A man was arrested after he threatened a woman with a machete and held her against her will, Wauconda police said.
Frank Saporito was charged with unlawful restraint and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon after police pulled over the vehicle he was driving.
Police said they saw Saporito and a woman in the parking lot of a Wauconda grocery store at 9:08 p.m. on Sept. 6. The woman appeared uncomfortable, and the man was acting erratically, police said.
After they drove off, police stopped their car. Saporito, police said, was confrontational and uncooperative. The woman had visible injuries and told police she was being held against her will.
Police searched the vehicle and found a machete. Officers also found a locked safe which they say contained a substance thought to be heroin.
Saporito was taken into custody and the woman was provided with assistance and support services, police said.
False report
An Antioch-area woman is facing charges after police say she made a 911 call alleging that her former husband had killed their children.
Theresa Kennedy, 39, was charged with felony disorderly conduct after the incident, which began with her call to the Lake County 911 Center at about 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 5.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Kennedy told dispatchers that she was not at home, but that her son had called her, saying he had found the bodies of his younger brother and sister in the family home.
Kennedy told police that the call suddenly disconnected, leaving her to believe the son had also been killed. She indicated her ex-husband may have been responsible, according to police.
Officers rushed to the home in the 25000 block of West Jersey Drive and determined that the children were fine. Police said they determined that Kennedy made the call because she is involved in a custody dispute with her ex-husband.
She was brought to the Lake County jail, and her husband took custody of the two younger children, police said.
Porsche crash
An Antioch-area man crashed a Porsche in a field and fled on foot before he was arrested by police.
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Teaford Holland, 46, of the 42800 block of North Woodbine, was charged with DUI after the incident at around 11 p.m. on Sept. 5.
Police said he and a female passenger were southbound on U.S. Route 45 near Pederson Drive in the Antioch area when Holland lost control of his vehicle. Police responded and found the Porsche sedan in a field with extensive damage after it hit an embankment and a fence, police said.
Witnesses told police that Holland had offered them money to drive him away from the accident site. When the witnesses refused, he then left on foot, police said, leaving his 21-year-old passenger behind.
A police dog tracked Holland to a nearby wooded area and he was taken into custody. In addition to DUI, he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, reckless conduct and traffic violations. Neither he nor his passenger was injured, police said.
‘Fear will not make people safer’
Amid reports that federal immigration agents have been stationed at the Great Lakes Navy base, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart released a statement reiterating his office’s commitment to victims and all residents, regardless of immigration status.
“Our office works to protect all Lake County residents regardless of where they were born, what they look like, or what language they speak,’’ he said. “We need victims and witnesses to cooperate with local authorities to report crimes and to hold offenders accountable. Community trust leads to safer and healthier communities.”
He reminded residents that the Illinois TRUST Act limits local law enforcement from participating in federal immigration enforcement.
“Masked federal agents operating without judicial warrants increases fear and weakens trust in local government,” Rinehart said. “But fear will not make people safer. And trust is vital to stopping and preventing crime.”