A Crystal Lake man was arrested after police found him in possession of numerous videos of someone having sex with a child. Christopher M. Rivera, 29, of the 700 block of Concord Drive in Crystal Lake, was charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. The Crystal Lake Police Department […]
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Suspected serial killer charged in Lake County cold case murder from 1990s
A 52-year-old Arizona man has been charged with strangling a woman to death in Lake County over 20 years ago and is suspected of killing several others in Ohio, police announced. An arrest warrant for Samuel William Legg III, 52, of Chandler, Arizona, was approved on Wednesday by a Lake County judge for two counts […]
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Illinois Attorney General charges Zion man with possessing child pornography
A Zion man has been arrested after investigators with the sheriff’s office and attorney general’s office found him in possession of child pornography, authorities said. Darin Richardson, 50, of Zion, was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography, which are Class 2 felonies. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that his investigators, along […]
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Man arrested after loaded gun found during traffic stop in Zion
Police officers arrested a 33-year-old man after they found an illegal loaded gun in his possession during a traffic stop in Zion. Andrew Ayers, 33, of Zion, was taken into custody on Monday in the 1500 block of 27th Street in Zion. The Zion Police Department said that Ayers was a passenger in a vehicle […]
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Police release sketch of man who robbed woman, tried to rape her at Lyons Woods in Waukegan
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who pushed a woman off her bike, tried raping her and then robbed her in Lyons Woods Forest Preserve near Waukegan. The Lake County Forest Preserve Ranger Police released the sketch of the suspect after Lake and McHenry County Scanner first reported on the story […]
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Police searching for man who tried to rape, rob woman in Lyons Woods near Waukegan
A woman was reportedly pushed off her bicycle by a man who tackled and tried raping her in Lyons Woods Forest Preserve near Waukegan. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. on July 19 while the woman was riding her bike in the forest preserve. The suspect reportedly pushed her off the bike before he […]
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Deer Park woman slashed boyfriend with machete after he urinated in bed, police say
A woman slashed her boyfriend in the head with a machete, seriously injuring him, after he urinated the bed at their Deer Park home, police said. Bophanary Om, 39, of the 22500 block of West Lake Cook Road in Deer Park, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two […]
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4 years in prison for McHenry man who possessed child porn
A McHenry man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing images of child pornography on his phone. Matthew P. Kus, 32, of the 3200 block of Vista Terrace in McHenry, pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The […]
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2 men charged with beating, robbing victim during shoe sale meetup in Highland Park
Two men were charged with beating, strangled and robbing a victim who was trying to buy high-end shoes in Highland Park, police said. Damian Toledo, Jr., 19, of the 600 block of Sheridan Road in Highwood, and Shawn Sawko, 19, of the 1400 block of Glen Drive in North Chicago, were both charged with one […]