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Lake County sheriff’s canine helps lead officers to 80-year-old man who went missing in Vernon Hills

A Lake County sheriff’s canine helped lead officers right to an 80-year-old man who went missing Tuesday in Vernon Hills, authorities said. The Vernon Hills Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon they were searching for Gen Xiang Li. Xiang Li is 80 years old and was described as an Asian male wearing black Adidas pants and […]

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Lake County sheriff’s canine, patrol deputies locate 3 missing juveniles overnight in Lake Villa

Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Boomer and sheriff’s deputies located three juveniles who went missing early Sunday morning from a residential facility in Lake Villa. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Kilpatrick and his canine partner Boomer were called to assist the Lake Villa Police Department. The police department was searching for three missing juveniles who went missing […]

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Lake County Sheriff Canine Boomer tracks down woman who stole from convenience store in Beach Park

Lake County Sheriff Canine Boomer helped track down a woman who allegedly stole from a convenience store in Beach Park and claimed she had a weapon, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 6:45 a.m. Thursday of an incident in the 38500 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park. Deputies […]

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3 suspects arrested after Canine Boomer finds them hiding following police search near Lake Villa

Three suspects were arrested after they fled from a stolen vehicle and Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Boomer found them hiding near Lake Villa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified about a stolen vehicle out of Lake Forest around 8:30 a.m. Friday. The Lake Forest Police Department notified the sheriff’s office and surrounding […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Boomer tracks down suspect who fled following police pursuit, crash

Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Boomer helped track down a suspect who fled from police during a pursuit that led to a crash in Pleasant Prairie Tuesday, police said. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department responded around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday to a suspicious person call at a business in the 9800 block of 76th Street. The […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Ryker assists U.S. marshals in arresting wanted sex assault suspect in Grayslake

Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Ryker assisted U.S. Marshals and local police in arresting a man, who was wanted for sexual assault, in Grayslake Friday morning. George Reynolds, 24, of Waukegan, was arrested by the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. Reynolds had arrest warrants for aggravated criminal sexual assault and an Illinois Department […]