McHenry County Crime
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Sheriff: Beach Park man arrested after stepping out of vehicle with gunMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Beach Park man who stepped out of his vehicle with a gun during a traffic stop was shot with a Taser before his arrest Monday night and later pepper sprayed while resi...
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What prospective jurors need to know as jury trials resume in Cook CountyMay 03, 2021 5:30 am - The reprieve from jury duty at the Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District Courthouse is about to end. Monday marks the resumption of criminal jury trials in Rolling M...
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Food pantry at Crystal Lake elementary school vandalized, police sayApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Crystal Lake police on Thursday reported a food pantry outside Canterbury Elementary School was vandalized, showing images of food that had been dumped onto the ground a...
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Appellate court orders release of thrice-convicted Kenneth SmithApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Kenneth Smith, who has served nearly 20 years of a 67-year prison sentence for the 2001 murder of a McHenry restaurant owner, was granted "immediate" release from prison...
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Former DCFS supervisor in AJ Freund case makes court appearanceApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - One of the former child welfare workers who oversaw a 2018 investigation into the family of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund appeared in court Wednesday morning. Former ...
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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...
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'Revenge porn' trial of Island Lake woman expected to conclude MondayApr 25, 2021 1:00 am - An Island Lake woman testified last week she didn't believe a set of seminude photos sent to her fiancé by another woman were intended to be private when she mailed them...
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Police: Lake in the Hills man choked pregnant woman in front of childApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man accused of choking a woman he knew to be eight months pregnant was released Tuesday from the McHenry County Jail after posting bail. Eder Amaro-R...
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'We grieve with the Floyd family': Police meet Chauvin verdict with cheers, fears, uncertaintyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - The jury's guilty verdicts verified the overwhelming public opinion that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, when he knelt on...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...