Crimes Notebook

Twenty-Two Male Suspects Arrested in Cook County Sheriff’s Police “John” Sting Targeting Sex Buyers in Northwest Cook County

Fri Feb 26, 2021 04:32 am Cardinal News

Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit (SVU) issued citations to 22 male suspects and towed 19 vehicles after the suspects responded to online prostitution advertisements, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart […]

Suspect 2 Marengo Circle K Armed Robbery (SOURCE: Marengo Police Department)

Armed Robbery at Marengo Shell Gas Station on State Street; Suspect Images Released

Thu Feb 25, 2021 04:03 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Marengo responded about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 to a report of a shooting related to an armed robbery at the Circle K Shell gas station, 600 North State […]

Lamar C. Graves charged with 4 counts of Aggravated DUI Involving Death (SOURCE: Illinois State Police)

Male Driver, Age 32, of Bellwood Charged with 4 Counts of Aggravated DUI Involving Death Following High-Speed Rear-End Crash on NB Route 53 Over Kirchoff Rd in Rolling Meadows

Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:18 am Cardinal News

Investigation of the fatal crash on Route 53 over Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows that killed four family members — Stacy Harris, Jeremy Johnson, Herlanda L. Harris, and Jimarion Harris. YouTube Tips ⓘ Illinois State […]

Illinois State Police at the scene of a fatal crash on northbound Route 53 over Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows

Police Were Searching for a Suspected DUI Driver Driving a Jeep Wrangler Before the Crash that Killed 4 Family Members on Route 53 Involving that Jeep Wrangler

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:50 pm Cardinal News

Four family members – two of them children – were gone in an instant this weekend when a driver plowed into their car on a northwest suburban road. CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports. YouTube Tips […]

4 Killed in Crash on Route 53 Over Kirchoff Rd in Rolling Meadows — Possibly DUI Involved

Sun Feb 21, 2021 09:41 am Cardinal News

Crash kills four on Route 53 over Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows. YouTube Tips ⓘ Illinois State Police and firefighter/paramedics from Rolling Meadows, Palatine, Arlington Heights and Schaumburg responded about 11:34 p.m. Saturday, February 20, […]

Patrol Cam mobile surveillance trailer deployed at the Arlington Heights Mariano's mid-February 2021

Mobile Security Video Surveillance Deployed at Chicagoland Mariano’s, Nationwide Kroger Stores

Sat Feb 20, 2021 08:32 pm Cardinal News

Rapid deployment parking lot security camera trailers at Mariano’s in Arlington Heights and other locations have been set up to detect, deter and defend carjackings, retail theft and other crimes. YouTube Tips ⓘ Mariano’s and […]

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 […]

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