Lake County Crime
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Person of interest detained, but police officer’s gun lost at Arlington Heights school still missingMay 05, 2026 8:10 am - Arlington Heights police detained a person of interest in the search for a school resource officer’s missing firearm that was left unattended in a restroom at Forest View Educational Center on Monday.
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An airborne assist: Drones becoming new first responders in suburban policingMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Drone technology is being embraced with growing frequency by suburban police departments that are looking to the airborne devices as automated first responders.
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Gurnee police make arrests in string of commercial burglariesMay 02, 2026 6:30 pm - Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation that tied them to a string of commercial burglaries across Lake County, authorities s...
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‘Fear rippled through the community’: 50 years later, Columbo murders still haunt Elk GroveMay 02, 2026 11:45 am - On May 7, 1976, Elk Grove Village police Detective Raymond J. Rose stepped into a Brantwood Avenue home and encountered one of the most shocking crimes in suburban Cook County history. Frank Columbo, 52, his wife Mary, 50, and their 13-year-old son, Michael, were dead. Each had been shot, bludgeoned and stabbed. “It was so horrific and out of the ordinary,” Rose said.
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Vernon Hills man charged in Buffalo Grove motel attackMay 01, 2026 2:45 pm - A Vernon Hills man wanted on felony battery charges in Buffalo Grove was arrested in Palatine Thursday.
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Island Lake man accused of threatening to shoot people, pistol-whipping man in bar pleads guiltyApr 30, 2026 7:26 pm - A man accused of threatening to shoot people in an Island Lake bar pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing a stolen firearm and aggravated battery in a public place.
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Man convicted in DUI crash that killed 2 in 2005 pleads guilty in new drunk-driving collision near McHenryApr 30, 2026 8:53 am - A man convicted in a drunk-driving crash that killed two people on New Year’s Day 2005 has pleaded guilty to driving drunk last November when, authorities said, he caused a crash near McHenry.
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Federal prosecutors to drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview Six' ICE protestersApr 30, 2026 7:26 am - Federal prosecutors in Chicago say they will dismiss the controversial conspiracy charge against the remaining four members of the so-called “Broadview Six,” with plans to revise the case.
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CLC makes changes to career counseling program after staffer charged with groomingApr 29, 2026 11:01 am - In the wake of a now-former College of Lake County career counselor’s arrest on charges of grooming and solicitation of two female Wauconda High School students, changes are being made to the College and Career navigation program.
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Gurnee, Lindenhurst police investigating rash of overnight burglaries to businessesApr 29, 2026 10:33 am - Police in Gurnee and Lindenhurst are investigating what may be related burglaries to several businesses over the past several days.