Officials say deputies forced entry to a home and tackled a man who was threatening to kill people while armed with a knife, including an elderly woman who was found lying on the floor, in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 4:25 p.m. Monday from a residence in the […]
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SWAT team arrests man armed with guns who allegedly threatened mother, leading to standoff in Winthrop Harbor
A SWAT team and numerous police departments responded and arrested a man armed with guns after he allegedly pointed a gun at his mother, leading to a standoff in Winthrop Harbor. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department responded around 5:38 p.m. Monday to the 100 block of North Avenue for a domestic disturbance. A woman told […]
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Lake County sheriff’s canine tracks down armed parolee who jumped out of second-story window to flee police in Beach Park
Lake County sheriff’s canine Dax tracked down and bit a parolee, who police say had a gun, after the man jumped out of a second-story window to flee deputies in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:45 a.m. Sunday to a motel in the 39000 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach […]
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Police manhunt for report of man armed with hatchet threatening people in Crystal Lake results in arrest
A police manhunt for a suspect who was reported to have been armed with a hatchet and threatening people in Crystal Lake resulted in the arrest of a 60-year-old man. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 7:05 p.m. last Tuesday to the 200 block of Uteg Street in Crystal Lake for a report of […]
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Chicago man arrested after pointing loaded gun at people, hitting police officer with car in Waukegan
A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a loaded gun at gas station patrons and then struck and injured a police officer with his vehicle in Waukegan. Ktwoine D. Webb, 31, of the 900 block of West 52nd Street in Chicago, was charged with armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, […]
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Police use taser on armed suspect who allegedly stabbed, slashed his father with knife in Marengo
Police had to use a taser on a man armed with a knife and physically restrained him after he allegedly slashed and stabbed his father in Marengo Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire Rescue Protection District responded around 2 p.m. Sunday to the 700 block of Lura Lane in Marengo. […]
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‘Could have ended in tragedy’: Man strangled, beat and threatened to kill ex-girlfriend in Beach Park attack
Quick police response helped stop an armed man who broke into a Beach Park home and strangled, beat and threatened to kill a woman Sunday evening, the sheriff’s office said. Joe D. Fontanez-Marrero, 42, of the 39300 block of North McAree Road in Beach Park, was charged with aggravated domestic battery with strangulation, resisting arrest […]
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Standoff between police and suicidal man armed with knife ends peacefully in Crystal Lake
A standoff between police and a man, who was armed with a knife and threatening suicide, ended peacefully overnight in Crystal Lake, authorities said. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:36 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of Uteg Street for a report of a person with a knife call. Crystal Lake Deputy Police […]