McHenry County Crime
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Woodstock man sentenced to 18 years for kidnapping, sex abuse of 4-year-old boyJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - A Woodstock man who said voices in his head told him to kidnap and sexually abuse a 4-year-old boy was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday. Kevin A. Sorensen, 40, pl...
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Is attacking a cop a hate crime? New federal law would give police similar protectionsJun 01, 2018 5:30 am - Federal hate crime laws provide added protections for those violently attacked because of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability...
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Woodstock man who sexually assaulted, abused girl gets 11 years in prisonMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - A 39-year-old Woodstock man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the sexual assault and fondling of a girl he knew in late 2015. Anthony V. Ferrara was arrested in ea...
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Prison for two arrested with 134 small bags of heroin at McHenry parkMay 08, 2018 1:00 am - Two people pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison Monday ahead of their trial for possession of 134 bags of heroin - or a little more than an ounce - at a McHenry p...
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Legislation would let police withhold arrest details for weeksApr 13, 2018 5:30 am - Imagine a host of police cars and first responders swarming into your neighborhood one night. Not long after, you see someone being led away in handcuffs. Another person...
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Ex-Kane County deputy asks to withdraw plea, cites 'bad mood' of judgeApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - A former Kane County sheriff deputy sentenced to 30 days in jail on a misdemeanor charge for illegally possessing prescription medication has filed a motion to withdraw ...
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Lake in the Hills pair face drug dealing chargesMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - Two Lake in the Hills men were arrested this week on charges of selling drugs out of their house. Gavin M. McDougall and Justin M. Reinier, both 22, face drug charges st...
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Man doesn't deserve new trial just because prosecutor called him a liar, court saysMar 09, 2018 4:30 am - Is calling a defendant a “lying liar” in front of jurors and sarcastically referring to him as “John Wayne over here draped in the American flag” enough to win him a new...
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4½ years for former Lake in the Hills cop who sexually assaulted teenagerFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - A former Lake in the Hills deputy police chief was sentenced to 4½ years in prison Wednesday after admitting to sexually assaulting a girl he knew in 2015. Alan R. Bokow...
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Man: Cops didn't have warrant for police dog to sniff outside storage lockerFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man who got probation for a 30-pound marijuana bust and was rearrested in 2016 is challenging the legality of a search of his storage locker, arguing p...