Two police officers and a woman were hospitalized after an unmarked squad car collided with an SUV in Hebron Sunday evening. The Hebron Police Department and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 6:53 p.m. Sunday to Route 173 and Route 47 in Hebron for a vehicle crash with injuries. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Byrnes […]
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Police officer hospitalized after truck strikes his squad car in Waukegan
A police officer suffered injuries and was transported to the hospital after a driver crashed their pickup truck into his squad car in Waukegan Friday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department said a Waukegan police officer was in his marked squad car on westbound Grand Avenue just east of Lewis Avenue. The officer was stopped in […]
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Drunk driver charged with hitting police car, fleeing scene in Waukegan
A drunk driver was arrested after he struck a police car and fled the scene, leading officers on a chase in Waukegan Monday evening, authorities said. The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. Monday at Washington Street and Sheridan Road in Waukegan, according to Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy injured in three-vehicle crash in Mundelein
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was transported to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash near Mundelein Friday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Friday on Route 83 near Creekwood Drive in unincorporated Mundelein. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that a vehicle traveling northbound was stopped waiting to turn left […]
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Speeding drunk driver crashed into Waukegan police car, injuring officer, authorities say
A woman, who was speeding and ‘highly intoxicated,’ was charged after she slammed her vehicle into a Waukegan police car early Sunday morning, injuring the officer inside. Alisha Smith, 35, of the 2900 block of Willow Lane in Zion, was charged with criminal damage to government property, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy, woman seriously injured in Beach Park crash
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy and a woman were seriously injured after the deputy’s squad car collided with another vehicle while responding to a call in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 9:42 p.m. Saturday of a person armed with a knife trying to break into a home in the […]
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Man arrested after fleeing scene of crash involving police car in Woodstock
A 30-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly struck a responding police car in Woodstock and fled the scene on Friday, authorities said. Edgar Flores, 30, of the 600 block of East Calhoun Street in Woodstock, was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a Class A misdemeanor. The Woodstock Police Department […]
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Wauconda man wanted for ramming sheriff’s squad car in Ingleside
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. An arrest warrant has been issued for a Wauconda man after video captured him ramming his pickup truck into a Lake County sheriff squad car in Ingleside. Adrian N. Tostado, 28, of the 1300 block of Route […]
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Drunk driver struck sheriff’s squad, leading to brief pursuit in Beach Park, officials say
A 33-year-old man was charged with DUI after he sideswiped a Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park, leading to a brief chase Saturday, police said. Oronday Gardner, 33, of the 1400 block of Jackson Street in North Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated […]