A judge has ordered a gang member detained pending trial after video captured an officer investigating a suspicious vehicle in Round Lake encountering the gunman, who quickly turned aggressive and yelled at the officer to shoot him. A Round Lake Police Department officer was on patrol around 1:24 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of […]
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‘Hurry up and shoot’: Gang member armed with gun safely taken into custody after police confrontation in Round Lake
An officer investigating a suspicious vehicle in Round Lake encountered a gang member armed with a gun, who quickly turned aggressive and yelled at the officer to shoot him Saturday morning. A Round Lake Police Department officer was on patrol around 1:24 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake. […]
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Wauconda police chief defends department, releases video after man claims racism during traffic stop
The police chief is defending his department and has released video after a man, who is a convicted felon, claimed he was pulled over for being a “black man driving a Mercedes” in Wauconda. Levail Smith, 56, of Island Lake, was stopped by the Wauconda Police Department around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday. Smith posted publicly […]
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Bodycam video captures Waukegan police officer throwing handcuffed man to ground, injuring him
Body camera footage released Thursday shows a Waukegan police officer throwing a handcuffed man to the ground last month, leaving the suspect injured. Waukegan Police Officer Richard Tabisz was charged with two felony counts of official misconduct and two misdemeanor counts of battery. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 4:30 p.m. on December 14 to a […]
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Video shows knife, hammer-wielding man advancing at officer before being fatally shot in Waukegan
Editor’s Note: The above video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Newly released bodycam video shows a police officer fatally shooting a man, who was armed with a knife and hammer and had a gas can strapped to him, in Waukegan last month. The Waukegan Police Department responded […]
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Bodycam video captures officer rescuing woman from vehicle under flooded viaduct in North Chicago
Bodycam video captured a police officer rescuing a woman from her car after it became disabled and partially submerged under a flooded viaduct in North Chicago. North Chicago Police Officer Gary Grayer was on shift on July 23 and found an occupied vehicle under a flooded overpass at 24th Street and Bobby Thompson Highway in […]
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Suspect who allegedly tried luring children into his car arrested after fighting police in Waukegan
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Video released Thursday shows a man fighting with police officers as they try to arrest him for attempting to lure two young girls into his car in Waukegan last weekend. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip said […]
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Waukegan mayor says video of fatal police shooting will be released soon
The mayor of Waukegan said that video of the Waukegan police officer shooting a couple, killing a 19-year-old, will be publicly released this week. Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham made the announcement during a prayer vigil on Sunday. The video will be released after the families of Tafarra Williams and Marcellis Stinnette view the bodycam and […]
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VIDEO: Harvard police officers save man as he jumped from bridge
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Bodycam video released shows two Harvard police officers lurching forward to grab a suicidal 20-year-old man who tried jumping from a bridge last month. The Harvard Police Department received a 911 call at 6:27 a.m. on June […]