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Lake County sheriff’s canine locates two juveniles who went missing in Crystal Lake

Authorities say Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax conducted a track and located two juveniles who went missing from a home in Crystal Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was requested to assist the Crystal Lake Police Department around 12:15 a.m. Sunday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a canine unit was dispatched […]

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Lake County sheriff’s canine tracks down parolee who allegedly attacked, injured woman near Barrington

Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax tracked down a hiding suspect, who is on parole, after he allegedly attacked a woman and left her injured near Barrington Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:30 a.m. Monday to the 28000 block of Roberts Road in unincorporated Barrington for a domestic battery. Lake County Sheriff’s […]

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‘Good boy Dax’: Lake County sheriff’s canine tracks down suspect who fled from crash near Lake Bluff

Sheriff’s officials say Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax helped track down a driver who fled the scene on foot after crashing his car near Lake Bluff Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated Lake Bluff. The driver of the vehicle fled on foot after crashing his […]

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Canine tracks down parolee who allegedly fled police, caused crash that left woman seriously injured in Round Lake

Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax tracked down a man who allegedly fled from police and caused a crash that left a woman seriously injured in Round Lake, authorities said. William Neely Jr., 25, of Ingleside, was charged with failure to report a crash with injury, aggravated fleeing to elude, two counts of reckless driving, failure […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax saves missing woman’s life after tracking her down, finding her unconscious near Mundelein

Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Dax tracked down a missing woman and found her unconscious near Mundelein. Authorities say the outcome could have been “drastically different” had he not located her. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:35 p.m. Sunday to a residence in unincorporated Mundelein for a report of a missing person. Sheriff’s deputies […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax takes 1st place trophies, scheduled to appear on national television program

Lake County Sheriff’s Office Canine Dax recently came in first place during a national certification test and will appear this weekend on an ESPN television program, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Dax and his handler, Deputy John Forlenza, recently completed their national certification for the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) in […]