McHenry County Crime
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Authorities: Teen made phony 911 calls to get 'swatting' response from policeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Grayslake-area boy faces a pair of felony charges after authorities say he made three phony 911 calls Wednesday to elicit an emergency police response, a c...
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Elgin teen faces attempted murder charge in December shootingJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A 17-year-old from Elgin is being charged as an adult with attempted murder in the shooting of a teen girl in Elgin in early December 2019. Erik R. Lopez, of 1800 block ...
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Suspect sought in attempted child abduction in Palatine Twp.Jan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Cook County sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who may have attempted to abduct two children Tuesday in Palatine Township. Acc...
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McMahon wants to close 'No Refusal' loophole by seeking 1-year suspensionsJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Wednesday his office will pursue a one-year automatic license suspension for drivers who initially refuse a breath test dur...
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IDHS: Crystal Lake man who killed mother now can't be treated for mental illnessJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Human Services is unable to provide mental health care to a Crystal Lake man who stabbed his mother to death in 2010 and whose health rapidly ...
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Demolition firm agrees to tear down AJ Freund's Crystal Lake home at no chargeJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - The Crystal Lake home where prosecutors say 5-year-old AJ Freund was killed by his parents in April could be demolished in 30 to 60 days. An offer from Green Demolition ...
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Woman charged in stabbing of a mom who was walking her child ruled unfit to stand trialJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Tuesday that the 60-year-old Ingleside woman charged with stabbing a mother who was walking with her child on a Grant Woods Forest Preserve tra...
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Kane County relaunches electronic home monitoring program, cost savings predictedJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - With monitoring anklets snapped into place on five people Tuesday morning, the Kane County Sheriff's Office relaunched its electronic home monitoring program for inmates...
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Kane County felony cases up for 4th year in a rowJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Felony case filings in Kane County for 2019 were up 4.4% compared to last year and have increased four years in a row. "It's no specific one area," State's Attorney Joe ...
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$200K bail for Aurora sex offender charged with child pornography possessionJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - An Aurora sex offender has been charged with possession of child pornography and could face additional charges after an infestation of bedbugs is cleared up and authorit...