Charles Keeshan

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

New Aurora police chief Matt Thomas has his star pinned on during his swearing-in ceremony in May. Courtesy of city of Aurora When Matt Thomas started his career as a police officer in the late 1990s, he wanted to be on the streets. “I always wanted to be a detective. I did not see myself sitting behind a desk,” Thomas said. But that’s where he finds himself today.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

Rolling Meadows police Sgt. Carlos Saez is detained April 23 after a road-rage altercation in Elgin that left him facing felony charges. Courtesy of Elgin Police Department Minutes after the road-rage altercation that left him behind bars and on unpaid leave, Rolling Meadows police Sgt. Carlos Saez told investigating officers he was defending himself from a “gang member” trying to disarm him. “He was overpowering me, and I was in fear for my life,” Saez said.

4 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Charles Keeshan

A Florida man is behind bars in Wisconsin awaiting extradition to Illinois in connection with an alleged road-rage shooting earlier this month in Gurnee. Robertas Nenadovic-Jasinskas, 34, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm stemming from the May 16 shooting on I-94 near Grand Avenue, Illinois State Police said Sunday.

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

Llovani Gomez, 35, of Chicago A Chicago man accused of killing a college student in a 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee was ordered held in jail Wednesday while awaiting trial. Llovani Gomez, 35, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and single counts of attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the slaying of Daniel Lobo. Lobo, a 22-year-old Southern Illinois University student from Waukegan, was fatally shot Nov.

1 month ago | shawlocal.com | Charles Keeshan

A 19-year-old Elgin man and a juvenile face multiple felony charges after authorities say they attacked a woman at a Carpentersville restaurant last week after making derogatory remarks about her sexual orientation. John Z. Kammrad, of the 900 block of Hillcrest Road, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery in a public place and mob action, Carpentersville police said. The most serious charges are Class 3 felonies punishable by a two to five years in prison.