A judge was unconvinced and ordered a home invasion suspect detained after he claimed he was invited into a home and then was shot by his drug dealer, who police found with $500K in cash and pounds of cocaine, in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the Lakeview […]
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Suspect charged after shooting, burglary leads to major hours-long SWAT standoff in Lake Zurich
Charges have been filed against a suspect who allegedly fired a gun and burglarized a gas station in Lake Zurich, leading to an hours-long standoff that prompted a major SWAT response in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Police Department received a burglary alarm around 2:17 a.m. Saturday at the Casey’s convenience store, 650 South Rand […]
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Shooting, burglary suspect arrested following hours-long standoff that prompted major SWAT response in Lake Zurich
A suspect who fired a gun and burglarized a gas station in Lake Zurich was taken into custody following an hours-long standoff that prompted a major SWAT response in Lake Zurich Saturday. The Lake Zurich Police Department received a burglary alarm around 2:17 a.m. Saturday at the Casey’s convenience store, 650 South Rand Road in […]
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$500K cash recovered after homeowner shoots gunman who forced entry into residence and robbed him in Beach Park
A homeowner, who had $500,000 in cash and two pounds of cocaine, shot a gunman who forced entry into his residence and robbed him in Beach Park Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Thursday to the 38200 block of Sheridan Road in Beach Park for a home invasion call. Sheriff’s […]
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Man accidentally shoots himself in the hand while trying to clean gun in Highland Park
A man was transported to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the hand as he prepared to clean his gun inside his home in Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department and Highland Park Police Department responded around 9:12 a.m. on December 28 to the 600 block of Kincaid Street in Highland Park […]
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Convicted felon charged with shooting his brother with machine gun, nearly wounding child in Zion
Prosecutors say a gunman shot his adult brother with a machine gun, nearly shooting his juvenile brother in the face in the process, after the victim came to the aid of their mother in Zion Saturday evening. Tyson D. Darden-Patrick, 23, of Zion, was charged with possession of a machine gun, aggravated battery by discharge […]
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Gunman in custody after shooting that left 28-year-old man wounded, child almost shot in Zion
A suspect is in custody and a machine gun was recovered after he shot a man in a house, with a bullet coming within inches of a child’s face, in Zion Saturday evening. The Zion Fire Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 7:58 p.m. Saturday to the 2800 block of Emmaus Avenue in […]
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Woman rushed to hospital after being found shot in throat at apartment building in Zion
Police say a woman in her 20s was left hospitalized after shots were fired and she was found shot in the throat at an apartment building in Zion Sunday afternoon. The Zion Police Department responded around 2:09 p.m. to the 1700 block of Joanna Avenue in Zion for a report of shots fired. Zion Police […]
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Police arrest man who later admitted to shooting woman’s car in Waukegan after leaving ‘crazy voicemails’
Police arrested a gunman who admitted to firing shots at his ex-girlfriend’s car that was parked on a residential street in Waukegan just after he began leaving “crazy” voicemails. A woman went to the Waukegan Police Department around 2 a.m. on November 13 to report that her ex-boyfriend had shot up her car. Lake County […]