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Home invasion suspect claims he was buying drugs when dealer shot him, leading police to seize $500K cash, cocaine in Beach Park

A judge was unconvinced and ordered a home invasion suspect detained after he claimed he was invited into a home and then was shot by his drug dealer, who police found with $500K in cash and pounds of cocaine, in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the Lakeview […]

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$500K cash recovered after homeowner shoots gunman who forced entry into residence and robbed him in Beach Park

A homeowner, who had $500,000 in cash and two pounds of cocaine, shot a gunman who forced entry into his residence and robbed him in Beach Park Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the 38200 block of Sheridan Road in Beach Park for a home invasion call. Sheriff’s […]

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State’s attorney clears officers who fatally shot man that charged at them with knife in Highland Park

The state’s attorney has cleared three officers and will not charge them after they opened fire, leaving a 59-year-old man dead after he charged at them while armed with a knife in Highland Park. In a letter obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner through a Freedom of Information Act request, Lake County State’s Attorney […]

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‘Senseless attack’: Jury convicts shoplifting suspect of shooting teen employee in face at store in Waukegan

A jury has convicted a Lake Villa man of shooting a 19-year-old employee in the face after he tried preventing the shoplifting suspect from re-entering a Dollar General store in Waukegan. Kaleb S. Brown, 23, of Lake Villa, was charged in June 2022 with one count of aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm, a […]