Police are searching for a suspect who was armed with a handgun and robbed a Chinese restaurant of money Thursday afternoon in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 12:15 p.m. Thursday to Ming Toy Restaurant, 3139 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake and McHenry County Scanner officers […]
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Gurnee police canine helps track down suspect who committed domestic battery in Gurnee
An offender who fled after committing a domestic battery was taken into custody thanks to the help of Gurnee Police Canine Hawk Thursday evening. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 8:20 p.m. Thursday to the 6500 block of Grand Avenue in Gurnee. Authorities said officers responded to a call of a domestic battery. The male […]
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Teacher charged with sending explicit images to Lake County officers posing as a child on social media
A teacher and camp counselor allegedly sent nude photos of himself to a child, who was actually a police officer, and intended to meet up with the child for sex, Lake County prosecutors and police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) concluded an investigation Thursday into […]
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2 men rob victim at gunpoint, knifepoint during meetup to smoke marijuana in Long Grove neighborhood
Two men, who were armed with a knife and a replica gun, robbed a man on a walking path in a Long Grove neighborhood during a meetup to smoke marijuana, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Stonehaven Drive and Hearthmoor Court in Long Grove around 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Lake […]
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Two new Lake County sheriff’s canines sworn in, awards presented to citizens and employees at ceremony
Two new Lake County sheriff’s canines were sworn in and over two dozen citizens and sheriff’s employees were recognized at an awards ceremony in Waukegan Thursday afternoon. The ceremony was held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Training Room located in the Lake County Criminal Court Tower in downtown Waukegan. Canine […]
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Waukegan woman charged with punching her 7-year-old son in the face, dragging him
Prosecutors say a Waukegan mother punched her 7-year-old son in the face, causing him to bounce off a wall and fall to the ground in Waukegan. Aniaha A. Bennett, 25, of the 200 block of Julian Street in Waukegan, was charged with four counts of domestic battery. An arrest warrant was issued for her on […]
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Owners of Lake County, Chicagoland massage parlors charged with money laundering, promoting prostitution
The owners of numerous Chicagoland massage parlors, including ones in Lake County, have been arrested and charged with money laundering and promoting prostitution following an undercover investigation. Yang Yuan, 37, of Aurora; Jianwei Zou, 62, of Naperville; and Guilan Sun, 64, of Aurora, have each been charged with six counts of money laundering and three […]
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Driver seriously injured, trapped after semi-truck rolls over on Interstate 94 near Deerfield
Authorities say a driver was trapped and seriously injured after a semi-truck pulling a tractor-trailer rolled over during a vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near Deerfield. The Illinois State Police and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 7:05 a.m. Wednesday to Interstate 94 north of Route 22 in Deerfield for a report of a two-vehicle […]
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Missing 16-year-old girl who was spotted in Lake County located safe, family says
A 16-year-old girl who went missing a week and a half ago from Wisconsin and was spotted in the Lake County area has been located safe, her family said. Jason Camara told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that his 16-year-old niece, Fiona Daujotas, went missing from her home in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, early in the […]