A jury ruled during an inquest on Thursday that a 61-year-old man who died in the Lake County Jail while serving a sentence died of natural causes. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was conducting rounds in Pod 3 Southeast just before 7:30 a.m. on May 3. The officer observed an inmate lying on […]
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Photo of Highland Park murder suspect released on St. Louis Metropolitan Police social media
Though his face is partially obscured and half his body is hidden, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department released a grainy picture of a man believed to be Jeffrey Austwick as he’s taken into custody Saturday for allegedly gunning down his two brothers in Highland Park. On their Facebook page, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police […]
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Police identify man who allegedly fatally shot his 2 brothers and then set house on fire in Highland Park
Police have identified the man who allegedly shot both of his brothers to death and then set a house on fire in Highland Park before fleeing the scene earlier this week. Jeffrey S. Austwick, 54, of the 1700 block of Park Avenue West in Highland Park, was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri after police issued […]
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2 men found dead outside house fire in Highland Park
Federal, state and local authorities are investigating after firefighters responding to a house fire in Highland Park early Wednesday morning discovered two men dead outside of the house. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:50 a.m. Wednesday to the 1700 block of Park Avenue West in Highland Park for […]
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Coroner identifies 61-year-old man found dead in cell while serving sentence at Lake County Jail
The coroner has released the identity of a 61-year-old man who was found dead in his cell at the Lake County Jail Friday while serving a jail sentence in a criminal case. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was conducting rounds in Pod 3 Southeast just before 7:30 a.m. Friday. The officer observed an […]
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61-year-old man found dead in cell while serving sentence at Lake County Jail in Waukegan
A 61-year-old man was found dead in his cell at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan Friday morning while serving a jail sentence in a criminal case, sheriff’s officials said. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was conducting rounds in Pod 3 Southeast just before 7:30 a.m. Friday. The officer observed an inmate, a […]
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Mother files federal lawsuit against officers who fatally shot her son as he fired 2 guns in Buffalo Grove
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the officers who fatally shot her son who was firing two guns into the air in Buffalo Grove, saying the officers failed to use non-lethals to subdue him. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week by Kristine Howard, who is representing herself, in the U.S. District Court of […]
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Coroner identifies suspect fatally shot by police after attacking family members with sledgehammer in Round Lake Beach
The coroner has identified a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot by police after he attacked and injured two female family members with a sledgehammer in Round Lake Beach. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Brandon Berry, 22, of Round Lake Beach, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]
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Officers fatally shoot man who attacked, injured family members with sledgehammer in Round Lake Beach
Officers fatally shot a man after he attacked and injured two women with a sledgehammer and then advanced at a responding officer in Round Lake Beach. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Redwood Drive in Round Lake Beach […]