McHenry County Crime
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Heat a serious occupational hazard for vest-wearing cops, police dogsJul 13, 2018 5:02 am - When it's 90 degrees out, like the forecast calls for today, who wants be out in the heat wearing a synthetic, close-fitting 5-pound vest? Our guess is nobody. But that'...
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Child sex offender charged with loitering near Elgin parkJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - A homeless man and child sex offender was arrested Thursday on felony charges that he was loitering around Festival Park's splash pad in downtown Elgin, according to pol...
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28-year prison term for man in brutal Elgin home invasionJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - After Jaime Zarate's parents mortgaged their home to post his bond in a home invasion and attempted murder case out of Elgin, he made drastic changes to his life. He we...
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Attorney says woman who hit people with car was attacked first, feared for her lifeJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Chicago woman accused of running over a 15-month-old child and his grandmother remains jailed on $250,000 bond, a Lake County judge ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Zari...
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Schneider wants hearing over fatal crash blamed on Cook forest preserve driverJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - A suburban Cook County commissioner is calling for a hearing to investigate the circumstances that allowed a 20-year-old seasonal employee of the Forest Preserve Distric...
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Third person sought in Elgin home invasion, shooting over marijuanaJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - A third person is wanted in the May 29 home invasion and shooting in Elgin over an ounce of marijuana after missing a court date this week on an unrelated charged. Demet...
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Final defendant pleads guilty in attack livestreamed on FacebookJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake 18-year-old who was held against his will and terrorized in an attack streamed live on Facebook awoke panicking for months in fear his attackers had ret...
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Hate crime charges filed in forest preserve harassment caseJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Felony hate crime charges were filed Thursday against a man who harangued a woman over her Puerto Rico shirt last month in a Cook County forest perserve. Timothy G. Try...
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Algonquin man gets 26 years in prison for sex abuse of three childrenJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - An Algonquin man will spend more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to charges he sexually abused three girls, McHenry County authorities said Tuesday. Ric...
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California man gets 6 years but already freed after threatening to 'light up' courthouseJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - A California man who threatened to "light up" the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee police station in 2014 was sentenced to six years in prison. Daniel Pederson, 36, of...