Prosecutors say a convicted felon grabbed a woman’s neck while armed with a gun while a child was in the home before leading a SWAT team on an eight-hour standoff in Round Lake Beach. Luis Pena, 35, whose town of residence is unknown, was charged with felon in possession of a weapon, a Class 3 […]
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SWAT team arrests gunman following domestic disturbance that led to 8-hour standoff in Round Lake Beach
A gunman was taken into custody by a SWAT team following a domestic disturbance that led to an eight-hour standoff, prompting a major police response in Round Lake Beach Thursday afternoon. The Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 3:37 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Beachview Drive in Round Lake Beach for a […]
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Felony charges filed against pipe attack suspect arrested by SWAT team inside senior living facility in Gurnee
Felony charges have been filed against a suspect accused of attacking his mother with a pipe before a SWAT team took him into custody following a standoff inside a senior living facility in Gurnee. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to Thomas Place Gurnee, 401 North Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, for […]
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SWAT team takes pipe attack suspect into custody after standoff at senior living facility in Gurnee
A SWAT team took a suspect into custody following an hours-long standoff after he attacked his mother with a metal pipe inside a senior living facility in Gurnee Saturday evening. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to Thomas Place Gurnee, 401 North Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, for a report of a […]
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SWAT team arrests suspect wanted for murder, 2nd suspect wanted for attempted murder in Zion
A SWAT team arrested two suspects, one wanted for murder and the other wanted for attempted murder, after they were found in an apartment with guns in Zion Monday afternoon. Zion Police Department Lt. Derek Zaloudek told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a coordinated law enforcement operation occurred and led to two people being […]
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No injuries reported, one person in custody, after hours-long police stand off in McHenry
A McHenry man wanted on a warrant for committing two residential burglaries was identified by police as the catalyst behind an hours-long police standoff that ended peacefully in McHenry Thursday, authorities said. Patrick J. Anderson, 44, of 3415 Venice Avenue in McHenry, was taken into custody at his residence following the standoff that drew dozens […]
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Heavy police presence remains in McHenry; cause of situation remains unknown
Details continue to be withheld surrounding an extremely large police presence at the corner of Venice Avenue and Court Street in McHenry on Thursday. McHenry Police issued a warning to residents at about 11:49 a.m. to avoid Venice Avenue and Court Street due to police activity. Police said in the warning that the incident taking […]
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Arsonist threw spear, knives, and performed threatening countdown before starting fire in Deerfield that resulted in hours-long standoff
A Deerfield man gave police a countdown before intentionally lighting a match that sparked a fire in a gas-filled home just before an hours-long police standoff, authorities said. George H. Miller, 21, of Deerfield, also tried to stab officers with a homemade spear made out of knives and threw a training pad affixed with knives […]
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Charges filed against suspect who allegedly committed arson fire in Deerfield, injured 2 during SWAT standoff
Charges have been filed against a suspect accused of intentionally lighting a house fire, resulting in a more than two-hour standoff with a SWAT team in Deerfield where two responders were injured. The Deerfield Police Department responded around 11:55 a.m. on April 23 to the 400 block of Deerfield Road for a report of a […]