The driver wanted for allegedly fatally striking a Waukegan mother and fleeing the scene in Winthrop Harbor in February turned himself in to police in Colorado on Sunday. Travis Walter-Wesley Kern, 35, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was charged with failure to report a crash involving death, a Class 1 felony, and leaving the scene of […]
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Police identify and charge driver who allegedly fatally struck Waukegan mother, grandmother with car and fled in Winthrop Harbor
Police have identified and charged a driver, who remains wanted, with fatally striking a Waukegan mother and grandmother with a vehicle in Winthrop Harbor before fleeing the scene in February. Shanna White, 50, of Waukegan, was hit by a vehicle while walking on Sheridan Road between 14th Street and 16th Street in Winthrop Harbor around […]
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Wadsworth woman arrested after driving into oncoming lanes during police pursuit, being found with malnourished dog
A Wadsworth woman was taken into custody after she allegedly led police on a reckless vehicle chase in Pleasant Prairie that came to an end with officers finding a malnourished dog in her car. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Police Department said a police officer came upon a possible disabled motorist on Highway 50 during the […]
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Lindenhurst police officer arrested, accused of threatening to drown his children in bathtub and shoot his wife in face
A Lindenhurst police officer was arrested on charges alleging he physically attacked his wife and one of his children while also threatening to drown the children in a bathtub and shoot his wife in the face. Robert J. Holbach, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was charged in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with one count of battery […]
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Zion man arrested after allegedly carjacking woman, leading police on 117-mph pursuit that traveled through Lake County
A Zion man was arrested after he allegedly carjacked a woman at a hotel in Pleasant Prairie and led police on a 19-mile chase that reached speeds of 117 mph and traveled through Lake County. Deavon M. Fonder, 25, of Zion, was charged with carjacking by use of force, two counts of first-degree reckless endangering […]
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Suspect in custody after fleeing police in Zion, leading to police pursuit in Wisconsin that ended back in Lake County
A suspect was taken into custody after he fled from police in Zion and led officers on a pursuit in Wisconsin where he crashed into squad cars before returning to Illinois and fleeing on foot near Wadsworth. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department became involved in a vehicle pursuit around 9 a.m. on February 4 after […]
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Zion man involved in semi-truck, SUV crash that left 71-year-old man dead in Pleasant Prairie
A Zion man was involved in a crash involving a semi-truck and an SUV that left a 71-year-old man dead just over the border in Pleasant Prairie, police said. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Police Department, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office and Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue Department responded around 1:07 p.m. on January 19 to the […]
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Winthrop Harbor church elder arrested, gives full admission to repeatedly sexually assaulting young child
A leader at a church in Winthrop Harbor was arrested and gave a full admission that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a child, beginning when she was as young as six years old and spanning years. Greg R. Douma, 58, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was charged with one count of repeated sexual assault of a child, […]
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Zion police officer allegedly choked child until she was ‘barely breathing’ while former Lake County corrections officer beat her
New details reveal that a Zion police officer allegedly choked a child until she was “barely breathing” as her wife, who is a former Lake County sheriff corrections officer, beat the child repeatedly. Shazay M. Molleda, 40, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and Brittany L. Molleda, 28, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, were both arrested by the […]