Armed juvenile suspects crashed into three police squads, including one head-on, and then fled on foot, sparking a large police search in Lake Bluff early Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday near Green Bay Road and Thorn Valley Road in Lake Bluff. A Lake Bluff police officer came upon a suspicious vehicle, […]
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Judges order two Lake County men held without bond after teen attacked during armed robbery in Wonder Lake
Judges found two Lake County men a danger to the community before ordering them held without bond after they allegedly attacked a teenager and robbed him at gunpoint in Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. on July 23 to the 3400 block of Thompson Road in Wonder Lake for a […]
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Police capture multiple suspects in McHenry after teen attacked during armed robbery in Wonder Lake
Police arrested multiple suspects, including two Lake County men, following a search in McHenry after they allegedly attacked a teenager and robbed him at gunpoint in Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. Sunday to the 3400 block of Thompson Road in Wonder Lake for a call of an armed robbery. […]
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Waukegan man wanted for murder who ran out of Lake County courtroom captured in Chicago
A Waukegan man is in custody after he fled from police after learning he was wanted for murder while attending a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse earlier this month. Antonio D. Summers, 36, of Waukegan, was at the courthouse in Waukegan on the morning of June 1 for a hearing in an order of […]
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Lockdowns lifted after man attending court hearing learns of active warrant, flees out of courtroom in Waukegan
Lockdowns have been lifted after a man attending a court hearing found out he was wanted and fled from police on foot in Waukegan Thursday morning. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a 36-year-old man went to the Lake County Courthouse Thursday morning. The man was […]
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Schools on lockdown after wanted suspect flees from police in downtown Waukegan
Police are actively searching for a wanted suspect who fled from authorities near the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, prompting schools to go on lockdown. The incident began around 10 a.m. Thursday. The College of Lake County said in a message that their Lakeshore Campus located in Waukegan was placed on lockdown due to “dangerous […]
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Police manhunt for report of man armed with hatchet threatening people in Crystal Lake results in arrest
A police manhunt for a suspect who was reported to have been armed with a hatchet and threatening people in Crystal Lake resulted in the arrest of a 60-year-old man. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 7:05 p.m. last Tuesday to the 200 block of Uteg Street in Crystal Lake for a report of […]
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Suspect in custody after fleeing on foot from police, prompting soft lockdown at schools in Algonquin
A suspect is in custody after authorities say he trespassed into a home and fled on foot from officers, prompting a search that put area schools in Algonquin on lockdown Tuesday. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Ryan Markham said the department was called to the 500 block of Lincoln Street in Algonquin around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. […]
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Illinois Senate passes bill that would ban police from searching cars over marijuana odor
(The Center Square) – Senate Democrats in Springfield have advanced legislation that would prohibit law enforcement from conducting vehicle searches based on the smell of marijuana. With recreational marijuana now legal in Illinois for roughly the past three years, individuals also would no longer be required to store marijuana in an odor-proof container as they […]