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Police investigating arson fire committed at park in Libertyville neighborhood

Police say two juveniles were possibly involved in committing an arson fire that left construction equipment ablaze at a park in Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 5:57 p.m. Saturday to Paul Neal Park, 1251 New Castle Drive in Libertyville. Police officers were dispatched to the location for construction equipment […]

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Volkswagen offers tracking service for free after refusing to provide Lake County deputies with location of carjacked vehicle with child inside

Volkswagen is offering five years of its tracking service for free to most owners of newer models after they required police to pay to obtain the location of a carjacked vehicle, which had a two-year-old Libertyville boy inside. Starting in June, Volkswagen 2020 to 2023 models equipped with Car-Net will be eligible for a free […]

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Officer successfully revive unresponsive driver who struck light pole, tree in Libertyville

Police officers successfully performed lifesaving measures on a 24-year-old man who was found unresponsive after crashing into a light pole and a tree in Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 6:07 a.m. Friday to Garfield Avenue and Ames Street in Libertyville for a single-vehicle crash. Officers arrived and discovered the […]

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Police locate car used in violent carjacking where toddler was abducted, pregnant mother seriously injured near Libertyville

Police have recovered a stolen chase vehicle used in a carjacking where a pregnant mother was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted near Libertyville last month. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on February 23 in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher […]

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Over $70K raised for pregnant mother seriously injured in violent carjacking where toddler was abducted near Libertyville

The community has raised over $70,000 for a seriously injured pregnant mother who was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted during a carjacking near Libertyville. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on February 23 in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]

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Woman allegedly kicked 2 police officers, spat in hospital security guard’s face in Libertyville

A woman was arrested after prosecutors say she drove drunk, kicked two police officers and spat in a security guard’s face while at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Isabella Sierra, 21, of Gurnee, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, five counts of resisting a peace officer, three counts of battery, driving […]

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Detectives making progress, pregnant mother improving after violent carjacking where toddler was abducted near Libertyville

A seriously injured pregnant mother remains hospitalized and has a “long road ahead” after she was beaten, run over and had her two-year-old abducted during a carjacking near Libertyville. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. Thursday in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]

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Volkswagen says company requiring payment for location of abducted child near Libertyville was ‘serious breach of policy’

Volkswagen said it was a “serious breach of policy” after they required police to pay to obtain the location of a carjacked vehicle, which had an abducted two-year-old Libertyville boy inside. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. Thursday in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]