Local Crime

Sheriff’s deputies successfully de-escalated two separate potentially deadly incidents involving subjects who were armed and in a mental crisis in Lake County this week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on Tuesday to a residence in unincorporated Deerfield for a report of a man in mental crisis.

Police are warning residents after suspects stole a car and ditched it before burglarizing numerous other vehicles in a Libertyville subdivision. The Libertyville Police Department was called in the early morning hours on Saturday to the 100 block of Woodland Road, which is off of Route 176.

A woman was hospitalized after she was attacked during a domestic incident by a man who fled the scene in her car, which had their baby inside, in Libertyville Friday evening. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 8:47 p.m. Friday to the area of Route 21 and Buckley Road for a report of a domestic [...]

A judge denied pre-trial release for a suspect who prosecutors say followed a random woman from a bar in Waukegan and kidnapped her in Wadsworth during a flat tire ploy. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 2:10 a.m. on February 25 from a witness who reported her friend had just been [...]

Two officers were injured trying to apprehend a suspect who allegedly attacked an officer — repeatedly punching him in the face — during a traffic stop in Hainesville Saturday evening. The incident happened around 9:40 p.m. Saturday at the 7-Eleven, 92 West Belvidere Road in Hainesville.

Police say charges are possible against a Waukegan man who accidentally shot himself while handling a gun at an apartment in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:10 a.m. Monday to the Emhurst Lake Apartments in the 1000 block of Lakehurst Drive for a report of a person shot.

Police confirmed that four suspects were able to evade arrest after they started a road rage incident that led to a shooting and intense police search in Cary overnight. The Cary Police Department responded around 11 p.m. Saturday to the area of Cary-Algonquin Road and Harper Avenue in Cary for a report of shots fired.

A convicted felon was arrested after prosecutors say he committed a residential burglary in Fox Lake while armed with a replica gun and ordered the home’s occupants into a room. Miguel J. Gonzalez, 34, of Fox Lake, was charged with residential burglary, unlawful restraint, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct.

Canines located three suspects wanted in a retail theft that fled police and then crashed before again fleeing on foot in Johnsburg Monday afternoon. The retail theft happened just before 3:15 p.m. Monday at the Walmart, 3801 Running Brook Farm Boulevard in Johnsburg.

Police say they are working to identify a man who pointed a handgun at a clerk before fleeing a gas station in Libertyville early Monday morning. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 1:50 a.m. Monday to the Shell, 2070 Shell Drive in Libertyville, for a report of an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.