A couple is facing charges that they neglected five children, some of whom were found in soiled diapers in a gated-off area of their home in Woodstock, which was in deplorable condition. Jeremy D. Ruffin Sr., 35, of Woodstock, was arrested on Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Ruffin Sr. failed to […]
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8 years in prison for man who committed drive-by shooting with 2 children in his car in Marengo
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for pistol-whipping a woman and then committing a drive-by shooting with two children in his car in Marengo. The Marengo Police Department responded around 9 p.m. on October 26, 2023, to the 500 block of Kennedy Drive for a report of a person with a […]
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DCFS worker released after completing jail sentence for failing to protect Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund murdered by mother
A DCFS worker who was sentenced to six months in jail for failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, has been released after completing his sentence. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland sentenced former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, to six months in jail […]
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Intoxicated father arrested after letting child drive, resulting in crash with mobile home in Wauconda
Authorities say an intoxicated father let his 13-year-old daughter drive his car while he sat in the passenger seat, resulting in her crashing into a mobile home in Wauconda. Ramiro Mujica-Sandria, 41, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of child endangerment and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Lake County […]
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Parents arrested after toddler left abandoned in car for at least 8 hours in Waukegan
The parents of a toddler, who have 11 pending DCFS cases against them, were arrested after they left their young child unattended in a car for at least eight hours in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. on June 30 to a call of an abandoned child at North Avenue and Massena […]
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Vehicle with 2 young child passengers goes airborne during police pursuit in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a vehicle, which had two children passengers inside, went airborne during a police pursuit in Waukegan that ended with the suspect driver abandoning the children to flee on foot. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said officers were on patrol around 10:35 a.m. on May 1 near Massena Avenue and Chestnut Street […]
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1 of 2 former Huntley Dairy Mart owners sentenced to probation after child pornography, drugs, numerous guns found in Crystal Lake home
One of two former Huntley Dairy Mart owners arrested after police found child pornography, drugs and guns in their home where children were present has been sentenced to probation. Corinne E. Breskovich, 43, of Crystal Lake, was charged in January 2023 with two counts of child endangerment, four counts of possession of a firearm without […]
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Convicted felon charged with possessing loaded gun, drugs in home with multiple children in McHenry
A judge denied pre-trial release for a convicted felon accused of unlawfully possessing a loaded gun, cocaine and fentanyl inside his McHenry home with multiple children inside. Kenneth Price, 31, of McHenry, was charged with two counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, armed habitual criminal, two counts of possession of a controlled […]
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Former DCFS worker seeks new trial after being convicted in ‘sham investigation’ leading up to AJ Freund’s murder
A former DCFS worker has requested a new trial, arguing he did not receive a fair trial, after he was found guilty of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund before the Crystal Lake boy’s murder. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 […]