A jury convicted a veterinarian of touching and grabbing the buttocks of a female employee who worked under his supervision on separate occasions at a veterinary office in Cary. Duane Kimmey, 65, of Cary, was charged in August 2023 with one count of battery, a Class A misdemeanor, and later charged in January with two […]
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Cary police officer arrested in Florida after allegedly slamming woman to ground, repeatedly stomping on her face
A Cary police officer was arrested in Florida and has since resigned after a report says he slammed an apparently random woman to the ground and then stomped on her face, causing her to lose consciousness. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. on March 1 at Gateway Live, which is a bar in Sarasota, […]
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Motorcyclist flees from sheriff’s deputy before crashing into SUV in Harvard, running on foot and hiding in bushes
A Cary man ran away on foot and was found hiding under bushes after he fled from a sheriff’s deputy and crashed his motorcycle into an SUV in Harvard, police said. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 12:20 p.m. on June 29 along northbound Route 14 south of Harvard. The deputy reported […]
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Bookkeeper for Cary Country Club arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 in funds from organization
A bookkeeper for the Cary Country Club in Cary has been arrested and charged with stealing over $70,000 in funds from the organization by funneling them into her accounts. Sara L. Gockley, 49, of Cary, was charged with one count of theft by unauthorized control over $10,000, a Class 2 felony. A criminal complaint filed […]
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Firefighters extricate woman trapped after running red light, causing rollover crash in Cary
Firefighters had to extricate a woman who was left trapped and injured inside her car after she ran a red light and crashed into a box truck, shutting down Route 14 in Cary Thursday morning. The Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department responded around 10:35 a.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 14, […]
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Trees fall onto houses, vehicles get stuck in flooding as severe thunderstorms again sweep through Lake and McHenry counties
Severe thunderstorms caused widespread flooding, downed power lines, trees falling onto houses and vehicles getting stuck in water across Lake and McHenry counties Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch for all of the Chicagoland area on Thursday evening. Lake and McHenry counties were both under the […]
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Prosecutors say alleged drugged driver never braked before slamming into broken down car, killing elderly man in Deer Park
Prosecutors say a driver, who had cocaine in his system, never braked before his SUV slammed at 56 mph into a broken-down car, killing an elderly man who was working on the vehicle, in Deer Park. Ryan P. Rinda, 30, of Cary, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs […]
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SWAT team responds, armed man taken into custody after making threats to harm himself and others near Cary
A man who made threats to harm himself and others while armed with guns was safely taken into custody after a SWAT team responded near Cary Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received information around 5:30 a.m. Saturday about a 30-year-old man who had sent an alarming video of himself. […]
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Second canopy at gas station in Cary collapses months after another canopy collapsed at same location
A gas station canopy at a Marathon gas station in Cary collapsed early Saturday morning, the second canopy to collapse in months at the same location, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department responded just after 1 a.m. Saturday to the Marathon gas station, 8 East Main Street in Cary, […]