Residents evacuated after reports of explosives at Wauconda (IL) home (125 homes emptied)

ABC News ^ | June 30, 2016

[Zakeet]

WAUCONDA, Ill. (WLS) -- Wauconda police say they are evacuating an area around a house in the 400-block of Lakeshore Boulevard in Wauconda after receiving a tip that a man may have explosives in his home.

Police say they have a suspect in custody and are evacuating the interior of a perimeter set up around the home to complete a search. According to police, earlier Thursday the suspect threatened an employee at a business, saying he wanted to lure the police to his home with the intention of blowing them up. According to police, the suspect said he is terminally ill and hates politicians and the police.

[Zakeet]

No reason for alarm ... because the big boys are in charge!

More information here.

[Mark17]

I wonder if the guy belongs to the ROP?

[bgill]

For people that were displaced by the evacuations, the Federated Church at 200 Barrington Road was available, police said.

The next bomber just jotted that down in his notebook.

[Rebelbase]

I hope the church’s pews are padded.

[dsrtsage]

“A Man” seems to have been incredibly busy today

[redcatcherb412]

125 homes emptied and hundreds displaced to a church. What do they suspect, ‘the man’ has a 4000 lb Mark 1 cookie in his house ?

[Trod Upon]

Did they make sure to shoot all the dogs at the homes they evacuated?

[polymuser]

Looks like a nice area. Maybe he fell down?

[Fedora]

Update: "Andreas Stachel, 49, was charged Friday after authorities recovered four illegal explosive devices, numerous firearms and ammunition, and a 'large quantity of cannabis,' according to a press release from Wauconda police. Stachel is being charged with unlawful possession of explosives or incendiary devices, unlawful use of weapons and unlawful possession of cannabis."