Crystal Lake Crime
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Police: Lake in the Hills homes evacuated after Huntley student's threatMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - Homes in Lake in the Hills were evacuated Thursday afternoon as police investigated what they say turned out to be an unfounded bomb threat by a Huntley High School stud...
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Spring Grove man charged with murderMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - A 47-year-old Spring Grove man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after a body was found in a home on the 11100 block of Serenity Path in Spring Gro...
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Jacob Keltner among fallen officers honored Tuesday in DuPage CountyMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - In his 22 years as a DuPage County sheriff's deputy, Sheriff James Mendrick attended several police remembrance ceremonies. This year, though, was different. For the fi...
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Man gets 71 years in prison for 2017 McHenry-area home invasion, murderMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - A McCollum Lake man has been sentenced to 71 years in prison for the May 2017 home invasion and fatal shooting of a 52-year-old McHenry-area man and terrorizing his wife...
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Parents of slain 5-year-old AJ Freund plead not guiltyMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - The parents of 5-year-old AJ Freund pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the Crystal Lake boy's beating death. Through ...
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Defense seeks psychological evaluation for AJ's fatherMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - A psychological evaluation is being sought for Andrew Freund Sr., the Crystal Lake man charged in the slaying of his 5-year old son, AJ. Freund's court-appointed attorne...
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Public defender will represent father in AJ's murder caseMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - A special public defender has been appointed for Andrew Freund Sr., who has been charged with murdering his 5-year old son, AJ. Freund, 60, appeared Friday morning in Mc...
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Warrant: AJ's father says his mother killed the boyMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - AJ Freund's father led authorities to his grave. That's according to a search warrant for the land where AJ was found last week. In the warrant, obtained by the Daily He...
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'Our little superhero': Relatives say they weren't allowed to see AJ Freund for more than a yearApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - AJ Freund's extended family, including the cousin who raised and fostered him for the first 18 months of his life, issued a statement Tuesday thanking the community and ...
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Police: One of two men who robbed Crystal Lake gas stations found, chargedApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - One of two men suspected of robbing two Crystal Lake gas stations has been arrested and charged, according to authorities. Matthew J. Wegleiz, a 23-year-old from Cicero,...