Grandwood Park Crime
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Police: Canine helped discover 2 kilos of cocaine during traffic stop in WaukeganJun 25, 2022 6:50 PM - A Texas man was charged with manufacturing, delivering and possession of cocaine after more than 2 kilograms of the drug were found in a vehicle during a traffic stop Friday in Waukegan, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
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Waukegan man sentenced to 3 years of periodic imprisonment for fatal crashJun 22, 2022 7:07 PM - A 39-year-old Waukegan man who faced the prospect of prison time after pleading guilty to driving while drunk and causing a fatal 2019 crash in Beach Park was sentenced to three years of periodic imprisonment by a Lake County judge Wednesday afternoon.
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Lake County sheriff's police dog tracks down gun linked to criminal investigationJun 21, 2022 7:43 PM - A Lake County sheriff's office police dog tracked down a gun that authorities say a North Chicago man tried to hide after a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Waukegan, leading to weapons-related charged against the man.
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Round Lake Beach man charged with drowning his three children ordered held without bailJun 21, 2022 4:21 PM - The Round Lake Beach man charged with drowning his three children last week was ordered held in custody Tuesday without bail. Karels' court-appointed attorney, Molly Leimback, did not oppose the request.
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'If I can't have them neither can you': Man charged in drownings wrote to wife, prosecutors sayJun 15, 2022 10:21 PM - The Round Lake Beach man charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the drownings of his three children left a note to his wife reading, "if I can't have them neither can you," prosecutors revealed at a bond hearing Wednesday morning.
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Police dog tracks down Lindenhurst school burglary suspectsJun 13, 2022 8:13 PM - A police dog tracked down a group of burglars who broke into a school in Lindenhurst, according to the Lake County sheriff's office.
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shooting
Jun 9, 2022 5:19 PM - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead at a Texas grade school.
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Charges dropped against former couple accused of attacking Round Lake Beach man in InglesideJun 8, 2022 6:55 PM - Prosecutors have dropped charges against a former couple who had been accused beating and stabbing a man during a fight in Ingleside last December.
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How Lake County plans to deploy 'interrupters' to fight surge in gun violence
Jun 3, 2022 5:30 AM - Lake County has seen twice as many gun-related homicides so far this year than at the same point in 2021, driving home the reasons behind Friday's launch of the new Gun Violence Prevention Initiative. "This is a plan designed to reach people before the shooting starts," State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said.
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Lake County sheriff's Dax finds nine juveniles connected to stolen vehicles in 24 hoursJun 3, 2022 6:31 AM - Canine officer Dax, the Lake County sheriff's police dog, had a busy 24 hours starting early Thursday, sniffing out nine juveniles after reports of two stolen vehicles.
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