A driver was transported to the hospital and cited after he slammed into the rear of a police squad car that was on a traffic stop in Lakemoor Thursday afternoon. Lakemoor Deputy Police Chief George Manis said the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Route 120 and Kreuger Road. A Lakemoor police officer conducted […]
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Driver charged with DUI after crashing into police car, injuring officer at scene of fatal crash in Waukegan
A police officer was transported to the hospital after a DUI driver crashed into a police squad that was blocking the scene of a fatal pedestrian-involved crash in Waukegan Friday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10 p.m. Friday to the area of Dave’s Liquors, 2300 Grand Avenue in Waukegan. 911 […]
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Armed suspects flee on foot after suspect vehicle hits 3 police cars, 1 head-on in Lake Bluff
Armed juvenile suspects crashed into three police squads, including one head-on, and then fled on foot, sparking a large police search in Lake Bluff early Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday near Green Bay Road and Thorn Valley Road in Lake Bluff. A Lake Bluff police officer came upon a suspicious vehicle, […]
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Woman arrested after allegedly stealing car, crashing into police squad while fleeing in Waukegan
A woman was arrested after prosecutors say she possessed a stolen car and crashed into a police car while trying to flee from officers in Waukegan. Osana M. Shreve, 26, of Waukegan, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, theft over $500, resisting a peace officer, criminal damage to state-supported property, reckless driving […]
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Alleged drunk driver charged after slamming into rear of squad car, injuring officer in Waukegan
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]