Police have released the identity and autopsy results for a woman found decomposing on her bedroom floor in Vernon Hills, which led to a SWAT standoff involving her son, who lived in the home. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Saddlebrook Lane in Vernon Hills for […]
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Coroner says elderly woman was found dead, decomposing on bedroom floor after SWAT standoff with son in Vernon Hills
The coroner says an elderly woman had been dead for an “extended time” when she was found on her bedroom floor in Vernon Hills, leading to a SWAT standoff involving her son, who lived in the home. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Saddlebrook Lane in […]
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SWAT team arrests suspect who barricaded himself after officers find woman’s decomposing body in Vernon Hills
A SWAT team arrested a suspect who barricaded himself for hours Friday morning into the evening after officers located the body of a decomposed woman in a home in Vernon Hills. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Saddlebrook Lane in Vernon Hills for a report of […]
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Man accused of firing shots during burglary in Lake Zurich, leading to SWAT standoff said he does ‘stupid things’ when drunk
A judge ordered a suspect detained until trial after he admitted to police that he sometimes “does stupid things” when drunk after prosecutors say he fired shots during a burglary in Lake Zurich, leading to a SWAT standoff. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 2:18 a.m. Saturday to the Casey’s Convenience Store, 650 South […]
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Sheriff’s deputy hospitalized, 6 other deputies treated after man armed with hatchet sprays bear spray in Libertyville
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized and six other deputies were treated after a man armed with a hatchet sprayed them with bear spray as they served a court order in Libertyville Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COaST) and sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve a mental health […]
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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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5 months in jail for convicted murderer who struck wife year after being acquitted of attacking her in Crystal Lake
A man previously convicted of murdering his first wife has been sentenced to five months in jail for striking his wife in the face, over a year after he was acquitted of attacking her at a gym in Crystal Lake. Charles C. Gozzola, 51, of Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, […]
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Prosecutors say convicted felon armed with gun grabbed woman’s neck, leading to 8-hour SWAT standoff in Round Lake Beach
Prosecutors say a convicted felon grabbed a woman’s neck while armed with a gun while a child was in the home before leading a SWAT team on an eight-hour standoff in Round Lake Beach. Luis Pena, 35, whose town of residence is unknown, was charged with felon in possession of a weapon, a Class 3 […]