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Victim spots own stolen car being driven around, suspect leads police on reckless chase in Waukegan

Prosecutors say a victim spotted his own vehicle driving around in Waukegan after it had been stolen, which resulted in police pursuing the car and it nearly striking a squad car. Tyree D. Smith, 27, of Waukegan, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated fleeing to elude and driving on a suspended license. […]

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Suspect in custody after stolen vehicle drives wrong way on Route 41, causes 3-vehicle crash in Gurnee

Officials say a suspect is in custody after a stolen vehicle drove the wrong way on a ramp to Route 41, causing a three-vehicle crash in Gurnee Thursday morning. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 5:22 a.m. Thursday to the area of Washington Street and Frontage Road. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor […]

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4 years in prison for ‘dangerous fugitive’ injured after crashing stolen car head-on into another car in Antioch

A “dangerous fugitive,” who had been traveling up to 100 mph and erratically in a stolen vehicle before causing a head-on crash in Antioch, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Then-Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran said a 2017 silver Chevy Malibu was reported stolen on December 3, 2022. The Antioch Police […]

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Charges announced in violent carjacking of pregnant mother whose child was abducted near Libertyville

Investigators have charged two suspects in the carjacking of a pregnant mother who was run over and had her child abducted near Libertyville in 2023. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on February 23, 2023, in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said […]

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Extensive police search conducted after suspects flee on foot from stolen car in Lake Bluff

Police conducted an extensive search after two suspects ran on foot from a stolen car in Lake Bluff early Tuesday morning, prompting an alert to residents. The Lake Bluff Police Department said around 4 a.m. Tuesday there was a presence of Lake Bluff and Lake Forest police officers near Bluff Road. Officers were searching for […]

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Police officer injured after sheriff’s squad runs light, crashes into second police car in Waukegan

Authorities say a police officer was injured after a sheriff’s squad car ran a red light and crashed into a Waukegan police car in Waukegan early Monday morning. The incident happened just after 12 a.m. Monday at Lewis Avenue and Glen Flora Avenue in Waukegan. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was traveling northbound on Lewis […]

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Man says bag of Fritos sitting on car’s seat lured him before stealing vehicle, later burglarizing cars in Ingleside

A man told police that he saw a bag of Fritos sitting on a car’s seat while on drugs, which lured him in to steal the vehicle, before he burglarized several vehicles in Ingleside. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a theft on June 23, according to Lake County Assistant State’s […]