Marengo Crime
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120-year sentence upheld for man who raped 75-year-old Elgin womanJun 23, 2013 2:30 pm - A former Chicago man convicted of beating and raping an Elgin woman has lost his appeal that argued his 120-year prison sentence was excessive. It took a jury just 90 m...
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Convict’s attorney asks for new trial in Johnsburg murder caseJun 18, 2013 5:56 pm - The attorney for a man convicted of killing a Johnsburg teen is asking that a judge throw out the jury’s verdict and order a new trial. Mario Casciaro of Fox Lake was fo...
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Cary man charged in TCF Bank robberiesJun 18, 2013 5:00 pm - A 26-year-old Cary man has been charged with robbing three banks in 10 days, authorities said Tuesday. Evan L. Hall, of the 100 block of River Drive, formally was charg...
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McHenry Co. ‘most wanted’ fugitive arrestedJun 15, 2013 10:12 am - A Crystal Lake man wanted in connection with a Chicago bank robbery and listed as one of McHenry County Sheriff Office’s top 10 fugitives was arrested this week in McHen...
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Husband in obituary burglary spree gets 6-year termJun 10, 2013 11:48 am - The second member of a heroin-addicted couple from Johnsburg who read newspaper obituaries to target and burglarize homes while victims were at wakes has been sentenced ...
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Legislation targets mug shot-removal websitesJun 09, 2013 8:00 am - Websites that carry arrest booking photos would be banned from accepting money to remove them in Illinois under proposed legislation headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. Lawmakers...
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Woman gets 9 years for breaking into homes while victims attended wakesJun 05, 2013 11:22 am - A 25-year-old Johnsburg woman, who was accused along with her husband of burglarizing homes while the victims were attending wakes, pleaded guilty Tuesday and was senten...
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Fox Valley police reportsJun 03, 2013 2:19 pm - Carpentersville Ÿ Derek Thavonesiri, 20, of the 2300 block of Woodside Drive, Carpentersville, was charged Monday with the manufacture and delivery of marijuana, po...
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Former Big Brother mentor guilty of sexually abusing boyMay 31, 2013 11:00 am - A former McHenry County Boys and Girls Club mentor has been convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy, McHenry County prosecutors said. Leonard Puccini, 52, of Bul...
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Man wanted in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties found in MilwaukeeMay 22, 2013 4:31 pm - A man wanted by the sheriff’s offices in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties has been arrested, according to a news release. Brandon A. Williams, 21, previously of Carpente...