Crystal Lake Crime
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House where AJ Freund lived could be razedJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The city of Crystal Lake is pushing to demolish the house where 5-year-old AJ Freund is alleged to have been beaten to death in April. Crystal Lake's special counsel sa...
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Carpentersville man pleads guilty to home invasion, aggravated batteryJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man who hid in a closet and attacked his ex-girlfriend in May 2017 in Lake in the Hills has pleaded guilty, officials said Monday. Louis A. Hernandez, ...
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Report deems AJ's father mentally fit to stand trialJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Andrew Freund is mentally fit to stand trial on murder and other charges stemming from the death in April of his 5-year-old son, AJ, a psychological report shows. Court-...
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Woman dies after being struck while crossing road in AlgonquinJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - A pedestrian has died after being struck Friday evening by a vehicle in Algonquin, police said Saturday in a news release. A woman was crossing County Line Road in the c...
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Sheriff's office: Five Lake County teens arrested in McHenry County after stolen SUV abandonedJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - Four 19-year-old men and one 15-year-old boy from Lake County were charged after they fled a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon in the Crystal Lake area, according to the M...
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'This is an egregious case': AJ Freund's estate considering lawsuit against DCFSJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge appointed a bank to serve as the administrator of slain child AJ Freund's estate Monday, clearing the way for a potential wrongful-death lawsuit a...
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After AJ's death, new nonprofit aims to prevent another tragedyJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - Days after 5-year-old AJ Freund was found dead, Volo resident Chad Carpenter took his 15-month-old son Caiden to visit the growing memorial outside the family home in Cr...
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Lakemoor man sentenced to 6 years on child pornography chargeJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A Lakemoor man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison after admitting he sought and received nude images from a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota, authorities say. Tho...
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Demonstrators seek to keep AJ's memory alive as case against parents proceedsJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - When Richard and Mary Becker think of their grandchildren, they also think of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who authorities say was fatally beaten by his pa...
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3 charged in Crystal Lake prostitution stingsJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Three women face prostitution charges after undercover stings by Crystal Lake police at multiple spas this week. Authorities charged: Qianyu Warren, 32, of Woodstock; Ch...