A police officer was seriously injured while trying to capture a domestic battery suspect, leading to a six-hour standoff that ended in the suspect’s arrest in Buffalo Grove. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen McConnell said a woman called 911 on November 1 to report that her boyfriend, identified as Jorge Ferrer, 45, of Buffalo […]
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‘Maybe [the cat] would have survived… if you had been nicer’: 6 months in jail for man who killed woman’s cat in Harvard
A man has been sentenced to six months in jail for intentionally injuring a cat, leaving it dead, after attacking a woman in Harvard and telling her, “Maybe [the cat] would have survived… if you had been nicer to me.” Storm R. Ince, 25, of Kewanee, was charged in February 2023 with one count of […]
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Officers arrest convicted murderer for striking on wife year after being acquitted of attacking her in Crystal Lake
A man previously convicted of murdering his first wife has been arrested for striking his wife in the face on Wednesday, over a year after he was acquitted of attacking her at a gym in Crystal Lake. Charles C. Gozzola, 51, of Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, a Class A […]
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Man accused of committing home invasion in Waukegan, stealing belongings and attacking woman
Prosecutors say a suspect forced entry into a woman’s apartment during a home invasion where he attacked the victim and stole her belongings in Waukegan before a neighbor intervened. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 6:40 p.m. on May 30 to the 40 block of South Elmwood Avenue in Waukegan for an unknown problem call. […]
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Woman arrested after allegedly stabbing uncle after becoming ‘enraged’ over mail delivery in Waukegan
A woman was arrested after prosecutors say she became “enraged” over a mail delivery her grandmother received and then stabbed her uncle at their apartment in Waukegan. Latrice S. Space, 21, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of domestic battery. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 12:30 […]
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Man allegedly threatened to go to Mexico, return and kill ‘everyone’ at the McHenry Police Department
A 33-year-old man is facing felony charges after he allegedly threatened to go to Mexico and come back before hunting down and killing police officers in McHenry. Fernando Contreras-Galvan, 33, of McHenry, was charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. A criminal […]
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Officers arrest suspect accused of stabbing stepfather multiple times during verbal altercation in Zion
Prosecutors say a convicted felon stabbed his stepfather in the face and neck, leaving him hospitalized, after the two got into a verbal altercation in Zion where the victim tried to calm the suspect down. The Zion Police Department responded around 2:51 a.m. on September 7 after receiving a 911 open line where dispatchers could […]
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Felony charges filed against pipe attack suspect arrested by SWAT team inside senior living facility in Gurnee
Felony charges have been filed against a suspect accused of attacking his mother with a pipe before a SWAT team took him into custody following a standoff inside a senior living facility in Gurnee. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to Thomas Place Gurnee, 401 North Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, for […]
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Man previously convicted of critically injuring infant sentenced to prison for strangling woman in Marengo
A Marengo man previously convicted of beating a 7-month-old infant, leaving him in critical condition, has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for strangling a woman in Marengo. Dylan M. Abbott, 33, of Marengo, was charged in February with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, two counts of domestic battery enhanced and interfering […]