The sheriff is seeking to spend $860,802.47 to purchase a 38-foot long by 12-foot wide full cabin patrol boat, designed to withstand the rigors of Lake Michigan.
The Lake County Sheriff s Department is getting close to launching a "real-time operations center" focused on identifying and responding to school safety incidents.
Richard Atchison, 52, has been arrested after bashing his wife with a Christmas tree after he became enraged when she asked him for help in the kitchen to prepare dinner, officials said.
The accused insulted veterans and downplayed the seriousness of drunken driving, "implying people killed by drunk drivers probably deserved to die," a court document reads.