McHenry County Crime
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Crystal Lake woman pleads guilty to 2019 fatal hit-and-runMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a 2019 hit-and-run crash that killed a 53-year-old Algonquin man. Carolyn Tyrrell, 54, of the 900 block of Wesley Drive, e...
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Employee shot, injured during armed robbery of Marengo gas stationFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - Police are searching for two men in connection with a shooting that sent a Marengo gas station employee to the hospital early Wednesday. The man shot during a suspected ...
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Man convicted of June home invasion in Lake in the HillsFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - A Maywood man was found guilty Thursday of several charges tied to a June 26 Lake in the Hills home invasion. McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge convicted 42-year-old...
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Algonquin man sentenced to jail, probation for cocaine possessionFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - An Algonquin man was sentenced Tuesday to probation and jail time for possessing more than 17 grams of cocaine during a 2018 police search of his home. Kiet H. Dang, 52,...
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McHenry County Board member's lobbyist work raises questions about ethics, conflicts of interestFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - When former state senator and current McHenry County Board member Pamela Althoff is not serving her constituents, she may be down in Springfield lobbying the state Legis...
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Judge sets $5M bond for woman charged in Algonquin double homicideFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - The woman accused of stabbing and killing a married couple in their Algonquin home and then stealing their Buick to flee to Colorado arrived Wednesday at the McHenry Cou...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Prosecutors can't use some statements from DCFS workers in AJ Freund caseJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Certain statements made by two former child welfare workers charged after the 2019 death of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund cannot be used in the men's criminal prosecutions,...
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Father of murdered 5-year-old AJ Freund disbarred after guilty pleaJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred the Crystal Lake man and former attorney who buried his 5-year-old son in the woods after the child was murdered by his mother. ...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...