Local Crime

Newly released video captured part of an hour-long police pursuit of an armed robbery suspect that led over two dozen police cars on a chase on Interstate 94 that ended in Gurnee. Norbert Thigpen, 36, of Burbank, was wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at a CVS store [...]

A woman was attacked by two suspects who robbed her, threw her to the ground and battered her while she was putting her young child into the car in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 6:04 p.m. Saturday to the 1700 block of Ash Street for a report of an aggravated robbery. Read more...

Prosecutors say a man committed an unprovoked violent attack on a Metra conductor and then repeatedly punched a second Metra conductor who tried coming to the aid of the first in Waukegan. Jonathan Raygoza, 28, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, two counts of aggravated assault on a transit employee, [...]

A convicted felon has been arrested after prosecutors say he opened fire on a group of women standing near a car outside of an apartment building in Waukegan. Travis K. Cherry, 31, of Waukegan, was charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of felon in possession of a weapon. [...]

A judge has denied pre-trial release for a man accused of committing an armed robbery before leading police on an hour-long pursuit on Interstate 94 through Lake County that ended in Gurnee. Norbert Thigpen, 36, of Burbank, allegedly robbed a CVS store near 87th Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according [...]

A SWAT team arrested a man Wednesday morning after he reportedly fired shots which led to a nine-hour standoff overnight and closed schools in Johnsburg. The incident began late Tuesday evening around 11:08 p.m. in the 3600 block of Fillmore Road in Johnsburg. Read more...

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. — A shelter in place order has been lifted Wednesday after a SWAT incident in Johnsburg, according to authorities. The incident happened around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday when police were dispatched to a residence in the 3600 block of Filmore Road. Authorities said a man was shooting a gun inside the home. Read [...]

Sheriff’s officials say they are working to identify a man who robbed a gas station convenience store in Wadsworth while armed with a gun early Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:40 a.m. Monday to Loves Travel Stop, 43100 North Route 41 in Wadsworth, for a report of an armed robbery. Read [...]

Authorities say a 19-year-old man was found with a fully automatic gun along with drugs and stolen property in North Chicago while officers were investigating a burglary. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 11:23 a.m. Thursday to investigate a theft report initiated by the Waukegan Police Department. Read more...

The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Emergency Services Team responded and arrested Tyler J. Craft, 30, of Winthrop Harbor, (inset) following a police standoff in the 100 block of North Avenue in Winthrop Harbor Monday evening. | Inset: Provided; Background Photo: Woo-Sung Shim / Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Read more...