A police officer fired shots at a man, who appeared to be reaching for a gun, following a brief pursuit in North Chicago Saturday evening, officials said. Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli said that a North Chicago police officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle around 8:50 p.m. Saturday. The […]
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Police pursuit ends after suspect tries to drive down railroad tracks in Fox Lake
A Waukegan man was arrested following a police chase that began in McHenry County and ended in Fox Lake when the man tried driving down railroad tracks. Nathaniel R. Kozlowski, 30, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, aggravated fleeing and eluding, reckless […]
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Man charged with firing shots from his car, fleeing police in Harvard
A 66-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly fired several shots at another vehicle near Harvard and then led police on a chase out of McHenry County on Monday. Daryl Tierney, 66, of Capron, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm and unlawful use […]
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High-speed pursuit from Wisconsin ends with crash in Zion
A 17-year-old boy was arrested after he led police on a high-speed chase from Wisconsin that ended in a two-vehicle crash in Zion on Sunday. Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Police Chief David Smetana said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was following a stolen vehicle out of Illinois around 7:20 p.m. Sunday. Pleasant Prairie police officers […]
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Man arrested after police pursuit ends with standoff at Woodstock home
A Wisconsin man was arrested after leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a standoff for over an hour at a Woodstock home Friday. Juan V. Hernandez, 27, of the 100 block of East Walworth Avenue in Delavan, Wisconsin, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, obstructing justice, unlawful restraint, driving on a […]
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Man arrested after fleeing police, crashing into tree in Winthrop Harbor
A Waukegan man was arrested after he fled from police, struck a tree and then ran from officers on foot in Winthrop Harbor last week, officials said. Derrick D. Johnson, 28, of Waukegan, was charged with escaping a police officer, aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated fleeing police, driving under the influence, possession controlled substance, […]
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Charges pending after 1 killed, 1 injured in high-speed crash in Mundelein
A 56-year-old man was killed and another man was injured after a high-speed crash that left a sedan crumpled on Route 45 in Mundelein on New Year’s Day, police said. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday to Route 45 north of Route 60 for a two-vehicle crash with […]
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3 suspects arrested after vehicle pursuit ends in Winthrop Harbor; charges pending
Three suspects were taken into custody after a pursuit of a vehicle wanted in connection with a shooting in Zion ended in Winthrop Harbor Monday evening, police said. The Zion Police Department attempted to stop a silver Volkswagen in the 1100 block of Sheridan Road and it fled the area. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police […]
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Retail theft suspects flee police in Deer Park, crash into squad car, other vehicles
Three Chicago women, including one who was wanted for several retail thefts, are facing charges after they led police on a vehicle pursuit from Deer Park, striking three vehicles and a police car during the chase. Two Lake County sheriff’s deputies on patrol in a retail shopping area in the 21800 block of West Long […]