A police officer was uninjured after a drunk driver crashed into a squad car during a traffic stop on Route 12 in Lake Zurich Tuesday evening, police officials said. A Lake Zurich police squad car was struck by a passing vehicle around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Route 12 and June Terrace. Lake […]
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Convicted felon allegedly found with stolen gun, cocaine while driving drunk down Route 14 in Crystal Lake
Prosecutors say a convicted felon was arrested by police after they found him driving twice the legal drinking limit down Route 14 in Crystal Lake while armed with a stolen gun Sunday morning. Officers with the Crystal Lake Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:15 a.m. Sunday after spotting a Cadillac driving down Route […]
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‘Prevented another terrible tragedy’: Officers arrest man for 7th DUI after he crashed into curb, sign in McHenry
Prosecutors say officers “prevented another terrible tragedy” after they arrested a man for driving while intoxicated for his seventh time after he struck a curb and a sign on Route 120 in McHenry. James R. Conaway, 59, of McHenry, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class X […]
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Police conduct high-risk traffic stop in Libertyville after armed road rage incident in Vernon Hills
A heavy police presence was reported and officers detained one person while investigating a road rage incident involving a person armed with a gun in Vernon Hills. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 3:30 p.m. last Monday to the area of Townline Road and Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief […]
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Officers arrest alleged drug dealer after canine search leads to meth, cocaine discovery in Fox Lake
A 44-year-old man was arrested after authorities say a police canine search led to the discovery of cocaine and methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Fox Lake. Fox Lake Police Department Sgt. Rick Howell said a Fox Lake police officer conducted a traffic stop on September 30 in the 500 block of Rollins Road. The […]
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Police arrest 2 wanted in retail theft spree across Lake, McHenry counties during high-risk traffic stop in Wauconda
Police arrested two suspects and recovered over $13,000 in stolen merchandise in connection with a multi-county retail theft spree following a traffic stop in Wauconda Tuesday afternoon. The Wauconda Police Department coordinated a traffic stop on a vehicle around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route 12 near Bonner Road in Wauconda. Wauconda Police Department Public Information […]
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Prosecutors drop all charges in both cases against owner of now-closed Trump apparel store in Huntley
Prosecutors have dropped the misdemeanor traffic charges against the owner of the now-closed Trump and Truth Store in Huntley, who has previously vowed to open a new store. Lisa A. Fleischmann, 52, of Algonquin, was stopped by the Oakwood Hills Police Department on August 10. Fleischmann was driving a white 2010 Jeep when she was […]
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Wauconda police chief defends department, releases video after man claims racism during traffic stop
The police chief is defending his department and has released video after a man, who is a convicted felon, claimed he was pulled over for being a “black man driving a Mercedes” in Wauconda. Levail Smith, 56, of Island Lake, was stopped by the Wauconda Police Department around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday. Smith posted publicly […]
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Owner of now-closed Trump apparel store in Huntley facing new criminal charges following traffic stop
The owner of the now-closed Trump and Truth Store in Huntley, who has vowed to open a new store soon, has been charged in another criminal case in McHenry County, court records show. Lisa A. Fleischmann, 52, of Algonquin, was stopped by the Oakwood Hills Police Department on August 10. Fleischmann was driving a white […]