A 34-year-old man has been charged with driving drunk and crashing into the back of a police squad car, injuring an officer, who had been blocking the roadway in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said a Waukegan police squad was blocking the roadway near Yorkhouse Road and Frolic Avenue around 3:56 a.m. Sunday. […]
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Officer injured after drunk driver crashes into rear of squad car in Waukegan
A police officer was transported to the hospital after her police squad was struck by a suspected drunk driver in Waukegan early Sunday morning. The incident happened around 4 a.m. Sunday near Yorkhouse Road and Frolic Avenue in Waukegan. A Waukegan police officer was called out to a call of a tree that came down […]
Police officer cited for causing crash involving squad, SUV that left 4 injured in Antioch
A police officer was cited for causing a two-vehicle crash that left himself, a second officer and two others injured on Route 173 in Antioch Thursday afternoon. The incident happened around 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Route 173 and Eagle Ridge Drive in Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was requested to conduct an investigation into […]
Sheriff’s deputy responding to 911 call seriously injured after driver runs stop sign, causing crash in Waukegan
A sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized with serious injuries after a pickup truck allegedly ran a stop sign in Waukegan and crashed into the squad, which was responding to a 911 call. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a battery in progress around 6:10 p.m. Sunday near Green Bay Road and Wadsworth Road […]
Zion man charged with drunk driving after crashing into Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park
A Zion man was arrested after authorities say he drove drunk and crashed into the rear of a Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park Sunday evening. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop around 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Avenue and Wadsworth Road in Beach Park. The emergency lights on the […]
Suspects who stole high-end cars from Barrington dealership also stole, totaled police squad car
A group of suspects who stole high-end cars from a Barrington car dealership over the weekend also stole a responding officer’s police squad and totaled it after crashing the vehicle. The Barrington Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to the Motor Werks, located at 1475 South Barrington Road in Barrington. Several vehicles were stolen […]
2 charged after suspects steal high-end cars in Barrington, ram into police car and cause 4 crashes
Two have been charged after multiple high-end cars were stolen from a car dealership in Barrington, which resulted in four separate crashes, including a police car that was rammed. The Barrington Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to the Motor Werks, located at 1475 South Barrington Road in Barrington. Several vehicles were stolen from […]
Lawsuit alleges Zion police officer blew stop sign, causing rollover crash that left 3 injured in Zion
Two victims have filed a lawsuit against the City of Zion after they claim that a police officer failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into their vehicle, leaving three injured. Attorney Craig Sandberg filed the lawsuit last month in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of Devin Petersen, a Kenosha County resident, […]
No citations issued after police officer crashes into parked car in Lake in the Hills
No citations were issued after a police officer struck a parked car while leaving the scene of a call in Lake in the Hills, authorities said. Lake in the Hills Police Department Public Information Officer Amanda Schmitt said a police officer was leaving a call around 6:05 p.m. Saturday. The call was in the 100 […]