The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has cleared a Vernon Hills police officer who shot and killed a man with an air rifle during a domestic disturbance call in September. Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim released his final report on Friday, saying that Officer Tadd Spencer was justified after he shot 34-year-old Randy Rausch. […]
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Armed man shot by Lake County Sheriff’s deputy charged with attempted murder
An Ingleside man has been charged with attempted murder and numerous other charges after he pointed a gun at a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy and got shot in Wadsworth earlier this month. Angel X. Lopez, 23, of the 35800 block of North Wilson Road in Ingleside, was released from the hospital and transported to the […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed suspect in Wadsworth
A car burglar was shot by police in Wadsworth Friday morning after stealing a car and crashing into a tree, before pointing a gun at responding officers. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 4:45 a.m. Friday in the 13200 block of West Greenview Drive in Wadsworth for a report of a […]
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Update: Teen Fatally Shot by Zion Police Officer
The Zion Police Department was involved in a fatal officer involved shooting this afternoon at around 2:00 p.m. at Galilee Ave & 24th St. The Zion Fire Department was requested to transport one person who was shot during the shooting. They transported to Vista East Hospital in Waukegan where the subject who was shot later died. […]