A Wisconsin woman recorded herself bragging about escaping Gurnee police after allegedly hitting and injuring two people with her car at a Gurnee Mills parking lot, before attacking a random man with a knife on Monday. Katelyn A. Harmon, 25, of Waukesha, Wisc., was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery […]
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Woman accused of trying to murder former boyfriend by running him over, seriously injuring him in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a woman tried to murder her former boyfriend by intentionally running him over on Belvidere Road in Waukegan, leaving him unresponsive as she fled the scene Monday evening. Esmeralda Ramirez, 19, of Waukegan, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, aggravated battery with a deadly […]
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U.S. Marshals Service arrests Waukegan man wanted for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing man
The U.S. Marshals Service and police converged on an apartment complex in Waukegan on Tuesday to arrest a Waukegan man wanted for attempted murder in the stabbing of a victim in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday that they had arrested Durrell Robertson, 40, of Waukegan. Robertson was wanted on charges of attempted first-degree […]
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Suspect in custody after allegedly attempting to murder woman found critically injured in Beach Park
Deputies have arrested a suspect who they say attempted to murder a woman who was found unresponsive and rushed to the hospital in critical condition in Beach Park Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:40 p.m. Friday to the 9900 block of Michigan Boulevard in Beach Park for a report of a […]
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‘She is incredibly strong’: Severely injured gas station clerk ‘has long road ahead’ after suspect tried murdering her in Woodstock
A severely injured female gas station clerk is recovering and will undergo surgery but has a “long road ahead” after authorities say a man enraged over a job application tried to murder her in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. on December 31 to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood Drive, […]
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‘Our community was shaken’: Woodstock mayor responds to attempted murder of gas station clerk, arson fire at Walmart
The mayor said the community has been “shaken” by two separate “heinous” acts on the same day in Woodstock involving an arson fire at the Walmart and a man who tried to murder a gas station clerk. Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said in a statement Saturday that the community was “shaken by two heinous criminal […]
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Prosecutors say man enraged over job application tried to murder female clerk, blow up gas station in Woodstock
A judge denied pre-trial release to a suspect who prosecutors say was enraged over a job application and tried to murder a female clerk, leaving her severely injured, and tried to blow up the gas station in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. Wednesday to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood […]
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Man arrested for attempting to murder female store clerk during horrific attack at gas station in Woodstock
Police announced a man is in custody on attempted murder charges after he admitted to trying to kill a female gas station clerk in a horrific, unprovoked attack that left her seriously injured in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. Wednesday to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood Drive, for a […]
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Suspect captured in Vernon Hills after being wanted for attempted murder for allegedly hitting police officer with car
The U.S. Marshals and police captured a suspect in Vernon Hills wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer who was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured in Chicago. Antwan Ford, 27, of Ford Heights, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery of a peace officer and leaving the scene of a […]