Local Crime

A 39-year-old man was shot at a residence in Harvard and officers arrested the alleged offender as he attempted to flee from the scene Saturday evening. The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of West Brown Street for a report of a shooting.

A suspect has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was critically injured in a brutal and unprovoked attack at Petersen Park in McHenry that also left a good Samaritan hospitalized. The McHenry Police Department responded around 3:26 p.m. Sunday to Petersen Park, 4300 Petersen Park Road in McHenry, for a report of a [...]

Police arrested a man who allegedly threatened to shoot his neighbors and caused a two-hour standoff with officers in Wauconda Friday morning. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 9:09 a.m. Friday to the 600 block of Larkdale Row for a disturbance.

A teenager was transported to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself at a residence in Waukegan over the weekend, police said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:05 p.m. Friday to the 800 block of South McAlister Avenue for a report of a shooting.

A SWAT team arrested a 22-year-old man, who was reported armed with a machete, following an hours-long barricade incident in Highland Park Wednesday morning. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 10:43 p.m. Tuesday to the 1500 block of McDaniels Avenue in Highland Park for a report of a domestic battery call.

A tactical response team arrested a Grayslake man who authorities say was illegally manufacturing firearms and machine gun conversion devices using 3D printers at his home. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) last month launched an investigation after receiving information regarding Charles A. Best, 31, of Grayslake.

Police are installing several Flock license plate reader cameras throughout Antioch in response to an “alarming surge” in crime across the Chicagoland metro area. The Antioch Police Department announced Tuesday that the installation of several Flock Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) throughout the community will be completed soon.

Police responded after a Highland Park resident made a social media post implying the threat of violence alongside photos of guns, officials said. The City of Highland Park Police Department was recently made aware of a social media post made by a Highland Park resident who implied a threat of violence alongside photos of firearms, [...]

Authorities say a 24-year-old man was left in critical condition after a suspect slashed his stomach open with a knife during an argument in Gages Lake Saturday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:20 a.m. Saturday to a local hospital in the county to meet with medical staff regarding a man brought into the [...]

A carnival in Lake in the Hills will remain shut down after very large crowds of youths gathered and fights broke out Saturday evening. Police say reports of a shooting were unfounded. The Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 6:28 p.m. Saturday to the Spring Carnival event in the 100 block of North [...]