A former longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to solicit child pornography, court records show. Donald Peters, 36, of Cary, pleaded guilty to two charges of soliciting child pornography during a hearing in front of McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt on June 6, court […]
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No injuries reported following rollover crash in Algonquin
No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash that caused one vehicle to roll over in Algonquin, police officials said. Algonquin Police Sgt. Kory Koehler said the two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Algonquin and Frank roads in Algonquin at 2:35 p.m. Thursday. He said an early 2000s Pontiac Bonneville hit a Genesis SUV, […]
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No injuries reported after car leaves roadway in Algonquin, lands in creek
Police officials said no injuries were reported after a car went off the roadway and landed in a small creek in Algonquin. Algonquin Police Sgt. Kory Koehler said the driver was at Route 31 and Edwood Drive at 7:56 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, when the vehicle left the roadway. The car clipped a street […]
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First responders honored with lifesaving awards in Algonquin, Huntley
An Algonquin police officer, several firefighters, and members of the public have been honored for saving the life of a 42-year-old suffering from cardiac arrest. Algonquin Police Officer Steven Trefilek was presented with the Algonquin Police Department Life-Saving Award at the Algonquin Village Board meeting on Sept. 19. In addition, several firefighters from the Huntley […]
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Bicyclist hospitalized after being struck by Algonquin police squad car
No citations were issued after an Algonquin police officer struck and injured a bicyclist that was crossing the street in Algonquin Thursday afternoon, officials said. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of South Main Street and Division Street in Algonquin, according to the Algonquin Police Department. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Dennis […]
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Algonquin police sergeant receives ‘Officer of the Year’ award for saving two suicidal subjects
An Algonquin Police Department sergeant was selected as “Officer of the Year” for his actions in deescalating and saving two different armed suicidal subjects in 2020. The McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association selected Sergeant Robert Salazar of the Algonquin Police Department on Tuesday. Salazar was one of seven nominees for the award. The others […]
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Off-duty Algonquin police officer arrested for DUI, crash in McHenry was nearly three times over legal limit
An off-duty Algonquin police sergeant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and crashing his vehicle in McHenry. He was almost three times over the legal limit, court documents show. Timothy P. Cooney, 34, of the 5600 block of Wildspring Drive in Lake in the Hills, was charged with two counts of driving […]