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1 dead, 1 injured after high-speed crash, home invasion in Round Lake Beach

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. — One person is dead and another is injured after a high speed crash followed a reported home invasion in Round Lake Beach Wednesday afternoon. According to the Round Lake Beach Police Department (RLBPD), officers were called to a domestic home invasion around 4:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Beachview [...]

2023-10-20T12:50:59-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on 1 dead, 1 injured after high-speed crash, home invasion in Round Lake Beach

2 suspects carjack Uber driver at gunpoint before leading police on pursuit in Waukegan

Two suspects carjacked an Uber driver at gunpoint in Waukegan and then a short time later led police officers on a pursuit early Wednesday morning. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 2:25 a.m. Wednesday to the 2700 block of East Bonnie Brook Lane for a report of an aggravated vehicular hijacking. Read more...

2023-10-20T12:26:46-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on 2 suspects carjack Uber driver at gunpoint before leading police on pursuit in Waukegan

12 months of periodic imprisonment for man convicted in accidental shooting that left patron wounded at Waukegan restaurant

A man has been sentenced to 12 months of periodic imprisonment after pleading guilty to recklessly discharging a gun inside a restaurant, leaving a patron shot, in Waukegan last year. Ruben Perez-Gomez, 38, of Waukegan, was charged in July 2022 with reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 4 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of [...]

2023-10-20T12:25:58-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on 12 months of periodic imprisonment for man convicted in accidental shooting that left patron wounded at Waukegan restaurant

Convicted felon in custody after being wanted for over year for allegedly firing shot, attacking woman in Waukegan

A Waukegan man wanted for over a year for allegedly attacking a woman and firing a shot in Waukegan has been taken into custody and denied pre-trial release. Thaxter McKnight, 30, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of possession or use of a firearm by a felon, a Class 3 felony. Read more...

2023-10-20T12:25:07-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on Convicted felon in custody after being wanted for over year for allegedly firing shot, attacking woman in Waukegan

Man charged after being wounded in shooting that also left 2nd person shot in Waukegan

A 21-year-old man has been charged after prosecutors say he was found with a loaded gun after he and another person showed up at a psychiatric hospital in Waukegan with gunshot wounds. Darius D. Redmond, 21, of Wheeling, was charged in July with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Read more...

2023-10-20T12:24:20-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on Man charged after being wounded in shooting that also left 2nd person shot in Waukegan

Judge denies pre-trial release to man accused of seriously injuring man, woman during skateboard attack in Crystal Lake

A judge rejected a man’s request to be released under the SAFE-T Act after being charged with attacking two victims with a skateboard in Crystal Lake, leaving them seriously injured. Brandon M. Brown, 29, of Cary, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, two counts of aggravated battery using a [...]

2023-10-20T12:23:16-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on Judge denies pre-trial release to man accused of seriously injuring man, woman during skateboard attack in Crystal Lake

Man charged after suspects forced way into Highland Park house while residents slept, stealing over $100K in jewelry

A man has been arrested after multiple suspects forcibly broke into a home in Highland Park, awakening sleeping residents inside, and stealing over $100,000 worth of jewelry. Joe Mitchell, 37, of Harwood Heights, was charged with one count of residential burglary and one count of theft over $100,000, both Class 1 felonies. Read more...

2023-10-20T12:22:25-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on Man charged after suspects forced way into Highland Park house while residents slept, stealing over $100K in jewelry

Suspect caught by responding officers after allegedly forcing entry to burglarize gun shop in Winthrop Harbor

A Beach Park man was caught by responding officers after he forced entry to a gun store and attempted to steal guns from it in Winthrop Harbor, prosecutors said. Robert A. Tello, 30, of Beach Park, was charged with burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of burglary tools, two counts of resisting arrest and obstructing [...]

2023-10-20T12:21:32-05:00October 20th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on Suspect caught by responding officers after allegedly forcing entry to burglarize gun shop in Winthrop Harbor

3 arrested, including 13-year-old boy, after fleeing officers following car burglaries in Zion

Police chased down three teenage suspects, one as young as 13 years old, and arrested them after they burglarized vehicles and fled from officers in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 10:25 p.m. on October 3 to the 2800 block of Gabriel Avenue in Zion for a vehicle burglary in progress. Read more...

2023-10-12T18:23:38-05:00October 12th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on 3 arrested, including 13-year-old boy, after fleeing officers following car burglaries in Zion

‘I thought I killed her’: Suspect surprised after arrest to learn girlfriend, critically injured in Waukegan attack, still alive

A judge denied release for a Round Lake Beach man who said “I thought I killed her” after being surprised to learn his girlfriend, who he allegedly critically injured in an attack, was still alive following his arrest. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Sanjuan Reyes, 36, of Round Lake Beach, drove [...]

2023-10-12T18:22:46-05:00October 12th, 2023|Local Crime|Comments Off on ‘I thought I killed her’: Suspect surprised after arrest to learn girlfriend, critically injured in Waukegan attack, still alive