A Lake County sheriff’s canine tracked down a suspect who was hiding in a marsh area after he allegedly tried breaking into a woman’s home near Gurnee, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:40 a.m. Saturday to the 36100 block of North Grand Oaks Circle in unincorporated Gurnee. A man was reported […]
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Officer transported to hospital after being injured during struggle with suspect holding infant in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a man holding an infant endangered the child by resisting arrest from police officers, leaving an officer injured, in Waukegan. Trevellis C. Thomas, 33, of Waukegan, was charged with child endangerment and resisting a peace officer causing injury. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly said officers responded to a domestic disturbance on […]
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Woman charged with kicking police officer in the head, biting 2nd officer in McHenry
A McHenry woman is facing numerous charges for allegedly kicking a police officer in the head and biting a second officer while resisting arrest in McHenry, court records show. Kathryn Wilschke, 40, of McHenry, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, battery making physical contact and resisting a peace officer. […]
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Armed man arrested after allegedly headbutting neighbor, kicking victim’s dog near Spring Grove
Police arrested an armed man after he allegedly headbutted his neighbor, kicked the victim’s dog and threatened to kill both of them near Spring Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:50 p.m. Sunday to the 37700 block of North Jeanette Court in unincorporated Spring Grove for a disturbance in progress. Lake County Sheriff’s […]
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Registered sex offender charged with sexually abusing teenage girl, resisting arrest in Zion
A registered sex offender has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage girl in Zion on multiple occasions and resisting when police tried to arrest him. Cortez M. Campbell, 22, of Zion, was charged with five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. A criminal complaint filed in Lake County Circuit Court alleges Campbell committed several […]
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Woman eats police officer’s uniform button, allegedly attacks officers following arrest in Zion
Authorities say a woman ate a button from a police officer’s uniform and also kicked, spat and bit officers after being arrested at a hotel in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 6:36 p.m. on March 28 to The Inn on Sheridan, 2723 Sheridan Road in Zion, for a report of a belligerent female […]
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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders 21-time convict held without bond for burglarizing 6 homes in Crystal Lake, Woodstock
A man, who has been sent to prison 18 times for residential burglary, was ordered held without bond after being arrested for committing six home burglaries in Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Scott A. Weissert, 60, of Lakemoor, was charged last month with four counts of residential burglary, one count of resisting a peace officer causing […]
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Charges upgraded against Harvard man who allegedly tried pulling AR-15-style rifle on police officers
A grand jury indicted a man on almost two dozen felony charges for injuring two officers during a struggle after he allegedly tried reaching for a loaded AR-15-style rifle in Harvard. The incident began around 10:08 a.m. on March 4 in the 1700 block of Wildflower Lane in Harvard when officers responded for a report […]
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Police officer kicked in the head during arrest of drunk driver in Winthrop Harbor
Prosecutors say a Waukegan man, who was driving drunk, kicked a police officer in the head while resisting arrest during an incident in Winthrop Harbor. Jose L. Rodriguez-Martinez, 35, of Waukegan, was charged with resisting a peace officer causing injury, aggravated assault on a peace officer, aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence, […]