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Wauconda Police Department featured on TV show highlighting high-speed chase of convicted murderer

The Wauconda Police Department was featured this week on a Discovery Channel television show showcasing a 2021 high-speed police pursuit of a convicted murderer. Wauconda Police Chief David Wermes said the department was approached by Arrow Media, a TV production company, in February. Arrow Media was making a second season of their show called “High […]

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2 armed juveniles arrested after fleeing from officers in same area where shooting occurred prior day in Zion

Officers responding to a call of suspicious subjects chased down two teenagers, who were armed with guns, on the same block where a shooting occurred the day prior in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 2:53 p.m. Saturday and again at 3:40 p.m. Saturday for separate 911 calls of gunfire in the 2100 block […]

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Prisoner who escaped police near Deerfield, carjacked 2 motorists attempts 2nd escape in Wisconsin

A video captured the moment a prisoner who escaped from police near Deerfield and was taken into custody following a high-speed chase trying to escape from custody a second time in Wisconsin. Wesley R. Anderson, 42, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was being transported by two Park Ridge police officers to the Lake County Jail around […]

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Video shows high-speed chase of escaped prisoner who carjacked victims near Deerfield, fled to Wisconsin

Newly released video shows a high-speed pursuit of an escaped prisoner who carjacked two motorists near Deerfield and fled to Wisconsin where he was arrested after OnStar disabled his car. Two Park Ridge police officers were transporting a male prisoner to the Lake County Jail around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The man was wanted on a […]

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Prisoner escapes from police car near Deerfield, carjacks two motorists before being arrested in Wisconsin

A prisoner being transported in a police car escaped in Deerfield and carjacked two motorists before being taken into custody following a pursuit in Wisconsin. Two Park Ridge police officers were transporting a male prisoner to the Lake County Jail around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The man was wanted on a Lake County warrant. Officers noticed […]