State police have cited the driver of a vehicle that struck a police car and injured a McHenry County sheriff’s sergeant near Marengo last weekend. Abiel Arellano-Francisco, 19, of Woodstock, was cited for driving too fast for conditions, failure to yield at a stop intersection and transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor in a motor […]
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Driver escapes without injury after motorhome becomes fully engulfed in flames near Marengo
No injuries were reported after an RV caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames Thursday afternoon near Marengo. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 4:15 p.m. Thursday to the 19900 block of Kishwaukee Valley Road in unincorporated Marengo. Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said authorities received a 911 […]
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Woman says man masturbating in parking lot of Aldi in McHenry stared at her, followed her
Police were called Tuesday evening to the Aldi in McHenry after a woman reported a man masturbating in his car in the parking lot stared at her and followed her. A woman, who asked to remain anonymous, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner she was loading groceries into her car in the parking lot of […]
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2 suspects charged after man beaten by group, had “large part” of his ear cut off in Cary
Police say they charged two people after a group of at least five suspects attacked a man in Cary and one of them “bit or sliced” the victim’s ear off. Victor A. Diaz, 19, of the 1300 block of Mulberry Lane in Crystal Lake, and Luis A. Gonzalez-Garcia, 18, of the 300 block of East […]
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Man arrested after allegedly shooting BB gun at McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s Woodstock home, patrol car
A South Carolina man was arrested after allegedly shooting a BB gun at a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s home and patrol car in Woodstock, officials said. Maurice Q. Gill-McNeil, 19, of the 400 block of Center Street in West Columbia, South Carolina, was charged with three counts of threatening a public official, two counts of […]
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4 years in prison for McHenry man found with cocaine, marijuana
A McHenry man who was found in possession of 34 grams of cocaine and 16 grams of cannabis in 2019 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Pershaun L. Davis, 41, of the 2800 block of Shorewood Drive in McHenry, was charged with unlawful possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession […]
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10 years in prison for teacher who was found in possession of child pornography at his Lake in the Hills home
A Lake in the Hills man, who was a middle school teacher, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Scott E. Pollack, 47, of the 5900 block of Lucerne Lane in Lake in the Hills, was charged in January 2020 with nine counts of dissemination of […]
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New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to decline in Lake and McHenry counties
State data shows that new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in Lake and McHenry counties to the lowest levels since July. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports Illinois’ statewide seven-day average case positivity rate is 2%. The current COVID-19 wave peaked in early September and cases, hospitalizations and deaths have all […]
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Police say man called 911, made bomb threat towards Meijer store in McHenry
A McHenry man, who was charged last year with hitting a pedestrian with his car at the Meijer in McHenry, is now wanted for calling in a bomb threat earlier this month to the same store. John K. Petko Jr., 50, of the 1800 block of South Route 31 in McHenry, was charged with false […]