A felon was arrested after police conducted a search warrant at his North Chicago home and found three handguns along with almost four pounds of marijuana. The Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force conducted a search warrant on July 19 at a home in the 1700 block of Lincoln Street in North Chicago. The warrant […]
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Handcuffed man escapes from back of police car in Third Lake
A 25-year-old man arrested for fraudulently acquiring a prescription at a CVS was taken into custody again after he escaped in handcuffs from the back of a police car. A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy was called at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday to the CVS pharmacy, 34344 North Route 45 in Third Lake, for a report […]
Two men charged with murder after Lake Villa man robbed, beaten to death
Two Lake Villa men have been charged with first-degree murder after robbing and beating an ‘innocent man’ to death in Lake Villa Saturday evening. Jordan L. Toney, 19, of the 39000 block of North Poplar Street in Lake Villa, and Buddy W. Johnson, 20, of the 21600 block of West Birch Street in Lake Villa, […]
Major Crimes Task Force investigating ‘suspicious death’ in Lake Villa
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating after a man was found dead with ‘suspicious injuries’ in an alley in Lake Villa Saturday evening. The Lake Villa Police Department was called at 10:30 p.m. Saturday to the 300 block of east Grand Avenue in Lake Villa for a report of an injured person […]
Gurnee police officers cleared in fatal shooting of woman armed with rifle
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has cleared two Gurnee police officers who fatally shot a woman armed with a military-style rifle on Route 41 in late May. Gurnee Police Department Officer Benjamin Bozer and Detective Sgt. Jon Ward both shot Makell Meyerin, 31, of Antioch, on May 23, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office […]
Lake County Sheriff’s Office to be featured on new Live PD spinoff show
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that their deputies will return to television on a new Live PD spinoff show called ‘Women on Patrol’. The television show will feature women deputies from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on the show, which is set to begin filming this month. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher […]
Gold Pyramid House may be demolished, rebuilt after fire
The owners of the Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth said that the house may have to be demolished and rebuilt after fire and water damage was estimated at $3 million. The Gold Pyramid House, which is located on the far northeast side of Lake County at 37921 North Dilleys Road in Wadsworth, caught fire around […]
Couple kept young child locked in basement, thought she was “possessed by a demon”
Waukegan police arrested the parents of a 10-year-old girl who thought she was possessed by a demon and forced the girl to live in a locked basement in deplorable conditions. Randy Swopes, 48, and Katherine Swopes, 49, both of Waukegan, were charged with child endangerment and unlawful restraint after being arrested Tuesday. Waukegan Police Chief […]
Grayslake man charged in DUI hit-and-run crash that killed 65-year-old man
A Grayslake man has been indicted on multiple charges after police say he fled the scene of a crash in March in Round Lake Park that left a 65-year-old man dead. Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko said that Steven A. Rosellini, 27 of the 600 block of Swan Drive in Grayslake, was indicted on […]