Lake County sheriff’s office

Authorities in suburban Lake County are warning residents of a recent rise in so-called “ruse burglaries” in recent months, with thieves distracting homeowners while accomplices rob their properties.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch and description of a suspect they say attacked and sexually assaulted a teen girl who was walking along the Robert McClory Bike Path in suburban Beach Park on Monday. The 16-year-old was walking at about 7:30 p.m. when a man “came out of the tree line and approached the victim”...

A teen girl was attacked and sexually assaulted Monday evening while walking along the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The 16-year-old was walking at about 7:30 p.m. when a man “came out of the tree line and approached the victim” on the path just north of Yorkhouse Road, according to...

A teen girl was attacked and sexually assaulted Monday evening while walking along the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Thursday of a scam involving an offender posing as police officer calling residents. The sheriff’s office is investigating a series of these offenses in which an unknown caller poses as a police officer calling residents saying there’s an active warrant for their arrest. According to police, the offender identifies himself as...

A toddler died after his father ran over him while backing a pick-up truck on a driveway in Barrington, in what the Lake County sheriff’s office called a “tragic accident.”

Two men were killed in a high-speed crash Saturday evening in suburban Warren Township, officials with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched to Stearns School Road near Route 45 at approximately 9:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a traffic accident. When deputies arrived, they found an Audi sports car that had...

Luis Alonso Sandoval-Oliva, a former soccer player whose career included appearances with Mexican club giants Guadalajara and America, was arrested on drug charges last week in the north suburbs.

An East Chicago police detective is recovering after he was shot during an altercation Sunday in northwest Indiana.

Two people were found dead with gunshot wounds Tuesday night in north suburban Beach Park, authorities say.

A 36-year-old man was critically wounded Saturday afternoon in a shooting in suburban Warren Township.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said authorities evacuated an area near 25th Street and Clark in Gary, which was covered in heavy smoke due to a fire.

A group of officers in northwest Indiana are being honored for their “compassion and professionalism” after they helped a group of children who had been left home alone at a Crown Point residence earlier this month. According to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the officers were called to a home in Crown Point on Sept. 2…

A McHenry man is accused of attacking his younger relatives with a rifle and machete Friday in an unincorporated area near north suburban Antioch. Russell Brengman, 52, is charged with two felony counts each of home invasion and aggravated domestic batter as well as one count of unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a firearm without an FOID…

After being suspended during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, on-site video visitation will resume normal operations at the Lake County Jail next week, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. According to an email sent out by the sheriff’s office, video visitation will resume on July 6. Individuals wishing to come to the Lake County Jail for visitations can do...

A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents, authorities said. Wolfgang Halbig, 73, was arrested Monday on a charge that he was in unlawful possession of another person’s identification, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Halbig was a guest...

A driver was killed when an SUV slammed into a tree Friday in northwest suburban Wauconda. Sheriff’s deputies responded about 11 a.m. for reports of a single-vehicle crash at West Neville Road and West Darrell Road in unincorporated Wauconda, the Lake County sheriff’s office said. A 2016 Lincoln MKC was westbound on Neville Road when it left the roadway...