A judge sentenced a Round Lake Park man to 10 days in jail after he took a plea deal for burglarizing multiple businesses in Lake in the Hills and fleeing from police officers. Marc A. Hernandez, 20, of Round Lake Park, was initially charged in May 2022 with two counts of burglary, attempted burglary, two […]
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Members of video gaming burglary crew that stole $400K from businesses in Chicagoland area sentenced to prison
Members of a crew who stole approximately $400,000 during burglaries targeting video gaming machines in Lake and McHenry counties and surrounding counties have been sentenced to prison. Lucas Bailey, 41, of Wilmington, was sentenced to three years in prison in Lake County Circuit Court after pleading guilty in June to one count of burglary, a […]
Round Lake man charged with burglarizing multiple smoke shops in Lake and McHenry counties
A man has been charged in connection with a burglary at a smoke shop in Fox Lake and prosecutors say he also committed other smoke shop burglaries in Lake and McHenry counties. Patrick Zuniga, 18, of Round Lake, was charged with two counts of burglary, retail theft over $300 and criminal damage to property over […]
Burglars breaking into homes in Long Grove, other affluent communities, police say
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in Long Grove and other affluent areas about an increase in home burglaries recently. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said last week there had been five burglaries in the previous three weeks in Long Grove. A burglary occurs when an offender unlawfully enters a […]
Multiple suspects break glass windows, burglarize businesses in Kildeer shopping centers
Police are investigating after multiple offenders forced entry and burglarized four different businesses overnight at shopping centers in Kildeer. Kildeer Police Chief Steve Balinski told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the police department took reports for four burglaries early Wednesday morning. The offenders smashed the front window of each business and entered the stores. […]
Police investigating after suspects burglarize multiple homes in Highland Park
Police are searching for suspects who have been burglarizing multiple homes in Highland Park in the past week, including one instance described as a ruse burglary. Three of the burglaries occurred in almost a 24-hour span last week, according to a police incident report. Highland Park police officers responded around 3:40 p.m. on August 22 […]
Over 4 years in prison for Streamwood man charged with burglarizing multiple homes in Huntley
A man charged with forcing entry and burglarizing multiple homes in Huntley has been sentenced to over four years in prison after entering into a plea deal. Shawn M. Gomez, 29, of the 1700 block of McKool Avenue in Streamwood, was charged with three counts of burglary, three counts of criminal damage to property and […]
6 charged in burglary ring targeting video gaming machines in Lake, McHenry and other counties
A crew of six have been charged after approximately $400,000 was stolen during burglaries targeting video gaming machines at businesses in Lake and McHenry counties and surrounding counties. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Thursday announced charges against Giulia Wuttke, Gino Wuttke and Alyssa Slouka alleging they broke into businesses around Illinois and stole from […]
Man charged with burglarizing multiple businesses, running from officers in Lake in the Hills
A Round Lake Park man has been charged with burglarizing multiple businesses in Lake in the Hills and fleeing from police officers who tried to arrest him. Marc A. Hernandez, 19, of the 500 block of East Washington Street in Round Lake Park, was charged with two counts of burglary, attempted burglary, two counts of […]