charged in Gurnee shooting

Bond was set at $100,000 on Friday for a man allegedly involved in the shooting at the In-Laws restaurant this week.

Appeals court bars dead woman’s testimony in rape case

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has no comment so far after an Illinois appeals court ruled prosecutors cannot use testimony from the victim in the retrial of Bennie Starks for a rape in Waukegan because she is dead.

Gun play wounds two at Gurnee sports bar

Two people were wounded in a shooting following a disturbance involving 15 patrons of In-Laws Restaurant and Sports Lounge in Gurnee late Wednesday.

Marine shot after pointing weapon at Waukegan cops

An autopsy will be performed today, Feb. 17, on a Marine Corps veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who died after he pointed a laser-sighted handgun at police while holding a hostage.

Ten face federal drug charges

Authorities have busted an alleged multi-state drug ring with the arrest of five members of a Barrington family in a drug trafficking and money laundering probe. Five others have been charged in the federal investigation.

North Chicagoan guilty of cabbie’s ’07 death

Sentencing will be in March for a North Chicago man found guilty of first-degree murder for the brutal beating of a Waukegan cab driver in 2007 over a $35 to $45 debt.

Police Beat

Christopher Burnett, 31, of 349 Getchell Ave., Grayslake was arrested recently for violations of the sex offender registration.

Pleasant Prairie holdup suspect nabbed in Kentucky

A man who is accused of holding up a Pleasant Prairie, Wis., bank last week was captured in Kentucky after allegedly robbing two banks there.

DNA profile lacking in new Staker case probe

The new investigation into the 1992 rape and murder of Holly Staker after Juan Rivera was released from prison last month so far has not included matching the DNA profile to those in the FBI’s national data base.