CRIME & SAFETY
Man accused of slicing victim’s stomach open during argument in Gages Lake
***Graphic Content Warning: WGN News warns readers that this story contains graphic details.*** GAGES LAKE, Ill. — A Gages Lake man is facing a slew of charges after he allegedly slashed another man’s stomach open during an argument on Saturday morning. Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives say 23-year-old Anthony Osmena has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, aggravated battery […]
Pleasant Prairie bank robbery, bomb threat; former Racine officer charged
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - A former Racine police officer, who already served prison time for robbing a Walmart in 2014, is now accused of robbing a Pleasant Prairie bank and making a bomb threat. Prosecutors charged 51-year-old Paul Garchek with robbery of a financial institution and bomb scare. Both alleged...
Jeff Pelley, convicted nearly 20 years ago as ‘Prom Night Killer,’ denied retrial
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) — A judge denied Jeff Pelley’s petition for a retrial over the weekend. Pelley was convicted of killing his father, stepmother, and two stepsisters with a shotgun in Lakeville in 1989 so he could attend prom-related activities. After the murders, police say they...
Individual with machete arrested ‘peacefully’ after 4-hour standoff, police say
One individual was arrested and no one was seriously injured overnight Wednesday following a four-hour law-enforcement standoff with an armed and barricaded subject in Highland Park. A media release from the City of Highland Park says police responded at approximately 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, to the 1500 block of McDaniels Avenue for a report […] The post Individual with machete arrested ‘peacefully’ after 4-hour standoff, police say appeared first on The Record.
Two horses were caught running on a Kenosha County highway. No one knows where they came from
Update: According to a Facebook post from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, both horses were returned home as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. Monday afternoon, the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of possible horsing around. ...
Police Reports: Stolen jet skis, fight at youth baseball game
These reports were pulled from the latest police summaries provided by departments in our coverage area (Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Northfield, Kenilworth and Glencoe). WILMETTE April 26 • A tote bag reportedly was stolen from a car in Edens Plaza, 3232 Lake Ave. April 25 • A credit card reportedly was stolen from a wallet […] The post Police Reports: Stolen jet skis, fight at youth baseball game appeared first on The Record.
Illinois news in brief: Attorney charged with stealing from nonprofit
A lawyer is charged with theft and money laundering for allegedly stealing more than $60,000 from an Illinois non-profit organization. The Riverwoods Police Department issued an arrest warrant for 66-year-old Terry Campo, who recently turned himself in at the Lake County Jail. Police said the Illinois House Foundation dissolved and the president authorized Campo to transfer funds to a similar foundation led by Campo in Washington D.C., but police said he deposited the money into his own account.
5 Lake County inmates charged in McHenry County jail fight that injured 3 other inmates
Five Lake County inmates housed in the McHenry County jail under an agreement signed in January are charged in a jail fight. Felix E. Guadarrama, 30, of Waukegan; Javier Franco, 27, of Wheeling; and Gabriel J. Rivera, 27, of Zion, were each charged with aggravated battery and mob action, and Yahir A. Torrecilla, 18, and Eduardo Garcia, 43, both of Waukegan, were charged with aggravated battery, according to the criminal complaints.
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