Marengo Crime
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Murder suspect cleared by court sues, saying police, prosecutors framed himApr 07, 2017 5:00 am - For the better part of a decade, Mario Casciaro found himself on the defensive against authorities who said he played a central role in the 2002 disappearance and presum...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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Report: Off-duty Woodstock cop charged with DUI in Round Lake crashFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - An off-duty Woodstock police officer was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving too fast for conditions after a Feb. 11 crash into a utility p...
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Former Oakwood Hills man faces child porn chargesFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - A former Oakwood Hills man faces felony charges after police traced downloaded child pornography to the 50-year-old's computer, officials say. Robert T. Rado was arreste...
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Retired Chicago cop accused of killing wife in Spring GroveFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - A retired Chicago police officer faces a murder charge after he shot and killed his wife in their Spring Grove home, police said Monday. Lorin E. Volberding, 71, was be...
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McHenry man charged in heroin overdose deathFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - A McHenry man was arrested Monday and charged with supplying a fatal dose of heroin to a man found last month at a gas station, according to the authorities. Glen L. Mic...
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Police reports document Facebook torture suspect's escapades in hours before videoJan 15, 2017 5:30 am - One of the men accused in the torture of an 18-year-old with a mental illness that was broadcast on Facebook spent the days leading up to the attack involved in a strang...
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Reports show timeline in torture caseJan 15, 2017 5:30 am - A series of suburban police reports shows several encounters involving Jordan Hill in the days leading up to the torture of an 18-year-old Crystal Lake man that was broa...
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Fox Valley's top stories of 2016Dec 23, 2016 4:30 am - Political battles in Kane County, a new chairman in McHenry County, construction projects throughout the area and some leadership changes at the municipal level were amo...
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Island Lake woman's killer to serve 56 years in prisonNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - A McHenry man who was found guilty of but mentally ill on charges of first-degree murder, motor vehicle theft and concealment of a homicide and other offenses will serve...