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1 year in prison for man found with gun after flashing gang signs during Mexican Independence parade in Waukegan

A man has been sentenced to one year in prison for possessing a gun at a Mexican Independence Day parade in Waukegan while on probation for another gun charge. Luis A. Flores, 21, of Waukegan, was charged in September with four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, resisting a peace officer causing injury, […]

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Armed robbery proceeds recovered after Gurnee man flees police in Zion before being found with loaded gun

Armed robbery proceeds from McHenry County were recovered after an 18-year-old man, who was found with a loaded gun, was arrested for fleeing from police in Zion. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said a vehicle registered to Joseph Pressley Jr., 18, of Gurnee, was spotted disobeying a stop sign on November 25 in […]

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Round Lake Beach man arrested after loaded rifle found next to unrestrained toddler during traffic stop in Waukegan

A man out on pre-trial release for a gun charge was arrested again after a loaded rifle was found sitting next to his toddler, who was unrestrained, during a traffic stop in Waukegan. Remorrian S. Gordon, 22, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a short-barrel […]

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Juvenile found with loaded, automatic gun during traffic stop in Zion where second armed suspect fled

A 17-year-old boy was arrested after being found with a loaded gun, modified to be fully automatic, during a traffic stop in Zion where a second armed suspect fled from police. The Zion Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a white Nissan Altima for traffic violations near 29th Street and Bethel Boulevard around 4:49 […]

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6 months in jail for man whose probation was revoked after being convicted of walking around with scoped rifle in Waukegan

A Beach Park man who was sentenced to probation for walking around near a Waukegan store with a scoped rifle was resentenced to six months in jail after violating his probation. Jason L. Linkous, 44, of Beach Park, was charged in October 2022 with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Lake […]

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Man found with gun after flashing gang signs at other gang members during Mexican Independence parade in Waukegan

A man on probation for a gun charge was arrested after prosecutors say he flashed gang signs at other gang members while armed with a gun at the Mexican Independence Day parade in Waukegan. Luis A. Flores, 20, of Waukegan, was charged with four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, resisting a peace […]

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16 years in prison for felon who sold drugs to undercover officers in Lake County, bought guns from them

A convicted felon and gang member was sentenced to 16 years for selling cocaine to undercover detectives in Lake County and other counties and buying guns from the detectives, authorities said. Malcolm J. Brown, 35, of Chicago, was charged with three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, six counts […]