Police are searching for a suspect who ordered a woman out of her car at gunpoint and stole her vehicle moments after she left church in Grayslake on Sunday. The Grayslake Police Department responded around 12:10 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of Harding Street in Grayslake for a report of an armed vehicular hijacking […]
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Police investigating after man carjacks victim at gunpoint in North Chicago
Police are investigating after a man armed with a handgun carjacked a victim in North Chicago for their Mercedes-Benz sedan Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the 1400 block of Lincoln Avenue in North Chicago, which is on the border of Waukegan. The North Chicago Police Department was called to the scene around 2:15 p.m. […]
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Suspect in ‘extremely critical condition’ after carjacking woman near Mundelein, crashing in Volo
A suspect is in critical condition after he carjacked a woman who pulled over to the side of the road near Mundelein and then later crashed her stolen car in Volo Friday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1 a.m. Friday for a report of a street sign that had been […]
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$3 million bond for man charged with attempted murder during carjacking in Waukegan
A 20-year-old man who allegedly shot and seriously injured a man during a carjacking in Waukegan is being held on a $3 million bond. Kendrick Alverson, 20, of the 1000 block of Evergreen Circle in Olympia Fields, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm and […]
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Skokie man allegedly hit woman with car, ran over dog during carjacking in Grayslake
A Skokie man is facing charges after he allegedly hit a woman with a car and ran over a dog during a carjacking in Grayslake, police said. Syed Akbar, 42, of Skokie, was charged with vehicular hijacking, unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, theft, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and driving while license […]
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Suspect points gun at child who was in back seat of vehicle stolen from Waukegan store
A child inside an idling car that was stolen in Waukegan had a gun pointed at them after the suspect realized the child was in the back seat of the car. The incident happened at the Dollar General, 1501 Belvidere Road in Waukegan, around 8:30 p.m. Monday. A woman told police that she exited her […]
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Suspects fire shots during Pleasant Prairie carjacking, train later strikes their stolen vehicle near Zion
Police arrested one suspect and are searching for another after they fired shots during a carjacking in Pleasant Prairie and then had their stolen vehicle struck by a train near Zion. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 4 a.m. Thursday for a report of a train that struck a vehicle on the […]
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Sketches released of suspects who beat employee, carjacked him at gunpoint at assisted living facility near Libertyville
Police have released renderings of two suspects who beat and carjacked an employee at gunpoint as he was arriving for work at Green Oaks Senior Living near Libertyville in November. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:10 a.m. November 27 to Green Oaks Senior Living, 14595 West Rockland Road in Green Oaks for a […]
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Gunman carjacks couple in parking lot of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills
Police say a man pulled a gun on a couple and stole their vehicle in the parking lot of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills over the weekend. The Vernon Hills Police Department was called around 8:05 p.m. Saturday to the area of Tricoci Salon and Spa, 305 Hawthorn Center in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy […]