3 Chicago area teens found with loaded guns, drugs during traffic stop, police say

The Brief

  • Three 17-year-old boys were arrested after a traffic stop in which they tried to run from Lake County Sheriff’s deputies.
  • Police also found multiple loaded guns and drugs during the traffic stop, according to the sheriff’s office.
  • They were each charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest.

ZION, Ill. Three 17-year-old boys were found with multiple loaded guns and drugs during a traffic stop in which they tried to flee from police in north suburban Lake County on Sunday night.

What we know:

Around 8:15 p.m., a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a car near 27th Street and Galilee Avenue in Zion for a traffic violation, police said.

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