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Guns recovered after car nearly strikes officers while fleeing, crashes into 2nd vehicle in Waukegan

Two men were arrested and guns were found after a vehicle fled from police and nearly struck multiple officers before crashing into another vehicle in Waukegan. Dwayne D. Gordon, 37, was charged with six counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle, aggravated fleeing to elude causing damage, failure to reduce speed, operating an uninsured motor […]

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Officer interrupts altercation on Woodstock Square, arrests man who retrieved gun week after shooting in same location

A police officer interrupted an altercation and arrested a suspect who allegedly retrieved a gun on the Woodstock Square Thursday, one week after a shooting in the same location. A Woodstock police officer was on patrol around 11:45 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of North Benton Street in Woodstock. The officer heard a verbal […]

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Officers arrest man accused of possessing, accidentally dropping ghost gun onto ground at festival in Mundelein

Officers arrested a man who allegedly dropped a ghost gun onto the ground and tried running away while attending the Community Days festival in Mundelein, prosecutors said. Brandon Rojas, 19, of Mundelein, was charged with four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly said a woman approached […]

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Convicted felon found with 2 guns after crashing into another car, trying to flee scene in Waukegan

Two guns were recovered and a convicted felon was arrested after he allegedly fled from a serious crash and was chased down by officers in Waukegan Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. Thursday near Pacific Avenue and Jackson Street in Waukegan. A police commander witnessed a two-vehicle crash at the intersection, according to […]

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Suspect allegedly armed with AR-15 rifle arrested after police chase leads to car crashing into 2 buildings in Waukegan

A man was captured after he allegedly fled on foot with an AR-15 rifle after a police chase that resulted in a car hitting two buildings in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Travondae K. Hood, 29, of North Chicago, was charged with felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of enhanced aggravated unlawful use of a […]

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Alleged drunk driver found with stolen guns, child in car following crash that left 2 injured in Highland Park

A Wisconsin man, who was allegedly driving drunk with a child and stolen guns in his car, was arrested after he caused a crash that left two injured in Highland Park. Abdur-Razzaq Musaqddiq, 49, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, child endangerment, driving under the influence of […]