A burglary suspect who fled from police caused a crash that resulted in heavy damage and a truck rolled over in Waukegan before fleeing on foot and carjacking a nearby motorist. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:24 a.m. on March 13 to the area of Sheridan Road and Grand Avenue […]
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Elderly man tackled to ground by suspect who carjacked him in parking lot of Waukegan Metra station
An elderly man was tackled to the ground by a suspect who then carjacked him in the parking lot of the Metra station in Waukegan and fled from officers, police said. The Waukegan Metropolitan Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 6:25 a.m. Friday for a vehicular hijacking at the Metra station, 95 Spring Street […]
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Charges filed against 2 arrested after Uber driver violently carjacked in Zion, leading to police chase through Lake County
Charges have been filed against a juvenile and a second teen who police say violently carjacked an Uber driver in Zion and led police on a pursuit that started in Lake Forest and ended in Waukegan Sunday. The Zion Police Department responded around 11:34 p.m. Saturday to the area of Lewis Avenue and 23rd Street […]
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2 arrested after allegedly carjacking victim’s Subaru in Zion, leading police on chase that ended in Waukegan
Two suspects were arrested after they allegedly carjacked a Subaru in Zion, fled from multiple police agencies in Lake County, and later led them on a pursuit that started in Lake Forest and ended in Waukegan early Sunday morning. The Zion Police Department issued an alert over the Illinois State Police Radio Network (ISPERN) just […]
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Man faces up to life in prison after jury convicts him of shooting victim during carjacking, firing shots at bystander in Waukegan
A 24-year-old man could be sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of shooting and severely injuring a victim, who was filling air in his car’s tires, during a carjacking in Waukegan and then shooting at a bystander. Kendrick Alverson, 24, of Olympia Fields, was convicted of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular […]
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Zion man arrested after allegedly carjacking woman, leading police on 117-mph pursuit that traveled through Lake County
A Zion man was arrested after he allegedly carjacked a woman at a hotel in Pleasant Prairie and led police on a 19-mile chase that reached speeds of 117 mph and traveled through Lake County. Deavon M. Fonder, 25, of Zion, was charged with carjacking by use of force, two counts of first-degree reckless endangering […]
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2nd suspect charged as adult in violent carjacking of pregnant mother whose child was abducted near Libertyville
A second suspect, who is also facing separate shooting charges, has been charged as an adult in a violent carjacking of a pregnant mother who was run over and had her child abducted near Libertyville. Jacorey N. McKnight, 19, of Waukegan, was initially charged as a juvenile but recently had his case transferred, charging him […]
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Suspect charged as adult in violent carjacking of pregnant mother whose child was abducted near Libertyville
A suspect, who is also facing separate murder charges, has been charged as an adult in a violent carjacking of a pregnant mother who was run over and had her child abducted near Libertyville. Devion M. Washington, 20, of Waukegan, was initially charged as a juvenile but recently had his case re-filed charging him as […]
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Gurnee woman accused of kidnapping toddler during carjacking where she hit man with car in Chicago
A Gurnee woman has been arrested for kidnapping a two-year-old boy during a carjacking where she also struck the vehicle owner with the car and then later abandoned the toddler in Chicago. Prosecutors said a man drove his blue 2009 Honda Civic to the Speed Queen Laundry, 6808 West Grand Avenue in Chicago, around 11:45 […]