Elgin police responded about 7:23 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to a report of a shots fired incident during a road rage dispute in the block of 1100 Dundee Avenue in Elgin, Illinois, just south of the interchange of I-90 and Route 25. The incident resulted in the arrest of a Rolling Meadows Police Department police sergeant.
According to the Elgin Police Department, officers responded to the block of 1100 Dundee Avenue for a traffic dispute involving a firearm. The preliminary investigation indicates that the incident began as a traffic dispute involving two adult males. According to the Elgin Police Department, the dispute involved a physical altercation between both subjects during which time a firearm was discharged. One subject was transported to an area hospital for treatment for a minor injury sustained during the physical altercation, and no injuries were sustained due to the discharge of the firearm.
Rolling Meadows Police Department Sergeant Carlos Saez was arrested at the scene.
The Elgin Police Department did not disclose how the firearm was discharged, including whether the shot was intentional or accidental while committing a battery. The nature of the traffic dispute was also not described, the details of the aggravated battery, and the type of vehicles involved in the traffic dispute were not described. The Elgin Police Department also did not specify whether the weapon was confiscated.
The Elgin Police Department also did not disclose which subject was transported to the hospital.
According to the Elgin Police Department, Carlos Saez, age 58 of Elgin, was initially detained prior to his pre-trial hearing and pending further investigation by Elgin Police Department detectives.
Following the investigation, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office authorized the following charges against Mr. Carlos Saez:
– Aggravated Battery – Deadly Weapon (Class 3 Felony)
– Aggravated Battery – Public Way (Class 3 Felony)
– Reckless Discharge of a Firearm (Class 4 Felony)
Carlos Saez was transported to the Kane County Jail on Friday, April 25, 2025, for a pre-trial detention hearing. The Kane County Judge ordered Carlos Saez to be released with pretrial conditions pending a future court date.
“The public is reminded that an arrest is not evidence of guilt, and all defendants in a criminal case are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.”
— Elgin Police Department
According to a press release from the Rolling Meadows Police Department released Friday April 25, 2025, on April 23, 2025 officers from the Elgin Police Department responded to a dispute involving a firearm in the area of Route 25 and I-90. Their preliminary investigation indicated that the incident began as a traffic dispute. The dispute involved a physical altercation between two subjects during which time a firearm was discharged.
According to the Rolling Meadows Police Department, one of the individuals involved in this incident and criminally charged was Sgt. Carlos Saez, who has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, which has been initiated.
Announced on November 14, 2019, Carlos Saez was the first Latino and Ethnic supervisor in the Rolling Meadows Police Department.
According to the Rolling Meadows Police Department, Sergeant Carlos Saez has overseen and managed the Crime Free Housing and Community Involvement programs for the Police Department. Carlos Saez has also served the police department as an Officer in Charge, Field Training Officer, Juvenile Officer, Elderly Service Officer, Gang Specialist, and Translator.
In 1991 Carlos attended the Chicago Police Academy. Prior to joining the Rolling Meadows Police Department in 2006, Carlos served with the Chicago Housing Authority Police Department and Prospect Heights Police Department. Carlos holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Aurora University.
Arrest Made – Gunfire Incident
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