CRIME & SAFETY
Inmate found dead in cell at Lake County Jail
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead inside his cell at the Lake County Jail on Friday morning. According to officials from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the 61-year-old inmate was found unresponsive in his cell, just before 7:30 a.m., by a correctional officer at the facility who was conducting rounds in Pod […]
Two Sentenced to Federal Prison for Narcotics Conspiracy Linking Mexico to Chicago
Two Chicago men have been clapped in irons and sentenced to a hard time for their part in a narcotics network stretching from Mexico to Chicago streets. As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, Sheldon Morales, and Eduardo Santana got entangled in a conspiracy to shuffle illegal drugs through postal parcels from the states of California and Arizona, eventually to be hawked on Chicago's doorsteps in 2019.
‘Swatting' call leads to heavy police presence at Yorktown Center mall in Lombard
Police in west suburban Lombard were investigating on Saturday afternoon after a "swatting call" led to a large police presence at the Yorktown Center shopping mall, authorities said. In a Facebook post, the village of Lombard said at around 4:10 p.m., the Lombard Police Department and surrounding law enforcement agencies...
Illinois quick hits: Cameras used to catch suspected cop killer
Cameras used to catch suspected cop killer Chicago police said video footage from nearly 100 surveillance cameras helped them in their investigation into who killed Officer Luis Huesca. With the assistance from U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, Chicago Police found and arrested Xavier Tate Jr. in Glendale Heights. Tate is accused of fatally shooting and carjacking Huesca, a six-year veteran of the Chicago Police department. Google begins...
Animal control captures dog involved in ‘isolated incident’ in McHenry
A pit bull that was loose at Petersen Park in McHenry has been captured by animal control, according to the McHenry Police Department. The department posted on its Facebook page that the dog was captured by McHenry County Animal Control about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. An “isolated incident” occurred and is being investigated by police, according to the Facebook post.
Body found in Glencoe park had self-inflicted injury, police say
An individual was found dead in Lakefront Park in Glencoe on Friday morning in an apparent suicide, according to Glencoe Public Safety. Authorities responded at 6:15 a.m. Friday, May 3, when a park guest reported a deceased individual at the park’s lookout at the eastern-most end of Park Avenue, said a Glencoe official. The investigation […] The post Body found in Glencoe park had self-inflicted injury, police say appeared first on The Record.
Jogger’s phone reportedly stolen at gunpoint in Wilmette
A woman jogging near Indian Hill country club reportedly was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday morning in Wilmette. A press release from the Wilmette Police Department says officers responded around 9 a.m. to Beechwood and Hunter avenues — a residential area in northeast Wilmette and just to the south of the country club — for a report […] The post Jogger’s phone reportedly stolen at gunpoint in Wilmette appeared first on The Record.
Push to curb domestic violence in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois lawmakers are renewing their focus on curbing domestic violence in the state. The renewed focus comes after what police are calling a murder-suicide last week in Villa Park involving a man on pretrial release after a domestic violence arrest. Police found Winston Elguezabal and his wife...
2 Crystal Lake apartments damaged in attic fire
Two apartment units are uninhabitable after an attic fire Saturday night in Crystal Lake, according to the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department. The department responded to a call at 7:34 p.m. to the 1100 block of Central Park Drive for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived within nine minutes to a two-story multifamily apartment complex with no fire or smoke visible from the outside. Smoke was discovered in the first apartment by firefighters before they found the fire in the attic, according to a department news release.
Evanston Police Department issues 46 distracted driving citations
Evanston Police Department issued 46 citations for hands-free law violations in April, it announced in a Thursday news release. EPD said these citations were a combined effort with the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement and highway safety partners as part of the April Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign.
Investigation leads to seizure of guns, conversion devices
GRAYSLAKE -- The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area-funded task force, concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of a Grayslake man who was illegally manufacturing firearms and machine gun conversion devices, using 3D printers. Last month, members of SIG conducted...
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