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CRIME & SAFETY
Authorities Search for Driver After Hit-and-Run at Silver Lake Motel
Salem Lakes, WI (WLIP)–Authorities are searching for a pickup truck driver who crashed into the Silver Lake Motel in Salem Lakes and fled the scene on foot Saturday night. The incident was reported at 8:42 p.m. at the motel located at 217 North Cogswell Drive. No one inside the...
Man charged in connection to shooting death of 15-year-old Round Lake Beach girl, police say
A man is now charged in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in Round Lake Beach.Lake County Major Crime Task Force said Shorbonia Poole, Jr., 19, of Round Lake Beach, was in possession of the firearm used in the shooting.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchInvestigators said they seized the gun following a search of Poole's home on Friday.Valeria Rodriguez was hit by a stray bullet Wednesday night as she ate dinner in her home in the 1500-block of Cherokee Drive.The girl was transported to a hospital, where she died, police said.Investigators said someone outside of the home fired a gun and a stray bullet entered the home, hitting the girl.Police said it did not appear that the girl was targeted in the shooting.Weeks ago, the family said they celebrated the victim's quinceañera. Now they said they're mourning the teenager's sudden murder."They were out here dancing and trying to prepare for that," an anonymous neighbor said. "The kids heard a pop, but they just thought it was fireworks... I'm just confused on how and why it happened."
Motorcyclist Injured After Striking School Bus on Interstate 94 in Somers
Somers, WI (WLIP)–A motorcyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries after striking a school bus in Somers on Interstate 94. According to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred at 7:39 p.m. on Friday when two southbound motorcycles reportedly weaving at a high rate of speed when one motorcyclist changed lanes and hit the rear of the bus, which was also traveling southbound.
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