Local Crime

The sheriff’s office is investigating after a man reportedly attempted to lure two children who were dropped off by their school bus in Beach Park Tuesday afternoon. Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 Superintendent Dr. Denise Wilcox sent a letter to the school community regarding the incident. Read more...

A student is expected to be charged after making a bomb threat toward a school district in Ingleside Thursday afternoon, causing after-school activities to be canceled. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday afternoon to Big Hollow Middle School, 26051 West Nippersink Road in Ingleside, for a report of a bomb threat. Read more...

Officers forced entry, rescued a woman and arrested a Crystal Lake domestic battery suspect following a brief standoff at a residence in Wonder Lake Wednesday. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. Read more...

Detectives have identified and charged a suspect, accused of making bomb threats across the Chicago suburbs, with making a false bomb threat at the Crystal Lake Public Library. The Crystal Lake Police Department was called on September 14 to the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 West Paddock Street. Read more...

Police say a suspect is in custody after he stabbed another man in the face with a knife, causing a severe injury, inside a bar in Harvard early Friday morning. The Harvard Police Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Police Department responded around 12:11 a.m. Friday to Front Street Tap, 106 East Front Street, [...]

Authorities say a man, accused of burglarizing homes across the country, burglarized a high-end home in Long Grove and stole more than $100,000 worth of valuables. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on March 27, 2022, to the 4700 block of Wellington Drive in Long Grove in the Royal Melbourne subdivision for a residential burglary. [...]

Prosecutors say a woman attacked another woman and then ran her over with her car, dragging her 100 feet along the roadway, following a court hearing the two attended in Waukegan. Turee J. Gale, 43, of Mundelein, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery [...]

A Round Lake man has been released from custody after he was arrested for allegedly hitting a toddler in the face, causing serious injuries in Round Lake. Jose D. Vizcaino, 29, of Round Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. Read more...

The local school district is urging students to walk with others after a man, who remains on the loose, attempted to forcibly kidnap a child in Grayslake Friday. Community Consolidated School District 46 Superintendent Dr. Lynn Glickman sent a message to the school community alerting them of an attempted kidnapping in one of the school [...]