A police officer had to be extricated and transported to the hospital after another driver, who was found intoxicated and armed with a gun, crashed into the officer’s squad car as he was responding to a call in North Chicago. The incident occurred around 7:08 p.m. Sunday at 20th Street and Lewis Avenue in North […]
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Student caught with two rifles in dorm room attacks officer at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago
A student at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago was caught with two rifles and a handgun in his dorm room and allegedly attacked a police officer who tried to detain him. Fernando Sanchez-Gonzalez, 30, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, resisting a peace officer causing injury and unauthorized […]
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Wanted felon who skipped trial for attempted murder charges captured with gun, variety of drugs in Waukegan
A wanted felon who was out on bond and skipped his trial for attempted murder charges was captured by police outside a store in Waukegan and found with a loaded gun and drugs. The Waukegan Police Department received information through an outside agency around 5 p.m. on September 17 regarding a wanted suspect near a […]
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Man allegedly put victim in chokehold in Mundelein, broke police officer’s hand following arrest
Prosecutors say a man put a victim in a chokehold during an argument over two pro basketball players and then broke a police officer’s hand while he was in custody in Mundelein. Anthony A. Brown, 47, of Mundelein, was charged with domestic battery, resisting arrest causing injury and obstructing a peace officer. The Mundelein Police […]
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Officer injured after physical struggle with masked suspect armed with loaded gun in Zion
An officer was injured after a physical struggle with a masked gunman who attempted to flee and then resisted arrest during a traffic stop in Zion, prosecutors said. An officer with the Zion Police Department was on patrol on March 23 around midnight when he conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving without […]
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Police say man shot girlfriend, attacked responding police officer, leaving him unconscious in Zion
A woman and a police officer were hospitalized after authorities say a man shot his girlfriend and then attacked a responding officer, leaving the officer unconscious, in Zion Tuesday morning. The Zion Police Department responded around 3:10 a.m. Tuesday to the 1400 block of 19th Street in Zion for a report of a shooting. Zion […]
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15 years in prison for Harvard man who tried pulling AR-15-style rifle out during police standoff
A Harvard man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to pull out a loaded AR-15-style rifle during a standoff where he injured two officers in Harvard. The incident occurred around 10:08 a.m. on March 4, 2023, in the 1700 block of Wildflower Lane in Harvard when officers responded to a report […]
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Video shows Zion man leading police on pursuit, crashing into squad car and fleeing on foot
A newly released video captured a Zion man who led officers on a vehicle chase that ended with him crashing into a squad, injuring an officer, before fleeing on foot into the woods. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department released dashcam and bodycam video last week of the September 25 incident. Officers located a vehicle that […]
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Pre-trial release denied for suspect accused of dragging, seriously injuring police officer with vehicle in Waukegan
A suspect has been extradited back to Illinois and denied pre-trial release after he allegedly dragged a police officer with his vehicle while trying to flee in Waukegan, leaving the officer with great bodily harm. Patrol officers with the Waukegan Police Department were working a crime suppression detail when they conducted a traffic stop around […]