A woman accused of shooting a man in Round Lake on Sunday was arrested following a brief standoff that prompted the response of a SWAT team, officials said. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 4 a.m. Sunday to a 911 wireless hang-up call in the 400 block of Haywood Drive in Round Lake. Round […]
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Man falsely reported active shooter, led police on a standoff in Richmond that left 3 officers injured
A man who falsely reported an active shooter prompted a large police response Friday evening in Richmond that led to a standoff that injured three officers. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. Friday in the 10300 block of West Street in Richmond. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Paul W. Gunn, […]
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Sheriff’s deputies arrest armed man who took woman’s vehicle, leading to 2-hour standoff in Zion
Sheriff’s deputies successfully deescalated a two-hour standoff with an armed man in Zion after he allegedly pulled a gun on a woman and took her car near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday to the 18600 block of West Wright Road in unincorporated Grayslake for a report of an aggravated […]
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Standoff at Algonquin hotel ends after SWAT team deploys tear gas to take wanted man into custody
A wanted Chicago man was taken into custody following a nearly ten-hour-long standoff in Algonquin that ended after a SWAT team tear-gassed the man. The incident began around 10:53 a.m. Wednesday after the Algonquin Police Department was called to the Holiday Inn Express, 2595 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, for a report of suspicious activity. […]
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Jacobs High School in Algonquin on ‘shelter in place’ after SWAT incident at nearby hotel
Harry D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin is on a shelter in place as a SWAT team and police respond to an ongoing standoff with a wanted man at a hotel across from the school. The Algonquin Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Wednesday to the Holiday Inn Express, 2595 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, […]
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Charges filed against man who threatened to blow up apartment building in North Chicago
Charges have been filed against a man who planned to commit “suicide by cop” and threatened to blow up an apartment building during an eviction earlier this month in North Chicago. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Division arrived at an apartment in the 1700 block of Sheridan Road in North Chicago around 10 […]
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SWAT team called after armed man threatens to blow up apartment building in North Chicago
A SWAT team and the bomb squad were called to a North Chicago apartment Monday after an armed man threatened police with explosives during an attempted eviction. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Division arrived at an apartment in the 1700 block of Sheridan Road in North Chicago around 10 a.m. Monday. Lake County […]
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Woman told police “shoot me” after hitting, dragging girlfriend with car, seriously injuring her near Grayslake
Sheriff’s deputies de-escalated a standoff with a woman who told deputies to “shoot me” after she hit and dragged her girlfriend with a car, causing serious injuries to the victim near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:40 p.m. Thursday to Route 45 and Gages Lake Road in Gages Lake for multiple 911 […]
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40 years in prison for McHenry man who filmed himself sexually assaulting a child
A McHenry man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to filming himself sexually assaulting a young child at a Cary apartment. Matthew R. Reder, 25, of the 500 block of Sunrise Street in McHenry, was indicted on 32 counts of child pornography, three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a […]