Police arrested a 20-year-old convicted felon, who is on probation, after finding him in possession of a handgun illegally modified into an automatic weapon in Zion. Officers with the Zion Police Department midnight shift conducted a traffic stop around 4:20 a.m. Thursday. Officers conducted the stop on a vehicle that was associated with several stolen […]
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Authorities say man pointed gun at police officers who were on routine patrol in Waukegan
Authorities say that a convicted felon was arrested after he pointed a gun at police officers who were on routine patrol in a Waukegan neighborhood. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that officers were on routine patrol around 1:30 a.m. March 14. The officers were driving down the 500 […]
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Man allegedly pulled gun on other man, impersonated a police officer in Crystal Lake
A Cook County man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated a police officer and pulled a gun on another man in Crystal Lake, according to court documents. John J. Abbamonte, 59, of the 9200 block of Natchez Avenue in Morton Grove, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, false personation of a peace […]
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Mundelein man charged after bringing gun to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, police say
A Mundelein man was arrested at Advocate Condell Medical Center after police say he brought a gun to the hospital and refused to leave. Juan L. Avila, 24, of the 800 block of Walnut Street in Mundelein, was charged with two counts of felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The Libertyville Police Department responded […]
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Waukegan man charged with firing shotgun at apartment building in Waukegan
A Waukegan man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly fired a shotgun last week at an apartment building in Waukegan. Dustin L. Adams, 33, of the 700 block of Linden Avenue in Waukegan, was arrested by officers with the Waukegan Police Department on Wednesday. A criminal complaint filed in Lake County Circuit Court […]
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Man arrested after loaded gun found during traffic stop in Zion
Police officers arrested a 33-year-old man after they found an illegal loaded gun in his possession during a traffic stop in Zion. Andrew Ayers, 33, of Zion, was taken into custody on Monday in the 1500 block of 27th Street in Zion. The Zion Police Department said that Ayers was a passenger in a vehicle […]