A man allegedly threatened to kill a police officer, saying, “In my country, this is not allowed, we don’t forget this,” before trying to disarm the officer in Highwood. The Highwood Police Department responded around 6:40 a.m. on December 13 to the BP gas station, 104 Washington Avenue in Highwood, for a report of a […]
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‘You’re dead boy’: Man attempts to gain access to police car, tries to disarm police officer during attack in Grayslake
Prosecutors say a man tried getting into a police squad before then trying to disarm a police officer of his gun and taser, telling him “you’re dead boy” as he attacked the officer in Grayslake. The Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded on June 15 to the 1000 block of Shooting Star […]
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Man caught tampering with machine at Gurnee Mills mall allegedly disarms police officer while resisting arrest
Prosecutors say a man caught tampering with a machine at Gurnee Mills mall disarmed a responding police officer while resisting arrest and physically attacking them. Angel F. Huerta, 18, of Waukegan, was charged with disarming a peace officer and two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen McConnell […]
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Officers nearly forced to shoot man after he disarms officer during arrest, tasers officer in Zion
Prosecutors say a man fought with officers before disarming an officer and tasering him with his own taser, leading to the officer nearly being forced to shoot the man. Donovan J. McLeod, 29, of Rolling Meadows, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, attempting to disarm a peace officer, two counts of resisting […]
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Man accused of punching 2 women at Gurnee hotel while on pre-trial release for disarming officer, slashing them
Prosecutors say a man, who called himself God, punched his sister and a random woman while on pre-trial release for disarming a police officer and slashing the officer with a knife in Grayslake. Anthony Camarda, 31, of Grayslake, was charged with domestic battery, two counts of battery and resisting arrest from a peace officer. Lake […]
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Inmate attempts to disarm corrections officer, second officer injured during struggle at Lake County Jail in Waukegan
Authorities say an inmate at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan attempted to disarm a corrections officer and caused a second officer to be injured during a struggle to subdue him. A Lake County corrections officer was assigned around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday to transport Jim Ayala, 21, of Waukegan, from his holding cell to court. […]
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Man charged with disarming police officer, attacking him and paramedic in Grayslake
A 29-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly disarming a police officer and attacking the officer and a paramedic in Grayslake, prosecutors said. Anthony Camarda, 29, of Grayslake, was charged with disarming a peace officer, three counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer or emergency worker and one count of aggravated battery with a […]
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3 years in prison for Wisconsin man who battered, attempted to disarm police officers in Richmond
A Wisconsin man was sentenced to three years in prison for an incident where he battered two police officers and attempted to take one of their service weapons in Richmond. Joseph G. Pickett, 26, of the 4200 block of West Le Grande Boulevard in Mequon, Wisconsin, was charged in May 2021 with four counts of […]
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25-year-old man gets 4 years in prison for stabbing brother in the chest, trying to disarm police officer in Crystal Lake
A 25-year-old man convicted of stabbing his brother in the chest and trying to disarm a police officer in 2019 in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to four years in prison. David E. Lepey, 25, of the 300 block of Elmwood Avenue in Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, aggravated battery […]