A judge denied pre-trial release to a suspect accused of slashing a family member with a box cutter during a Thanksgiving Day attack in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 p.m. Thursday to the 10100 block of West California Avenue in Beach Park for a report of a man threatening people […]
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Deputies arrest suspect, rescue small child after family member slashed with knife in Beach Park
Deputies arrested a suspect and rescued a child after they say he slashed a family member with a box cutter and threatened others in Beach Park on Thanksgiving Day. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 p.m. Thursday to the 10100 block of West California Avenue in Beach Park for a report of a […]
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Man accused of crashing impounded vehicle through tow yard gate, causing $13K in damage in Lake in the Hills
A Crystal Lake man has been charged with causing more than $13,000 in damage after entering a tow yard and allegedly crashing an impounded vehicle into a gate in Lake in the Hills. John H. Boone, 29, of Crystal Lake, was charged with burglary, criminal damage to property over $10,000 and criminal trespass to land. […]
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Man charged with lighting mail on fire inside mailboxes in Highland Park
An 18-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly stole a lighter from a gas station and then began lighting mail on fire in residents’ mailboxes in Highland Park. Colin F. Chase, 18, of Highland Park, was charged with one count of criminal damage to government-supported property. The Highland Park Police Department responded early in the […]
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Man charged after allegedly lighting fire that damaged car parked in garage in Buffalo Grove
A 23-year-old man has been charged after prosecutors say he lit a fire that engulfed a car parked inside the garage at his mother’s home in Buffalo Grove. Evan Rude, 23, of Buffalo Grove, was charged with one count of criminal damage to property between $500 and $10,000, a Class 4 felony. Lake County Assistant […]
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Suspect identified, arrested after vandalizing park and playground equipment in Harvard
Police say they have identified and arrested a male offender who vandalized a park and its playground equipment in Harvard Wednesday evening. The Harvard Police Department announced Thursday morning they were seeking the public’s help in identifying a person who vandalized Milky Way Park, 300 Lawrence Road in Harvard. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. […]
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Man accused of slashing tires to victim’s car, breaking into home and starting fire in Mundelein
Prosecutors say a man slashed the tires of a vehicle, forcibly broke into a home, threw a brick at a woman and started a fire inside the residence in Mundelein. Brandon D. Thompson, 25, of Mundelein, was charged with criminal trespass to residence, two counts of criminal damage to property over $500 and resisting a […]
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Lake County Crime Stoppers offers reward for information after hate crime at Jewish cemetery in Waukegan
The Lake County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information after a vandal or vandals spray-painted swastikas on more than a dozen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Monday to Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, 3050 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of criminal damage […]
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‘Evil act’: Leaders condemn hate crime that left over dozen headstones graffitied at Waukegan Jewish cemetery
Gov. Pritzker and other leaders are condemning the vandalism that left swastikas spray-painted on headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan as public works crews worked to remove the graffiti Tuesday. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Monday to Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, 3050 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of criminal […]