Marengo Crime
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Algonquin man sentenced to prison for money laundering, marijuana possessionJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - An Algonquin man accused of using more than $500,000 in drug proceeds from marijuana sales to buy gold, silver and bitcoin over several years was sentenced to prison Thu...
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Island Lake woman sentenced to probation in 2016 revenge porn caseJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - An Island Lake woman was sentenced Thursday to conditional discharge for printing and distributing sexually explicit photos that her fiancé received from another woman. ...
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Woman convicted as getaway driver in 2001 Burrito Express murder released from prisonJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - After serving nearly 20 years in prison for a crime she maintains she did not commit, a woman convicted in connection with McHenry's 2001 Burrito Express murder was free...
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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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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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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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Judge finds Island Lake woman guilty in 2016 'revenge porn' caseApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge on Monday found an Island Lake woman guilty of distributing sexually explicit photos that her fiance received from another woman. Attorneys gave c...