Police officers arrested a Beach Park man, who is a convicted felon, on Sunday after they found him with a loaded gun and 1,000 pills, along with other drugs. A Zion Police Department officer was on patrol around 4:30 p.m. Sunday and stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as Willie […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group seized record $5 million in drugs, 54 firearms in 2021
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said their Special Investigations Group set another record in 2021 by seizing $5 million worth of illegal drugs and 54 illegally possessed firearms. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) is a High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force. According to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]
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5 years in prison for Harvard woman who was found with over $30,000 in drugs, gun
A 20-year-old woman found with almost $31,000 worth of drugs and a handgun in McHenry County has been sentenced to five years in prison. Roxanna Jimenez, 20, of the 600 block of Driftwood Lane in Harvard, was charged with possession of cannabis between 500-2,000 grams with intent to deliver, possession of cannabis between 500-2,000 grams, […]
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9 years in prison for Crystal Lake man found with dozens of individual bags of cocaine in Crystal Lake motel
A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to nine years in prison in a case where police found nearly 85 baggies of packaged cocaine in a Crystal Lake motel room. Skylar Kendrick, 33, of the 100 block of South Virginia Street in Crystal Lake, was indicted on unlawful possession of 100-400 grams of cocaine with intent […]
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8 years in prison for Woodstock man found with drugs, gun during undercover sting
One of two Woodstock men, who were arrested during an undercover sting and found with a gun and drugs, was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison. Isaiah R. Dunn-Vigo Gomes, 27, and James Cornelius, 26, both of the 300 block of West Calhoun Street in Woodstock, were arrested last June. The McHenry County […]
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4 charged after DCFS, police find large quantity of drugs, guns in McHenry apartment where child was present
Four people are now facing charges after DCFS and police found a large quantity of drugs along with multiple guns in a McHenry apartment where a young child lived. Liam P. Keegan, 20, and Jade D. McGuire, 19, both of the 4000 block of Oak Avenue in McHenry, were charged on February 10 with unlawful […]
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2 arrested after DCFS, police find large quantity of drugs, guns in McHenry apartment where child was present
Two people were arrested after DCFS and police found a large quantity of drugs along with multiple guns in a McHenry apartment where a young child lived, prosecutors said. Liam P. Keegan, 20, and Jade D. McGuire, 19, both of the 4000 block of Oak Avenue in McHenry, were charged with unlawful possession of cannabis […]
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‘Historic prosecution’: Doctor convicted of overprescribing opioids to patients in McHenry County
A McHenry doctor will avoid prison after he pleaded guilty to overprescribing opioids to patients in McHenry County. Prosecutors called the case the first of its kind. Thomas C. Tilot, 69, of the 6600 block of Burning Tree Circle in McHenry, was charged with 25 counts of unlawful delivering of a controlled substance as Class […]
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Beach Park man arrested after drug bust leads to over 35 pounds of cannabis being seized
Police recovered over 35 pounds of marijuana — estimated to be worth approximately $325,000 — during a drug bust at a Beach Park residence. Barry F. Deal, 59, of the 10500 block of West Liberty Avenue in Beach Park, was charged with manufacturing or delivering cannabis over 5,000 grams, manufacturing or delivering over 200 grams […]