Police say a man pulled a gun and threatened another person who mistook him for being an employee at an auto shop in Beach Park Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:50 p.m. Monday to a business in the 39300 block of North Lewis Avenue in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Waukegan man charged after allegedly climbing into Chicago police training center, grabbing officers’ guns before being shot
A Waukegan man has been charged after he allegedly climbed into a police building in Chicago while SWAT was training and pointed two of their guns at them before being shot, officials said. Donald Patrick, 47, of the 600 block of North County Street in Waukegan, was charged with five counts of aggravated assault on […]
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Man arrested for pointing loaded Glock handgun at victim while wearing ‘Glock’ hoodie in Waukegan
A man who was arrested after he allegedly pointed a Glock handgun at someone in Waukegan appeared for his bond hearing while wearing a “Glock” hoodie. Charly Jenkins, 20, of Zion, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]
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Waukegan man arrested after allegedly confronting woman with AR-15 pistol during altercation over affair in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a Waukegan man used a short-barrel AR-15 pistol to confront the wife of a woman whom he was supposedly having an affair with in Waukegan. Sylvester L. Miller, 26, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a peace […]
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Police say Chicago man pointed gun at vehicle at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park
Police say a Chicago man pointed a gun at another vehicle following the end of a concert at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. Michael A. Smith, 54, of the 100 block of South Western Avenue in Chicago, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a Class A misdemeanor. The incident happened on […]
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Man arrested after allegedly pointing loaded gun at driver that rear-ended him in North Chicago
A man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a loaded handgun at a driver that rear-ended him at an intersection in North Chicago, prosecutors said. Gathia Dunn, 38, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault, reckless driving, following too closely, improper stop without signal and illegal transportation of […]
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Man accused of pointing gun at another vehicle, threatening to shoot driver before fiery crash near Waukegan
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Beach Park man after he was involved in a fiery crash near Waukegan moments after he allegedly pointed a gun at another vehicle and threatened to shoot the driver. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:20 p.m. Friday to a call of a single-vehicle crash on Delany Road north of […]
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Spring Grove man arrested after allegedly shooting man in face with airsoft rifle, pointing it at woman
Police say a man shot another man in the face with an airsoft gun and then pointed the weapon at a woman during an altercation near Spring Grove. David T. Gritzuk, 45, of the 7600 block of Arlington Drive in Spring Grove, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery causing bodily harm […]
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Man allegedly fired shotgun during argument with Amazon driver because he was driving too fast in Union
A man was arrested after police say he fired his shotgun during an argument with an Amazon delivery driver, who was reportedly driving too fast near the man’s Union home. Jason Cambora, 41, of the 16700 block of Kunde Road in unincorporated Union, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of an expired Firearm Owner’s […]