Vernon Hills Crime
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‘Please send positive thoughts’: Police dog Dax injured while apprehending fleeing suspectMar 05, 2024 11:51 am - Dax, a veteran Lake County Sheriff's Office police dog and among the top in the nation, remains under the care of a veterinarian after being injured Sunday during the app...
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Beach Park home invasion leads to three arrestsMar 02, 2024 10:39 am - Three people have been charged in connection with a home invasion in Beach Park Friday morning, Lake County sheriff’s officials said. Melinda Uribe, 30, who occasionally ...
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Lake County man charged in overdose death of Antioch teenagerMar 01, 2024 2:41 pm - A 20-year-old Lake County man is charged with drug-induced homicide in connection with the overdose death of an Antioch teenager last year. Antioch police said Jack Foley...
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Man who made bomb threat at Lake County special needs school faces chargesFeb 15, 2024 9:56 am - A man who called in a bomb threat to a Lake County school district in January has been identified and charged, Lake County sheriff’s officials said. About 1:30 p.m. on Ja...
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Four people rescued as Highland Park woman charged with multiple counts of human traffickingFeb 14, 2024 10:57 am - Four people including an infant were rescued, and a Highland Park woman was charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and involuntary servitude involving a case t...
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Gurnee man pleads guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 20 years for 2022 shooting in GrayslakeFeb 01, 2024 1:36 pm - An 18-year-old Gurnee man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison on a charge of second-degree murder involving a fatal shooting in Grayslake in September 2022. Acc...
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Sheriff: Teens attack deputies during domestic violence arrestJan 29, 2024 10:35 am - A pair of Lake County sheriff’s deputies were attacked Sunday as they attempted to arrest a juvenile boy on domestic violence allegations, authorities said Monday. Accord...
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Lake County auxiliary deputy injured when suspected drunk driver crashes into squadDec 21, 2023 8:31 am - An auxiliary Lake County sheriff’s deputy was injured late Wednesday when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his squad car near Lake Forest. A sheriff’s office spokesm...
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Highland Park shooting suspect lands in maximum-security jail podDec 16, 2023 1:18 pm - Sheriff says he violated jail rules by threatening a guard
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One in custody after police chase ‘caravan’ of stolen vehiclesDec 15, 2023 1:44 pm - A teenager is in custody following a police chase involving what authorities called a “caravan” of stolen vehicles early Friday morning. Authorities said the 18-year-old ...