A retail theft suspect was impaled by a fence post and is in critical condition after their reckless fleeing vehicle caused a multiple-vehicle crash in Mettawa Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 3:45 p.m. Monday to Route 60 and St. Mary’s Road in Mettawa for a report […]
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Thief steals over $100,000 worth of merchandise from jewelry store in Highland Park
Police are investigating after a suspect stole over $100,000 worth of jewelry from a jewelry store in Highland Park, officials said. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 4 p.m. on February 22 to Jacqueline’s of Highland Park, 209 Skokie Valley Road. A police report said an unknown subject walked into the store and stole […]
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Police capture suspects who stole $18K in goods from Highland Park store following pursuit into Wisconsin
Suspects who stole approximately $18,000 worth of products from a store in Highland Park were captured following a police pursuit that ended in Wisconsin and was captured on video. Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Chief David Smetana said that Illinois State Police were reported to be attempting to stop a wanted vehicle on Thursday. The vehicle […]
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$200K bond for retail theft suspect who allegedly kicked officers and tried to grab their tasers in Wauconda
Prosecutors say a woman stole goods from a store, kicked two police officers who tried to arrest her and tried grabbing the officers’ tasers in Wauconda. Krystal M. Head, 37, of Wauconda, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, two counts of retail theft and one count of aggravated assault […]
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Law enforcement task force arrests 3 masked suspects armed with guns in Gurnee Mills mall
A law enforcement task force arrested three masked suspects who were armed with guns inside Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee, authorities said. The Illinois Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crimes Task Force recently conducted operations targeting retail crimes at suburban Chicago shopping malls. The task force collaborated with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office, local law […]
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$200K bond for repeat retail theft suspect who allegedly escaped police custody in Waukegan
A Waukegan man, who has been charged in 18 different cases in Lake County alone in the past two years, was arrested last week after he allegedly fled from police while handcuffed in Waukegan. Dominic Longmire, 24, of Waukegan, was charged with felon escape from a peace officer. Longmire was arrested by Waukegan police on […]
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Round Lake brothers sentenced to 4 years in prison for stealing nearly $1 million from Home Depot stores
Two twin brothers from Round Lake were sentenced to four years in prison for stealing almost $1 million worth of products from Home Depot stores in Lake County and numerous states. Michael Miotke, 45, of Round Lake, was charged with nearly 70 different charges in DuPage County Circuit Court, records show. John Miotke, 45, of […]
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Theft suspect fleeing police runs into backyard of Waukegan home, which turned out to be off-duty officer’s home
Prosecutors say a theft suspect who was fleeing police ran into the backyard of a home in Waukegan, only to be arrested by the homeowner, who was an off-duty police officer. Dominic J. Longmire, 24, a transient of Waukegan, was charged with retail theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting a peace officer, criminal trespass to […]
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Lake County Sheriff Canine Boomer tracks down woman who stole from convenience store in Beach Park
Lake County Sheriff Canine Boomer helped track down a woman who allegedly stole from a convenience store in Beach Park and claimed she had a weapon, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 6:45 a.m. Thursday of an incident in the 38500 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park. Deputies […]