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3 in custody after SWAT team conducts search warrant, finds 3 kilos of meth at Gurnee home

Police and a SWAT team arrested three people and found multiple guns, along with nearly three kilograms of methamphetamine, during a search warrant in Gurnee Tuesday evening. The Zion Police Department and the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Service Team (EST) executed a search warrant early Tuesday evening The Lake County Sheriff’s Special […]

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Tactical response team arrests armed convicted felon accused of dealing meth in and around Zion

A tactical response team arrested a Waukegan man who authorities say was selling methamphetamine in and around Zion and was found with several guns. The Zion Police Department Street Crimes Unit learned of a subject selling methamphetamine in and around Zion in January. Zion Police Department Detective Lt. Paul Kehrli said detectives launched an undercover […]

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Investigators seize work phone belonging to Waukegan city clerk as part of official misconduct investigation

Investigators seized a work cellphone belonging to the Waukegan city clerk and executed a search warrant at the Waukegan City Hall as part of a criminal investigation. The Illinois State Police obtained the warrant on December 13 in Lake County Circuit Court. Investigators immediately went to the city hall, located at 100 North Martin Luther […]

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Police execute search warrant, arrest Crystal Lake man for allegedly possessing child pornography

Police officials say investigators have arrested a Crystal Lake man after they conducted a search warrant at his residence and found he possessed child pornography. The Crystal Lake Police Department executed a search warrant on Tuesday at a residence in the 500 block of Somerset Lane, according to Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Richard Neumann. […]

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Alleged gang member charged with tossing gun, drugs out window of Mundelein home during warrant

A SWAT team conducting a warrant arrested an alleged gang member who prosecutors say threw a gun and drugs outside of his window in Mundelein. Orlando Garcia, 28, of Mundelein, was charged with armed violence, manufacturing or delivery of cocaine under 100 grams and unlawful possession of a firearm. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary […]

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SWAT, heavy police presence reported amid search warrant in McHenry neighborhood

Officials are asking people to avoid the area after a heavy police response and SWAT response was sent to a neighborhood in McHenry Wednesday morning. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were seen in the area of Home Avenue and Highview Avenue. Police officials said the agencies were “involved in police activity” […]

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Search warrant results in arrest of Crystal Lake man accused of distributing graphic child sexual abuse videos

A judge released a Crystal Lake man from custody after investigators found he distributed child pornography, including a video of a child crying while being assaulted. The Crystal Lake Police Department and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Wallace Avenue on Tuesday. Crystal Lake […]