Wauconda Police Department

Smoking Materials Determined to Be Cause of House Fire on Northshore Drive, Wauconda

Fri Feb 27, 2026 01:41 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Wauconda responded about 8:40 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2026 to a report of a house fire in the block of 1100 Northshore Drive in Wauconda. Wauconda Police Department officers arrived […]

Teens, along with the Wauconda Police Department celebrated the successful securing of a handgun near Route 12 and Route 176 in Wauconda (SOURCE: Wauconda Police Department)

Wauconda Police Chief Rewards Local Teens with Dairy Queen Ice Cream After They Discovered, Secured Handgun

Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:23 am Cardinal News

Wauconda, IL – Four Wauconda teens were recognized on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, for their quick thinking and responsible actions after discovering a handgun on a public sidewalk. While riding their bikes near the Route […]

Horacio Olayo, accused of exposing himself to children in Wauconda (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Wauconda Police Arrest Resident Following Public Indecency and Narcotics Investigation; Accused of Exposing Himself to Children

Wed Feb 5, 2025 07:12 am Cardinal News

Wauconda Police officers responded about 4:08 p.m. January 28, 2025 to the block of 400 Barrington Road to conduct a well-being check on a male subject accused by two juveniles of public indecency. The witnesses […]

Wauconda Tower Ladder at the scene of a townhouse fire on Wethington Drive in Wauconda on Monday, August 12, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Citizen Rescue at Townhouse Fire on Wethington Drive in Wauconda

Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:00 am Cardinal News

Wauconda police officers and firefighters and paramedics from the Wauconda Fire District responded about 4:27 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2024 to a report of a fire in a townhouse in the block of 200 Wethington […]

Windshield shattered on an older model Toyota Camry after a fatal crash with a pedestrian on Wednesday night, August 7, 2024 in Wauconda (Craig/CapturedNews)

Identity Released for Arlington Heights Man Struck, Killed on Route 12 Near Wauconda

Thu Aug 8, 2024 06:04 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office announced Thursday evening, August 8, 2024 the identity of an Arlington Heights man killed when he was hit by a car on Route 12 in unincorporated Wauconda. The deceased has […]

Arlington Heights Man Struck, Killed by Car on Route 12 in Unincorporated Wauconda

Thu Aug 8, 2024 11:43 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a fatal evening crash involving a pedestrian in unincorporated Wauconda. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Wauconda firefighters and paramedics responded about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2024 […]

Man Pronounced Deceased at Scene of Crash into Pond at Main St and Garland Rd in Wauconda

Wed Jul 10, 2024 04:30 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, paramedics and divers with the Wauconda Fire District were dispatched after a vehicle went into a retention pond at the northeast corner of Garland Road and Main Street (NO AUDIO/WGN SkyCam 9). YouTube […]

Drew Nelson, charged with Theft Over $100K and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Man Accused of Stepping Up Thefts from Minibike to Golf Cart to ATV 4-Wheeler to Porsche Worth Over $200K

Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:41 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 10:30 a.m. August 22, 2023 to a report of a theft of a 1962 Porsche, valued over $200,000.00, in Ingleside in Lake County. While on the scene of the […]

Raul Gonzalez, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm suspect (SOURCE: Wauconda Police Department)

Ex-Boyfriend Charged, Accused of Shooting at Car Occupied by 2 Girls on Brown St, Wauconda

Sat Dec 3, 2022 09:23 am Cardinal News

Wauconda police responded about 7:16 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022 to a report of shots fired in the block of 300 Brown Street, Wauconda. Two 17-year-old females reported that their vehicle was shot at while […]

Route 176 and Fairfield Road in Fremont Township east of Wauconda (Image capture August 2019 ©2022 Google)

Crash at Route 176 and Fairfield Rd Near Wauconda Injures 3 People

Sat Sep 10, 2022 09:40 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Wauconda responded about 5:07 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2022 to a report of a crash with injuries at Route 176 and Fairfield Road in Fremont Township near Wauconda. Police, firefighters, […]

Dog Dies in House Fire on Liberty Lakes Blvd Near Sweet Clover Way in Wauconda

Thu Sep 16, 2021 03:01 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Wauconda responded about 2:48 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2021 to a report of a house fire in the block of 2800 Liberty Lakes Boulevard in Wauconda. A passerby saw smoke […]

Motorcycle crash Farmhill Circle and Brown Street in Wauconda (SOURCE: Imagery ©2021 Google, Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data ©2021)

Motorcyclist Dies After Crash While Fleeing and Eluding Police on Brown St, Wauconda

Sun Sep 5, 2021 02:45 pm Cardinal News

A Wauconda motorcyclist who crashed his motorcycle in the block of 500 Farmhill Circle about 4:50 p.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021 after fleeing from a Wauconda police officer died 2 days after fleeing a traffic […]

Gun, money bill counter, and scale (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Four Defendants Charged With Federal Drug or Firearm Violations in Probe of Street Gang Activity in Lake County

Thu Aug 5, 2021 07:38 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A joint federal and local criminal investigation in the far north suburbs of Chicago has resulted in federal drug or firearm charges against four individuals. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) […]

Lake County Sheriff’s SIG, ATF Successfully Dismantle Lake County Street Gang Operation, 10 Charged

Thu Aug 5, 2021 02:53 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced on Thursday, August 4, 2021, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, in conjunction with the […]

Offender's Chevrolet Silverado on a flatbed tow truck after he was captured in the Grand Dominion by Del Webb community following a pursuit that started in Wauconda (SOURCE: Craig/CapturedNews)

Police Pursuit Ends with Suspect in Custody in Grand Dominion by Del Webb

Thu Jul 29, 2021 02:51 pm Cardinal News

Police from Wauconda and assisting police agencies were involved in a pursuit in Lake County beginning about 1:55 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021 in area in Fremont Township between Mundelein and Wauconda. The suspect is […]

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