Detectives have identified key suspects involved in the carjacking of a pregnant mother who was run over and had her child abducted near Libertyville last year. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on February 23 in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said […]
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Suspect charged after Lake County car theft crew leads police on pursuit that ends in crash near Waukegan school
A Gurnee man has been charged after a Lake County vehicle theft crew led police officers on a chase that ended with one of three stolen vehicles crashing near a school in Waukegan. Alexion D. Agee, 18, of Gurnee, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts of aggravated fleeing, speeding, failure to […]
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Suspect arrested after Lake County car theft crew leads police on pursuit that ends in crash near Waukegan school
Authorities say a suspect is in custody after a Lake County vehicle theft crew led police officers on a chase that ended with one of the stolen vehicles crashing near a school in Waukegan. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:55 a.m. Friday to the 1100 block of Bellows Way in Volo for a […]
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Suspect wanted in armed robbery arrested following lengthy pursuit through Lake County that ended in Wisconsin
A suspect driving a vehicle wanted in an armed robbery was arrested after he led police on a more than 100-mile pursuit through Lake County that ended near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Illinois State Police located a wanted black Acura TSX on eastbound Interstate 90 west of Route 23 in McHenry County around 12 p.m. Tuesday. […]
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Pre-trial release denied for suspect accused of attacking, carjacking woman in Long Grove before 2nd carjacking attempt in Wauconda
A judge denied pre-trial release for a suspect who allegedly attacked and carjacked a woman in Long Grove before fleeing from police and attempting to hijack another vehicle in Wauconda. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly said Victor Masick, 19, of Cicero, was reported by his family to be missing and suicidal on the […]
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3 gunmen rob woman of diaper bag after unsuccessfully trying to carjack her in Waukegan
Three gun-wielding suspects robbed a woman of a diaper bag in broad daylight in Waukegan and also tried to carjack her but fled after she did not have her car keys. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Friday to Landings at Amhurst Lake apartment complex in the 1300 block of White Oak Drive […]
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Suspect in custody after attacking, carjacking woman in Long Grove before crashing hijacked car in Hawthorn Woods
Police have captured a suspect who attacked and carjacked a woman at a gas station in Long Grove before crashing the hijacked vehicle in Hawthorn Woods and fleeing from police. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 58-year-old Long Grove woman was pumping gas at a gas station in the 200 block […]
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Pregnant mother injured in carjacking near Libertyville where toddler was abducted files lawsuit against Volkswagen
A pregnant mother who was run over and had her child abducted in a carjacking near Libertyville has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen after the company forced police to pay them to provide the car’s location. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on February 23 in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated […]
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Woman charged with making false report of being carjacked, attacked by suspect in Harvard
A woman who reported she had been punched, beaten and dragged by a suspect who carjacked her in Harvard has been charged with filing a false police report. Mona A. Martinez, 32, of Harvard, was charged with one count of false report of offense, a Class 4 felony. The Harvard Police Department was called around […]