Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. A 13-year-old Wheeling boy has been charged in connection with burglarizing a Libertyville gun store after a stolen pickup truck crashed into it in 2016, police said. On August 23, 2016, police responded to a burglary at […]
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Lake Zurich gymnastics coach arrested on sexual assault charges of a 16-year-old
A Lake Zurich gymnastics coach has been arrested on sexual assault charges of a 16-year-old Mundelein girl, police said. Kendale Coats, 29, of Palatine, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault. Coats is a gymnastics coach at U.S. Gymnastics Training Center in Lake Zurich. Authorities said that an investigation began involving […]
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Several animals killed in Mettawa barn fire
Thirty chickens and several alpacas died after a barn fire in Mettawa on Tuesday, the Libertyville Fire Department said. Firefighters were called at 1:12 p.m. to a barn fire at a farm property at 14060 West Old School Road near the Tri-State Tollway in Mettawa. Fire officials said that several horses, cats and goats escaped […]
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Woman arrested after punching Libertyville police officer, urinating in parking lot
A drunken domestic dispute led to the arrests of a boyfriend and girlfriend in Libertyville on Sunday. A Libertyville police officer spotted a vehicle driving on North Milwaukee Avenue at 2:40 a.m. with its passenger side door open and a female trying to exit the vehicle while it was moving, officials said. The vehicle pulled […]
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Police: Nurse arrested after stealing drugs from Advocate Condell Medical Center
A former nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville has been arrested for stealing drugs following a multi-agency investigation. The Libertyville Police Department announced that Benjamin J. Sandholm, 33, of 411 Larchmont Lane in Vernon Hills, was arrested and charged on December 11 with unlawful acquisition of controlled substances and theft between $500 and $10,000. […]
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3 charged in connection with ATM skimming scheme in Libertyville
Federal authorities have arrested three Elk Grove Village men in connection with an ATM skimming scheme in Libertyville and other Chicago suburbs. The Libertyville Police Department said that in late September they were notified of a credit card skimmer that was installed at the Libertyville Bank and Trust, 501 Hurlburt Court. Police said that the […]
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Wanted man arrested after police called to argument over Uber ride at Libertyville bar
A man wanted on multiple warrants was arrested after police were called to an argument between two women both claiming an Uber vehicle at a Libertyville bar. The Libertyville Police Department was called at 3 a.m. on Saturday to the Island Tap, 112 East Cook Avenue in Libertyville, for a report of a disturbance. Authorities […]
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Two men charged after 138 grams of marijuana seized in Libertyville
Two men are facing charges after police found 138 grams of marijuana during a search warrant in Libertyville. The Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Libertyville Police Department conducted a search warrant at 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday at 726 Paradise Lane in Libertyville, officials said. The search warrant was the result of a drug investigation […]
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Libertyville police officer injured after being struck, dragged by car
A Libertyville police officer who was chasing after a shoplifting suspect on Thursday was struck and dragged by the getaway vehicle, police officials said. The Libertyville Police Department said that the incident happened at a store in the 100 block of Peterson Road, near Milwaukee Avenue, in Libertyville at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. Officials said […]