Crystal Lake Crime
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Crystal Lake couple pleads guilty to bank robberies in five townsFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a string of bank robberies in northern Illinois that netted him and his wife $13,633. Daniel Plushkis, 27, p...
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12 years prison for final defendant in 2016 Elgin kidnapping, cigarette tortureFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - A fifth and final adult defendant is headed to prison in the 2016 kidnapping of a teen who was beaten and held overnight in Elgin while cigarettes were used to burn a ta...
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Fox Lake man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting childFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - A Fox Lake man has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison after admitting he sexually molested a child under the age of 13, McHenry County authorities announced Tuesday. ...
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Why police in suburbs, nation are facing a shortage of new recruitsFeb 15, 2019 4:03 am - With its sweeping drone shots, slickly produced action sequences and a heartwarming subplot, the latest Illinois State Police recruitment video could reasonably be mista...
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Woodstock man sent to prison for 7 years for cocaine, DUIFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - A 32-year-old Woodstock man has been sentenced to seven years in prison - six for a cocaine charge after authorities searched his residence in 2017 and another for a fel...
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Report: Lake in the Hills lockdown ends with arrestFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - A Lake in the Hills resident was taken into custody Friday evening following a neighborhood lockdown that lasted nearly six hours and featured the presence of an armed S...
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Crystal Lake Central faculty member on leave after grooming chargeFeb 03, 2019 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake Central High School faculty member has been placed on administrative leave amid accusations that he used an online service in an attempt to have a juvenil...
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Wanted man apprehended in Lake County in sex abuse caseJan 05, 2019 12:00 am - A 31-year-old man wanted for failing to appear in court on a criminal sexual abuse case was arrested after authorities learned he was staying with his father in Crystal ...
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Crystal Lake man charged in drug-related deathJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 30-year-old Crystal Lake man has been charged in the overdose death of a 40-year-old McHenry man. McHenry police said Friday that Derrick J. Buttrum, of the 300 block ...
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Police: McDonald's robber climbed in drive-through windowDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - A man who robbed a McDonald's restaurant in Cary made his entrance by climbing in the drive-through window, police said. And after he snagged some cash from the register...