Crystal Lake Crime
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How a suburban teen's path to a possible law enforcement career is starting at the topMay 28, 2021 5:30 am - It's not unusual for children of police officers to consider following their parents' footsteps into the family business. But it's not every day that the career path sta...
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Trial scheduled for Jehovah's Witnesses elders accused of failing to report sexual abuseMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Two Jehovah's Witnesses elders accused of failing to notify police that a congregant was sexually abusing a child are scheduled for a joint trial in July. Jehovah's Witn...
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Police: Chicago man charged after meeting minor in Algonquin parkMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been arrested and faces three charges, including aggravated criminal sexual abuse, after police say he used a phone app to meet a minor at Holder Park ...
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Judge allows travel request for former child welfare worker charged in AJ Freund caseMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - Former child welfare worker and sitting McHenry County Board member Carlos Acosta will be allowed to travel to Texas this summer to help a family member move. Acosta mad...
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Police arrest Chicago man in Marengo Circle K robberyMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - McHenry County sheriff's office and federal law enforcement authorities arrested a 26-year-old Chicago man Monday on felony allegations connected to the Feb. 24 shooting...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 14, 2021 5:30 am - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook Cou...
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McHenry man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting child, sentenced to 40 yearsMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - A 25-year-old McHenry man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, the McHenry County State'...
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Scammer masquerades as McHenry County sheriff's deputyMay 06, 2021 11:00 pm - The McHenry County sheriff's department warned Friday of a scam where a currently employed sheriff deputy's name is used by a caller trying to elicit money from people t...
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Food pantry at Crystal Lake elementary school vandalized, police sayApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Crystal Lake police on Thursday reported a food pantry outside Canterbury Elementary School was vandalized, showing images of food that had been dumped onto the ground a...
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Former DCFS supervisor in AJ Freund case makes court appearanceApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - One of the former child welfare workers who oversaw a 2018 investigation into the family of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund appeared in court Wednesday morning. Former ...