The community has raised over $70,000 for a seriously injured pregnant mother who was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted during a carjacking near Libertyville. 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 […]
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Detectives making progress, pregnant mother improving after violent carjacking where toddler was abducted near Libertyville
A seriously injured pregnant mother remains hospitalized and has a “long road ahead” after she was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted during a carjacking near Libertyville. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. Thursday in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]
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Volkswagen says company requiring payment for location of abducted child near Libertyville was ‘serious breach of policy’
Volkswagen said it was a “serious breach of policy” after they required police to pay to obtain the location of a carjacked vehicle, which had an abducted two-year-old Libertyville boy inside. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. Thursday in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]
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Neighbors raising money for pregnant mother who was carjacked, run over and had child abducted near Libertyville
Neighbors are raising money for a pregnant mother seriously injured after she was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted during a carjacking near Libertyville. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. Thursday in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said deputies received a […]
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Seriously injured pregnant mother remains hospitalized after being carjacked, having child abducted near Libertyville
A pregnant mother has undergone medical procedures and remains hospitalized after she was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted during a carjacking near Libertyville. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:35 p.m. Thursday to the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]
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Woman seriously injured after offender carjacks her, abducts child and runs her over near Libertyville
A woman is in serious condition after she was beaten and run over as a suspect stole her car, abducting her two-year-old child who was inside the car near Libertyville. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:35 p.m. Thursday to the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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2 men carjack victim at gunpoint in Waukegan, police say
No one is in custody after two men carjacked a Dodge Charger at gunpoint outside of a Waukegan apartment building Monday evening. The incident occurred around 6:20 p.m. Monday at the Emhurst Lake Apartments in the 1000 block of Lakehurst Drive in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake and McHenry County Scanner […]
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Man carjacked woman at knifepoint, tried to stab her in North Chicago, prosecutors say
An 18-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly carjacked a woman at knifepoint in North Chicago and tried to stab her, prosecutors said. Alijah A. Hawkins, 18, was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon, a Class X felony, and vehicular hijacking, a Class 1 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Lillian Lewis said […]
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Man arrested after attempting to carjack drivers in Lake Forest and Waukegan, police say
Police arrested an Aurora man who allegedly attempted to carjack someone at the Walmart in Waukegan shortly after he tried to carjack a woman near Lake Forest Hospital. The Lake Forest Police Department responded on June 15 to a reported attempted carjacking in the 1200 block of North Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest. The victim […]