A former teacher arrested for stealing over $13,000 in funds from an education association in Marengo has been sentenced to probation after taking a plea deal. Amanda M. Oie, 27, of Belvidere, was charged in May with theft over $10,000, a Class 2 felony. Marengo Police Department Sgt. Andrew Kjellgren told Lake and McHenry County […]
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2 men charged with stealing multiple vehicles from residence near Marengo
Two Boone County men have been charged with stealing multiple vehicles, worth over $100,000 combined, from a residence near Marengo, court records show. Scott T. Henrie, 34, of Poplar Grove, and Sean A. Fitzpatrick, 47, of Poplar Grove, were both charged with residential burglary, theft from motor vehicle, aggravated unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, […]
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Man out on bond for shooting at car with family in it arrested for beating another man with bat near Marengo
A man, who was out on bond for shooting at a family in a car, was arrested after he allegedly beat and injured a man with a baseball bat near Marengo. Carson Maxwell, 24, of Belvidere, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal damage to property. A criminal complaint filed in […]
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Chicago woman charged with stealing nearly $10K from Village of Cary by stealing, altering check
Police say a Chicago woman stole a check that belonged to the Village of Cary and then altered and cashed the check, stealing nearly $10,000 worth of funds. Patricia Harris, 42, of Chicago, was charged with two counts of theft and one count of forgery, which are Class 3 and 4 felonies. Cary Deputy Police […]
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Semi-truck becomes engulfed in flames, causing brush fire and shutting down Route 47 near Woodstock
A semi-truck became fully engulfed in flames, sparking a small brush fire and shutting down Route 47 near Woodstock for an extended period Thursday, authorities said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 2:04 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 47 and Charles Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a semi-truck on fire. […]
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5 years in prison for Rockford man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting person in Crystal Lake
A Rockford man who took a plea deal for sexually assaulting a victim in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to five years in prison, court records show. Matthew Oppenhagen, 35, of Rockford, was charged in September 2020 with one count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony. Court records show the assault occurred on […]
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Man charged with driving while drinking with 2 children in car, strangling one of the children near Cary
A Cary man has been charged after he allegedly strangled a child in Cary and drove while drinking with two children in the car in McHenry County. Ryan A. Poltzer, 43, of Cary, was charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, aggravated battery of a child causing great bodily harm and two counts of child […]
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Severe thunderstorms move through Lake and McHenry counties, bring ping-pong ball-sized hail
Severe thunderstorms bringing ping-pong ball-sized hail moved through Lake and McHenry counties Tuesday afternoon and meteorologists say more storms are possible in the evening. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook Tuesday morning. The outlook included Lake, McHenry, Winnebago, Cook, Will, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, […]
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Charges upgraded against Harvard man who allegedly tried pulling AR-15-style rifle on police officers
A grand jury indicted a man on almost two dozen felony charges for injuring two officers during a struggle after he allegedly tried reaching for a loaded AR-15-style rifle in Harvard. The incident began around 10:08 a.m. on March 4 in the 1700 block of Wildflower Lane in Harvard when officers responded for a report […]