Police say a Waukegan man was arrested by sheriff’s deputies near Grayslake after he allegedly fled from officers who tried to stop him two separate times in Libertyville. A Libertyville police officer was on patrol around 4:18 a.m. on April 26 when they noticed a vehicle traveling near Butterfield Road and Ridgewood Lane. The officer […]
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17-year-old boy charged after fleeing 135 mph from police near Gurnee, crashing and later claiming he was carjacked
A 17-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fled at over 135 mph from sheriff’s deputies near Gurnee and then crashed the car and claimed he was carjacked. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy early Saturday morning attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a reckless vehicle near Route 120 and River Road in […]
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Video captures car fleeing police slamming into parked cars, bursting into flames in Lindenhurst
A surveillance video captured the moment a driver fleeing from police at a high speed slammed into multiple parked cars at a dealership in Lindenhurst and erupted in flames last week. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to Route 45 and Grand Avenue for a report […]
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Suspects steal vehicle in Mundelein, flee at over 100 mph from police before second suspect causes crash in Waukegan
Two stolen vehicles, one of which was stolen from Mundelein, fled from police at over 100 mph before one of the stolen cars crashed, leaving two injured in Waukegan. The Mundelein Police Department around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday issued a regional police broadcast of a vehicle that was just stolen in Mundelein. The broadcast indicated a […]
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Woman arrested after allegedly fleeing police at high rate of speed with baby in car, crashing in Huntley
A Chicago woman was arrested after she allegedly fled from police with a baby inside her car in Lakewood and caused a crash in Huntley, court records show. Dominique A. Williams, 29, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing causing property damage over $300, a Class 4 felony, and child endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor. […]
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$250K bond for armed man who allegedly fled from police in stolen vehicle, later crashed into 2 cars and building in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a man, who allegedly had an automatic pistol, fled from police in a stolen vehicle and crashed into two cars and a building in Waukegan on Friday. Jordan Hill, 18, of Waukegan, was charged with possessing a machine gun or automatic weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle, two counts of aggravated unlawful use […]
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Group of teens cited, man charged after fleeing from police following attempted burglary in Harvard
Authorities said that a man was charged and three juveniles were cited after fleeing from police during an attempted break-in to the press box at Harvard High School. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said that officers observed subjects near the baseball announcer’s box at Harvard High School, 1103 North Jefferson Street, around 1:43 a.m. […]