A Johnsburg woman was charged after she allegedly made a 911 call falsely reporting a reckless driver and then resisted arrest when officers tried to arrest her in Johnsburg. Jasmine M. Caldwell, 31, of the 3700 block of Spring Grove Road in Johnsburg, was charged with false alarm or complaint to 911, a Class 4 […]
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Man falsely reported active shooter, led police on a standoff in Richmond that left 3 officers injured
A man who falsely reported an active shooter prompted a large police response Friday evening in Richmond that led to a standoff that injured three officers. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. Friday in the 10300 block of West Street in Richmond. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Paul W. Gunn, […]
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Police say man called 911, made bomb threat towards Meijer store in McHenry
A McHenry man, who was charged last year with hitting a pedestrian with his car at the Meijer in McHenry, is now wanted for calling in a bomb threat earlier this month to the same store. John K. Petko Jr., 50, of the 1800 block of South Route 31 in McHenry, was charged with false […]
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Mother charged after falsely reporting 3-year-old girl missing in Crystal Lake
A mother was arrested and charged after she falsely reported her 3-year-old girl missing in Crystal Lake, but it later turned out the girl was never missing, police said. Lisa N. Shader, 38, of Crystal Lake, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct making a false police report, a Class 4 felony. The Crystal Lake […]
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Mundelein man called in fake man with gun threat to leave work early, police say
A Mundelein man, who wanted to leave work early, allegedly made a false 911 call about a man with a gun at his workplace in Mundelein Monday afternoon, police said. Antonio P. Fletcher, 37, of the 400 block of East Hawley Street in Mundelein, was charged with disorderly conduct — filing a false police report, […]