Police arrested a Gurnee man after he allegedly pointed a gun at another person in the parking lot of a bar in Libertyville, officials said. Logan Vondruska, 26, of the 4400 block of Eastwood Avenue in Gurnee, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Libertyville Police Department […]
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Man charged with swinging crowbar at bar employee, hitting countertop in Harvard
An intoxicated man who walked into a bar with a crowbar, swung it at a bartender and damaged a counter was arrested in Harvard, police said. The Harvard Police Department responded around 8:50 p.m. Wednesday to the Front Street Tap, 106 East Front Street in Harvard, for a report of a disturbance. Harvard Deputy Police […]
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Juvenile facing numerous felony charges for pointing replica gun at police officers in Round Lake Beach
Felony charges have been filed against a juvenile who police shot at after he allegedly pointed a replica gun at officers in Round Lake Beach last week. Round Lake Beach police officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Ridgeway Avenue around 5:57 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a person with a gun. Round […]
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Authorities say man pointed gun at police officers who were on routine patrol in Waukegan
Authorities say that a convicted felon was arrested after he pointed a gun at police officers who were on routine patrol in a Waukegan neighborhood. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that officers were on routine patrol around 1:30 a.m. March 14. The officers were driving down the 500 […]
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Skokie man allegedly hit woman with car, ran over dog during carjacking in Grayslake
A Skokie man is facing charges after he allegedly hit a woman with a car and ran over a dog during a carjacking in Grayslake, police said. Syed Akbar, 42, of Skokie, was charged with vehicular hijacking, unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, theft, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and driving while license […]
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Sheriff’s deputies arrest armed man who took woman’s vehicle, leading to 2-hour standoff in Zion
Sheriff’s deputies successfully deescalated a two-hour standoff with an armed man in Zion after he allegedly pulled a gun on a woman and took her car near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday to the 18600 block of West Wright Road in unincorporated Grayslake for a report of an aggravated […]
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Zion man wanted for fleeing from police found in possession of machine gun in Waukegan
A Zion man is being held on a $2 million bond after he allegedly threatened a man and woman with a pistol that Waukegan police say had been converted to a machine gun. Daquna J. Presley, 20, of the 2500 block of Hebron Avenue in Zion, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use […]
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Warrant issued after upset customer pulls gun at auto body shop in Highland Park
A man has been charged after police say he pulled a gun out after becoming upset at an auto body shop in Highland Park earlier this month. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 10:09 a.m. January 19 to the Gerber Auto Collision, 1325 Park Avenue West, for a report of a delayed report of […]
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3 charged after attack, robbery during drug deal in Antioch
Three men were charged with physically attacking and robbing someone at gunpoint during a drug deal on Easter morning in Antioch, police said. The Antioch Police Department responded around 10:40 a.m. April 12 to Centennial Park, 701 Anita Avenue, for a report of a fight in progress. Antioch Police Department Sgt. Charles Smith said that […]