Crimes Notebook

Jose Alberto Alvarado, aka known as Jose A. Alvarado-Ramirez (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Ex-Husband Charged in Valentine’s Day Murder of His Ex-Wife Found Dead in Car in Waukegan

Wed Feb 17, 2021 05:17 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 6:45 a.m. Valentine’s Day, Sunday February 14, 2021 to a 9-1-1 report that a man’s ex-wife was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in the block of 500 Lakehurst […]

400 block of Allen Court in Wheeling (Imagery ©2021 Google, Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data ©2021 Google)

Female Ruse Guests Helped 5 Armed Male Offenders Access Apartment for Home Invasion on Allen Court Near Hintz Rd and Wolf Rd, Wheeling

Wed Feb 17, 2021 01:30 pm Cardinal News

A report of a Wheeling home invasion that Wheeling police responded to about 4:40 PM Thursday February 11, 2021 near Hintz Road and Wolf Road Wheeling, was located at the Foxboro Apartments complex in the […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group Set New Illegal Drug and Gun Seizure Records in 2020

Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:06 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group (SIG) set records in 2020, seizing nearly $3 million worth of illegal drugs and 55 illegally possessed firearms, resulting in a total of 350 felony charges. In June […]

Home Invasion with 5 Armed Suspects Near Hintz Rd and Wolf Rd, Wheeling

Thu Feb 11, 2021 05:19 pm Cardinal News

Wheeling police received a report about 4:40 PM Thursday February 11, 2021 to a home invasion at Hintz Road and Wolf Road Wheelng, IL. Police received a report that seven offenders were involved in a […]

Squad 5 with snorkel up and Truck 18 with main aerial up during difficult extrication on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (PHOTO: Captured News)

2 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured in Crash Involving Chrysler 300 on SB Dan Ryan Expressway Just Before Wentworth Ave, Chicago

Wed Feb 10, 2021 08:55 am Cardinal News

Two people died and another was seriously injured in a crash on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway just before the split to the Chicago Skyway Tuesday night. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighter, and paramedics from […]

1700 Block Washington Street in Waukegan (Image capture September 2019 ©2021)

Report of an Armed Robbery with an Assault Rifle on Washington St Near Burton Ave, Waukegan

Tue Feb 9, 2021 06:36 am Cardinal News

Waukegan police responded about 12:50 AM Sunday February 7, 2021 to an armed robbery in the block of 1700 Washington Street Waukegan, IL. Police received a report that three or four armed suspects robbed a […]

Michael R. Olofson, registered sex offender with new charges (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Antioch Township Registered Sexual Offender Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Two Children Age 4 and 12

Sat Feb 6, 2021 09:54 am Cardinal News

In December of 2020, a report was made with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office regarding a sexual offense which occurred several years prior when two female victims were between the ages four and 12 years […]

Crime scene at house on Briar Ridge Lane Lake Villa (Image capture May 2012 ©2021 Google)

Lake Villa Deaths Investigated As Murder, Suicide for Girl, Age 9, and Father, Age 36

Thu Feb 4, 2021 09:54 pm Cardinal News

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Lake Villa Police Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Briar Ridge Lane, Lake Villa, to check on the well-being of a […]

Buffalo Grove AT&T Store, 55 McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove (Image capture October 2018 ©2021 Google)

Armed Robber Who Restrained Employee and Took $57,000 in Merchandise from Buffalo Grove AT&T Store Arrested on Chicago’s South Side

Wed Feb 3, 2021 08:03 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police responded about 5:40 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2021 to a report of an armed robbery at the AT&T store at 55 North McHenry Road. Police on arrival discovered an employee restrained with […]

Flames through the roof at a house fire on Bradwell Road in Inverness

Inverness Police: Fire at Inverness Home on Bradwell Rd on Sunday January 31, 2021 Was Intentional

Tue Feb 2, 2021 06:29 pm Cardinal News

Two dead in house fire on Bradwell Road near Roberts Road, Inverness. YouTube Tips ⓘ A house fire at the scene where two of the home’s only residents lived was intentional, according to Inverness Police […]

Home Invasion in Des Plaines, Short Police Pursuit Des Plaines to Prospect Heights; Ends Near Northbrook, Suspects at Large

Tue Feb 2, 2021 04:50 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police responded about 2:15 PM Tuesday February 2, 2021 to a home invasion, aggravated assault and aggravated fleeing and eluding Wolf Road and Thacker Street Des Plaines, IL. Police received a report to […]

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