Crimes Notebook

Jason E. Karels, suspected killer of his three children by drowning in Round Lake Beach (SOURCE: Round Lake Police Department)

Round Lake Beach Murder Suspect’s Note Left at Crime Scene: “If I can’t have them neither can you”

Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:06 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 filed three first-degree murder charges against a Round Lake Beach resident after he was accused of killing his three children ages […]

After I-57, I-80 Chase, Jason Karels in His Crashed Car Tells Police He Killed His 3 Children in Round Lake Beach

Wed Jun 15, 2022 05:36 am Cardinal News

Round Lake Beach police and Round Lake firefighters and paramedics responded just before 1:40 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2022 to the block of 200 East Camden Lane in Round Lake Beach, where police discovered a […]

Surviving mother and three children murdered by their father (Lake County Board Member Dick Barr/Facebook)

Lake County Board Member Describes News of 3 Children Killed by Their Father in Round Lake Beach, Starts Fundraiser

Tue Jun 14, 2022 01:29 pm Cardinal News

Monday night, June 13, 2022, Lake County Board Member Dick Barr confirmed that three children were murdered by their father earlier Monday in the block of 200 Camden Lane in Round Lake Beach. UPDATE TO […]

Suspect in Custody: Homicide Investigation on East Camden Ln Near Silver Oaks Dr, Round Lake Beach

Mon Jun 13, 2022 02:46 pm Cardinal News

Round Lake Beach police and Round Lake firefighters and paramedics responded just before 1:40 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2022 to the block of 200 East Camden Lane in Round Lake Beach, where police discovered a […]

Vandalism suspect at Homewood Acres Fire Department fire station (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office).

Cook County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Identifying 1 of 4 Boys in Homewood Acres Fire Station Vandalism Case

Fri Jun 10, 2022 01:00 pm Cardinal News

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigators are seeking information from the public to help identify one of the juveniles that vandalized the Homewood Acres Fire Station in southwest suburban Homewood. At approximately […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Office: Scammers Posing As Local Government Officials Targeting Lake County Residents

Wed Jun 8, 2022 10:17 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and 19th Judicial Circuit have become aware of a scam targeting Lake County residents. This scam involves con artists calling Lake County residents and introducing themselves as a member of […]

Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding Police Incident on Lake Cook Rd in Buffalo Grove

Tue Jun 7, 2022 09:17 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove Police Department alerted area police departments about 9:05 p.m. of an incident of aggravated fleeing and eluding that occurred at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Beginning at Lake Cook Road and Lexington […]

Trespassing Suspect Faces Charges in Lake in the Hills After Public Helps with Identification from Security Image

Tue Jun 7, 2022 12:33 pm Cardinal News

Lake in the Hills Police Department announced Tuesday, June 7, 2022 that trespassing charges have been filed against Justin J. Schneck, a male/white age 30, who is described as homeless. Schneck was charged with two […]

LA Fitness Route 59 Naperville (Image capture July 2021 ©2022 Google)

Locker Theft Victim Confronts Offender, Gets Stabbed Multiple Times at Fitness Center in Naperville

Mon Jun 6, 2022 11:21 am Cardinal News

Naperville police officers, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched about 11:11 a.m. Sunday, June 5, 2022 to a report of a person that was stabbed at LA Fitness, 3116 South Route 59 Suite 160 in Naperville. […]

Armed Vehicular Hijacking Reported Near Higgins Rd and Meacham Rd, Schaumburg

Thu Jun 2, 2022 05:42 pm Cardinal News

Schaumburg police responded about 4:08 PM Thursday June 2, 2022 to a vehicular hijacking near the Starbucks 1261 East Higgins Road Schaumburg, IL. Police received a report that three unknown offenders committed an armed vehicular […]

Case Against Westmont Teen Charged with Shooting Woman in Leg While Hijacking Her Car at Gunpoint Transferred to Adult Court

Thu Jun 2, 2022 12:52 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today, Thursday, June 2, 2022 that a sixteen-year-old Westmont resident accused in juvenile court of shooting a woman in her leg and hijacking her car at gunpoint has […]

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