Local Crime

A judge denied pre-trial release for a domestic battery suspect who escaped from a Barrington-area hospital before allegedly punching sheriff’s canine Dax, who tracked the man down and bit him. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:20 a.m. Sunday to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 Route 22 in unincorporated Barrington. Read more...

A judge called a man the “poster child for dangerousness” and ordered him detained pre-trial after the man was arrested for possessing a gun in Waukegan while on probation for a gun charge. Juliano A. Ramirez, 20, of Park City, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and criminal trespass [...]

Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a U-Haul cargo van that is wanted in connection with several crimes in the Barrington Hills area. The Barrington Hills Police Department said they are investigating a criminal trespass to vehicle incident. Read more...

A convicted felon accused of firing seven shots at a pizza delivery driver, resulting in a SWAT standoff in Antioch, sobbed in court before a judge ordered him detained pending trial. The Antioch Police Department responded around 10:30 p.m. Saturday to the 1200 block of Main Street for several 911 calls of shots fired. Read [...]

Police say a 21-year-old man is facing charges after he accidentally shot himself in the leg while allegedly handling a gun in a “reckless manner” in Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 3:57 p.m. on December 21 to the 800 block of East Rockland Road in Libertyville. Read more...

Detectives have identified key suspects involved in the carjacking of a pregnant mother who was run over and had her child abducted near Libertyville last year. The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on February 23 in the 16000 block of West Buckley Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Read more...

A Lake County sheriff’s auxiliary deputy was hospitalized after an alleged drunk driver, who was found with a loaded gun, crashed into the deputy’s squad at a crash scene in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) were on the scene investigating a serious vehicle crash at [...]

Authorities say a retail theft suspect fleeing police made a daring escape attempt by jumping 15 feet down into a wetland before being tracked down by a sheriff’s canine in Lindenhurst. The Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to the Walgreens, 399 South Route 45 in Lindenhurst, for a report of a theft [...]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Police are searching for a man suspected to be involved in a shooting in Schaumburg last week who was released from the hospital without them being notified first. According to the Schaumburg Police Department, officers responded to the 1200 block of East Higgins Road on reports of a shooting just before 2:45 [...]

A SWAT team arrested an armed man and police rescued several children after the man allegedly entered a residence in Gurnee and battered a child, leading to a standoff. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 3400 block of Florida Avenue in Gurnee for a report of a domestic dispute. Read [...]