Crystal Lake Crime
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How the murder of AJ Freund continues to spark change one year laterApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - Maybe it was his sweet smile or his affable demeanor, evident in the photos that began circulating a year ago. Perhaps it was what prosecutors called the “sick charade” ...
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Crystal Lake man faces multiple charges after hitting police dog, sheriff saysApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - A Crystal Lake man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges alleging he broke into a family member's McHenry-area home while armed with a pipe Wednesday, then struc...
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Cary man arrested for reckless discharge of a firearmApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - A Cary man was arrested and charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after an incident where police say he shot a handgun in the first block of East Main Street in C...
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Algonquin man charged with grooming a minor for sexApr 04, 2020 1:00 am - An Algonquin man was charged Friday with trying to meet a minor for sexual gratification, after a suspicious bystander flagged down police at a Starbucks on North Avenue...
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Sentencing for AJ's mom delayedApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Sentencing for JoAnn Cunningham, who pleaded guilty in December to the beating death of her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, has been postponed to July 16. Cunningham, 37, of...
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Three charged with killing man found floating in Crystal Lake recreational areaMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Three transient men face murder and robbery charges stemming from the discovery Tuesday of a 51-year-old man's body floating in Crystal Lake's Three Oaks Recreational Ar...
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Bartlett police say Lake in the Hills man made false report of beatingMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man faces a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge alleging he made a false police report about having been pistol-whipped by an unknown assailant las...
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Several in custody after man found dead at Crystal Lake recreation areaMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Crystal Lake police found the body of a 51-year-old man floating Tuesday at the Three Oaks Recreation Area after responding to a 911 call and encountering another person...
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McHenry County sheriff, 3 others sue state over immigration lawMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and three fellow sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking a court order blocking enforcement of a state law that bars them from w...
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'It needs a new beginning': Home where authorities say AJ Freund was murdered is demolishedMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - A sad reminder of the tragic death of a 5-year old boy quickly was reduced to rubble Wednesday morning. The Crystal Lake house where authorities say AJ Freund was killed...