Police are searching for a man armed with a gun who robbed a Pizza Hut in Gurnee Monday evening. The Gurnee Police Department was called at 6:59 p.m. to the Pizza Hut, 5326 Route 132, for a report of an armed robbery. Police officers were told by employees that an armed man wearing a mask […]
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Woman charged in swatting incident in unincorporated Gurnee
A Chicago woman has been charged with making a fake 911 call, also known as ‘swatting’, about a man threatening to shoot his wife near Gurnee in December, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Keesha S. Ingram, 41, of the 7600 block of South Prairie Avenue in Chicago, was charged with a felony count of […]
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Man shot in the chest in parking lot of Gurnee hotel
A 42-year-old man was shot in the chest in the parking lot of the Comfort Inn near Gurnee Mills Friday evening, police said. The Gurnee Police Department and the Gurnee Fire Department responded at 7:38 p.m. Friday to the lobby of the Comfort Inn, 6080 Gurnee Mills Circle East, for a report of a gunshot […]
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Man shot in Round Lake Beach after fight
A 20-year-old man was injured after a shooting following a fight in Round Lake Beach Saturday afternoon, police said. The Gurnee Police Department was called at 3:15 p.m. Saturday to the Speedway gas station, 3688 Grand Avenue in Gurnee, for a gunshot victim. Police found a 20-year-old man who had been shot in the stomach. […]
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Shooting threat at Gages Lake home turns out to be swatting incident
A 911 call of a man threatening to shoot his wife in Gages Lake early Tuesday morning turned out to be a fake call, known as ‘swatting,’ the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a man threatening to shoot […]
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4 suspects arrested in car burglary spree in Gurnee
Two Chicago men and two teen girls were arrested following a burglary spree of at least 18 vehicles near Gurnee early Tuesday morning, police said. Kevion A. Minor, 20, of the 400 block of East 90th Street in Chicago, and Jevon D. Anderson, 18, of the 11100 block of South Homewood Avenue in Chicago, were each […]
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Sheriff: Man allegedly broke into woman’s home and strangled her near Gurnee
A man, who allegedly broke into a woman’s home before beating and strangling her, was captured in a marsh area by a Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Unit early Thursday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 2:20 a.m. to a residence in the 18700 block of West Ash Drive in Grandwood Park, which […]
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Sheriff: Algonquin man tried to meet up with 14-year-old for sex
An Algonquin man has been charged after he tried to meet up with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy for sex; the boy was actually a Lake County Sheriff detective. Thomas C. Casey, 23, of the 1900 block of Cloverdale Lane in Algonquin, was charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, […]
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Man robbed during sale of cellphone near Gurnee Best Buy
A man was robbed by another man, who he met on Facebook Marketplace, during a cellphone sale in front of the Best Buy in Gurnee. The suspect threatened to shoot the victim, the victim’s wife told Lake and McHenry County Scanner. The Gurnee Police Department was called just before 7 p.m. on Monday to the […]