McHenry County Crime
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Former McHenry coroner accused of failing to bury 2nd babyJun 19, 2015 1:00 am - A McHenry County grand jury has indicted former Coroner Marlene Lantz on misconduct charges that accuse her of failing to bury a second dead baby during her tenure. Lant...
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More charges possible in Elgin sex assault, child porn case?May 24, 2015 1:00 am - Could additional charges be filed against a 57-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a teen girl and filming it? Elgin police have seized a variety of items from a...
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Carpenterville settles lawsuit over birthday party arrestsMay 17, 2015 1:00 am - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing three Carpentersville police officers of lying to justify arrests they made at a 5-year-old's birthday party in Octob...
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Police: Notorious Canadian bank robber stole $900 in booze in BarringtonMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - A man known as the Phantom Bandit, one of the most notorious bank robbers in Canadian history, is behind bars in the Lake County jail accused of trying to steal more tha...
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Woman guilty 2nd time of neglecting, starving horses in McHenry Co.May 07, 2015 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Mount Prospect woman faces up to three years in prison after her conviction Thursday of felony cruelty to animals after four horses were found nearly starv...
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Schaumburg group says state's proposed pot-DUI threshold is too highMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Schaumburg-based Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists is opposing a move by state legislators that would set a 15-nanogram threshold for driving under the influenc...
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Jury says Scott B. Peters guilty of trying to kill sheriff's deputiesApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - A jury Thursday afternoon took less than two hours to find Scott B. Peters guilty of attempted murder for shooting two McHenry County sheriff's deputies in October after...
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McHenry deputy says shooter yelled: “If we're gonna do this, let's do this. Airborne!”Apr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Something seemed amiss when three McHenry County sheriff's deputies went to the Holiday Hills home of Scott B. Peters in October. There was no doorbell at white house on...
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Attorney: Johnsburg 2002 murder case built on 'house of cards'Apr 27, 2015 1:00 am - A man convicted in one of McHenry County's most notorious murders appealed his case Monday, arguing that prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to support the charge of...
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Trial starting for man accused of shooting two McHenry County deputiesApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - The trial of a Holiday Hills man accused of shooting two McHenry County sheriff deputies in a domestic dispute in October is expected to begin today in Woodstock. Attorn...