Local Crime

Police say armed suspects who carjacked a mother and her son at gunpoint in Waukegan before leading officers on a high-speed chase committed a “horrific crime” with “no regard for human life.” Elijah Monette, 20, of Zion, was charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, possession of a machine gun, possession of a stolen [...]

Three suspects were arrested after they allegedly participated in a home invasion, which was witnessed by a sheriff’s deputy, where a victim was attacked in Beach Park Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9 a.m. Friday to a manufactured home in the 38700 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park to assist [...]

Law enforcement from Lake County and Kenosha County responded to an armed robbery at a gas station on the border of the two counties and a search for the suspect continues. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department said they responded around 10:45 p.m. Thursday to a report of an armed robbery at the BP gas [...]

Sheriff’s officials say they are investigating after a boy was found shot inside an apartment building in an unincorporated area near Long Grove Saturday morning. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:30 a.m. Saturday to the 2300 block of West Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights.

Two juveniles charged with making a bomb threat at a middle school in Round Lake are now facing additional charges for making a second bomb threat to a Round Lake Heights school. Round Lake Police Chief David Prus told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that his department was notified just after 1 p.m. February 21 [...]

A SWAT team arrested a Waukegan man following a standoff after he allegedly made detailed statements threatening to kill his parents and fatally shoot a state employee. Michael L. Brousseau, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and harassment through electronic communications, a Class 4 felony.  

Police have announced murder charges against two gunmen accused of fatally shooting a man and a woman “for no reason” as the victims walked down the sidewalk in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 4:20 p.m. February 24 to the 400 block of Powell Avenue in Waukegan for a shooting.

A gunman fired multiple shots at police officers responding to a disturbance call in North Chicago before he was taken into custody following a brief manhunt. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 1:10 a.m. Monday to the 1100 block of Broadway Avenue in North Chicago for a report of a domestic disturbance in progress.

The sheriff is asking the public for their thoughts after Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax, who remains under medical care, was injured during the apprehension of a suspect near Zion. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department began pursuing a stolen vehicle around 11:55 p.m. Sunday.