The Lake County Sheriff’s Office recovered two stolen vehicles this past week and arrested three suspects. Lake County Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force were conducting an auto theft/car burglary saturation patrol when a Lake County Sheriff’s Sergeant conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle on Saturday. The […]
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Two women killed in head-on crash in Algonquin
Two women were killed after a head-on vehicle crash in Algonquin Sunday afternoon, according to the coroner. At around 3:12 p.m. firefighters and police were called to a report of a three-vehicle crash with injuries at 902 East Algonquin Road in Algonquin between Longwood Drive and Sandbloom Road. According to McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski, the […]
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Cocaine and stolen gun found during warrant searches of two houses in Lake County
Police have arrested two men for drug and weapons charges after cocaine and a stolen gun was found during a search warrant in two homes in Lake County. On Friday at around 11:00 a.m. a search warrant was executed by Round Lake Park police officers in the 1300 block of North Turnbull Drive in Round […]
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Cocaine and cash recovered after search warrant in Beach Park; 2 people in custody
A man and woman were taken into custody after police found cocaine and cash during a search warrant at a house in Beach Park on Thursday. Zion Police conducted a drug investigation during a search warrant in the 38000 block of Green Bay Road in Beach Park. Officers recovered cocaine and cash during the warrant […]
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Child sex offender attempts to kidnap 4-year-old boy in Woodstock
Police have arrested and charged a child sex offender who tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy off his bike at a Woodstock park on Friday. At around 12:45 p.m. the Woodstock Police Department responded to Olson Play Park near Clay Street and Bagley Street for a report of a fight in progress. When officers arrived […]
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UPDATE: Teen girl who was missing from Crystal Lake after bike ride found safe
The 16-year-old female that went for a bike ride this morning in Crystal Lake and went missing has been found safe according to police. A missing person flyer was posted and said that Skylar Wickersty, 16, of Crystal Lake was last seen going for a bike ride at around 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning heading towards […]
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Teen girl missing from Crystal Lake after bike ride; bicycle found
**UPDATE: FEMALE HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE** A 16-year-old female that went for a bike ride this morning in Crystal Lake has gone missing and her bicycle has been found. According to a missing person flyer, Skylar Wickersty, 16, of Crystal Lake was last seen going for a bike ride at around 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning […]
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Two injured after Buffalo Grove house fire
Two people suffered from smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at a house in Buffalo Grove late Tuesday night. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded at around 8:30 p.m. for a call of a kitchen fire in a home in the 400 block of Ferndale Court. When firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke filling the […]
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Woman struck and killed by freight train in Barrington
A woman was killed after being struck by a freight train Thursday morning in Barrington causing delays on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line. Metra officials and police said that a 49-year-old woman was struck by a Canadian National train at 2:38 a.m. near the Barrington Metra Station at 201 South Spring Street. According to police […]