A man was charged with DUI after he crashed his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Route 45 in Lindenhurst while allegedly drunk and then became confrontational with bystanders who tried to help him. The Lindenhurst Police Department declined to release information on the incident when reached by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, which then had to obtain […]
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Masked burglars break into multiple businesses, target cash registers in Gurnee and Lindenhurst
Masked burglars used rocks and bricks to break into or attempt to break into eight businesses in Gurnee and Lindenhurst early Saturday morning amid an ongoing string of commercial burglaries in Lake County. The burglaries or attempted burglaries occurred early Saturday morning at the Grand Mill Plaza at the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and […]
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Alleged drunk driver crashes into poles and flees on foot, tries telling police he was walking his dog in Old Mill Creek
A man crashed his pickup truck into two poles in Old Mill Creek while drunk, fled the scene on foot and tried to trick officers into believing he was walking his dog before running and resisting arrest Sunday morning. Anthony Fisher, 52, of Chicago, was charged with manufacture or delivery of one gram or more […]
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Lindenhurst police officer arrested, accused of threatening to drown his children in bathtub and shoot his wife in face
A Lindenhurst police officer was arrested on charges alleging he physically attacked his wife and one of his children while also threatening to drown the children in a bathtub and shoot his wife in the face. Robert J. Holbach, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was charged in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with one count of battery […]
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No jail time for motorcycle driver who pleaded guilty to causing crash that killed Lindenhurst woman near Antioch
A Lake Villa man will not face jail time after pleading guilty to causing a motorcycle crash that killed a Lindenhurst woman, who was a mother of several children, near Antioch. Gregory Shaer, 53, of Lake Villa, was initially charged in September 2024 with aggravated driving under the influence resulting in great bodily harm, driving […]
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Firefighters quickly extinguish garage fire that sparked behind Lindenhurst home
No one was injured after firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a detached garage located behind a Lindenhurst home Thursday evening. The Lindenhurst Police Department and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Thursday to the 1900 block of Hazelwood Drive in Lindenhurst for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to […]
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‘It’s all my fault’: Man working 36 hours straight falls asleep, causing crash where woman dead in Gurnee
A man was charged after he admitted it was “all my fault,” saying he worked 36 hours straight and fell asleep at the wheel, causing a crash that contributed to a woman’s death in Gurnee. Anthony M. Erickson, 33, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was charged with aggravated reckless driving causing great bodily harm or permanent […]
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4 years in prison for Lindenhurst woman who accidentally shot and killed her husband in Lindenhurst
A Lindenhurst woman has been sentenced to four years in prison but has been released after less than a day in prison for accidentally shooting and killing her husband at their home on Thanksgiving Day in 2022. Kellee Holmes, 44, of Lindenhurst, was initially charged in November 2022 with one count of reckless discharge of […]
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Prosecutors say man drove intoxicated, 124 mph, causing fiery crash that killed his 2 juvenile brothers in Lindenhurst
Prosecutors say a man drove drunk and high while traveling at 124 mph, causing a fiery crash into a tree that killed his 11-year-old and 16-year-old brothers in Lindenhurst last year. A Lake County grand jury returned a 21-count indictment on July 23 charging Adrian Tiscareno, 21, of Wadsworth. Tiscareno was charged with 10 counts […]