Detectives are investigating after more than 10 shots were fired into an occupied home in Beach Park early Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:35 a.m. Tuesday to the 12800 block of West Wakefield Drive in Beach Park for a shooting. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located a home […]
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Man in his 60s killed in high-speed crash that left utility pole severed, dangling in Waukegan
A man in his 60s was killed during a high-speed crash that left a utility pole severed and dangling above the ground in Waukegan Saturday morning. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 10:30 a.m. Saturday to the area of Sheridan Road and Parmalee Place for a serious vehicle crash. Waukegan Deputy […]
15 years in prison for man who attacked, injured and raped child on bike path in Beach Park
A Beach Park man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking, injuring and raping a 16-year-old girl that was walking on the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park. Tramane Johnson, 28, of the 38700 block of Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was initially charged in June 2021 with one count of […]
$500K bond for convicted felon who allegedly spat in Lake County sheriff’s deputy’s face, bragged about having disease
A judge has set bond at $500,000 for a Zion man who allegedly followed a woman home and spat bloody saliva in a sheriff’s deputy’s face and then bragged about having a transmittable disease. Ben Smart, 55, of the 4200 block of Barberry Lane in Zion, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, […]
Parolee allegedly follows woman to her Beach Park home, fights with sheriff’s deputies and spits in their face
Authorities say a convicted felon out on parole followed a random woman to her home and then fought with sheriff’s deputies and spit in their face when they tried to arrest him. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 47-year-old Beach Park woman was driving home around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. She noticed […]
Man punched gas station employee in Beach Park, threatened to ‘blow people up,’ prosecutors say
A man, who claimed in court he was a “son of God” and asked the judge to keep him in jail, allegedly punched a gas station employee in Beach Park and threatened to “blow people up.” Jason Hart, 32, of Beach Park, was charged with battery, theft and disorderly conduct. Hart appeared for a bond […]
At least a dozen children exposed to pepper spray after altercation at daycare center in Beach Park
Police are searching for a woman who discharged pepper spray during an argument at a daycare center in Beach Park, resulting in at least a dozen children being exposed to the spray. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:15 p.m. Monday to Lee’s Family Daycare and Learning Center, 38833 North Sheridan Road in Beach […]
Coroner identifies man killed after lying in the street, being run over by car in Beach Park
Authorities have identified a 30-year-old man who was killed after he was run over by a vehicle while lying down in the roadway in Beach Park. An autopsy showed that Brian Edwards, 30, whose last known address was in Zion, died as a result of blunt force injuries consistent with a vehicle and pedestrian crash, […]
No charges yet against resident who shot, killed armed man who entered his Beach Park home
Sheriff’s officials say a resident was released from custody last month and no charges have been filed yet against him after he shot and killed an armed man who entered his home in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 12:40 a.m. October 6 to the 38100 block […]