One of four suspects accused of selling marijuana and trafficking it into McHenry County from Oregon has been sentenced to 120 days in jail. Alexander G. Jensen, 32, and Kristina M. Weyrough, 29, were arrested last year following a search warrant of their home in the 100 block of Meadow Avenue in Woodstock. McHenry County […]
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Family dog unaccounted for after fire that left Cary home a ‘total loss’
Fire officials say a family dog is unaccounted for after a fire heavily engulfed a home in Cary and left the structure a total loss Friday evening. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 10:53 p.m. Friday to the 9400 block of 3rd Avenue in Cary for a report of a residential structure fire. Firefighters […]
McHenry County Jail inmate charged with throwing urine at corrections officer
A McHenry man being held in the McHenry County Jail is facing additional charges after he allegedly threw urine at a corrections officer last week. Nicholas B. Hitztaler, 23, of the 800 block of North Melrose Court in McHenry, has been in the McHenry County Jail since November 24, jail records show. He was being […]
Custodian hailed for saving the life of student who was choking at Crystal Lake South High School
School officials are hailing a custodian at Crystal Lake South High School for saving the life of a student who began choking during lunch period. Mike Cruz, a custodian at Crystal Lake South High School, was in the right place at the right time on February 18. Fifth-hour lunch period was just beginning at 10:45 […]
‘Severe safety and liability risk’: More than half of police force to be laid off in Hebron, union says
More than half of Hebron’s police officers will be laid off after the McHenry County town cut funding from the department. The police union said the move poses a safety risk to the public. Hebron Village Trustee Mark Shepherd made a motion at the village’s January board meeting to decrease the Hebron Police Department’s budget […]
3 officers nominated for saving life of 3-year-old boy found unresponsive in pond in Lake in the Hills
Three police officers were nominated for an award for saving the life of a 3-year-old boy by performing CPR on him after he was found drowning in a pond in Lake in the Hills. The McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association held their annual Officer of the Year ceremony last Friday. Lake in the Hills […]
Man on parole arrested after undercover officers spot him conducting drug deal in McHenry County
Officers conducting surveillance on a felon, who was on parole, arrested the man after spotting him committing a drug deal in McHenry County, prosecutors said. Cameron J. Ratcliff, 39, of the 1300 block of 7th Street in Harvard, was charged with possession of 100-400 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of 100-400 grams […]
Authorities identify 64-year-old man killed in Crystal Lake house fire that injured his spouse
Authorities have released the identity of a 64-year-old man who was killed in a house fire that left his spouse injured in Crystal Lake on Sunday. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 2:43 a.m. Sunday to a call of a structure fire in the 400 block of South Oriole Trail in Crystal Lake. […]
2 police officers injured while rescuing unconscious victim from hotel room fire in Crystal Lake
Two police officers were treated after rescuing an unconscious victim from a fire at a hotel in Crystal Lake early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 3:57 a.m. to Country Inn and Suites Hotel, 600 Tracy Trail in Crystal Lake, for an activated […]