A suspect was taken into custody after leading police on a 100 mph pursuit from the Walmart in Zion that ended with the stolen vehicle crashing into another car. The Zion Police Department received an alert for a stolen vehicle at the Walmart Supercenter, 4000 Route 173 in Zion, around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. The stolen […]
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7 years in prison for felon armed with AR-15 rifle arrested after police chase leads to crash into buildings in Waukegan
A judge sentenced a man to seven years in prison after he was captured with an AR-15 rifle following a police chase that ended with a car hitting two buildings in Waukegan. Travondae K. Hood, 30, of North Chicago, was charged in June 2023 with felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of enhanced […]
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90 days in jail for 1 of 2 Zion women arrested for retail theft, leading police on high-speed chase and crashing
One of two Zion women has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after prosecutors say they stole merchandise from Macy’s and then led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash in DuPage County. Asia Wallace, 32, of Zion, and Kayshanda Outlaw, 24, of Zion, were both charged in June with one […]
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Video shows Zion man leading police on pursuit, crashing into squad car and fleeing on foot
A newly released video captured a Zion man who led officers on a vehicle chase that ended with him crashing into a squad, injuring an officer, before fleeing on foot into the woods. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department released dashcam and bodycam video last week of the September 25 incident. Officers located a vehicle that […]
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Woman located after report of armed kidnapping in North Chicago leads to police pursuit, crash
Police have released new details and say a woman was located after two people were arrested following a report of an armed kidnapping in North Chicago led to a police pursuit and crash. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 10:30 p.m. Monday to a call from a woman who was on foot and being […]
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Report of armed kidnapping in North Chicago leads to police pursuit that ended in crash in Chicago
Three people were arrested after a report of an armed kidnapping in North Chicago led to a police pursuit that ended in a crash in Chicago late Monday evening. The Illinois State Police said troopers located a vehicle involved in a possible armed kidnapping around 10:45 p.m. Monday. The kidnapping was reported out of Lake […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release to suspect accused of leading police on high-speed pursuit in Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods
A judge denied pre-trial release to a Waukegan man accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit in Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods, recklessly passing school buses, before fleeing on foot. The Hawthorn Woods Police Department received a report of a reckless driver on southbound Fairfield Road around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday. Lake County Assistant State’s […]
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Zion man arrested after leading police officers on 115 mph pursuit in Wisconsin
A man from Zion is in custody after he led officers on a high-speed chase reaching speeds of more than 115 mph over the border in Wisconsin Thursday morning. The Kenosha Police Department began a pursuit around 2 a.m. Thursday of a reckless vehicle. The pursuit was terminated as the vehicle entered into Pleasant Prairie, […]
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Charges filed after suspect flees on foot following police pursuit, crashes in Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods
Charges have been filed against a man accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit in Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods and causing crashes before running on foot from officers Tuesday. The Hawthorn Woods Police Department received a report of a reckless driver on southbound Fairfield Road around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday. Lake Zurich Deputy Police […]