An officer suffered multiple injuries after a man, who police mistook as wanted, allegedly resisted arrest during a shooting investigation in Zion on Thursday. Royal Gordon, 22, of Zion, was charged with resisting a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. The Zion Police Department responded Thursday to a report of shots fired, Lake County Assistant […]
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Convicted felon charged with kicking police officer to ground after being found with gun in Lake Villa
A man is being held on a $250,000 bond after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend, possessed a weapon and then kicked an officer to the ground in Lake Villa, prosecutors said. Stefon R. Hunter, 41, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm to a peace officer, felon in possession of […]
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Off-duty cop spots Wendy’s employee with loaded gun in Fox Lake; 2 officers injured during arrest
An employee working at Wendy’s in Fox Lake was arrested after an off-duty police officer spotted him armed with a gun, leading to a foot chase that left two officers injured. Jaylin D. Martin, 23, of Round Lake, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a […]
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Waukegan man arrested after allegedly confronting woman with AR-15 pistol during altercation over affair in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a Waukegan man used a short-barrel AR-15 pistol to confront the wife of a woman whom he was supposedly having an affair with in Waukegan. Sylvester L. Miller, 26, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a peace […]
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Man arrested for allegedly pushing neighbor, strangling officer in Antioch
Prosecutors allege a man pushed his neighbor, who has a prosthetic leg, and then strangled an officer when they tried to arrest him in Antioch on Friday. Anthony Wright, 63, of Antioch, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, aggravated battery of a victim over the age of 60, resisting a peace officer […]
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Officer injured during struggle with man armed with gun in Waukegan, prosecutors say
A police officer was injured during a struggle with an 18-year-old man, who was wearing a ski mask and in possession of a ghost gun, at a parking garage in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Oswaldo Medina-Jimenez, 18, of the 2100 block of Dickey Avenue in North Chicago, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use […]
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Man accused of swinging pipe, throwing traffic cone at officers before resisting arrest in Park City
Prosecutors say that a Waukegan man threw food at a random person, swung a pipe and threw a traffic cone at police officers, before a struggle that left an officer injured in Park City. Porfirio Vazquez-Diaz, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with assault, resisting a peace officer, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Lake […]
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Man accused of possessing rifle, fleeing from police during traffic stop in Round Lake Beach
A man allegedly in possession of a rifle was arrested after he tried fleeing from officers during a traffic stop in Round Lake Beach, prosecutors said. Aron Acosta, 22, of the 300 block of Meadow Green Lane in Round Lake Beach, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and resisting a peace officer. […]
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Police officer kicked in the head while trying to arrest man at Crystal Lake business
An Arlington Heights man is facing charges after he allegedly kicked a police officer in the head and resisted arrest from officers at a business in Crystal Lake. Adam R. Schuster, 32, of the 1600 block of East Central Road in Arlington Heights, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, resisting a peace […]