A McHenry man was arrested after police say he lit his vehicle, which he co-owns with his girlfriend, on fire during an argument with the woman. Randall S. Grayburn, 27, of the 4300 block of Shamrock Lane in McHenry, was charged with arson, a Class 2 felony, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct. McHenry […]
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12 years in prison for man who set vehicle on fire inside U.S. Post Office garage in Woodstock
A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting a vehicle on fire inside a garage of the Woodstock Post Office. James Durkee, 55, of Woodstock, was found guilty of arson, a Class 2 felony, following a negotiated plea before McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge. The Woodstock Fire […]
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Man set his car on fire in Beach Park because he was upset it ran out of gas, police say
A Waukegan man has been charged after police say he set his car on fire in Beach Park on Saturday because he was upset that it had just ran out of gas and that it would frequently broke down. Leonard H. Peters, Jr., 21, of the 2100 block of Williamsburg Drive in Waukegan, was charged […]
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Man set diesel tank on fire in Antioch after woman rejected him, police say
A man has been arrested after police say that he set a diesel fuel storage tank on fire in Antioch, causing a large explosion, after a woman turned him down for a date. John J. Nolan, 32, of the 300 block of Holly Hill Road in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, has been charged with arson and […]
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Harvard man arrested after allegedly trying to burn down his home with children inside
A 38-year-old Harvard man allegedly tried to burn down his house while two kids were upstairs, officials said. The Northwest Herald reported that Joshua Widmayer, 38, of the 5700 block of Island Road in Harvard, was charged with arson, residential arson and child endangerment. According to a court filed complaint, Widmayer tried setting his house […]
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Barrington woman charged after setting her car on fire with flamethrower
Police have charged a Barrington woman with arson after they say she intentionally set her car on fire using a flamethrower. Julie Gagne, 47, of 540 South Summit Street in Barrington, has been charged by the Barrington Police Department with one count of arson, which is a class 2 felony. She has also been charged […]