A judge released a man, who was previously convicted of murdering his wife, after he was arrested for attacking his current wife in Crystal Lake, leading to a brief standoff. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. The alert was in regard […]
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5 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who drove into oncoming traffic during 5th DUI arrest near McHenry
A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was arrested near McHenry for his fifth DUI where he was three times over the legal limit and drove into oncoming traffic. Danny R. Hampton, 61, of Crystal Lake, was charged in September 2021 with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence, […]
Detectives identify, charge suspect who allegedly made bomb threat at Crystal Lake Public Library
Detectives have identified and charged a suspect, accused of making bomb threats across the Chicago suburbs, with making a false bomb threat at the Crystal Lake Public Library. The Crystal Lake Police Department was called on September 14 to the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 West Paddock Street. The library announced around 3 p.m. that […]
Domestic battery suspect in custody after officers force entry to Wonder Lake home following brief standoff
Officers forced entry, rescued a woman and arrested a Crystal Lake domestic battery suspect following a brief standoff at a residence in Wonder Lake Wednesday. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. The alert was in regard to a domestic battery incident […]
Convenience store in Crystal Lake sells winning lottery ticket worth $700,000
Lottery officials announced Monday that a convenience store in Crystal Lake sold a winning $700,000 lottery ticket from Friday evening’s Lucky Day Lotto drawing. The ticket was sold at Convenient Liquor and Wine, located at 201 West Virginia Street in Crystal Lake. The person who bought the ticket matched all five Lucky Day Lotto numbers […]
1 injured, residents displaced after flames fully engulf home in Crystal Lake
One person was injured and residents were displaced after a fire fully engulfed a house, leaving it uninhabitable, in Crystal Lake early Monday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:29 a.m. Monday to the 500 block of Parkside Terrace in Crystal Lake for a report of a […]
Pre-trial release denied for man accused of 4th DUI who drove into oncoming traffic, urinated himself in Crystal Lake
A judge denied pre-trial release to a man, who was found to have urinated himself during his fourth DUI arrest, after allegedly driving into oncoming traffic in Crystal Lake. Raymundo Hernandez, 68, of Aurora, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one count of driving on a revoked or suspended […]
12 years in prison for 21-time convicted felon who took plea deal for burglarizing 6 homes in Crystal Lake, Woodstock
A man, who has been previously sent to prison in 18 different residential burglaries, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing six home burglaries in Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Scott A. Weissert, 61, of Lakemoor, was charged in March with four counts of residential burglary, one count of resisting a peace officer […]
Man accused of crashing impounded vehicle through tow yard gate, causing $13K in damage in Lake in the Hills
A Crystal Lake man has been charged with causing more than $13,000 in damage after entering a tow yard and allegedly crashing an impounded vehicle into a gate in Lake in the Hills. John H. Boone, 29, of Crystal Lake, was charged with burglary, criminal damage to property over $10,000 and criminal trespass to land. […]