Prosecutors say a man armed with a loaded gun at Scoop the Loop in Waukegan ran from officers when they were investigating him for touching a child at the event. Saul A. Cardenas, 21, of Beach Park, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, obstructing a peace officer and battery. […]
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Officers arrest armed man who allegedly flashed gun at Scoop the Loop event in Waukegan
Officers arrested a 23-year-old man after they spotted him allegedly flash a gun during the Scoop the Loop event in downtown Waukegan Friday evening. Juan C. Mascorro, 23, of Waukegan, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Waukegan police officers were stationed along the route for Scoop […]
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Officers arrest gunman who allegedly threatened people with firearm at party in Zion
Police say they arrested a convicted felon after the man allegedly pulled out a loaded defaced handgun and began threatening people at a party in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 1 a.m. Sunday to the 2400 block of Joanna Avenue in Zion for a report of a person with a gun. Zion Police […]
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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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Judge denies pre-trial release for man found with loaded ghost gun, body armor in Waukegan
A judge denied pre-trial release for a Waukegan man accused of illegally possessing a loaded ghost gun while he was also in possession of body armor in Waukegan. Demaryia Booth, 29, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with body armor, possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID, two counts […]