Charges have been filed after a SWAT team arrested a homeless man who advanced on them with a hammer while he was being evicted from a property he was squatting on for seven years near Lake Bluff. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office attempted to enforce a court-ordered eviction in the 3600 block of Skokie Highway […]
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SWAT team arrests armed homeless man making threats, squatting on property for 7 years near Lake Bluff
A SWAT team arrested a homeless man who advanced on them with a hammer after deputies tried evicting him from a property he was squatting on for the past seven years near Lake Bluff. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office attempted to enforce a court-ordered eviction in the 3600 block of Skokie Highway in unincorporated Lake […]
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SWAT team responding to standoff involving man being evicted near Lake Bluff
A SWAT team is responding to a standoff with a man near Lake Bluff who made threats and barricaded himself during an attempted eviction Thursday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said late Thursday morning that deputies and their Tactical Response Team were on the scene in the 200 block of Skokie Highway in unincorporated […]
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50 years in prison for Round Lake man who fatally shot 77-year-old Army veteran in head in Fox Lake
A judge has sentenced a Round Lake man to 50 years in prison for fatally shooting a “vulnerable, unarmed” 77-year-old Vietnam veteran in the head with an AK-47-style pistol in Fox Lake. Azmi Ibrahim Jr., 38, of Round Lake, was charged in December 2022 with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of obstructing […]
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Reported of armed person prompts heavy police presence in Lake Forest neighborhood
A report of an armed person in a mental health crisis barricaded in a home prompted a large police response in a neighborhood in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department responded around 5:53 p.m. Friday to the 1900 block of South Oak Knoll Drive for a report of a mental health-related incident. Sources said […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release to murder suspect, girlfriend after massive day-long manhunt in Lake Barrington
A judge has denied the pre-trial release of a man, suspected in the murder of his brother, and his girlfriend who aided him after a massive day-long police manhunt in Lake Barrington. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Facklam said Osceola L. Little, 38, of Everett, Washington, was wanted in connection with a homicide that […]
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Charges filed against murder suspect, woman following massive day-long manhunt in Lake Barrington
Charges have been announced against a homicide suspect and a woman after the two were arrested following a massive day-long police manhunt in Lake Barrington Tuesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:55 a.m. Tuesday to a hit-and-run traffic crash on Route 14 at Pepper Road in Lake Barrington. Sheriff’s deputies arrived in the […]
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Homicide suspect arrested after hours-long manhunt leads to barricade situation in Lake Barrington
A homicide suspect is in custody after an hours-long manhunt that resulted in a barricade situation at a building in Lake Barrington Tuesday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced early Tuesday afternoon that they and other law enforcement agencies were actively searching for 38-year-old Osceola Little. A police manhunt began around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday […]
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Negotiations underway after homicide suspect located following manhunt in Lake Barrington
The sheriff says negotiations are underway with a homicide suspect who was located Tuesday evening barricaded in a building in Lake Barrington following an hours-long manhunt. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced early Tuesday afternoon that they and other law enforcement agencies were actively searching for 38-year-old Osceola Little. Little was described as being 5-foot-10 […]