A suspect was sent to the hospital after he was subdued following a knife attack on a victim at a motel near Libertyville Friday evening, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:05 p.m. Friday to Doe’s Motel, 31228 North Route 45 in unincorporated Libertyville following a report of a fight and […]
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5 years in prison for man who was critically injured after carjacking woman near Mundelein, crashing car
A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to five years in prison for carjacking a woman near Mundelein and crashing the stolen car in Volo, leaving himself critically injured. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1 a.m. on March 4, 2022, for a report of a street sign that had been knocked down […]
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Driver who made illegal U-turn sought after causing crashes involving 7 vehicles on Route 120 near Gurnee
The sheriff says a driver is being sought after making an illegal U-turn, causing crashes involving seven vehicles which left a truck on top of another, on Route 120 near Gurnee. The Gurnee Fire Department, Gurnee Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to Route 120 near Interstate 94 on […]
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3 sheriff’s deputies injured after man armed with rocks, metal rod fights deputies near Barrington
Prosecutors say a man armed himself with rocks and a metal rod, which he used to strike a sheriff’s deputy in the head, when deputies tried to arrest him for walking on railroad tracks near Barrington. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6 a.m. on November 4 to Route 14 and Cuba Road near Barrington […]
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Lake County’s Special Investigations Group receives ‘significant award’ for disrupting drug organizations, making over 50 arrests
The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group, comprised of many police departments, received a “significant award” for recently disrupting nine drug trafficking organizations and making over 50 arrests. Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced Wednesday that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) was awarded the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’s […]
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Investigators arrest Lindenhurst man for possessing over 1,000 files of child sexual abuse material, trading it online
Investigators say a Lindenhurst man has been arrested for possessing over 1,000 images and videos depicting violent child sexual abuse and allegedly trading them online. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Cybercrime Unit received information that an IP address in Lake County was uploading child pornography online. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said […]
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1 injured after 7-vehicle pileup crash that left truck on top of another vehicle near Gurnee
Authorities say one person was left injured after a seven-vehicle pileup crash on Route 120 near Gurnee that left a truck on top of another vehicle, causing traffic delays. The Gurnee Fire Department, Gurnee Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to Route 120 near Interstate 94 on the border […]
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Sheriff’s deputies force entry to home, tackle man with knife threatening to kill people in Beach Park
Officials say deputies forced entry to a home and tackled a man who was threatening to kill people while armed with a knife, including an elderly woman who was found lying on the floor, in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 4:25 p.m. Monday from a residence in the […]
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Police officer injured after sheriff’s squad runs light, crashes into second police car in Waukegan
Authorities say a police officer was injured after a sheriff’s squad car ran a red light and crashed into a Waukegan police car in Waukegan early Monday morning. The incident happened just after 12 a.m. Monday at Lewis Avenue and Glen Flora Avenue in Waukegan. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was traveling northbound on Lewis […]