A teenager was arrested after detectives found he was allegedly in possession of a loaded machine gun when he walked into a gas station in Waukegan while wearing a mask. Detectives with the Waukegan Police Department Community Crimes Division were in an unmarked squad car traveling on Washington Street in Waukegan around 2:25 p.m. on […]
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Gunman accused of pistol-whipping child, firing shots in Mundelein while allegedly saying he would have shot her if gun did not jam
A gunman allegedly struck a teen girl in the head with a gun before later firing shots in Mundelein and saying that he would have shot her if the gun had not jammed, prosecutors said. Kevin J. Jimenez, 18, of Mundelein, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, two counts […]
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‘Horrific allegations’: Crystal Lake felon accused of sexually assaulting young girl for years, illegally possessing shotgun
A Crystal Lake man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a young girl repeatedly over the span of three years while telling her he was “preparing her for when she got older.” Juan Miramontes, 41, of Crystal Lake, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, […]
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Crystal Lake police officer given warning after losing rifle, leading to felon retrieving gun near school in Crystal Lake
A Crystal Lake police officer has been given a written warning after he lost his rifle and a convicted felon found the firearm and ditched it at a library next to a school in Crystal Lake in September. Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black said that an off-duty employee of the Crystal Lake Police Department […]
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Charges filed against man who tried bringing gun to Highland Park High School football game
Charges have been filed against a man who was allegedly caught trying to bring a concealed firearm into a Highland Park High School football game on Saturday. Township High School District 113 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Chala Holland said a canine weapons detection team identified a subject carrying a concealed weapon on Saturday afternoon. The […]
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Officers arrest person who tried bringing gun to Highland Park High School football game
A police canine detected a person carrying a concealed firearm, leading to them being arrested, as they tried entering a Highland Park High School football game on Saturday. Township High School District 113 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Chala Holland said a canine weapons detection team identified a subject carrying a concealed weapon on Saturday afternoon. […]
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2 teens, 1 armed with loaded gun, arrested after fleeing from sheriff’s deputies in Beach Park
Two teens were arrested after a vehicle fled from deputies in Beach Park before being located in Zion and one of the teens, armed with a loaded gun, tried running away on foot Saturday evening. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 7:40 p.m. Saturday when they noticed a speeding vehicle, according to Lake […]
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Police chief blames media outlets, admits felon hid police employee’s lost rifle in library bushes in Crystal Lake
A police chief issued a statement blaming the news media while admitting that a felon who found a lost police employee’s rifle hid the gun at a library next to a school in Crystal Lake, which the department previously said was “inaccurate.” Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black said that an off-duty employee of the […]
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Convicted felon accused of possessing rifle, ditching it in bushes of library next to elementary school in Crystal Lake
A convicted felon was arrested after he allegedly possessed an AR-15 rifle and ditched it at a public library, which is next to an elementary school, in Crystal Lake. Robert J. Walker Jr., 50, of Oakwood Hills, was charged with two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon […]