Wonder Lake Fire Chief Theodore Sorensen was charged with one count of battery after chest bumping a battalion chief at the department’s fire station 1, 4300 East Wonder Lake Road, the Northwest Herald reported. Theodore Sorensen, 63, of the 7400 block of Wooded Shore Drive, was arrested on July 9 and charged with one misdemeanor […]
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Man shot and killed by police officer in Lakemoor identified as homicide suspect
Kenneth E. Martell, 36, who was wanted for a homicide, was identified as the man shot and killed by a Lakemoor police officer Thursday morning. The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force said that a Lakemoor police officer was on routine patrol at around 5 a.m. and came across an occupied SUV on a narrow […]
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Man armed with two guns shot and killed by police in Lakemoor
A Lakemoor police officer who came upon a suspicious vehicle turned into a police involved shooting that left a man dead Thursday morning. The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force said that a Lakemoor police officer was on routine patrol at around 5 a.m. and came across an occupied SUV on a narrow gravel road […]
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Coroner IDs man robbed and beaten to death in Lake Villa
The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified 58-year-old Jerry Griffith as the man robbed and beaten to death by two Lake Villa men on Saturday. 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, have […]
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Felon arrested after three guns, marijuana found in North Chicago home
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 […]
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Sheriff says boat did not run over boy in Fox River Grove near drowning incident
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that a 6-year-old Cary boy rescued from the Fox River on July 15 was not ran over by a boat, but instead was a ‘near drowning’ incident. Emergency crews were called at 4:45 p.m. on July 15 to Picnic Grove Park, 598 Birch Lane in Fox River Grove, for […]
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Two children hospitalized after near drowning at Huntley pool
Two children were hospitalized Monday afternoon after nearly drowning at the Huntley Park District Stingray Bay Aquatic Center. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Huntley Police Department were called at 2:50 p.m. Monday to the Huntley Park District Stingray Bay Aquatic Center, 12219 Lois Lane, for a report of a “swimmer in distress,” police said. […]
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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, […]