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Shooting and Arrest in Separate Kenosha Gunfire Incidents Early Sunday
Kenosha, WI (WLIP)–A shooting and a separate arrest for gunfire incidents occurred in Kenosha, with both cases under investigation. Early Sunday morning, a man was shot and later treated and released from the hospital, while another man was taken into custody in a separate incident. The shooting occurred around...
Kenosha bank robbery; armed suspect caught on camera, police seek ID
KENOSHA, Wis. - Kenosha police are asking for the public's help to identify a man they say twice robbed the same US Bank at 22nd Avenue and 18th Street. Officials say the first robbery happened on the morning of April 13. The second robbery happened on Saturday morning, July 13. In both instances, officials say the suspect displayed a firearm and demanded cash from the teller.
Milwaukee gas station shooting; 2 men facing charges
MILWAUKEE - Two Wisconsin men are facing multiple charges following a shooting on Milwaukee's south side that wounded four people, including two children. The accused are 26-year-old Qkobe B. Jenkins of Kenosha and 32-year-old Dominique R. Bridges of Milwaukee. Combined, the two face nine charges, including attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless injury.
Mom left 5-year-old child alone in movie theater: police
STURTEVANT, WI — A 45-year-old Racine woman faces a misdemeanor count of child neglect after she allegedly left a 5-year-old child unattended in a movie theater for more than an hour earlier this month. The misdemeanor charge filed against Londie McKeever carries a maximum potential term in the Racine...
Reckless gunfire lands felon in trouble with law again
RACINE — A 38-year-old Racine man, who claimed he fired a handgun into the air to stop someone in a passing vehicle from shooting, now faces six criminal charges, including two felonies for his role in the incident. Randee Urban is charged with felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering...
Woman rescued two men after boat explosion on Lake Michigan. "We did our deed for the day"
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman is being hailed as a hero for springing into action to save two men after a boat explosion Tuesday afternoon on Lake Michigan near Waukegan Harbor.Tonia Logan took seven 13-year-old kids out for a day on her pontoon boat on Tuesday, but in her decades of boating, it was a first when she spotted a fire in the middle of Lake Michigan, and two men stranded in the water. A 25-foot fiberglass hull powerboat had exploded on Lake Michigan, about two miles northeast of Waukegan Harbor. The boat was on fire, and smoke filled the...
Mt. Pleasant Hit and Run Victim Dies; Alleged Driver Located and Arrested
The bicyclist who was struck by a hit and run driver on Sheridan Rd. in Mt. Pleasant less than a day ago has died from his injuries. Police also reported overnight that the alleged driver has been located and is now in custody. In a news release, police identified the...
Two Suspects Charged with Murder in Waukegan Shooting; Both Remain in Custody
Waukegan, IL (WLIP)–Two suspects have been charged with three counts of First-Degree Murder following a fatal shooting in Waukegan on July 7th. 34 year old Alan Green and 30 year old Keyonda Triplett were apprehended and served with warrants on July 17th and 18th, respectively. On the night of...
‘Dazed’ motorist tried to flee from cop, arrested for drunken driving
RACINE — A traffic stop for a revoked driver’s license July 7 quickly led to much more for a 48-year-old Green Bay man. Bobby Montgomery faces his fourth drunken driving offense, a felony, along with a felony count of attempting to flee/elude an officer and misdemeanor counts of operating after revocation, failure to install an ignition interlocking device and obstructing an officer.
THC, stolen property, and a firearm found during traffic stop in Wisconsin, three men arrested
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin say three men were arrested in the early morning hours on July 17 after a firearm, THC, and stolen property were found following a traffic stop. According to a release from the Pleasant Prairie Police Department, officers pulled over a vehicle...
New York man identified as swimmer who drowned at Beach State Park: autopsy report
Authorities have idenitifed the man who died after drowning in Lake Michigan on Saturday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchAround 8 p.m. three men, two aged 26 and the other 28, where swimming to the Beach State Park shore to a rock wall, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.While swimming, one of the 26-year-old men went under the water and did not come back up.Around 8:10 p.m., Beach Park Fire Department began searching for the missing swimmer with the help from authorities from nearby towns.After a two-hour search, authorities pulled the 26-year-old man out of the water. The sheriff's office said he was about 30 feet from the shore.The swimmer was taken to a hospital in Waukegan, where he died, the sheriff's office said.The man was idenfied as Akshith Reddy Bhandra of New York.SEE ALSO | Teen girl in critical condition after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State ParkThe video in the player above is from a previous report.
Man arrested in Ohio after dragging Waukegan police officer with car during traffic stop: police
A man was arrested in Ohio after reportedly dragging a north suburban police officer with his car during a traffic stop, according to Waukegan police.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOn Wednesday, around 11:38 p.m. Waukegan police pulled over Darius Mingo in the 3000-block of Grand Avenue.When they approached his silver 2005 Infiniti, police said they could smell marijuana coming out of the car.When asked, Mingo allegedly said he had smoked inside the car earlier in the day, which is illegal.At that time, police asked Mingo to get out of the car. Once he was out of...
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