The second 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 six months in jail. Christopher S. Hopp, 41, of Crystal Lake, was charged in January 2023 with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts […]
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Charges upgraded against former Crystal Lake South HS dean, Prairie Ridge volleyball coach in DUI crash involving children
Felony charges have now been filed against a former Crystal Lake South High School dean and Prairie Ridge High School coach who was arrested for driving under the influence and causing an injury crash with children in the car. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:15 p.m. on […]
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Crystal Lake South HS dean, Prairie Ridge volleyball coach arrested following alleged DUI crash with children in car
A Crystal Lake South High School dean, who is also a Prairie Ridge High School volleyball coach, was arrested for driving under the influence and causing an injury crash while she had two children in the car. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:15 p.m. last Friday to […]
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Man drives to Vernon Hills police station with children in car to prove he was not drunk, only to blow over legal limit
A father who was driving with two young children in the car wanted to “prove” he was not intoxicated and drove to the Vernon Hills Police Department, only to blow over the legal limit, prosecutors said. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Emily Shanley-Roberts said that Sergey Vitvilyuk, 44, of Skokie, drove to the Vernon Hills Police […]
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Woman accused of ditching her child in middle of street during police pursuit in Bannockburn
Prosecutors say a mother, who was wanted on a warrant, fled from officers at a high rate of speed and ditched her child in the middle of the street during the police chase in Bannockburn. Brittney E. Laarveld, 39, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude police, driving on a suspended license and […]
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Judge sentences convicted felon to 14 years in prison for possessing loaded gun, drugs in home with children in McHenry
A judge sentenced a convicted felon, who rejected a plea deal for 8 years in prison, to 14 years in prison for possessing a loaded gun and drugs inside his McHenry home where children were living. Kenneth Price, 32, of McHenry, was charged in December 2023 with two counts of manufacture or delivery of a […]
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5 years in prison for man who failed to comply with probation for seriously injuring 6-week-old baby in Huntley
A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he failed to comply with his probation he received for intentionally seriously injuring a six-week-old baby in Huntley. Shawn P. Fontaine, 32, of Marengo, was charged in January 2020 with aggravated battery to a child under the age of 13, a Class X felony. […]
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Judge convicts felon of possessing loaded gun, drugs in home with multiple children in McHenry
A judge found a convicted felon guilty of unlawfully possessing a loaded gun, cocaine and fentanyl inside his McHenry home where multiple children were living. Kenneth Price, 32, of McHenry, was charged in December 2023 with two counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, armed habitual criminal, two counts of possession of a […]
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Couple accused of neglecting 5 children found living in deplorable conditions in Woodstock
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 […]