The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals arrested a Florida man, wanted for kidnapping and armed robbery, inside a hotel room in Vernon Hills on Thursday. Willie A. Johnson III, 25, of the 3400 block of Northwest 1st Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had a no bond warrant for armed kidnapping and robbery with […]
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Man with a gun call sends large police response to Home Depot in Crystal Lake
An Algonquin man, who was found with a replica handgun, was charged after police received a report of a man with a gun call in the parking lot of the Crystal Lake Home Depot. Matthew B. Mulville, 30, of Algonquin, was charged with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded […]
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Masked man armed with gun attempts to rob Vernon Hills nail salon
Police are searching for a masked man who attempted to rob a nail salon at gunpoint in Vernon Hills Tuesday evening. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday to 1st Spa Nail Salon, 700 North Milwaukee Avenue, for a report of an armed robbery. Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Patrick Zimmerman said […]
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Charges pending after 1 killed, 1 injured in high-speed crash in Mundelein
A 56-year-old man was killed and another man was injured after a high-speed crash that left a sedan crumpled on Route 45 in Mundelein on New Year’s Day, police said. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday to Route 45 north of Route 60 for a two-vehicle crash with […]
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Man speeding 112 mph told police he was driving fast to deliver food to his girlfriend
A 19-year-old man clocked driving 112 mph in a 45 mph zone in Deer Park told a Lake County sheriff’s deputy he was driving fast to bring food to his girlfriend. Oscar Rocha, 19, of the 100 block of Birch Street in Carpentersville, was cited for aggravated speeding, reckless driving and operating an uninsured vehicle. […]
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1 dead after high-speed crash leaves car split in half in Woodstock
A 24-year-old woman was killed after she crashed her car into a tree, causing it to split in half early New Year’s Day in Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3 a.m. Wednesday to the 11100 block of Charles Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a single-vehicle crash. A 2007 […]
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Chicago Bears player crashes Mercedes into pole in Lake Forest
Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith was uninjured after he crashed his Mercedes into a pole near Halas Hall in Lake Forest Tuesday morning, police said. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to Route 60 and Field Drive for a report of a single-vehicle crash. Lake Forest […]
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Local officials, sheriff respond after swastikas spray-painted on Lake Zurich school
Several local officials and the sheriff have spoken out after swastikas and vulgar words were found spray-painted onto the side of Seth Paine Elementary School in Lake Zurich on the last day of Hanukkah. “I was deeply saddened to learn that an elementary school in one of our Lake County communities was vandalized with swastikas. […]
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7 years in prison for man who stole truck, trailer and skid steer from Richmond company
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a truck, trailer and a skid steer from a paving company in Richmond. Daniel P. Seaberg, 34, of Cartersville, was originally charged with two counts of theft, a Class 1 felony and the other a Class 2 felony, possession of […]