A woman allegedly recruited three men who forced their way into her roommate’s bedroom in Waukegan, tied his legs together with an extension cord, beat him and pressed a gun to his head after confronting him at Waukegan City Hall. Gilberto Castaneda-Ortiz, 38, of Waukegan; Jose A. Negrete-Zuniga, 39, of Joliet; and Maria D. Vara-Lopez, […]
Tag: home invasion
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Resident confronted by masked suspect during overnight home invasion in Barrington Hills
Police say they are investigating after a resident was confronted by a masked suspect during a home invasion in Barrington Hills early Sunday morning. The Barrington Hills Police Department responded around 4:57 a.m. Sunday to the 0-100 block of Hawthorne Lane in Barrington Hills for a report of a home invasion. A 911 caller reported […]
Posted inMcHenry County
‘Terrifying confrontation’: McHenry man accused of committing home invasion, threatening victim with shotgun
A McHenry man is in custody after prosecutors say he committed a home invasion by forcing entry and threatening a resident with a shotgun in a “terrifying confrontation” over an alleged debt. Jim W. Burmeister, 53, of McHenry, was charged with home invasion while armed with a firearm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carrying […]
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Suspect arrested for home invasion where he allegedly hid in woman’s apartment, punched her in face near Spring Grove
A suspect allegedly committed a middle-of-the-night home invasion where he hid inside a woman’s apartment near Spring Grove before punching her in the face, leaving her injured Sunday morning. Eutimio Junior Barrios-Hernandez, 23, of McHenry, was charged with home invasion causing injury, domestic battery enhanced, possession of a controlled substance and interfering with the reporting […]
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Suspect wanted after police called to domestic-related home invasion that left woman injured in Algonquin
A suspect is wanted after police were called to a home invasion in a subdivision in Algonquin where the suspect forced entry and attacked a woman during a domestic altercation. The Algonquin Police Department responded around 9:11 p.m. last Wednesday to the 2200 block of Barrett Drive in Algonquin for a report of a domestic […]
Posted inLake County
Lake County drug dealer, a victim of home invasion, ordered detained in jail pending trial after police recovered 2 pounds of cocaine, $500K cash
A Lake County Judge has ordered a Beach Park homeowner accused of possessing and selling two pounds of cocaine and $500K in cash detained in jail pending trial, despite the homeowner being a victim of a January home invasion. Alan C. Solganick, 67, of the 38200 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was […]
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Beach Park homeowner, a home invasion victim, is charged with manufacturing and selling two pounds of cocaine
A Beach Park homeowner, a victim of a home invasion in January, has been charged by authorities for possessing drugs and guns after police found him with two pounds of cocaine and $500K in cash. Alan C. Solganick, 67, of the 38200 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was the victim of a […]
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Home invasion suspect claims he was buying drugs when dealer shot him, leading police to seize $500K cash, cocaine in Beach Park
A judge was unconvinced and ordered a home invasion suspect detained after he claimed he was invited into a home and then was shot by his drug dealer, who police found with $500K in cash and pounds of cocaine, in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the Lakeview […]
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$500K cash recovered after homeowner shoots gunman who forced entry into residence and robbed him in Beach Park
A homeowner, who had $500,000 in cash and two pounds of cocaine, shot a gunman who forced entry into his residence and robbed him in Beach Park Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the 38200 block of Sheridan Road in Beach Park for a home invasion call. Sheriff’s […]