McHenry County Crime
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Woman who killed St. Charles couple in crash asks for early prison releaseFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora woman serving a six-year prison term for causing a crash in May 2009 that killed a St. Charles couple because she had marijuana in her system asked a judge Thu...
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Former Buffalo Grove cop admonished for violating bondFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - A former Buffalo Grove police officer accused of giving out important police information for personal gain was admonished by a Lake County judge Thursday for failing an ...
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Antioch Township woman pleads guilty to setting boyfriend on fireFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - An Antioch Township woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for setting her then-boyfriend on fire in May 2015. Deborah Roberts, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of ag...
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Judge gets tough on trial continuances in Waukegan baby murder caseFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake County judge all but denied another trial continuance for a Waukegan woman accused of killing a 3-month-old child in 2012. Judge Victoria Rossetti told Sarah Gumm...
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Geneva woman charged with poisoning husband makes court appearanceFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Geneva woman accused of a fatally poisoning her husband Jan. 26 returned to court Thursday in Kane County, where prosecutors exchanged information with defense attorne...
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Lake Villa Township man pleads guilty to robberyFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake Villa Township man was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to using a BB gun to rob a Lake Villa-area liquor store in November 2014. Christop...
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Barrington man pleads not guilty in wife's deathFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Barrington man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges alleging he killed his wife during an argument over a coffee maker. Larry Lotz, 65, remains in Lake County jail i...
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Zion man accused of firing gun during gang fightFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - A registered gang member from Zion has been charged with firing a weapon during a fight between rival gangs, authorities said Wednesday. Eric Bickwermert, 27, of the 15...
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Rise in domestic violence arrests concerns Kane state's attorneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County felony arrests in 2015 continued their downward trend, decreasing 8 percent from 2014 and dropping an overall 41 percent from the high water mark in 2009. Bu...
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Cook County sheriff: Sex sting netted 79 would-be 'johns'Feb 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County sheriff's office charged 79 would-be sex buyers - including one man who arrived via an Uber ride - during a nationwide sting conducted between Jan. 17 an...