Three teens sitting in a car were reportedly robbed at gunpoint and beaten by eight suspects in a Wauconda neighborhood early Saturday morning. A woman from McHenry, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her and her son’s safety, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that her son and two of his friends were sitting […]
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Homeowner shares video, experience of burglars who opened fire on him in Gurnee
The Gurnee resident who was shot at after confronting two men breaking into his parked car has shared surveillance video of the shooting. Ed Byers was alerted around 12:08 a.m. Thursday to activity in front of his home by his Ring doorbell camera. Byers noticed two men in his driveway burglarizing an unlocked parked car. […]
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Car burglars shoot at homeowner during confrontation in Gurnee
Two men are facing charges after they allegedly shot at a homeowner who confronted them as they broke into the homeowner’s parked vehicle in Gurnee last week. The Gurnee Police Department responded shortly after midnight on Thursday to the 900 block of Ralph Avenue in Gurnee for a report of two men burglarizing vehicles. A […]
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3 juveniles charged following two dozen car burglaries in Round Lake Park
Three juveniles have been charged in connection with over two dozen car burglaries in Round Lake Park after a police officer spotted them breaking into cars last month. Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko said that officers took over 24 car burglary reports in the village during the month of December. Neighborhood surveillance cameras […]
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Two charged after driving stolen car from Gurnee, burglarizing cars in Libertyville
Two men, one who was armed with a weapon, were arrested after police say they drove a car that was stolen from Gurnee and burglarized vehicles in Libertyville. Maurice J. Williams, 22, of the 2000 block of Georgetown Lane in Waukegan, was charged with possession of a stolen auto, two counts of burglary to auto, […]
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Armed car burglary suspects arrested, lockdowns lifted at Stevenson High School, College of Lake County Vernon Hills campus
Two car burglary suspects, including one armed with a gun, were taken into custody after lockdowns were issued for Stevenson High School and the College of Lake County Southlake Campus Friday morning, police said. The Vernon Hills Police Department said that officers responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to a business in the 1000 block of […]
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2 men charged after fleeing police in Huntley, hitting several cars
Two Florida men are in custody after allegedly burglarizing a car at a day care center, fleeing from Huntley police, and hitting several bystander vehicles while on the run. Victor A. Ogiste, 22, and Calvin M. Rogers, 23, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were each charged with burglary, criminal trespass to vehicle and theft. Rogers […]