Prosecutors say a man threatened to stab and kill several officers before he advanced on one of them, pulling them to the ground Wednesday in Vernon Hills. Adam J. Niebuhr, 41, of Lake Zurich, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, aggravated assault of a peace officer, domestic battery, resisting arrest and criminal […]
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Island Lake man out on bond for threatening officer with blowtorch now charged for false 911 calls
An Island Lake man out on bond for threatening a police officer with an ignited blowtorch has now been arrested and charged for making false 911 calls. Zachary C. Nickel, 26, of the 500 block of Tulip Circle in Island Lake, was charged last summer with aggravated assault on a peace officer, criminal damage to […]
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Lake in the Hills man charged with resisting arrest, trying to headbutt officers
A Lake in the Hills man was arrested after he allegedly tried to headbutt two police officers and then threatened another officer during an arrest. Sebastian Pietrzyk, 24, of the 600 block of Anderson Drive in Lake in the Hills, was charged with domestic battery causing bodily harm, domestic battery physical contact, resisting a peace […]
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Vernon Hills man arrested after punching police officer in the face in Libertyville
A Vernon Hills man punched a police officer in the face as officers tried to arrest the man for breaking property at an apartment building in Libertyville, authorities said. Gennadiy S. Zakharov, 54, of the 1-99 block of Parkside Court in Vernon Hills, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, criminal damage to […]
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Algonquin man arrested after allegedly kicking police officer in face
An Algonquin man has been arrested and charged after allegedly kicking a Huntley police officer in the face on Sunday. Sean Mara, of the 1300 block of Surrey Court in Algonquin, was arrested after interfering with a police investigation Sunday in Huntley. Mara began to pull away from police when they asked him to cooperate […]