Police are warning residents after suspects stole a car and ditched it before burglarizing numerous other vehicles in a Libertyville subdivision. The Libertyville Police Department was called in the early morning hours on Saturday to the 100 block of Woodland Road, which is off of Route 176. Libertyville Deputy Police Chief Chad Roszkowiak said Wednesday […]
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‘Well-organized crime syndicate’: Police warning residents after multiple vehicles stolen, burglarized in Antioch and other Lake County towns
Police officials are urging residents to remain vigilant after multiple vehicles were stolen and burglarized in several Lake County towns this week. The Antioch Police Department issued a community alert after two vehicles were stolen and a dozen others were burglarized early Friday morning. The two vehicles were reported stolen at around 4:30 a.m. Friday […]
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Police issue alert to residents after suspects burglarize cars, steal mail in Prairie Grove
Village officials are warning residents to lock their car doors after suspects burglarized vehicles and stole mail from mailboxes in Prairie Grove near Crystal Lake. The Village of Prairie Grove said in a statement Friday that there were multiple incidents of theft and vehicle burglaries on Thursday. The suspects, which officials did not provide a […]
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Police departments issue community warnings about thieves stealing, burglarizing cars in Lake County
Police departments throughout Lake County are urging residents to lock their vehicles as thieves continue stealing cars and burglarizing parked vehicles during the night. The Lindenhurst Police Department said they responded on Monday to nine reports of vehicles that had been unlawfully entered overnight. The incidents occurred in the 400 block of Northgate Road, 300 […]
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Video shows suspects running through Lake Forest neighborhood trying to break into vehicles
Surveillance video released shows multiple suspects running through a neighborhood in Lake Forest trying to break into cars as police warn residents to lock their vehicles. The Lake Forest Police Department released surveillance video Tuesday afternoon of the incident. The video was taken Tuesday morning just before 7 a.m. in the Ridgewood subdivision in Lake […]
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Lake County sheriff’s canine tracks down, bites suspect who struck him while resisting arrest
Lake County sheriff canine Dax tracked down two burglary suspects and bit one of them after the suspect resisted arrest and struck the canine in Zion, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Dax and his handler John Forlenza were dispatched around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday to assist a local police department in a […]
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Police warn residents after brazen burglary crew spotted carrying gun in Antioch
Police are warning residents following a recent rash of car burglaries in Antioch where at least one of the suspects was seen walking around with a gun in his hand. Antioch has seen a spike in burglaries and thefts involving unlocked vehicles, according to Village Communication Manager Jim Moran. The spike follows a pattern of […]
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Suspects commit car burglaries, thefts across multiple Lake County towns overnight
Police say suspects burglarized and stole multiple unlocked vehicles early Tuesday morning in several towns in Lake County. The Grayslake Police Department said Grayslake was one of several towns that were victim to the suspects. A preliminary investigation shows multiple unknown offenders and suspect vehicles were involved in the incidents. It is unclear how many […]
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At least 2 vehicles stolen, multiple others burglarized overnight in Antioch neighborhoods
Police are seeking information from the public after multiple vehicles were stolen and burglarized in different subdivisions in Antioch early Monday morning. Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran said the crimes happened in the overnight hours from Sunday into Monday morning. The Neuhaven, Clublands, and Redwing subdivisions in Antioch were targeted, Moran said. A […]