The coroner has identified a masked man who fatally shot himself as police stopped him following a possible attempt to kidnap two girls walking near Cary Tuesday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday for a report of two teen girls who were approached by a suspicious man. […]
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Gunman apparently makes attempt to kidnap two girls before fatally shooting himself as police located him near Cary
A masked man possibly attempted to kidnap two girls walking near Cary and then fatally shot himself when responding officers located him at a nearby conservation area Tuesday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday for a report of two teen girls who were approached by a suspicious […]
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Pre-trial release denied for Beach Park man accused of killing dog, taking woman hostage at knifepoint
A judge denied pre-trial release for a Beach Park man accused of killing a woman’s dog, repeatedly attacking the woman and then taking her hostage at knifepoint. Adrian Rivera, 40, of Beach Park, was charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, failure to report a change of address by a sex offender, unlawful restraint, aggravated […]
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Beach Park man charged after taking woman and child hostage, killing a dog, in Lake County
A Beach Park man is being held in Lake County Jail after allegedly taking the mother of his child hostage under threats of violence while holding a knife, then killing a dog, authorities said. Adrian Rivera, 40, of the 10400 block of West Crissy Avenue, Beach Park, is facing class two felony charges of aggravated […]
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FBI: Beach Park resident convicted with others of conspiring to abduct victims at gun point in Chicago area
A Beach Park resident is facing life in federal prison for conspiring with a Chicago man and others to abduct victims at gunpoint in the Chicagoland area, authorities said. Tai Hon La, 34, of Beach Park, and Sedgwick Williams, 47, of Chicago, conspired with each other and others to carry out abductions in the fall […]
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Man charged with attempted kidnapping of child in parking lot of grocery store in Fox Lake
A Minnesota man has been charged with attempting to kidnap a child, who he did not know, from a car in the parking lot of a grocery store in Fox Lake. Yeleng Xiong, 24, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was charged with one count of attempted kidnapping and one count of disorderly conduct. The incident happened […]
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15 years in prison for Lake in the Hills man who hit former boss with car, tried to kidnap him
A Lake in the Hills man who struck his former boss with a vehicle, robbed him and then tried to kidnap him in 2018 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Paul B. Metz, 47, of the 1000 block of Sycamore Street in Lake in the Hills, was facing a slew of 13 charges […]
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Child sex offender attempts to kidnap 4-year-old boy in Woodstock
Police have arrested and charged a child sex offender who tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy off his bike at a Woodstock park on Friday. At around 12:45 p.m. the Woodstock Police Department responded to Olson Play Park near Clay Street and Bagley Street for a report of a fight in progress. When officers arrived […]