Two of three suspects have been transferred to Lake County and ordered detained after the sheriff said they pepper-sprayed a truck driver during a carjacking in Long Grove last week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1 p.m. on May 7 to the area of Route 53 and Long Grove Road for what was […]
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Charges filed against 3 suspects accused of pepper-spraying truck driver during carjacking in Long Grove
Three suspects are in custody and have been charged after the sheriff said they pepper-sprayed a truck driver during a carjacking in Long Grove Wednesday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 53 and Long Grove Road for what was initially reported as a disturbance. Sheriff’s 911 […]
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Group pepper-sprays driver during carjacking where victim had truck stolen in Long Grove
A group of suspects pepper-sprayed a driver during a carjacking in Long Grove where the suspects stole his box truck Wednesday afternoon, the sheriff said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 53 and Long Grove Road for what was initially reported as a disturbance. Sheriff’s 911 […]
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1 of 3 suspects charged after surrounding car, pointing gun at occupants during carjacking in Waukegan
One of three suspects has been arrested after they surrounded a car and pointed a gun at the occupants during a carjacking at a restaurant in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8:30 p.m. on June 30, 2020, to a Subway restaurant for a report of a robbery. A 21-year-old woman told officers she […]
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Pre-trial release denied for suspect accused of attacking, carjacking woman in Long Grove before 2nd carjacking attempt in Wauconda
A judge denied pre-trial release for a suspect who allegedly attacked and carjacked a woman in Long Grove before fleeing from police and attempting to hijack another vehicle in Wauconda. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly said Victor Masick, 19, of Cicero, was reported by his family to be missing and suicidal on the […]
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3 gunmen rob woman of diaper bag after unsuccessfully trying to carjack her in Waukegan
Three gun-wielding suspects robbed a woman of a diaper bag in broad daylight in Waukegan and also tried to carjack her but fled after she did not have her car keys. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Friday to Landings at Amhurst Lake apartment complex in the 1300 block of White Oak Drive […]
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Suspect in custody after attacking, carjacking woman in Long Grove before crashing hijacked car in Hawthorn Woods
Police have captured a suspect who attacked and carjacked a woman at a gas station in Long Grove before crashing the hijacked vehicle in Hawthorn Woods and fleeing from police. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 58-year-old Long Grove woman was pumping gas at a gas station in the 200 block […]
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Victim carjacked at gunpoint then kidnapped in suspect’s vehicle in Waukegan
A man was ordered out of his car at gunpoint and kidnapped in a minivan by suspects who also stole the victim’s car in Waukegan Sunday morning. The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. Sunday in the area of Dugdale Road and 10th Street in Waukegan. A man was driving in a Kia Sorento when an […]
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Suspect orders victim out of car at gunpoint before stealing vehicle in Waukegan
A man was robbed of his car by a male suspect who pointed a gun to his head and ordered him out of the vehicle at a gas station in Waukegan Thursday. The Waukegan Police Department responded Thursday to the Citgo gas station, 2245 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of a vehicular […]