A local business had reported in January two men posing as buyers had stolen scrapped catalytic converters before fleeing in their vehicle.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office will conduct extra patrols starting Friday through Monday.
Police said the incident occurred at a business in the 700 block of Saunders Road.
Prosecutors argued the 44-year-old deserved life imprisonment for the 2024 incident, as well as being a "sexual predator" for over 20 years.
The 42-year-old unincorporated Gurnee resident is due back in court next month, according to police.
Police said the Gurnee man was being held at the Lake County Jail on other charges when the incident occurred last week.
The 41-year-old is also accused of driving while license suspended, according to police.
The 26-year-old was charged with eight felonies following his arrest in Deerfield, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Marni Yang is serving two life sentences for the 2007 murder of Deerfield resident Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child.
A Deerfield man was found in possession of numerous images and videos of child porn, many involving children as young as toddler age.
The incident occurred last week in unincorporated Lake Villa, according to police.
Yang will have another evidentiary hearing on Monday in Lake County Court in Waukegan, as her attorney calls for her release.
The campaign, which resulted in 58 traffic stops, ran from Dec. 12 through Jan. 5.
Police said someone had removed an undetermined amount of money, several packages, and several pieces of mail.
The Waukegan resident was arrested in unincorporated Grayslake over the weekend, according to police.
Undercover detectives purchased more than 115 grams of a powder substance containing fentanyl and nearly 2,000 pills containing fentanyl.
The 71-year-old was also charged with open transportation of alcohol, according to police.
The Waukegan man was arrested in Beach Park, according to police.
Police said the Deerfield resident was also operating a car without registration.
The Wisconsin resident was arrested in Wadsworth, according to police.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is taking part in several statewide efforts through Jan. 5, 2026.
The remains of an infant were discovered in a wooded area in the village in 2020, according to police.
The 43-year-old unincorporated Antioch resident was also charged with disorderly conduct following the incident over the weekend.
The arrest of the Wauconda man occurred in North Barrington, according to police.
The Grayslake woman, who was being detained in the Lake County Jail, is due in court Wednesday.
Police said all of the arrests for the month were made near Portwine Road.
The Wisconsin resident was also charged with speeding and not having insurance during the arrest over the weekend.
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The 36-year-old Hainesville resident is being held at the Lake County Jail following the arrest in Libertyville.
Speeding and other traffic infraction charges were included in each arrest, according to police.
The 24-year-old was arrested over the weekend following the incident at his Beach Park home.
The Chicago resident was arrested over the weekend in Beach Park, according to police.
The 37-year-old was also charged with battery, assault, criminal trespass to property and criminal damage to property.
District officials said the third-shift custodian had been dismissed last year by the board of education due to performance issues.
A Wisconsin man with a warrant for the charge was arrested in Beach Park, according to police.
The 41-year-old was also charged with driving while license suspended and open transportation of alcohol.
Several arrests were made in September along Portwine and Lake Cook roads, according to police.
The warrant was out of McHenry County and the arrest was made in unincorporated Lake Bluff, according to police.
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A 22-year-old Waukegan man was arrested at his home last week, according to police.