Crime & Safety
Family Member Threatened With Knife In Domestic: Police
The Libertyville Police Department is investigating the incident, which occurred Saturday morning.
LIBERTYVILLE, IL — No one was injured in a domestic disturbance Saturday morning in Libertyville where a person threatened a family member with a knife, authorities said. The Libertyville Police Department responded to the home in the 100 block of West Lincoln Avenue at 8:43 a.m. on Dec. 12 where they found the armed person still inside the residence.
The family member who was threatened was able to safely flee the home, according to a news release from the Libertyville Police Department.
Officers set up a perimeter around the home. After repeated unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the armed person, the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, Emergency Services Team (NIPAS EST) arrived at the home.
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Members of the SWAT team were able to talk with the armed person, who was taken into custody without incident shortly before 12:00 p.m. and transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center.
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No one was injured, and the incident remains under investigation.
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