Three people have been charged after they were arrested by a SWAT team that executed a search warrant in McHenry Wednesday morning that led to drugs being found. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office sent an alert around 9:35 a.m. Wednesday about heavy police activity on Prairie Avenue in McHenry. The sheriff’s office asked people to […]
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Multiple arrested by SWAT team after ‘heavy police activity’ reported at residence in McHenry
Multiple people were taken into custody after a SWAT team converged on a residence in McHenry Wednesday morning which prompted police to tell people to avoid the area. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office sent an alert around 9:35 a.m. Wednesday about heavy police activity on Prairie Avenue in McHenry. The sheriff’s office asked people to […]
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SWAT team, negotiators called after man in mental crisis arms himself with gun in Round Lake
A SWAT team was called and negotiators successfully de-escalated a four-hour standoff where a man in mental crisis armed himself with a gun in Round Lake Wednesday. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Carlisle Court in Round Lake. Round Lake Police Chief David Prus said officers […]
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SWAT team arrests 22-year-old man reported armed with machete following standoff in Highland Park
A SWAT team arrested a 22-year-old man, who was reported armed with a machete, following an hours-long barricade incident in Highland Park Wednesday morning. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 10:43 p.m. Tuesday to the 1500 block of McDaniels Avenue in Highland Park for a report of a domestic battery call. Officers discovered multiple […]
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29-year-old man found dead after SWAT team called to domestic disturbance in Round Lake Park
A 29-year-old man was found dead in a Round Lake Park home from a suspected self-inflicted wound following a domestic disturbance that prompted the response of a SWAT team. The Round Lake Park Police Department responded to a 911 call around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Brierhill Drive. Police officials said it […]
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Judge releases man accused of making threats of violence toward police department in Woodstock
A judge released a man pending trial after he was accused of threatening to physically harm the police chief and other officers in Woodstock and had to be arrested by a SWAT team. The Woodstock Police Department and McHenry County Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team responded around 7 a.m. Friday to the 600 block of Brink Street […]
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SWAT team arrests man accused of making threats of violence toward police department in Woodstock
A SWAT team Friday morning arrested a Woodstock man who was accused of threatening to physically harm the police chief and other officers in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department and McHenry County Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team responded around 7 a.m. Friday to the 600 block of Brink Street in Woodstock serve a felony arrest warrant. Woodstock […]
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SWAT team arrests man in Waukegan who allegedly threatened to kill his parents, state employee
A SWAT team arrested a Waukegan man following a standoff after he allegedly made detailed statements threatening to kill his parents and fatally shoot a state employee. Michael L. Brousseau, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and harassment through electronic communications, a Class 4 felony. Lake County […]
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SWAT teams execute search warrants in connection to homicide of 20-year-old man in Zion
SWAT teams executed search warrants in Winthrop Harbor Thursday evening in connection to the Wednesday homicide of a 20-year-old man in Zion. The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Services Team, along with the Zion Police Department and Lake County Major Crime Task Force, executed the warrants at multiple locations in the 600 block […]