A 33-year-old Marengo man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, prosecutors said. Mario Martinez-Zarate, 33, of Marengo, accepted a plea deal on Wednesday with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office. Martinez-Zarate pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Judge Robert Wilbrandt […]
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Crystal Lake Central High School teacher arrested for sex crime, police say
A Crystal Lake Central High School faculty member has been arrested and charged with grooming after police said he tried arranging to have a juvenile perform a sex act. Matthew R. Fralick, 48, of the 1300 block of Cunat Court in Lake in the Hills, was charged with one count of grooming, a Class 4 […]
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Man wanted for trying to sexually assault Spring Grove woman arrested
A Texas man was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Thursday after police said that he tried to sexually assault a Spring Grove woman in her home in July. Rajneish H. Poyser, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, was charged with attempted criminal sexual assault, a Class 2 felony, and criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony. […]
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Coroner releases autopsy results in fatal snowmobile crash near Harvard
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has released the autopsy results for the Harvard man killed early Wednesday morning after crashing his snowmobile into a tree. The Harvard Fire Protection District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 4400 block of Pagles Road in Harvard for a snowmobile crash with […]
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Man killed in snowmobile crash near Harvard
Brandon J. Shields, 32, of Harvard, was killed early Wednesday morning after crashing his snowmobile into a tree near Harvard, authorities said. The Harvard Fire Protection District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 4400 block of Pagles Road in Harvard for a snowmobile crash with a victim unresponsive. […]
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Stretch limousine drives into Fox River near Algonquin
No one was injured after a stretch limousine drove into the Fox River Saturday afternoon in Algonquin, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and the Algonquin Police Department responded around 3:05 p.m. Saturday to the 800 block of North River Road. The limo was partially submerged in the water and the […]
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McHenry woman sentenced to 5 years for selling cocaine while child was in car
A 46-year-old McHenry woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to selling cocaine in a Walgreens parking lot while a child was in her car. Magnolia Vasquez-Morales, 46, of the 3200 block of Meadow Lane in McHenry, was initially charged with manufacturing or delivering between 1 and 15 grams […]
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Guns, almost 4 pounds of marijuana recovered during traffic stop in Lake in the Hills
A man and woman were arrested after police found almost 4 pounds of marijuana, two guns, ammunition and $5,000 in their vehicle during a traffic stop in Lake in the Hills. Michael T. Pozsgay, 29, of Rolling Meadows, and Toni R. Josephson, 19, of Rolling Meadows, are facing charges of unlawful possession of cannabis with […]
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Extra-alarm fire destroys home in Johnsburg
It took firefighters over two hours to extinguish a massive fire at a home in Johnsburg Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District was called just before 12 p.m. Sunday to the 3900 block of Pitzen Road in Johnsburg for a report of a house fire. Firefighters found a fire in […]