McHenry County Crime
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Deputies hailed as heroes after helping victims of Beach Park chemical leakApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - The police officers and firefighters who were injured while responding to a poisonous chemical leak in Beach Park Thursday are being hailed as heroes. "This type of even...
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Jail, monitoring device for man arrested in Aurora lawn mower DUIApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - A 51-year-old man arrested in 2017 in Aurora on charges that he drove a John Deere lawn mower tractor while drunk has been sentenced to 20 days in jail after pleading gu...
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The short and chaotic life of AJ Freund: What DCFS and police saw and didApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - Wrapped in bandages on Halloween 2017, AJ Freund wasn't dressed as a mummy. His mother, JoAnn Cunningham, told a Crystal Lake neighbor the boy had pulled boiling water o...
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McHenry man charged with burglary of Spring Grove barApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry man faces several charges after being accused of burglarizing a Spring Grove bar, stealing several bottles of alcohol and leading police on a foot chase, autho...
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13-year prison sentence for Elgin man who abused, shook 7-week-old babyApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday for breaking the leg of his live-in girlfriend's 7-week-old son in March 2016 and later shaking the ba...
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Man who killed friend in 'freak accident' at meatpacking plant gets jail, probationApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - A former Rockford man was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty Thursday to unintentionally killing his friend with a knife whil...
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Authorities: Andrew 'AJ' Freund died of head trauma days before dad reported him missingApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - Crystal Lake 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund died from being hit multiple times on the head three days before his father called 911 to report the boy missing, authorities ...
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Man who stole BMW, led Elgin police on chase gets jail, probationApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry man pleaded guilty this week to stealing a BMW from a driveway in Elgin and leading police on a drunken chase, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two ye...
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Crystal Lake residents angry, heartbroken over murder charges against AJ's parentsApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - News that the parents of missing 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund were charged with his killing left many Crystal Lake residents angry and heartbroken. About 20 residents a...
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'We already know he's in heaven': Vigils honor the short life of Crystal Lake boyApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Hundreds gathered Tuesday night in Crystal Lake for a vigil to honor the short and tragic life of Andrew “AJ” Freund, a 5-year-old boy who had been reported missing a we...