A Beach Park man allegedly participated with a group in beating and robbing an employee in the bathroom of a casino in Chicago, with investigators identifying him from his passport, which he scanned to get inside. Abraham I. Pozo, 32, of Beach Park, was charged with one count of robbery, a Class 2 felony. The […]
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Felon charged with stabbing woman, daughter while attempting to rob them outside store in Waukegan
A convicted felon has been charged after prosecutors say he stabbed a woman and then stabbed her daughter, who tried protecting her mother, during an attempted robbery outside a store in Waukegan Saturday. Dominic J. Longmire, 28, of Waukegan, was charged with armed robbery, aggravated robbery indicating armed, robbery and two counts of aggravated battery […]
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Woman, daughter both stabbed by armed suspect who tried robbing them outside store in Waukegan
A woman was stabbed and then her daughter, who tried intervening, was also stabbed by a suspect who tried robbing them outside of a store in Waukegan Saturday evening. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:02 p.m. Saturday to the Burlington Coat Factory, 1501 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of an armed […]
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Suspect armed with knife allegedly attacks, robs Dollar General employee who was riding on scooter in Waukegan
A suspect who was armed with a knife and brass knuckles attacked and robbed a Dollar General employee who was riding on a scooter near his work in Waukegan, prosecutors said. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. on April 26 to the intersection of North Lewis Avenue and Golf Road near a Citgo […]
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‘I don’t want it to get messy’: Man charged with robbing bank of nearly $5,000 in Highland Park, confessing to police
The FBI has filed charges against a man who robbed a bank in Highland Park, telling the teller to comply because he “didn’t want it to get messy,” before later being captured by police and confessing to the robbery. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 3:04 p.m. on April 14 to the Chase Bank, […]
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Police arrest suspect who committed bank robbery in Highland Park, fled on foot with stolen cash
Police took a suspect into custody and the FBI was called after he committed a bank robbery in Highland Park where he stole cash before fleeing on foot, officials said. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 3:04 p.m. on April 14 to the Chase Bank, 255 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, for a […]
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Elderly resident doing yardwork left injured after group robs him of jewelry in Woodstock
Police say they are investigating after an 85-year-old resident who was doing yardwork in Woodstock was left injured after being robbed by a group who stopped at his home. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:17 a.m. Saturday to the area of West Jackson Street and South Hill Street for a report of a robbery. […]
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1 arrested after group physically attacks child, leaving him injured and robbing him of $20 in Crystal Lake
Police arrested one suspect on Thursday after a group physically attacked and injured a child while robbing him of $20 in cash and breaking his phone in Crystal Lake. Camden F. Schmidt, 18, of Crystal Lake, was charged with robbery, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, mob action, criminal damage to property and theft. A […]
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Man allegedly robbed child working at restaurant in North Chicago, threatened to shoot him during ‘crime spree’
Prosecutors say a man went on a crime spree, which included robbing a child employee of a restaurant in North Chicago while threatening to shoot him, before later fleeing police and crashing. Ainsley A. Ball, 37, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated robbery, two counts of robbery and two counts of burglary. Lake County […]