A police response was sent to Jacobs High School in Algonquin for an alarm that prompted a hard lockdown Friday morning — the second in less than a month. The Algonquin Police Department responded just before 12 p.m. Friday to Harry D. Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin. School officials said a […]
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Heavy police response sent after alarm activation prompts lockdown at high school in Algonquin
A heavy police response was sent to Jacobs High School in Algonquin for an alarm that prompted a hard lockdown Friday morning, officials said. The Algonquin Police Department said around 7:40 a.m. that a heavy police presence was in the area of Harry D. Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, for an […]
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2 suspects arrested after fleeing from retail theft in Lake in the Hills, leading to lockdown at school
Two suspects were taken into custody after fleeing on foot from a retail theft at a store in Lake in the Hills, prompting a lockdown at a nearby high school. Administration from Jacobs High School in Algonquin sent a message to parents about the incident Monday afternoon. Jacobs High School briefly entered a shelter-in-place from […]
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Chicago man who led nearly 10-hour SWAT standoff at Algonquin hotel gets fine after pleading guilty
A Chicago man who led a nearly ten-hour-long standoff in Algonquin that ended with a SWAT team tear-gassing him was ordered to pay a fine after pleading guilty. The incident began around 10:53 a.m. on October 27 after the Algonquin Police Department was called to the Holiday Inn Express, 2595 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, […]
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Standoff at Algonquin hotel ends after SWAT team deploys tear gas to take wanted man into custody
A wanted Chicago man was taken into custody following a nearly ten-hour-long standoff in Algonquin that ended after a SWAT team tear-gassed the man. The incident began around 10:53 a.m. Wednesday after the Algonquin Police Department was called to the Holiday Inn Express, 2595 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, for a report of suspicious activity. […]
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Jacobs High School in Algonquin on ‘shelter in place’ after SWAT incident at nearby hotel
Harry D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin is on a shelter in place as a SWAT team and police respond to an ongoing standoff with a wanted man at a hotel across from the school. The Algonquin Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Wednesday to the Holiday Inn Express, 2595 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, […]