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Man arrested after allegedly walking into bakery holding gun, pointing it at victim’s head in Waukegan

Prosecutors say a man walked into a bakery shop in Waukegan while armed with a gun and pointed it unprovoked at a person’s head before ordering them to the ground. Salvador Garibay-Sanchez, 29, of Waukegan, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and one count of aggravated assault with a […]

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SWAT team arrests man who allegedly pointed gun at police officer, leading to hours-long standoff in Marengo

A SWAT team arrested an armed suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at a police officer and threatened to stab officers, leading to a standoff in Marengo early Wednesday morning. The Marengo Police Department responded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block of Briden Drive in Marengo for a disorderly person call. Marengo Police […]

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Judge denies pre-trial release for alleged gang member who threatened to kill deputy and his family near Round Lake

A judge denied pre-trial release for an alleged gang member accused of threatening to kill a deputy and his family after officers responded to a large unruly party near Round Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:10 a.m. Sunday to the 24500 block of West Stub Avenue in unincorporated Round Lake for a […]

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2 suspects allegedly attacked officers, 1 threatened to kill deputy and family while dispersing unruly crowd near Round Lake

Authorities say two men were arrested after they attacked officers and one of them threatened to kill a deputy and his family while police were dispersing a large and unruly crowd near Round Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:10 a.m. Sunday to the 24500 block of West Stub Avenue in unincorporated Round […]

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Chicago man accused of chasing down motorcyclist before intentionally crashing into motorcycle in Woodstock

A Chicago man, who was driving a stolen vehicle, allegedly recklessly chased down a motorcyclist and then intentionally crashed into the motorcycle right as the rider got off of it in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 8:29 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 14 and Dean Street for a driving complaint. A […]

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Driver allegedly hits multiple cars, rams car 4 times and tries running down car’s occupants in Waukegan

Prosecutors say a 20-year-old man struck multiple cars, including intentionally ramming one car at least four times, before trying to hit pedestrians with his car in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Saturday to the area of 604 Grand Avenue for a call of a hit-and-run crash. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]

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Guns recovered after car nearly strikes officers while fleeing, crashes into 2nd vehicle in Waukegan

Two men were arrested and guns were found after a vehicle fled from police and nearly struck multiple officers before crashing into another vehicle in Waukegan. Dwayne D. Gordon, 37, was charged with six counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle, aggravated fleeing to elude causing damage, failure to reduce speed, operating an uninsured motor […]

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Driver charged with confronting, threatening pedestrian while armed with pistol in parking lot in Vernon Hills

Authorities say a Wauconda man armed himself with a loaded gun and threatened a pedestrian during a confrontation in the parking lot of a strip mall in Vernon Hills. Zlatko Hromic, 58, of Wauconda, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. The Vernon Hills […]