Two people had to be extricated and transported to the hospital after authorities say a car fled from officers at a high rate of speed and rolled over in Gurnee Sunday evening. Gurnee police officers were on patrol around 8:50 p.m. Sunday near Old Grand Avenue and Depot Road. A white Chevrolet sedan was witnessed […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax tracks down 3 suspects who fled from stolen car in Fox Lake
Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax tracked down three suspects who were hiding after they fled from a stolen car during a traffic stop in Fox Lake Monday morning. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 2:40 a.m. Monday. The deputy spotted a 2012 Jeep SUV that […]
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Stolen vehicle flees from police and runs red light, hitting another car in Round Lake Beach
A stolen vehicle fled from police at a high rate of speed and crashed into another vehicle after driving through a red light in Round Lake Beach Saturday evening, authorities said. A Round Lake Beach police officer spotted a 2020 Kia Forte driving without its headlights around 10:54 p.m. Saturday. The officer attempted to stop […]
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7 suspects flee from car disabled after driving over spike strips during pursuit that ended in Winthrop Harbor
Seven suspects escaped from police after they fled from a car, which had been rendered disabled by spike strips, following a pursuit from Wisconsin that ended in Winthrop Harbor. Winthrop Harbor Police Chief Edward Mohn told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that patrol units were notified around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday that the Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin […]
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Man arrested after allegedly fleeing from police during traffic stop in Crystal Lake
A Marengo man was arrested after he allegedly fled from police during a traffic stop and ran multiple stop signs while fleeing in Crystal Lake. Terrance M. Kampas, 33, of the 600 block of Courtney Lane in Marengo, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, attempting to elude a police officer, squealing tires, disregarding a […]
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Man charged with ‘recklessly’ trying to flee from police, causing crash in Woodstock
Officers were able to arrest a man after he tried fleeing from police but crashed while driving recklessly in Woodstock on Tuesday, court documents allege. Taquan T. Johnson, 21, of the 700 block of Washington Street in Woodstock, was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing from police causing property damage, a Class 4 felony. […]
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Man allegedly fled from police at 112 mph in Hawthorn Woods before crashing, totaling his car
Prosecutors say a Hawthorn Woods man fled from officers at speeds of more than 110 mph before crashing off the roadway and totaling his car in Hawthorn Woods. Sergey Filanovich, 37, of Hawthorn Woods, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing police, driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding 35 mph over the limit, […]
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Police arrest Wauconda man, seize his vehicle after he allegedly fled from police multiple times
A Wauconda man, who is on probation for fleeing from police, was arrested and had his BMW seized after authorities say he fled from police on at least three occasions recently in Lake County. Martin Gonzalez, 20, of the 200 block of Slocum Lake Road in Wauconda, was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing […]
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Man charged with fleeing police, crashing into garage before being tracked down by canine in Round Lake Heights
A police chase resulted in the driver of a vehicle crashing twice, including into a garage, before he fled on foot and was tracked down by a police canine in Round Lake Heights, prosecutors said. Colby B. Franklin, 24, of the 34700 block of North Holman Avenue in Ingleside, was charged with aggravated fleeing police, […]