Crimes Notebook

Dark SUV up againts a house on Wilke Road south of Campbell Street Arlington Heights (PHOTO CREDIT: Eric Pihl)

Police Activity in Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights Near Wilke Rd Overnight

Thu Jun 22, 2023 05:38 pm Cardinal News

Police officers from Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights responded around 3:00 a.m. (estimated time) Thursday, June 22, 2023 to a report of a suspicious person or suspicious people checking mailboxes near Dove Street and St. […]

Luke Napolitano, indictment for Drug Induced Homicide and Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Barrington Resident Charged with Drug Induced Homicide in December 2022 Death of Lake Barrington Man

Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:48 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Thursday, December 1, 2022 to a death investigation at a residence in the 25600 block of North Countryside Drive, Lake Barrington. The person who was discovered deceased was a 20-year-old […]

Large crime scene in Willowbrook, June 18, 2023.

At Least 20 Shot, 1 Killed in Group of 200 Plus People at Route 83 and Honeysuckle Rose Lane Willowbrook

Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:36 am Cardinal News

Witnesses say 20 to 30 gunshots rang out in a crowd of over 200 teens and young adults who were gathered for what is usually a fun and safe time (Asal Rezaei/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips […]

Fox Lake Police BodyCam video shows police shooting of knifeholder charging toward police officer (SOURCE: Fox Lake Police Department)

Fox Lake Police Release Bodycam Video Showing Wauconda Resident Advancing, Armed with a Knife, Before He Was Shot and Killed by Police

Thu Jun 15, 2023 06:51 pm Cardinal News

Fox Lake police released body camera footage showing an officer fatally shooting a man who pulled a knife on officers trying to arrest him last month. YouTube Tips ⓘ Fox Lake Police responded approximately 11:10 […]

Possible World War II Rocket Located in Unincorporated Antioch

Thu Jun 15, 2023 01:31 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies are on the scene Thursday, June 15, 2023 of a possible recovered World War II-era anti-tank rocket in unincorporated Antioch. As a precaution, residents in the immediate area were evacuated until […]

Bullet hole in the driver's door in a motorist's vehicle after the motorist was shot near Libertyville, Tuesday, June 13, 2023 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Lake County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Road Rage Shooting Near Libertyville, Motorist Shot

Tue Jun 13, 2023 08:25 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Libertyville Police Officers responded about 6:15 p.m., Tuesday June 13, 2023 to the Mobil gas station at Route 137 and Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, for a person who called 911 and […]

Mark M. Dicara, charged with Reckless Discharge of a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm without a Valid FOID (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake Barrington Man with Revoked FOID Charged After Accidentally Shooting Self During Dream

Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:29 am Cardinal News

A Lake Barrington Man with a revoked Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card who accidentally shot himself has been charged with Possession of a Firearm without a Valid FOID Card and Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. […]

Eric R. Studdard, charged with four counts of Child Pornography (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's County)

Resident of Unincorporated Lake Villa Charged With 4 Counts of Child Pornography

Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:02 am Cardinal News

A male resident living in unincorporated Lake Villa has been charged with four counts of child pornography, after being found with nude images and videos of his roommate’s child. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies on Monday, […]

Vehicle Burglaries Reported Saturday at Melas Park Parking Lot in Mount Prospect

Sat Jun 10, 2023 06:35 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police responded Saturday June 10, 2023 to a report that vehicle burglaries had occurred at Melas Park, 1500 West Central Road Mount Prospect. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders […]

CVS store at the southwest corner of Plum Grove Road and Euclid Avenue in Rolling Meadows -- robbed Monday, June 5, 2023

Offender Armed with a Knife Robs CVS in Rolling Meadows

Thu Jun 8, 2023 07:49 pm Cardinal News

Police from Rolling Meadows responded about 1:40 p.m. Monday, June 5, 2023 to a report of an armed robbery at the CVS, 2045 Plum Grove Road in Rolling Meadows. Police received a report that a […]

Hanover Park Police protecting the scene near the red Acura that Winder Cruz drove to the scene Thursday night before he was killed (CARDINAL NEWS)

Hanover Park Police: Winder Cruz Was Killed in Drug Deal that Became Violent; Suspect Held without Bail

Tue Jun 6, 2023 09:01 pm Cardinal News

Winder Cruz, age 17, who was found stabbed to death in a middle school parking lot, was involved in a marijuana transaction in a grocery store parking lot before he was fatally stabbed, according to […]

Oscar Pena charged with multiple drug and gun-related offenses (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Special Investigations Group Finds Mundelein Resident in Possession of Nearly 8,000 Fentanyl-Laced Pills

Sun Jun 4, 2023 02:31 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, concluded a three-month investigation which led to the arrest of a Mundelein man who possessed nearly […]

Teen Identity, Cause of Death Released After Homicide Victim Found in Middle School Lot Near Barrington Rd and Irving Park Rd, Hanover Park

Sun Jun 4, 2023 11:40 am Cardinal News

Male, age 17, killed in homicide in Hanover Park, Illinois. YouTube Tips ⓘ The Cook County Medical Examiners Office on Friday June 2, 2023 released the identity a teen found dead in a homicide near […]

Identity Released for Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash at Deerfield Rd and Piccadilly Rd, Highland Park

Sun Jun 4, 2023 10:53 am Cardinal News

Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded about 12:37 p.m. Friday, June 2nd, 2023 to a report of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle at Deerfield Road and Piccadilly Road in Highland […]

After toddler is shot, Vernon Hills resident accused of leaving loaded gun on bed – ICYMI

Sat Jun 3, 2023 11:04 pm Cardinal News

Vernon Hills police said officers responded to Plumwood Lane on Friday afternoon to a report that a child was accidentally injured by fireworks, but when police got there, they realized the girl, age 2, had […]

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