A 68-year-old Crystal Lake man was arrested after police say he tried hiding his 31-year-old son, who was wanted on sex abuse and child pornography charges. John A. Redmond, 31, who used to live in the 2000 block of Butrick Street in Waukegan, was wanted for failing to appear in court on a previous criminal […]
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Man charged with selling drugs that killed McHenry man
A Crystal Lake man has been charged with numerous felonies after police say he sold the drugs that a McHenry man later overdosed on last June. Derrick J. Buttrum, 30, of the 300 block of West Van Buren Street in Crystal Lake, was charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, two counts of unlawful delivery […]
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Man robs McDonald’s after climbing through drive-thru window in Cary
Police are searching for a man who climbed through a McDonald’s drive-thru window in Cary and robbed the business of money early Monday morning. The Cary Police Department was called at 2 a.m. on Monday to the McDonald’s, 678 Northwest Highway in Cary, for a robbery. Cary Police Chief Patrick Finlon said that the suspect […]
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Coroner identifies 3 young Woodstock men killed in crash
20-year-old Ryan K. Fleming, 21-year-old Daisen T. Hollands and 20-year-old Quinlan M. Hartney were all killed after the Jeep they were in struck a tree in unincorporated Woodstock early Sunday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue were called to the area of 3221 Lily Pond Road just after 3:30 […]
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Sheriff: No airbags and no one wearing seatbelt in triple fatal crash
Police said that no one was wearing their seatbelt and there were no airbags in the Jeep that crashed into a tree, leaving three Woodstock men dead early Sunday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue were called to the area of 3221 Lily Pond Road just after 3:30 a.m. […]
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3 dead after car hits tree in unincorporated Woodstock
Three men are dead and another man was seriously injured after the Jeep they were in struck a tree in unincorporated Woodstock early Sunday morning, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue were called to the area of 3221 Lily Pond Road just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday for a […]
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Police searching for bank robber in McHenry
The McHenry Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect who robbed the First Midwest Bank Friday afternoon. Police were called at 4 p.m. Friday to the First Midwest Bank, 4502 West Crystal Lake Road in McHenry, for a bank robbery. Officers secured the area and learned that the suspect handed […]
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Woman unintentionally shoots girlfriend in Lake in the Hills
A 26-year-old woman was charged after police say she unintentionally shot her girlfriend early Saturday morning in Lake in the Hills. Alexandria Farrington, 26, of the 400 block of Plum Street in Lake in the Hills, was charged with reckless conduct and reckless discharge of a firearm, both felonies. The Lake in the Hills Police […]
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McHenry man facing numerous charges after drug bust
A McHenry man is being held without bond after police found a pound and a half of marijuana at his home following a two-month investigation. Edward M. Ramirez, 20, of the 3200 block of Cherry Avenue in McHenry, was arrested on Tuesday by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force. The McHenry County Sheriff’s […]