Crystal Lake Crime
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Arlington Heights man admits to soliciting a child in McHenry CountyJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Arlington Heights man pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation of a person he thought was a child and was sentenced to time served. Jose H. Sanchez-Vargas, ...
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Petition filed by AJ Freund's mother 'patently without merit,' judge rulesJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - Writing that JoAnn Cunningham's constitutional rights were not violated, a McHenry County judge Wednesday dismissed the post-conviction petition filed by the former Crys...
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Waukegan man arrested in McHenry County 'road rage' shootingJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Waukegan man, whom police have seeking in "road rage" case that occurred more than a month ago, was arrested Friday and was in custody of the McHenry Count...
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Former nurse sentenced to life without paroleMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - A former McHenry County woman, described as a “monster” Monday by prosecutors and her victim's family members, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of...
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Jehovah's Witness elders who failed to report child abuse got bad advice, say local pastors, attorneysMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - In 2006, a Crystal Lake man confessed to the leaders of his church that he was sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl. It was not that confession, however, that McHenry Coun...
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Tireless work on murder case earns McHenry deputy honor as state's top copApr 29, 2022 5:30 am - At first, McHenry County sheriff's Sgt. Trent Raupp assumed it was a joke. After all, it was April 1 when he heard that he'd been chosen as the Illinois Association of ...
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Man who shot McHenry County deputy convicted of second-degree murderApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - A Springfield man was found guilty by a federal jury of second-degree murder in the fatal 2019 shooting of McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner and the attempte...
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Springfield rally to call attention to 'souls lost in DCFS'Apr 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Members of a group calling itself "Roar for AJ" will rally Thursday at the state Capitol to call attention to what members consider ongoing failures by the Department of...
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McHenry County judge to weigh whether petition filed by AJ Freund's mother has meritApr 01, 2022 11:00 pm - A McHenry County judge said Friday that he has 90 days to decide whether the post-conviction petition filed by a Crystal Lake woman serving 35 years in prison for killin...
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AJ Freund's mother says she was 'seeing demons and hearing voices' before she killed sonApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake mother serving a 35-year prison term for killing her 5-year-old son AJ Freund in 2019 claims in newly filed court records that she suffered postpartum p...