Crimes Notebook

Alfonso Benitez-Hernandez, charged with one count of Possession of Child Pornography (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Palatine Resident Accused of Possession of Child Pornography

Thu Apr 11, 2024 07:21 pm Cardinal News

Palatine Police Department on April 10, 2024 charged 37-year old, Alfonso Benitez-Hernandez, of the 2100 block of North Oakbrook Circle Palatine, with one count of Possession of Child Pornography, which is a class 2 felony. […]

Manuel Gill, charged with Attempted Murder after shots fired incident in Palatine (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Trio Arrested with Attempted Murder, Unlawful Use of Weapon Charges After Shots Fired, October 2022 in Palatine

Thu Apr 11, 2024 01:11 pm Cardinal News

Palatine Police on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, arrested and charged 21-year-old Manuel Gil of the 1000 block of East Lilac Drive with one count of Attempted First Degree Murder, a Class X Felony. The arrest […]

Lake County Sheriff’s SIG, Law Enforcement Agency Members Remove $2.5M in Illegal Drugs in 2023

Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:53 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group (SIG) seized a record-breaking amount of fentanyl in 2023, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity […]

Police Departments from Arlington Heights, Gurnee, Other Communities Advise Against “Senior Assassins” Game

Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:39 pm Cardinal News

A game played by suburban teenagers is now drawing some very real safety concerns (FOX 32 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police departments nationwide are advising against a game known as “Senior Assassins” or “Senior Assassin” […]

Crash and gas leak causes evacuation at Panera Bread in Gurnee on Sunday, April 7, 2024k (CraIg/Captured News)

Pickup Truck Crash, Gas Leak at Strip Mall Building in Outlot at Gurnee Mills Causes Evacuation at Panera Bread

Mon Apr 8, 2024 04:30 pm Cardinal News

A pickup truck slammed into the side of a brick strip mall building in an outlot at Gurnee Mills on Grand Avenue near Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, Sunday, April 7, 2024. YouTube Tips ⓘ […]

Identity Released for Driver Found Dead Submerged in Pickup Truck in Des Plaines River Crash Near Gurnee

Fri Apr 5, 2024 02:57 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office announced Friday afternoon, April 5, 2024 that a man who was found dead in a pickup truck in the Des Plaines River in unincorporated Gurnee Thursday night was identified as […]

Pickup Truck and Driver Sought for Investigation Found Submerged in Des Plaines River; Fatal Crash Near Gurnee

Fri Apr 5, 2024 10:39 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a pickup truck and deceased driver that were located in the Des Plaines River last night. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April […]

Vehicular Hijacking of Blue BMW X5 at Golf Mill in Niles

Wed Apr 3, 2024 10:04 am Cardinal News

Niles police officers responded about 9:00 AM Wednesday April 3, 2024 to a report of a vehicular hijacking at Golf Mill Shopping Center, Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue Niles, Illinois. Police received a report that […]

Shots Fired into the Air on Lincoln Street in North Chicago

Mon Apr 1, 2024 05:38 pm Cardinal News

North Chicago police officers are investigating a report of shots fired in the block of 1100 Lincoln Street in North Chicago about 6:50 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024. A male driver of a white Kia […]

Jonatan Luna-Carrasco, charged with kidnapping (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Alleged Kidnapper Identified by Lake County Sheriff’s Office Using Flock Camera Technology: Acted Out in North Chicago, Apprehended at Home in Waukegan

Mon Apr 1, 2024 10:14 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives solved a kidnapping case that occurred in February 2024, and the offender was arrested over the weekend. On February 25, 2024, at approximately 2:10 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Dispatchers received […]

Isaac Poole, charged with Attempted Murder and other charges (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department)

Zion Resident Charged with Attempted Murder 1 Month After Shooting Man in Austin Neighborhood, Chicago

Sat Mar 30, 2024 07:54 pm Cardinal News

A Zion resident with no criminal history in the Circuit Court of Lake County has been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder connected to the shooting of a 44 year-old male on February 29, 2024 […]

Reality McDowell, accused of attempting to smuggle PCP into Cook County Jail (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Adult Female Accused of Smuggling Paper Soaked in PCP in a Diaper that a Child Was Wearing While Visiting Cook County Jail

Sat Mar 30, 2024 06:43 pm Cardinal News

A 22-year-old woman has been charged with felony drug offenses after attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics in the diaper of a 9-month-old baby during her visit with an individual in custody at the Cook County […]

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