A 40-year-old man has been charged after authorities say he fled from police officers in a stolen vehicle before crashing into a car and a building in Marengo early Tuesday morning. Maxwell E. Johnson, 40, of the 100 block of Willow Road in Willow Springs, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated fleeing […]
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K-9 unit helps capture armed man who fled traffic stop, crashed into tree in Gurnee
A Gurnee man, who was found to be in possession of four guns, fled from a traffic stop and crashed into a tree in Gurnee before being apprehended by a Lake County Sheriff canine unit. Tyler R. Baumann, 37, of the 6200 block of Formoor Lane in Gurnee, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, […]
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4 arrested after running from police when stolen vehicle crashes in Crystal Lake
Four 19-year-old men were taken into custody after the stolen car they were in crashed in Crystal Lake, and all four ran from police Monday afternoon. Zishon D. Hunt, 19, of Zion, was charged with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated fleeing/damage of property, reckless driving, obstructing identification, resisting a peace officer, driving without […]
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Three suspects arrested after breaking into home, running from police in Beach Park
Two 19-year-old men and a 17-year-old boy were arrested after authorities said that they burglarized a home in Beach Park and then ran from police Thursday afternoon. Thashawn S.C. Robinson, 19, of the 2000 block of Eshcol Avenue in Zion, Tyshawn King, 19, of the 37200 block of North Grandwood Drive in Gurnee, and a […]
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Lake County Sheriff K-9 tracks down suspect hiding in vehicle in Zion
A Lake County Sheriff Canine Team is being credited with catching a juvenile suspect who fled from police in a stolen vehicle in Zion Wednesday evening. Zion police officers tried to conduct a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle in the 2200 block of Joanna Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle stopped and two […]
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Waukegan man arrested following brief police chase in Lake Villa
A 33-year-old Waukegan is in custody after he fled from police when they tried to stop him during a drug deal in Lake Villa early Thursday morning. A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 3:20 a.m. in the area of Cremona Avenue and Verona Avenue in unincorporated Lake Villa when he witnessed what […]
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Long Grove man armed with gun taken into custody following police pursuit through Mundelein
A Long Grove man armed with a gun is in custody after police say he fled from police following a domestic disturbance in Long Grove that ended in Mundelein. Police were called at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday to a home in the 6500 block of Stockbridge Lane in Long Grove for a domestic disturbance, according […]
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Man charged after robbing gas station, leading police on chase
Charges have been filed against the man who allegedly robbed a gas station in Vernon Hills and led police on a miles-long pursuit in a box truck last week. Christopher J. Gordon, 35, of 609 East Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove Village, was charged with aggravated robbery, robbery, theft and multiple traffic offenses including […]
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Armed standoff ends following carjacking of elderly woman, police pursuit in Algonquin
What started as a hit-and-run ended with the suspect carjacking an 83-year-old woman at knifepoint and crashing near Barrington Hills, resulting in a police standoff. The Algonquin Police Department said that police tried to stop a man on Sunrise Lane in Algonquin while they were investigating a hit-and-run crash at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The […]