A man has been sentenced to 10 days in jail in a case where he and another man were accused of recording themselves stabbing a raccoon with a sword and hitting it with a hammer in Huntley. Nathan P. Weber, 19, of the 3500 block of Sonoma Circle in Lake in the Hills, was charged […]
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Man charged with severely injuring cat in Harvard arrested again after allegedly violating bond conditions
A man who was charged with severely injuring a cat and attacking a woman in Harvard has been arrested again after allegedly violating his bond conditions. The Harvard Police Department was called around 1:30 a.m. February 13 to the 1400 block of Northfield Court in Harvard. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court […]
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Man charged after dog dies after being left for days in parked car in Highland Park
A 21-year-old man has been charged after police found he left a dog and several kittens in his parked car for days in Highland Park, causing the dog to die. Daniel F. Rosales, 21, of Zion, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class 4 felony. Highland Park Deputy Police Chief […]
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Man charged with severely injuring cat, attacking woman in Harvard
A man was arrested after police say he severely injured a cat and attacked a woman during a domestic incident in Harvard Monday morning. Storm R. Ince, 23, of Harvard, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals and two counts of domestic battery. The Harvard Police Department was called around 1:30 a.m. […]
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20 days in jail for Woodstock man who pleaded guilty to leaving dog inside hot car in Harvard
A man who left a dog, which became unresponsive, inside a hot car on a day when it was over 90 degrees in Harvard has been sentenced to 20 days in jail, court records show. Michael A. Krefft, 24, of Braidwood, was charged in July 2021 with cruelty to animals and confining an animal in […]
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Man charged with beating, strangling his pet cat until it died in Huntley
A 20-year-old man is facing a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly hit and strangled his own cat, leaving the animal dead in Huntley, court records show. Tyler J. Meade, 20, of the 11600 block of Woodcreek Drive South in Huntley, was charged with cruelty to animals, a Class A misdemeanor. A criminal complaint filed in […]
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Round Lake Park man charged with beating cat, leaving it with part of its face missing, prosecutors say
A Round Lake Park man was arrested after he allegedly beat a cat and left it with “part of its face missing” while multiple children were present in the home, prosecutors said. Rolando Gonzalez, 35, of Round Lake Park, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals and one count of animal torture. […]
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2 teens plead not guilty to stabbing raccoon with sword and rake, striking it with hammer in Huntley
Two 18-year-old men have pleaded not guilty to charges that they posted a video online of themselves stabbing a raccoon with a sword and hitting it with a hammer in Huntley. Daniel A. Carey, 18, of the 11100 block of Grove Street in Huntley, was charged with two counts of animal torture, a Class 3 […]
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Round Lake Park man charged with throwing cat out of window, running it over and killing it
Police arrested a Round Lake Park man after witnesses reported seeing him throw two cats out of his car, running one of them over and killing it, in Round Lake Park. Eduardo Flores-Rodriguez, 41, of the 400 block of Center Lane in Round Lake Park, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals […]