Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Police are investigating a road rage incident in Richmond after a video was posted on social media Tuesday showing a driver pointing a gun at a man and then speeding away. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. […]
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Death investigation underway at Woodstock apartment complex
The McHenry County Major Investigation Assistance Team was called to an apartment complex in Woodstock after a woman was found dead Tuesday afternoon, police said. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue were called at 1:33 p.m. Tuesday to the Silver Creek Apartments, 1526 North Seminary Avenue, for a report of an unresponsive woman. Police […]
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32-month investigation leads to charges against suspect in Crystal Lake commercial burglaries
An Algonquin man is facing charges and another suspect is still being sought in connection with two burglaries at the same Crystal Lake restaurant in 2016. Jermaine T. Re, 21, of Algonquin, was charged with burglary, criminal damage to property and theft, which are all felony counts. The Crystal Lake Police Department said that at […]
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Cary home uninhabitable after kitchen fire
A family escaped without injury after a fire started in the kitchen of their home in Cary Sunday evening, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District was called at 6:32 p.m. Friday to the 0-100 block of Fairfield Lane for a reported house fire. The first fire crew arrived four minutes later and found […]
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Woman escapes extra-alarm fire that destroyed Crystal Lake home
A neighbor helped evacuate a woman inside her burning home before firefighters arrived in Crystal Lake Friday evening, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department was called at 8:39 p.m. Friday to the 200 block of West Woodstock Street for a reported structure fire. Fire officials said that a woman was inside the home […]
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Man dies after being hit by truck in parking lot of Home Depot in McHenry
A man has died after being hit by a pickup truck in the parking lot of a Home Depot in McHenry on Sunday. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District were called around 12:40 p.m. Sunday to the Home Depot, 2461 North Richmond Road, for a report of a pedestrian struck by […]
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String of armed robberies reported at gas stations in Crystal Lake, Island Lake
Police are investigating two armed robberies in Crystal Lake and a third in Island Lake Sunday evening, all believed to have been committed by the same suspects. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded at 6:47 p.m. Sunday to the Shell gas station, 4811 Northwest Highway, for an armed robbery. Police said that two suspects entered […]
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‘He will never be replaced’: McHenry County Sheriff K-9 Sage dies, sheriff’s officials say
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon that Canine Sage has died from medical complications, just months before his scheduled retirement. Canine Sage passed away on March 8 due to medical complications, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. He was scheduled to retire from service this June. Canine Sage had been partners with Deputy […]
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Massive 3-alarm fire in Crystal Lake caused by welding torch, fire chief says
The massive 3-alarm fire at a warehouse in Crystal Lake on Monday was reportedly caused by a welding torch, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Chief said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 2:54 p.m. Monday to Diesel Redemption, 6207 Commercial Road, for a structure fire. Fire crews found heavy black smoke and […]