Lake and McHenry County Scanner
Providing breaking news as it happens in Lake & McHenry Counties in Illinois
A Zion man and a North Chicago woman have been arrested and charged after Zion police officers found a gun and cocaine during a search warrant Friday, officials said. On Friday, the Zion Police Department conducted a search warrant at…
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Round Lake Park police have recovered $3 million worth of marijuana in a drug bust that they say is linked to a Mexican drug cartel. On Saturday October 7 at around 4:15 p.m., Jose Avila-Zumadio, 32, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was…
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Two brothers were arrested during a search warrant in Buffalo Grove after police found drugs in the house. The Buffalo Grove Police Department executed a search warrant early Tuesday morning in the 400 block of Gregg Lane in Buffalo Grove….
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A man from Mexico is being held on a $500,000 bond after he was caught with over three pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Hainesville, police said. Jose Avila-Zumadio, 32, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was stopped by Round Lake…
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The McHenry County Sheriff’s Police Narcotics Task Force arrested three people on drug-related charges, including one suspect who was caught with almost 90 bags of heroin. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that an investigation began after they received multiple…
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A man is facing numerous felony charges after he sold cocaine and attempted to sell a gun to an undercover Lake County Sheriff’s detective. The Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force concluded a long-term investigation which they said resulted in…
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A Lake in the Hills man is facing multiple charges after police found a secret marijuana grow operation during a search warrant on Monday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Thomas Discher, 47, after conducting a search warrant…
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