Local Crime

A man and woman, allegedly part of a large drug organization in Mexico, were caught in Marengo Wednesday evening smuggling 120,000 fentanyl pills marked as oxycodone, the sheriff’s office said. Gloria Gastelum, 54, and German Vargas, 33 – both from the same residence in Tuscon, Arizona – were charged with manufacturing and delivering 900 grams [...]

The coroner has released the identity of a 39-year-old man who died after a gunman opened fire on an apartment building in Zion, striking the man multiple times, early Friday morning. An autopsy performed Friday showed Eric Irvin, 39, of Zion, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer [...]

A man was released from custody after authorities say he threatened to kill a sheriff’s deputy and then put the deputy in a chokehold while resisting arrest at a gas station near Lake Zurich. Dayon L. Sanders, 36, of Lakemoor, was charged with aggravated assault to a peace officer and resisting arrest.

A Beach Park man who forced entry to a gun store and attempted to steal guns from it in Winthrop Harbor has been sentenced to just over 300 days in jail, which is already considered served. Robert A. Tello, 31, of Beach Park, was charged in October 2023 with burglary, criminal damage to property, possession [...]

Village officials are warning residents in Deer Park about an increase in burglaries, typically targeting senior citizens, involving suspects who enter homes through a ruse. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office recently alerted the Village of Deer Park that ruse entry burglaries are on the rise.

A woman accused of slashing a man in the face with a knife at a Fox River Grove motel was arrested following a police search that ended in her battering an officer Sunday evening. The Fox River Grove Police Department, Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 9:50 p.m. [...]

Police are warning the community after numerous suspects burglarized at least 10 vehicles, stealing a car and guns in the process, in Cary early Sunday morning. Cary Deputy Police Chief Scott Naydenoff said Monday that approximately 10 vehicle burglaries and one car theft occurred in Cary in the early morning hours on Sunday.

Police in McHenry County are warning parents about oversharing information about their children on social media as kids return to school at the start of the new school year. The Huntley Police Department said on Saturday that many area schools are resuming classes this week.

Two Chicago men have been detained pending trial after they allegedly stole over $60,000 from an elderly couple in Spring Grove while impersonating FTC agents. Jayesh Rabari, 34, of Chicago, and Nikul N. Desai, 27, of Chicago, were charged with financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled exceeding $50,000, theft by deception over $5,000 involving [...]

Prosecutors say a convicted felon admitted to shooting into an occupied vehicle in Waukegan because he thought he was being set up by his girlfriend to be robbed. Debreil Phelps, 31, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use [...]