Fox Lake police shooting: man with knife killed, woman wounded, police say
Police said officers told the man to drop his knife, but he lunged at them instead.
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Police said officers told the man to drop his knife, but he lunged at them instead.
Lake County Sheriff's detectives arrested and charged a man after he picked up two girls and sexually abused one at his home on Saturday.
Police in Lake County, Indiana, rescued more than 40 dogs from a suspected puppy mill. Detectives said they received a tip about a man buying an unusually large amount of dog food and medical supplies. Police searched a home in Crown Point and a barn near Rensselaer and discovered dozens of dogs.
This week is Period Poverty Awareness Week - a time to draw attention to the number of people who struggle to pay for necessary menstrual products.
He's turned hundreds of dogs into officers who now serve and protect their community. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman takes us through a day of training in Grayslake.
Zeus the K9 helped in the initial traffic stop. The dog sniffed around the man's car and gave a positive indication for drugs in the car.
Authorities said it all stemmed from a quarrel about a noisy leaf blower.
The suspect hit K-9 Dax – but we were told Dax was not fazed. He is trained to sustain hits during arrests.
Deputies found the suspect's vehicle and they called in K-9 Dax, who then tracked the man down a mile away hiding in a home. When 34-year-old Joshua Simmons wouldn't give up, Dax bit him and took him in to custody.
"This is a warehouse facility that will have trucks coming in and out potentially 24/7."
Buyers hope to convert a current unincorporated Lake County site from a corporate headquarters into a new industrial park and they're asking Deerfield to re-zone it. Residents outlined their concerns to CBS 2's Sara Machi.
"Not every incident needs someone arrested, and not every incident needs somebody ticketed; but somehow, someway, the police were called. So we're here to help," Sgt. Jim Yanecek said.
Only on 2: there's been a push across the country to rethink policing when it comes to mental health crises, and the Lake County Sheriff's Department was one of the first in the Chicago area to put together a specialized team. Five years later, the Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) has more than doubled the number of calls they respond to. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey is digging into the numbers and what they mean.
The tough Lake County Sheriff's Office K9, will soon get protection of his own, just like his fellow two-legged officers.
Browser can sniff out electronics and even helped bust an identity theft ring back in 2020.
A K9 with high-tech skills is retiring in Lake County.
Deputies responded to the scene where a Chevrolet Silverado was seen in the area with a grill in the bed of the pickup truck.
ISP says a Kia collided with a barrier separating the interstate from the exit ramp before going airborne and being struck by another vehicle.
Several inches of snow could fall overnight in Chicago's north suburbs as a mix of rain and snow moves into the area late on Friday evening.
Jacob Firestone, 18, appeared in Lake County Court on Friday. He is charged along with Nicholas Caban in the death of Matthew Ascaridis, 45, in September.
The hawk is part of educational programming in the forest preserve and cannot be released into the wild, the Lake County Forest Preserve District said.
To apply, you must have suffered financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To apply, you must have suffered financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Did you feel a rumble in the northwestern suburbs Sunday night? You aren't alone.
The man and woman both had to be extricated and were taken to area hospitals.
