A man has been arrested after shots were fired following a fight in a parking lot outside of a concert in Waukegan on Saturday. The Waukegan Police Department responded at around 1:40 a.m. to the Lakehurst Events facility in the 300 block of Lakehurst Road for a report of shots fired in the parking lot, […]
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Son cut mom’s throat, attempted to strangle her in attack in Round Lake Park
A man has been charged after he cut his mom’s throat and tried to strangle her in an attack in Round Lake Park Monday morning. At around 9:30 a.m., the Round Lake Park Police Department and an ambulance responded to the 200 block of Amendola Way for a report of an unknown medical problem, Round […]
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Murder warrant issued for man in connection with fatal shooting in Waukegan
On June 5 at around 4:30 a.m. officers from the Waukegan Police Department responded to the 1600 block of 11th Street for a call of a shooting. Upon arrival officers located a shooting scene in the street but no victim. A victim was later located at an area hospital but died due to her injuries. […]
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Child on bicycle critically injured after being hit by pickup truck
A child riding on a bicycle was struck by a pickup truck and ejected in Beach Park Sunday night. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to West Everett Street and Cornell Road in Beach Park for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle at around 7:10 p.m.. Preliminary investigation shows a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a […]
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Man in custody after stabbing roommate near Lake Villa
A man was arrested after stabbing his roommate multiple times on July 13 near Lake Villa. At around 8:40 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 36600 block of North James Drive in unincorporated Lake Villa for a stabbing. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found a 38-year-old man who was stabbed several times on […]
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Lake County corrections officers save inmate from committing suicide
Lake County Corrections Officers Manuel Duarte and Timothy Solomon saved the life of an inmate attempting suicide July 11. Officers Duarte and Solomon were conducting rounds in the Administrative Segregation Unit (Maximum Security) of the Lake County Jail when they discovered an 18 year-old inmate in his jail cell attempting suicide by hanging. He had […]
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Man armed with gun robs Verizon Wireless store in Highland Park
Highland Park Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at a Verizon Wireless store on Friday. Police were called at around 10:40 a.m. to the Verizon Wireless store located at 2090 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park. An employee at the store reported that the suspect entered the store, displayed a handgun, and […]
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Man armed with shotgun in mental crisis aided by Lake County Sheriff’s Crisis Intervention Team
Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded Friday morning to a report of a man armed with a gun in Wadsworth. At around 11:00 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to the 38800 block of North Oakcrest Lane in Wadsworth for a man with a gun. After dispatching sheriff’s deputies to the scene, Lake County Sheriff’s Emergency […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office warns about scammers targeting flood victims
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has issued a statement to remind Lake County residents of the increased risk of scammers attempting to capitalize on those impacted by flooding. “Often, in times of natural disaster there is an increase in door-to-door criminals attempting to solicit fraudulent business,” the sheriff’s office said. Officials said that both the […]