A Winthrop Harbor man was arrested after police learned he was harboring a runaway child and allegedly sexually abused her. Derron D. Anderson Jr., 35, of the 500 block of North Park Avenue in Winthrop Harbor, was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of harboring a runaway. Anderson was […]
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Lake, McHenry county fire departments receive small equipment grants from the state
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his administration has awarded $3.3 million for small equipment grants to fire departments throughout the state, including multiple in Lake and McHenry counties. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) awarded 149 fire departments and EMS providers across the state with money from the 2021 Small Equipment Grant Program. […]
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Man extradited back to Lake County after fleeing to Mexico border following Winthrop Harbor shooting
A man wanted for shooting another man in Winthrop Harbor and trying to flee into Mexico has been extradited back to Lake County from Texas. Oscar M. Sotelo-Nava, 33, of the 900 block of Landon Avenue in Winthrop Harbor, is facing charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated […]
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Border patrol arrests man at US-Mexico border wanted for shooting man in Winthrop Harbor
A man wanted for shooting another man in Winthrop Harbor last week and trying to flee into Mexico was captured by border patrol in Texas, police said. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 7:30 p.m. May 17 to Landon Avenue and 9th Street for a report of a shooting. […]
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Woman unlawfully restrained, battered by man, who later caused serious Beach Park crash
Police say a man wanted for holding a woman against her will in Winthrop Harbor and then later stealing her car, causing a serious crash in Beach Park last August, has been arrested. John I. Payne, III, 20, of the 3600 block of West 139th Place in Robbins, was charged with unlawful restraint, two counts […]
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Lake County firefighter who was critically injured in motorcycle crash is improving, fiancé says
A Winthrop Harbor firefighter, who is the father of three kids, is “doing well” and was able to take a few steps on Tuesday following a motorcycle crash that left him with critical injuries, his fiancé said. Ayman Reffat, who is a Kenosha, Wisconsin resident, was on his way to his shift at the Winthrop […]
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Lake County firefighter in critical condition after motorcycle crash on his way to work
A fundraiser has been started for a Winthrop Harbor firefighter — a father to three children — that was struck by an SUV while riding his motorcycle to work on Saturday. He sustained critical injuries. Ayman Reffat, who is a Kenosha, Wisconsin resident, was on his way to his shift at the Winthrop Harbor Fire […]
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Waukegan man on parole for beating a child charged with punching his 4-year-old son in the face
A convicted felon on parole for beating a child was arrested after Waukegan police say he punched his 4-year-old son in the face, causing bodily harm. Kendall J. Brown, 27, of the 1400 block of Muirfield Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with aggravated battery of a child under 13 causing bodily harm, domestic battery, aggravated […]
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28-year-old passenger dies following Zion crash with Lake County snowplow truck
A 28-year-old man who was critically injured after the car he was in struck a Lake County snowplow truck in Zion has died, the coroner’s office said. An autopsy showed that Jacob Williams, 28, of Winthrop Harbor, died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head as a result of a vehicle crash, […]