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$750K bond for parolee arrested during high-risk warrant that resulted in drugs being found in Antioch

A judge ordered an Antioch man, who is a convicted felon on parole, held on a $750,000 bond after a SWAT team arrested him during a high-risk warrant that netted drugs in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department said they assisted the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group around 6 a.m. Thursday. Police conducted a high-risk narcotics […]

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Investigators raid Waukegan City Hall as part of criminal investigation into multiple crimes

Multiple investigators executed a search warrant at the Waukegan City Hall Thursday morning into an investigation involving multiple crimes. The Illinois State Police obtained the warrant Thursday morning in Lake County Circuit Court. A judge signed off on the search warrant for the city hall, located at 100 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in […]

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Business owner arrested after cops find him selling over a thousand high-end counterfeit products in Waukegan

A business owner and an employee were arrested after federal and local law enforcement found over 1,000 luxury designer brand items being sold at a store in Waukegan. Mohammed Abulawi, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with selling 500-2,000 counterfeit items and unlawful possession of a firearm. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Kelse Banks said officers […]

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2 charged after cops find over 115 pounds in drugs, $116,000 in cash at Woodstock residence

Law enforcement arrested two people after finding over $250,000 worth of drugs — including 115 pounds of cannabis products — and $116,000 in cash during a search warrant near Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant on Friday in the 13800 block of Perkins Road in Woodstock, according to […]

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Sheriff says Buffalo Grove man had dozens of child pornography videos in his possession

Investigators found dozens of videos of child pornography on devices belonging to a Buffalo Grove man during a search warrant, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Cybercrimes Unit recently launched an investigation into Jordan L. Curtis, 18, of 2500 block of Waterbury Lane in Buffalo Grove. The investigation resulted in the Cybercrimes […]