A Wauconda police canine assisted on a traffic stop where officers located drugs and an illegally possessed gun that led to two men being arrested in Round Lake Park. Round Lake Park police officers were on patrol around 10 p.m. on December 29 in the 100 block of West Main Street. They observed a Ford […]
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Man charged with throwing knife at 10-year-old child causing injury in Wauconda
A Wauconda man was arrested after he allegedly threw a knife at a 10-year-old, striking and injuring the child earlier this week in Wauconda, prosecutors said. Dmitri S. Yakovlev, 35, of Wauconda, was charged with aggravated battery to a child causing bodily harm, domestic battery causing bodily harm and domestic battery physical contact. Yakovlev came […]
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Owner to face trial after being charged following escape of 1,300-pound bison near Wauconda
The owner of a 1,300-pound bison, which was on the loose for months in the Wauconda area earlier this year, is scheduled to be on trial after he was charged in connection with the animal’s escape. “Tyson the Bison,” also called “Billy the Bison,” had been on the loose in the western Lake County and […]
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$75,000 bond for man accused of firing shots into car occupied by 2 teenage girls in Wauconda
An 18-year-old man is being held on a $75,000 bond after he allegedly fired shots into a vehicle occupied by two teenage girls in a Wauconda neighborhood Friday evening. Raul Gonzalez, 18, of Wauconda, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle and three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a […]
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2 charged after gunman fires shots into car occupied by 2 teenage girls in Wauconda neighborhood
Police say they arrested two men after one of them allegedly fired shots into a vehicle occupied by two teenage girls in a Wauconda neighborhood Friday evening. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 7:16 p.m. Friday to the 300 block of Brown Street for a report of a shooting. Two females, who are both 17 […]
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Wauconda police seek help in locating woman who is considered missing and endangered
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 58-year-old woman who went missing from Wauconda and is considered endangered. The Illinois State Police said Wednesday morning they activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory on behalf of the Wauconda Police Department. The Wauconda Police Department is attempting to locate Sabrina A. Pauly, 58, of […]
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$200K bond for retail theft suspect who allegedly kicked officers and tried to grab their tasers in Wauconda
Prosecutors say a woman stole goods from a store, kicked two police officers who tried to arrest her and tried grabbing the officers’ tasers in Wauconda. Krystal M. Head, 37, of Wauconda, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, two counts of retail theft and one count of aggravated assault […]
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Convenience store in Wauconda sells winning lottery ticket worth $1 million
Officials announced that a convenience store in Wauconda has sold a winning $1 million dollar lottery ticket, which is the second time the store has sold a ticket of $1 million or more since 2019. The ticket was sold at Minuteman Convenience Center, 205 North Main Street in Wauconda. The person who bought the ticket […]
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Man charged after pushing and threatening mother with knife in Wauconda, leading to brief standoff, police say
A man has been charged after he allegedly pushed and threatened his mother with a knife at a Wauconda residence last week, leading to a brief standoff with police that ended peacefully. Frank Weinstein, 26, of Wauconda, was charged with two counts of domestic battery and one count of aggravated assault. The Wauconda Police Department […]