Crime & Safety
Man Strikes Police Car, Refuses Arrest in Libertyville
The following arrest information was supplied by the Libertyville Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Mundelein man struck a parked police car and refused arrest at a Libertyville pharmacy drive-through recently.
Colin C. Sweeney, 33, of 26519 N. Route 83, Mundelein, is wanted by the Lake County Sheriff's Department on a warrant for assault.
He refused repeated requests from Libertyville police officers to get out of his vehicle in the pharmacy drive-through at , 1470 S. Milwaukee Ave.
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Instead of getting out of his vehicle, Sweeney placed his car in drive and struck a parked police squad car. He later tried to take an officer’s baton. Sweeney later was subdued and taken to for evaluation.
Libertyville police charged Sweeney with disarming a peace officer, criminal damage to state property, reckless driving, and obstructing and resisting arrest.
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Sweeney was held overnight at the for bond court the next morning. At court, he was remanded to the Lake County Jail on a $100,000 bond and issued a Nov. 14 court date.
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