A Waukegan teenager was arrested after prosecutors say he was armed with a machine gun with an extended magazine and ran from officers during a traffic stop in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a blue 2001 Nissan sedan on December 16 after the car was spotted with a […]
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13 years in prison for drug dealer from Cary found with AR-15 converted to machine gun, body armor
A Cary man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found with an AR-15, which was converted into a machine gun, along with body armor and a large quantity of drugs in McHenry County. Richard K. Wieser Jr., 25, of Cary, was charged in January with two counts of armed violence, methamphetamine […]
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6 months in jail for former Huntley Dairy Mart owner after child pornography, drugs, guns found in Crystal Lake home
The second of two former Huntley Dairy Mart owners arrested after police found child pornography, drugs and guns in their home where children were present has been sentenced to six months in jail. Christopher S. Hopp, 41, of Crystal Lake, was charged in January 2023 with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts […]
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Officers arrest man armed with loaded machine gun, 2nd gun at Scoop the Loop in downtown Waukegan
Officers spotted and arrested a man who was armed with a loaded machine gun and a second gun with armor-piercing rounds at the popular Scoop the Loop event in downtown Waukegan. Cire M. Anderson, 22, of Zion, was charged with one count of possession of a machine gun, six counts of aggravated unlawful possession of […]
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Officers exposed to fentanyl after convicted felon resists arrests while armed with gun near Mundelein
Officers were exposed to fentanyl after a convicted felon resisted arrest while armed with a loaded, stolen gun during a traffic stop near Mundelein Thursday evening, authorities said. The Lake County Special Investigations Group conducted a traffic stop around 7:25 p.m. Thursday in the 26000 block of Route 83 in unincorporated Mundelein. The stop involved […]
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Parolee runs away from officers before tripping and falling, dropping loaded gun in Zion
Authorities say a parolee tried running away from police officers but tripped and fell, causing him to drop a loaded gun onto the ground in Zion. Lakendis B. Glaspie, 29, of Zion, was charged with possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, felon in possession of a weapon enhanced, three counts of aggravated […]
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Convicted felon cries in court after judge orders him detained for allegedly possessing loaded gun, drugs in Zion
A convicted felon cried at his court hearings after a judge ordered him detained for allegedly possessing a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop in Zion. Trevor L. Gregory, 20, of Round Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon enhanced, felon in possession of a weapon, possession […]
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Convicted felon accused of possessing drugs, pulling gun on woman at shopping center in Gurnee
A convicted felon who ran from officers was charged after allegedly possessing cocaine and pulling a loaded gun on a woman at a shopping center in Gurnee. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said the Gurnee Police Department was called on September 12 to 6521 Grand Avenue in Gurnee. A woman called 911 to […]
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Wonder Lake convicted felon charged with selling fully automatic AR-15 to alleged Cary drug dealer
A Wonder Lake convicted felon has been charged with selling a fully automatic, loaded and unserialized AR-15 rifle to an alleged drug dealer from Cary. Philip C. Marcadante, 52, of Wonder Lake, was charged with felon in possession of a machine gun and two counts of possession or selling of a machine gun. A criminal […]