The sheriff’s office and local police located two people who went missing on foot in extreme cold less than 24 hours apart following extensive searches in Antioch and Wadsworth. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 60-year-old man with cognitive disabilities was reported missing from his home in Wadsworth around 11 p.m. […]
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Coroner says missing teenager Brissa Romero was under influence of alcohol, THC when she died in Vernon Hills pond
The coroner says 17-year-old Brissa Romero was under the influence of alcohol and THC when she drove her car into a Vernon Hills pond before being found dead last month. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed to Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Wednesday that it had recently received toxicology test results for Romero. The […]
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Coroner releases autopsy results after missing teenager Brissa Romero found in Vernon Hills pond
The coroner says preliminary autopsy results showed missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero died from drowning after the girl and her car were found in a pond in Vernon Hills. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said that an autopsy was performed Wednesday morning on Romero. The preliminary autopsy results showed Romero’s death was consistent with drowning, Banek […]
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Coroner positively identifies body recovered from Vernon Hills pond as missing teenager Brissa Romero
The coroner’s office has positively identified a body recovered Tuesday from a Vernon Hills pond as Brissa Romero, the 17-year-old girl who went missing over a week ago. The Countryside Fire Protection District around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday activated the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), bringing in specialized dive and sonar equipment from fire departments […]
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Body located in pond in Vernon Hills amid search for missing teenager Brissa Romero
Divers recovered a body Tuesday afternoon matching the description of Brissa Romero after the 17-year-old girl went missing over a week ago in Vernon Hills. The Countryside Fire Protection District around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday activated the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), bringing in specialized dive and sonar equipment from fire departments throughout Lake County […]
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Fire department crews resume searching for missing teenager after car found submerged in pond in Vernon Hills
Fire department crews Tuesday morning resumed searching for 17-year-old Brissa Romero, who went missing over a week ago in Vernon Hills, after her vehicle was found in a pond Monday. The Countryside Fire Protection District around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday activated the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), bringing in specialized dive and sonar equipment from […]
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17-year-old girl still missing after search crews find her SUV submerged in pond in Vernon Hills
Police officials say 17-year-old Brissa Romero was believed to be inside her car when it drove into a pond in Vernon Hills but the teenager remains missing despite her car being recovered. Police and fire officials held a joint press conference at the Vernon Hills Police Department at around 4:25 p.m. Monday. Vernon Hills Chief […]
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Fire crews locate submerged vehicle believed to belong to missing teenage girl who vanished in Vernon Hills
Officials say a vehicle believed to belong to 17-year-old Brissa Romero, who has been missing for a week, was located submerged in a pond in Vernon Hills. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Carpentersville Police Department said in a joint statement that they refined their search area for Romero, 17, of Carpentersville to the area […]
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Family holds vigil, continues searching for teenager who disappeared nearly week ago on her way to Vernon Hills
Family and friends of a 17-year-old girl who went missing on her way to a work party in Vernon Hills held a vigil Sunday for the teenager, who remains missing six days after her disappearance. Brissa Romero, 17, of Carpentersville, has been missing since Monday, according to Carpentersville Deputy Police Chief Kevin Stankowitz. Stankowitz said […]