McHenry County Crime
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Defense attorneys take on expert witness in trial of ex-DCFS workersSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - Attorneys for two former child protection workers on Wednesday challenged the prosecution's expert witness who asserted they made crucial mistakes that led to AJ Freund'...
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Witness says ex-DCFS workers were 'ultimately responsible' for AJ's safetySep 12, 2023 1:00 am - A former child protective specialist and his supervisor were "ultimately responsible" for the safety of a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy killed by his parents in April 2019...
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Dent scammers are at work in the suburbs. Here's what you should knowSep 08, 2023 5:30 am - Picture yourself driving home from the store, minding your own business, when another driver urges you to pull over because your vehicle is damaged. You stop and, before...
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Algonquin man charged with 45 counts of child pornographySep 01, 2023 1:00 am - An Algonquin man was charged with 45 counts of child pornography on Thursday and was being held in the McHenry County jail on $500,000 bond, records show. Scott Krueger,...
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Round Lake Hts. man gets probation for drug crimesJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - A Round Lake Heights man found guilty in December of unlawful delivery and possession of cocaine was sentenced on Friday to four years of felony probation, according to ...
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Woman charged in Fox Lake hit-and-run that killed North Chicago manJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - A Spring Grove woman has been arrested for a May 29 hit-and-run crash in Fox Lake that killed a 39-year-old North Chicago man, authorities announced Wednesday In additio...
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Fox Lake man sent to prison for stealing power toolsJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - A Fox Lake man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for stealing power tools from a garage in Spring Grove in May 2022. Jeffrey Gniech, 50, of the 0-10 block...
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Police in Harvard fatally shoot man suspected of stabbing woman to deathJun 04, 2023 1:00 am - A man suspected of stabbing a woman to death was shot and killed by a Harvard police officer late Saturday night, authorities said. The man was pronounced dead at the sc...
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Spring Grove man pleads guilty to 'calculated criminal conspiracy' of marijuana, gets 180 days in jail, probationMay 18, 2023 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Spring Grove man pleaded guilty Wednesday to "calculated criminal conspiracy" in dealing marijuana and was sentenced to 180 days in county jail and two yea...
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Two 19-year-olds charged after police raid on a Lake in the Hills homeApr 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Lake in the Hills police and the McHenry County SWAT team took two 19-year-olds into custody after raiding a home on Deerpath Road Friday afternoon. Alberto I. Pietri-Mo...