A Wauconda police canine helped officers locate multiple baggies of drugs during a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of a self-admitted drug dealer in Wauconda. The Wauconda Police Department conducted a traffic stop on eastbound Bonner Road at Fairfield Road around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Fusion […]
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Wauconda police canine assists on traffic stop that led to recovery of handgun, 2 in custody Round Lake Park
A Wauconda police canine assisted on a traffic stop where officers located drugs and an illegally possessed gun that led to two men being arrested in Round Lake Park. Round Lake Park police officers were on patrol around 10 p.m. on December 29 in the 100 block of West Main Street. They observed a Ford […]
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Charity donates bullet and stab protective vest to Wauconda Police Canine Badger
A non-profit organization donated a bullet and stab protective vest to Wauconda Police Canine Badger. The vest was donated by the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. Badger’s new vest is embroidered with, “In memory of K9 Kye, Oklahoma City Police Department,” the Wauconda Police Department said. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. was established […]
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Video released shows drunk driver crashing head-on into police car in Wauconda
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Newly released video shows a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Route 12 in Wauconda and hitting a police squad car as the officer tries to stop the driver from crashing into other motorists. Wauconda Police […]
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‘Could have been deadly’: Drunk driver slams head-on into Wauconda police car carrying police canine
A Wauconda police squad car carrying a police canine was struck head-on by a repeat drunk driving offender on Route 12 in Wauconda early Sunday morning, causing the officer to sustain injuries. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. Heather Cognac said Officer Jon Finze and his canine partner, Badger, were searching for a wrong-way driver on Route […]