A 74-year-old man was charged after he allegedly tried attracting children to his vehicle outside an apartment building in Woodstock, court records show. Thomas R. Donnelly, 74, of Woodstock, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Donnelly committed disorderly conduct […]
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Man convicted in murder, sexual assault of child in McHenry County in 1960s arrested in new sex crime case
A man released from prison after being convicted in the murder and sexual assault of a child in McHenry County in the 1960s has been arrested for committing a new sex-related offense. Gary Welsh, who was 23 at the time, sexually assaulted and murdered three-year-old Marlene Casteel on September 29, 1962. Welsh was babysitting the […]
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Man charged with luring, grooming and kidnapping young child in McHenry
A McHenry man has been charged with luring and kidnapping a child, who was under the age of 13, in McHenry Monday evening, court records show. Robert P. Klein, 20, of McHenry, was charged with kidnapping, grooming, solicitation to meet a child, contributing to the criminal delinquency of a minor and child luring. A criminal […]
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Woodstock man gets probation for attempting to abduct child from lemonade stand in Fox River Grove
A Woodstock man has received probation after accepting a plea deal for attempting to abduct a young girl from a lemonade stand in Fox River Grove. John C. Emerson, 33, of the 1600 block of Poplar Lane in Woodstock, was charged with child abduction, a Class 4 felony, luring of a minor, a Class 4 […]
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Sexual predator from Lake Bluff charged with trying to lure 12-year-old North Carolina boy
A Lake Bluff man, who is a sexual predator, is being held on a $3 million bond after he allegedly used TikTok to try and lure a 12-year-old boy from North Carolina to his home. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified earlier this year by the Cumberland County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office after a […]
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Suspect who allegedly tried luring children into his car arrested after fighting police in Waukegan
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Video released Thursday shows a man fighting with police officers as they try to arrest him for attempting to lure two young girls into his car in Waukegan last weekend. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip said […]
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Attempted abduction of Woodstock student ‘unfounded’ so far but investigation continues, police say
Police say the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old student at her bus stop in Woodstock is unfounded so far but they are continuing to investigate. The Woodstock Police Department said they were notified around 10:18 a.m. Thursday of an attempted child abduction that occurred near Cobblestone Way and Castle Road. Woodstock police officers learned that […]
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Male suspect tried to abduct 9-year-old student on her way to school bus in Woodstock, police say
Police say that a man attempted to lure and abduct a 9-year-old student who was walking to her bus stop in Woodstock Thursday morning. The Woodstock Police Department said they were notified around 10:18 a.m. Thursday of an attempted child abduction that occurred near Cobblestone Way and Castle Road. Woodstock police officers learned that a […]
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Pennsylvania woman arrested for child abduction of Woodstock boy extradited to McHenry County
A Pennsylvania woman was extradited to McHenry County on Tuesday after she was arrested in September for luring a boy into her car in Woodstock and taking him to Pennsylvania. Lilandra L. Redman, 20, of the 600 block of Reno Street in Rochester, Pennsylvania, was charged on August 19 with one count of child abduction, […]