A 20-year-old woman was arrested after she fled from police for over a mile and resisted arrest after officers tried to stop her speeding vehicle in Harvard. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said that Zoraida Espino II, 20, was driving in a 2017 Chevrolet Trax while traveling 30 mph over the speed limit on […]
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Child flown to the hospital by medical helicopter after high-speed crash in Waukegan
A child was flown to the hospital by a medical helicopter following a high-speed crash that witnesses said was the result of a police chase that ended in Waukegan. The crash happened around 7:05 p.m. Thursday at Genesee Street and Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan. Waukegan Fire Marshal Todd Zupec told Lake and McHenry County Scanner […]
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Charges filed against 5 suspects who led police on chase into Chicago following Lake County gas station burglaries
Five suspects, including one who was out on bond for attempted murder, have been charged with burglarizing gas stations in Lake County and leading police on a pursuit into Chicago. The Riverwoods Police Department received a call of a burglar alarm around 3:06 a.m. Tuesday at the Mobil gas station, located at Deerfield Road and […]
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McHenry man charged with driving over 120 mph during police chase in Hebron
A McHenry man has been charged with fleeing from police at over 120 mph in a chase that started in Hebron and ended near Richmond. David J. Diedrich, 46, of the 5800 block of Bunny Avenue in McHenry, was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding, a Class 4 felony. A criminal complaint […]
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Judge sentences man who fired shots from his car, fled police in McHenry County to probation
A man who pulled a gun on a woman, fired shots at a vehicle and then led police on a chase in McHenry County last summer has been sentenced to probation and psychiatric treatment. Daryl Tierney, 67, of the 11500 block of Route 173 in Capron, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless […]
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Wanted suspect in custody after leading police on pursuit through Wauconda, Mundelein
A wanted man led police on a nearly hour-long chase through Wauconda that ended in a Mundelein neighborhood when the non-compliant suspect was bitten by a police canine. The Wauconda Police Department received calls of a traffic complaint around 1:35 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Van Buren Street in Wauconda. Wauconda Police Department […]
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Wonder Lake man charged after throwing rock through window of police car, barricade standoff
A Wonder Lake man led sheriff’s deputies on a brief pursuit, threw a rock through the window of a squad car and then a brick at a deputy before barricading himself in a residence Wednesday morning, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:39 a.m. Wednesday to the 7400 block of Maple Drive […]
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Murder suspect leads police on pursuit from Kenosha, ending in Waukegan
A suspect in a murder was taken into custody after he led police on a high-speed chase from Kenosha, Wisconsin into Lake County, ending in Waukegan early Friday morning, authorities said. The Kenosha, Wisconsin Police Department responded around 12:30 a.m. Friday to the 2000 block of 89th Street for a report of a shooting. Kenosha […]
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Felon arrested after fleeing police at 113 mph, crashing his car in Harvard
A late-night disturbance at a bar in Harvard led to a man leading police on a 113 mph police chase before he crashed his vehicle, officials said. Gregorio Pena, 37, of the 1400 block of Northfield Avenue in Harvard, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding a peace officer and unlawful possession […]