Police say a U.S. Army recruiter assigned to the Army’s office in Round Lake Beach was arrested for allegedly soliciting and grooming a child student from Fox Lake. The Round Lake Beach Police Department said they became aware and responded to a report on May 12 regarding a U.S. Army recruiter assigned to the U.S. […]
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Wanted felon captured, charged with opening fire at house that had his own child inside in Round Lake Beach
A wanted felon, considered “armed and dangerous,” has been arrested after prosecutors say he fired shots at a home where his child was inside during a shootout in Round Lake Beach. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:55 p.m. on February 14, 2024, to the 1300 […]
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Prosecutors say convicted felon armed with gun grabbed woman’s neck, leading to 8-hour SWAT standoff in Round Lake Beach
Prosecutors say a convicted felon grabbed a woman’s neck while armed with a gun while a child was in the home before leading a SWAT team on an eight-hour standoff in Round Lake Beach. Luis Pena, 35, whose town of residence is unknown, was charged with felon in possession of a weapon, a Class 3 […]
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SWAT team arrests gunman following domestic disturbance that led to 8-hour standoff in Round Lake Beach
A gunman was taken into custody by a SWAT team following a domestic disturbance that led to an eight-hour standoff, prompting a major police response in Round Lake Beach Thursday afternoon. The Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 3:37 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Beachview Drive in Round Lake Beach for a […]
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Small Thanksgiving Day fire at Round Lake Beach restaurant quickly extinguished; business remains open
Round Lake area firefighters quickly stopped a fire from spreading at a Round Lake Beach restaurant on Thanksgiving Day, allowing the business to remain open and operating. Battalion Chief Charley Mitchell of the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District said firefighters were called to Lomeli’s Rosticeria, 1316 North Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach, […]
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Round Lake Beach man identified as driver killed after freight train collided with landscaping truck in Elgin
A Round Lake Beach man has been identified as the driver killed after a freight train struck his landscaping truck in Elgin as investigators say the driver had only seconds’ notice of the incoming train. The Elgin Police Department and Elgin Fire Department responded around 6:30 a.m. on October 23 to the area of State […]
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Multiple electrical poles, live power lines down cause full closure of Rollins Road in Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach
Multiple electrical poles and live power lines fell down, causing a complete shutdown of a stretch of Rollins Road in Round Lake Heights and Round Lake Beach, Tuesday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Heights Police Department responded around 12:36 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Rollins Road and Fairfield […]
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Police arrest driver after crashing van into several cars, occupied house in Round Lake Beach
Police arrested a driver after he crashed his van into multiple parked cars and then collided into a house, which was occupied, in Round Lake Beach, officials said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 6:09 p.m. last Sunday to the 1500 block of Ridgeway Avenue in Round […]
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‘Change your clocks, change your batteries’: Residents reminded to check smoke detectors after fire breaks out at Round Lake Beach home
Fire officials are reminding residents to check their smoke detector batteries as clocks “fall back” after a fire broke out on the front porch of a Round Lake Beach home Sunday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded at 8:48 p.m. Sunday to the 2500 block of […]