A Waukegan man was accused of driving in excess of 100 mph while leading police on a chase along Route 173 in Spring Grove and Richmond and driving through a solid red light. Gerardo Garcia, 22, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, unlawful possession of a knife, speeding, reckless driving, disregarding a […]
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Charges announced after suspects commit $100K robbery in Vernon Hills, leading to high-speed pursuit and crash
A suspect has been arrested and charged after masked suspects attacked a person and stole over $100,000 worth of product at CDW in Vernon Hills, leading to a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday to CDW, 200 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, […]
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Masked suspects commit $100K robbery at CDW in Vernon Hills, leading to high-speed pursuit into Chicago
Masked suspects attacked a driver after he found them stealing over $100,000 worth of product at CDW in Vernon Hills, leading to a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash in Chicago Thursday morning. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday to CDW, 200 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, for […]
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Charges filed against 2 arrested after Uber driver violently carjacked in Zion, leading to police chase through Lake County
Charges have been filed against a juvenile and a second teen who police say violently carjacked an Uber driver in Zion and led police on a pursuit that started in Lake Forest and ended in Waukegan Sunday. The Zion Police Department responded around 11:34 p.m. Saturday to the area of Lewis Avenue and 23rd Street […]
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2 arrested after allegedly carjacking victim’s Subaru in Zion, leading police on chase that ended in Waukegan
Two suspects were arrested after they allegedly carjacked a Subaru in Zion, fled from multiple police agencies in Lake County, and later led them on a pursuit that started in Lake Forest and ended in Waukegan early Sunday morning. The Zion Police Department issued an alert over the Illinois State Police Radio Network (ISPERN) just […]
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One person in custody in Kenosha County, Wisc. following vehicle pursuit that started in McHenry County
One person is in custody in Wisconsin after a police pursuit on Friday that originated in McHenry County and ended in Kenosha County. Reginald Banks, 27, of Lake Geneva, Wisc, was taken into custody by Kenosha County police after an officer from the Twin Lakes Police Department deployed a spike strip to deflate the tires […]
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Driver runs red light during high-speed pursuit, car later goes airborne before chase ends in Lake in the Hills
A 22-year-old man allegedly led police on a pursuit where he shut his lights off and ran a red light on Randall Road in Lake in the Hills before his car later went airborne and he was arrested. Edwin Garcia, 22, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing to […]
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6 years in prison for Woodstock man man who possessed fentanyl, led police on pursuit that ended in crash in Harvard
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to six years in prison for possessing fentanyl-laced drugs and leading police on a chase before crashing in Harvard and fleeing on foot. Julius M. Williams, 42, of Woodstock, was charged in August 2022 with aggravated fleeing to elude, obstructing justice, resisting a peace officer, unlawful possession of cannabis over […]
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Woman accused of ditching her child in middle of street during police pursuit in Bannockburn
Prosecutors say a mother, who was wanted on a warrant, fled from officers at a high rate of speed and ditched her child in the middle of the street during the police chase in Bannockburn. Brittney E. Laarveld, 39, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude police, driving on a suspended license and […]