Deputies tased and arrested a man who called 911 from his home near Mundelein and then brandished two knives while advancing at the officers and threatening to kill them Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9 p.m. Thursday to the 26300 block of North Elmwood Road in unincorporated Mundelein for an individual requesting […]
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‘Above and beyond’: Lake County sheriff’s dispatcher helps save life of man threatening suicide by train
Officials are crediting a Lake County sheriff’s 911 dispatcher with playing a significant role in saving the life of a man who was threatening suicide by train in Greek Oaks over the weekend. Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Telecommunicator Christy O’Dette received a 911 call around 11:25 a.m. Sunday from a man who was attempting suicide […]
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911 dispatcher, two sheriff’s deputies honored for aiding veterans in separate incidents in Lake County
A 911 dispatcher and two sheriff’s deputies have received high honors from the federal government for helping aid veterans in mental crises during two separate incidents in Lake County. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Telecommunicator Monika Reum, Deputy Francis Foy and Deputy Christopher Orlando received recognition from the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center […]
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Social workers to join Waukegan police officers on calls as part new co-responder pilot program
Social workers will soon join police officers in Waukegan while responding to certain 911 calls as part of a co-responder pilot program funded by the state. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4736 into law in May 2022. The bill created the Co-Responders Pilot Program to have police in certain parts of the state […]
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Lake County police social worker program records major milestone in response to mental health-related calls
A team consisting of multiple Lake County police departments and social workers helping with crisis outreach has hit a “major milestone” by reaching its 5,000th request for service. The Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COaST) hit the milestone last month, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Since the inception of the program in 2018, […]
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Officials tout success of police social worker program in McHenry County year after launch
Officials say the police social worker program in McHenry County is making a difference and changing lives for the better following the program’s first year in operation. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office created a police social worker program in 2017 to alleviate their office’s responses to mental health-related calls for service. The sheriff’s office expanded […]
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3 sheriff’s deputies hailed for helping save man who tried to harm himself by running in front of cars in Beach Park
Authorities are hailing three sheriff’s deputies for their actions in saving a suicidal man who tried running into the path of moving vehicles in Beach Park Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:30 p.m. Monday to a residence in the 38700 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff’s […]
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‘Lives have undoubtedly been saved’: Lake County police social worker program records successful first year
A newly-created team consisting of multiple Lake County police departments and social workers helping with crisis outreach handled over 1,000 requests in its first year. The multi-agency Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COaST) initiative launched in January 2022. It consists of members from the Gurnee Police Department, Lake Forest Police Department, Libertyville Police Department, Lincolnshire […]
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Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax locates man armed with knife who committed self-harm near Lake Villa
Authorities said that Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax located a missing man armed with a knife in a field near Lake Villa after he harmed himself. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called last night to the area of Route 59 and Monaville Road in unincorporated Lake Villa. A man had harmed himself and went […]