A Wisconsin man caused an officer to suffer injuries after he fled from police and resisted arrest before biting a second officer in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Demetreon Akbar, 26, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, two counts of resisting a peace officer causing injury and domestic […]
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2 officers injured, 1 transported to hospital after trying to arrest suspects at Gurnee Mills
Two suspects are in custody after two officers were injured, one of which was transported to the hospital, during a stolen vehicle investigation at Gurnee Mills Saturday. The Gurnee Police Department received notification around 12:50 p.m. Saturday from the Flock safety system of a stolen vehicle in the area. Officers responded to Gurnee Mills mall, 6170 […]
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2 officers injured after physical struggle with man who allegedly tried reaching for loaded gun in Harvard
Two officers were injured after a physical struggle to restrain a man who allegedly attacked a family member in Harvard and then tried reaching for a loaded gun when officers approached him. The Harvard Police Department responded around 10:08 a.m. Saturday to the 1700 block of Wildflower Lane in Harvard for a report of a […]
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Police officer suffers serious injury after handcuffed suspect flees from traffic stop in Zion
A police officer suffered a serious head injury after a convicted felon arrested for possessing a gun ran from officers while handcuffed in Zion, authorities said. Zion Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop around 10:07 p.m. Tuesday on a silver 2003 Mercedes, driven by Malcom Adams, 29, of Zion. The stop was conducted in […]
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2 residents evaluated for smoke inhalation, police officer transported to hospital after house fire in Woodstock
Two residents were evaluated for smoke inhalation and a police officer was transported to the hospital after a house fire in Woodstock Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 3 p.m. Sunday to the 900 block of Wheeler Street in Woodstock for a report of a structure […]
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Man punched sheriff’s deputy in her face multiple times during traffic stop in Ingleside, police say
Authorities say a Round Lake man punched a Lake County sheriff’s deputy in her face twice during a traffic stop after he drove into oncoming traffic in Ingleside. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a reckless driver around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said the 911 callers […]
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Officer injured during struggle with man armed with gun in Waukegan, prosecutors say
A police officer was injured during a struggle with an 18-year-old man, who was wearing a ski mask and in possession of a ghost gun, at a parking garage in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Oswaldo Medina-Jimenez, 18, of the 2100 block of Dickey Avenue in North Chicago, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use […]
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Man accused of swinging pipe, throwing traffic cone at officers before resisting arrest in Park City
Prosecutors say that a Waukegan man threw food at a random person, swung a pipe and threw a traffic cone at police officers, before a struggle that left an officer injured in Park City. Porfirio Vazquez-Diaz, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with assault, resisting a peace officer, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Lake […]
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Man burglarizes landscaping business, struggles and injures officer who tried to arrest him in Fox Lake
A man who burglarized a landscaping business in Fox Lake threw a stolen lunchbox at a police officer and struggled with the officer who tried arresting him, leaving the officer injured, prosecutors said. Thomas R. Brunner, 39, a transient with no known address, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, burglary, resisting a […]