Waukegan Crime
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Lake County sheriff's deputy seriously injured in crash after truck runs stop signFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy was seriously injured when the driver of a pickup truck blew through a stop sign Sunday night, causing a crash with her patrol vehicle, au...
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Search for men who stole a car with toddler inside, ran over mom continuesFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Police continue to search for two men who stole a Volkswagen that had a 2-year-old inside and ran over the child's mother Thursday near Libertyville. Officials are revie...
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North Chicago man found shot in Waukegan parking lot; police investigatingFeb 17, 2023 10:00 pm - The Waukegan Police Department is investigating a shooting of a man late Friday afternoon in a parking lot. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers from the Waukegan Police...
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Winthrop Harbor man charged with attacking court officerFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Winthrop Harbor man faces charges including aggravated battery after he attacked a Lake County sheriff's circuit court officer and broke his nose, police s...
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Bomb squad called to Round Lake Beach Goodwill after inactive grenade was donatedFeb 14, 2023 12:00 am - Police are investigating how an inactive grenade wound up in a donation pile Saturday at the Goodwill in Round Lake Beach. The store briefly was evacuated Saturday after...
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Lake County leaders to spend their Valentine's evening at rally to fight violence against womenFeb 10, 2023 12:00 am - Some of the people who spend their days providing help, support and justice for women who suffer domestic violence will come together in Round Lake Beach Tuesday for the...
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Lake County police seized 120 illegally possessed guns, $7 million in drugs last year, a recordFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A federally funded group of Lake County police officers seized more illegal guns and drugs during 2022 than in any previous year and rescued two people victimized by hum...
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Authorities: Driver who hit deputy's SUV in Beach Park was drunkJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy escaped injury Sunday night when a pickup truck slammed into a patrol vehicle that was pulled over for a traffic stop, authorities said Mo...
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Beach Park man charged with kidnapping 3 Ohio childrenJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - A Beach Park man has been charged with kidnapping three Ohio children after Lake County sheriff's police tracked them to a local gas station Saturday. Michael Negron, 19...
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Chicago man accused of shooting at another driver in Highland ParkJan 21, 2023 12:00 am - A Chicago man has been arrested on charges stemming from an August road rage incident in Highland Park, officials said Saturday. Tyrone J. Watson, 27, is charged with ag...