McHenry County Crime
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Teens accused of St. Charles Park District vandalism sued for damagesMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Three teens accused of a vandalism spree at a St. Charles Park District office last December are being sued by the district's insurance carrier for nearly $18,000 in dam...
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Kidnappers tortured teen by burning tattoo with cigarettes, police sayMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - A 19-year-old who was kidnapped in Elgin last month was forced to strip while her assailants beat her and used cigarettes to repeatedly burn her tattoo - one of a matchi...
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Wauconda is latest town to join gang task forceMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - Wauconda has become the latest community to join a regional police task force targeting gangs and drug dealers. The Lake County Gang Task Force formed in July 2015 a...
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Man arrested after standoff in WaukeganMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - One person is in custody after an armed standoff ended peacefully early Monday in Waukegan, authorities said Police Cmdr. Joe Florip said the standoff ended after a man...
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Elgin police arrest 2nd woman in torture of Elgin teen with lit cigarettesMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin police Friday arrested a second person in the kidnapping and torture of a 19-year-old woman last weekend, police said Saturday in a news release. Ruby Gomez, 20, o...
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Lake County jail inmate's death to be probed under new protocolMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake County jail inmate was pronounced dead Friday at a Waukegan hospital after he was found unresponsive in the jail's medical unit. Sheriff's officials announced the...
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Aggravated kidnapping charge dropped against Spring Grove womanMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - An aggravated kidnapping charged was dropped against a Spring Grove woman in Lake County court Friday. Judge Daniel Shanes also agreed to lower bail to $20,000 for Jori...
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Bail remains at $3 million for Barrington man in coffee maker killingMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - A Barrington man accused of killing his wife after a fight over a coffee maker was ordered to remain in Lake County jail on $3 million bail Friday. Assistant State's At...
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Police: Three St. Charles racist-vandalism suspects confessedMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three teens accused of a vandalism spree at a St. Charles Park District office last December have confessed to that and other crimes, according to a police affidavit use...
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Man charged in Aurora restaurant burglary, suspected in othersMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - A 44-year-old man has been charged with a Feb. 13 burglary at a west-side Aurora restaurant and is a suspect in several other break-ins, police said Thursday. Christophe...