The sheriff’s Special Investigations Group arrested an alleged drug dealer during a search warrant in Winthrop Harbor where detectives found drugs and a gun, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group concluded a narcotics investigation on Wednesday. The investigations group, which is a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, […]
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Man charged with stabbing woman to death after police find her body in wheelbarrow in Wadsworth
A man has been charged with the murder of his 47-year-old cousin after deputies responding to a well-being check found the woman’s body in a wheelbarrow in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 13100 block of West Shenandoah Trail in Wadsworth for a check on well-being call. The […]
Man charged with breaking into residence in Beach Park while armed with 2 loaded guns, knife
A judge ordered a Zion man held on a $500,000 bond after prosecutors said the man broke into a Beach Park home while armed with two fully loaded guns and a knife. Arturo Arroyo, 35, of Zion, was charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, criminal trespass to property, criminal damage to property and […]
$200K bond for wrong-way drunk driver who was allegedly found with defaced loaded gun in Gurnee
Officers arrested a man after he allegedly drove the wrong way while drunk and was found in possession of a defaced loaded gun in Gurnee, prosecutors said. Devontae K. Domino, 30, of Gurnee, was charged with possession of a defaced firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of driving under […]
Charges filed against 2nd alleged gunman in shootout at gas station in Beach Park that left 2 wounded
Prosecutors have approved charges against a second alleged shooter in the shootout at a Beach Park gas station that left one of the gunmen along with a 21-year-old man hospitalized Sunday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:35 a.m. Sunday to the Citgo gas station, 39039 Lewis Avenue in Beach Park, for a report […]
Employee charged with battering autistic victim outside Gurnee hotel, bragging about it on social media
Prosecutors say an employee hit his fellow co-worker, who has a severe form of autism, at a hotel in Gurnee and then bragged about it on social media. The incident occurred on August 21 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee, according to Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Emma Smoler. Officers were called after Dmarreia […]
Off-duty firefighter spots house on fire in Round Lake, rescues dog
An off-duty Buffalo Grove firefighter driving by rescued a dog from a house that caught on fire in Round Lake Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to the 25000 block of Route 120 in Round Lake for a report of a structure fire. Fox Lake […]
Coroner identifies 2 killed after wrong-way driver causes high-speed, fiery crash on Route 41 near Gurnee
The coroner has released the identities of a Grayslake man and an Antioch man that were both killed after one of them caused a wrong-way crash on Route 41 near Gurnee Monday. Autopsies showed that Ricky Smallwood, 54, of Antioch, and Ronnie Goggans Jr., 32, of Grayslake, died as a result of blunt force injuries […]
Man charged with dragging woman with car, running her over in Lake Forest
Authorities say a man intentionally dragged a woman with his car and then ran her over when she fell onto the pavement in Lake Forest before fleeing from police at 100 mph. The Lake Forest Police Department responded around 3:30 a.m. on December 30 to a report of a domestic incident that occurred in the […]