Prosecutors said a man robbed a Dollar General store in Waukegan at gunpoint and stole cash and an employee’s phone. Police tracked the phone to the man’s home and arrested him. Calvin Hughes, 55, of Zion, was charged with aggravated robbery. The incident occurred at Dollar General, 1501 Belvidere Road, at around 9 p.m. on […]
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Lake Villa man charged with shooting 19-year-old employee at Dollar General store in Waukegan
A Lake Villa man has been charged with shooting a 19-year-old employee in the face at a Dollar General store in Waukegan in February. A 15-year-old boy was initially wrongfully charged in the case. Kaleb S. Brown, 20, of Lake Villa, was charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The incident […]
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Waukegan police chief issues apology to 15-year-old wrongly charged, says department ‘must do better’
The interim Waukegan police chief publicly apologized Thursday to 15-year-old Martell Williams, who was wrongly charged with attempted murder, and said his department “must do better.” Williams, 15, of Waukegan, was arrested on February 16 and wrongly charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection to a shooting at Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue […]
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State’s attorney says he’s ‘very concerned’ of circumstances leading to 15-year-old being wrongly charged in Waukegan shooting
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said his office will review the circumstances that led to a 15-year-old boy being wrongly arrested and charged in the Waukegan Dollar General shooting. Martell Williams, 15, was arrested last Wednesday and wrongly charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection to a shooting at Dollar General, 2613 […]
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15-year-old boy wrongly charged with shooting store clerk in Waukegan says police offered him McDonald’s in exchange for confession
The 15-year-old boy who was wrongly charged with shooting a Dollar General employee in Waukegan said police offered him McDonald’s in exchange for a confession. Martell Williams, 15, was arrested on Wednesday and wrongly charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection to a shooting at Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, on […]
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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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Charges dropped against 15-year-old charged with attempted murder of Dollar General employee in Waukegan
The 15-year-old boy who was arrested and charged in connection to the shooting of a Dollar General employee in Waukegan has been released from custody and is no longer a suspect, police said. The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. on February 4 at the Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, and prompted the response […]
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15-year-old charged with attempted murder after employee shot in the face at Dollar General store in Waukegan
Police announced Thursday that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Dollar General employee in Waukegan. The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. on February 4 at the Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, and prompted the response of the Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire […]
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Police release surveillance photos of suspect who shot 19-year-old employee at Dollar General store in Waukegan
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the gunman who shot a 19-year-old employee in the face at a Dollar General store in Waukegan earlier this month. The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. on February 4 at the Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, and prompted the response of the Waukegan Police […]