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Woman arrested after allegedly making false 911 calls, claiming she was victim of hate crime near Grayslake

Officials say a Grayslake woman who allegedly threatened to stab her neighbor made false 911 calls and claimed she was the victim of a hate crime and her neighbor was racist. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on October 11 to the 33600 block of North Royal Oak Lane in unincorporated Grayslake for a harassment […]

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Appeals court reverses conviction of store employee accused of falsely reporting armed men in McHenry during 2020 civil unrest

An employee who was convicted of falsely reporting armed gunmen near a mattress store in McHenry during the 2020 civil unrest had his conviction reversed by an appeals court. Casey F. Purta, 31, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in November 2020 with one count of false alarm or complaint to 911, a Class 4 […]

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Grayslake woman charged with insurance fraud for allegedly falsely reporting car stolen in McHenry

A Grayslake woman has been arrested after she allegedly committed insurance fraud by falsely reporting her husband’s vehicle stolen in McHenry, court records show. Lauren D. Porras, 28, of Grayslake, was charged with insurance fraud over $10,000, a Class 2 felony, and false report of offense, a Class 4 felony. A criminal complaint filed in […]