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Lockdown issued, police response sent after student activates police alarm at Gurnee elementary school

A lockdown was issued and police responded after a student pulled an alarm indicating a threat at an elementary school in Gurnee Friday morning. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 11:13 a.m. Friday to Woodland Elementary School, 7000 West Washington Street in Gurnee, for an alarm activation. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor […]

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2 suspects arrested after fleeing from retail theft in Lake in the Hills, leading to lockdown at school

Two suspects were taken into custody after fleeing on foot from a retail theft at a store in Lake in the Hills, prompting a lockdown at a nearby high school. Administration from Jacobs High School in Algonquin sent a message to parents about the incident Monday afternoon. Jacobs High School briefly entered a shelter-in-place from […]

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Report of person armed with rifle at Waukegan High School prompts major police response

A major police response was sent to one of the Waukegan High School campuses after officials say they received a report of a person armed with a rifle Thursday morning. The Waukegan Police Department received a report around 10:12 a.m. Thursday for a threat at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus, 2325 Brookside Avenue. Waukegan Deputy […]

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Warren Township High School, other schools placed on lockdown due to police activity in Gurnee

Several schools in the Gurnee area were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning due to police activity in a residential area, school officials said. A letter was sent to Gurnee District 56 families regarding the incident. Director of Pupil Services Rachel Solomon said River Trail School, Spaulding Elementary School and Viking Middle School were placed on […]

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Missing man armed with gun prompts school lockdown before being found dead in forest preserve near Antioch

A missing suicidal man armed with a gun prompted a school lockdown and police search before he was found dead in a forest preserve near Antioch Wednesday afternoon. The Kenosha County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office said they were requested around 12:06 p.m. Wednesday by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to assist in locating an armed suicidal male […]

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Mistaken lockdown at College of Lake County in Grayslake attributed to nearby law enforcement training exercise

A brief lockdown at the College of Lake County early Wednesday was due to an erroneous report of a law enforcement training exercise at the old Lake County Fairgrounds, authorities said. Grayslake Police said on their Facebook account that officers were called to the area of Rt. 45 and Center Street at about 9:45 a.m. […]