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Law enforcement captures homicide suspect, arrests second suspect with loaded gun in Waukegan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (433+ words) A law enforcement task force captured a homicide suspect and also arrested a second man who had a loaded gun and tried to run from officers at a gas station in Waukegan. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Shepherd said…...
Man allegedly stabs wife who then went to work at Vernon Hills High School bleeding profusely, prompting hospital lockdowns
1+ week, 5+ day ago (571+ words) A Grayslake man is accused of stabbing his wife, who then went to work at Vernon Hills High School where she was bleeding profusely and had to be transported to the hospital, prompting the hospital to go on lockdown. The…...
Good Samaritan turns in bag with loaded gun that felon tried ditching out car window during traffic stop in Beach Park
2+ week, 2+ day ago (478+ words) A good Samaritan retrieved a bag, which contained a loaded gun, that was thrown out a car window allegedly by a convicted felon who was stopped by deputies in Beach Park, prompting the suspect to then flee the stop. A…...
Mother accused of stepping on her child's head, pulling victim's hair so hard her braids came out in Lake Zurich
2+ week, 3+ day ago (552+ words) A mother was arrested after prosecutors say she grabbed her child by the neck, tried dragging her, stepped on her head and then pulled her hair so hard it ripped out her braids in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Police…...
Round Lake Beach teen accused of possessing untraceable short-barrel rifle in Libertyville while on way to movie theater
2+ week, 6+ day ago (586+ words) A Round Lake Beach teenager was arrested after officers conducting a traffic stop in Libertyville found him in possession of an untraceable short-barrel rifle while he and juveniles were on the way to a movie theater. The Libertyville Police Department…...
3 wanted suspects in custody after dual high-speed police pursuits, 1 ending in Lake County with officer injured
3+ week, 1+ day ago (712+ words) Three wanted suspects were taken into custody after two simultaneous police pursuits in Wisconsin, one of which ended on Interstate 94 in Lake County with a suspect fleeing on foot and an officer being injured. Detectives with the Kenosha Drug Operations…...
Worker accused of identity theft after credit cards, jewelry stolen from residents at senior living facility in Deer Park
3+ week, 2+ day ago (452+ words) A worker was arrested for allegedly committing identity theft at several businesses after officials say credit cards and jewelry were stolen from residents at a senior living facility in Deer Park. Randi N. Soto, 31, of Round Lake, was charged with four…...
Prosecutors say gunman put 'innocent lives at risk' after actively shooting in residential area, prompting SWAT response in McHenry
3+ week, 5+ day ago (757+ words) A judge refused to release an alleged gunman who fired shots in a residential area, creating an “extremely dangerous” situation, in McHenry before calling 911 and saying he was an “active shooter” while claiming he killed his mother. Michael T. Cartier,…...