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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Wanted suspect taken into custody after allegedly leading sheriff’s deputies on pursuit through McHenry County
A 23-year-old man wanted on warrants led sheriff’s deputies on a police pursuit through McHenry County before being taken into custody in Harvard, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation on December 12, according to McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Communication Specialist Emily […]
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Teen accused of burglarizing car, leading police on high-speed chase in stolen vehicle in Johnsburg
A teenager was arrested after he allegedly burglarized a vehicle and then led police on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen car in Johnsburg before he was taken into custody Sunday afternoon. Lincoln L. Gillam, 18, of Itasca, was charged with burglary, two counts of aggravated fleeing to elude enhanced and aggravated unlawful possession of […]
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Man who gave Kyle Rittenhouse gun in fatal 2020 shooting among 3 arrested following McHenry County armed robbery, pursuit
Three men, including one who was friends with Kyle Rittenhouse and gave him the rifle used in the fatal 2020 shooting, have been arrested following an armed robbery in the parking lot of a school in Harvard and a police pursuit. The Harvard Police Department responded around 1:42 a.m. Thursday to the area of Route 14, […]
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Man accused of leading police on high-speed chase in minivan in Waukegan after believing he had warrant
A man led police on a reckless high-speed chase in a minivan, leaving his passengers in fear for their lives, in Waukegan after incorrectly believing he had an active warrant, prosecutors said. Julio J. Valentino, 36, of Island Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing to elude, resisting a peace officer, obstructing a […]
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Man wearing ‘rebel life’ shirt arrested after leading police on pursuit, resisting arrest, being found with gun in Zion
A 22-year-old man was released after police say he led officers on a vehicle pursuit, resisted arrest and then was found with a loaded gun while wearing a “rebel life” shirt in Zion Monday evening. Officers with the Zion Police Department were on patrol around 11:18 p.m. Monday in the area of Lewis Avenue and […]
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Police videos released show high-speed chase that went through Lake County, Kenosha County and ended in major crash
New videos released Wednesday captured parts of a high-speed police pursuit that traveled through Lake County and Kenosha County and ended in a major multi-vehicle crash that critically injured the suspect. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department said they were involved around 3:20 p.m. on October 11 in a pursuit that resulted in a serious vehicle […]
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Suspect flees on foot after crashing into tree following brief, almost 100 mph police pursuit in Cary
Police say a suspect fled on foot and escaped after leading officers on a brief vehicle pursuit where he drove nearly 100 mph and crashed into a tree in Cary. A Cary Police Department officer was on patrol around 8 p.m. on October 10 in the area of Rawson Bridge Road and Three Oaks Road […]
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Police pursuit briefly in Lake County ends in major multi-vehicle crash that critically injured driver in Kenosha
A vehicle led police on a high-speed pursuit that briefly entered Lake County before soon ending in a major multi-vehicle crash that critically injured the suspect in Kenosha Saturday. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department said they were involved around 3:20 p.m. Saturday in a pursuit that resulted in a serious vehicle crash. Pleasant Prairie officers […]