Crime & Safety

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff's Top Police Stories for 2012

The year's top police and crime stories run the gamut from local celebrities arrested to a Lake Forest man tied to a shooting in Las Vegas.

It's been another big year for Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. 

Between local notables being arrested (like Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees) to close calls (a Lake Bluff man survived the shooting at a Colorado movie theater earlier this summer), there hasn't been a dull moment when it comes to police and crime stories.

Here are the top 10 police stories of the year on the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - revisit some of the most intriguing stories of the year or catch up on the ones that you missed before.

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2) Lake Forest Star Tommy Rees Arrested

3) Lake Bluff Teens Charged With Car Burglary

4) Lake Forest Passes Cell Phone Ban Ordinance

5) Lake Forest Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Ponzi Scheme

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7) Police: Lake Forest Nanny Caught Stealing Jewelry

8) Lake Forest Chiropractor Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison

9) Lake Bluff Man Survives Shooting Spree

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