A jury convicted a man who was caught in Richmond driving under the influence for the fifth time and told arresting officers they were “parasites wreaking havoc on personal rights.” Paul C. Altmann, 53, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was charged in July 2022 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, unlawful possession of cannabis […]
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Woman injured, trapped in rollover crash in Richmond after reportedly fleeing police at high speeds
A woman was injured and trapped in her SUV after she reportedly fled from police at a high rate of speed and then was involved in a rollover crash on Route 12 in Richmond Monday. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District and Richmond Police Department responded around 11:36 p.m. Monday to Route 12 and Prospect […]
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Resident spots bear in her yard in Richmond days after bear sighting reported over border in Wisconsin
A resident spotted a bear in her backyard in Richmond days after a bear was also spotted nearby over the border in Wisconsin and a month after sightings were reported in Antioch and Gurnee. Jeanne Williams Nelson told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that she spotted a black bear in her yard early Monday morning. […]
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2 men arrested in random attack on man, bystander who tried to intervene in Round Lake Beach
Prosecutors say two brothers beat a man in an unprovoked attack, leaving him and a woman, who tried to intervene in the first attack, injured in the parking lot of a Round Lake Beach business. Stimpson M. Stowers, 23, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was charged with aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing […]
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Victim suffers potentially life-threatening injuries after motorcycle crash on Route 12 in Richmond
The driver of a motorcycle suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after a crash on Route 12 in Richmond on the Illinois and Wisconsin border earlier this week. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:11 a.m. Monday to Route 12 at the Illinois-Wisconsin state line for a report of a single-vehicle crash with injuries. Fire […]
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Police, coroner identify victims of police chase that ended in a fatal fiery crash in Fox Lake
The two people killed and another who was seriously injured following a police chase that ended in a fiery crash near Fox Lake have been identified by police and the coroner. Theopolis Owens, 28, of Chicago and Kayla Crews, 18, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, both died of blunt force injuries caused by a vehicle crash, […]
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2 dead, 1 seriously injured following police pursuit that ended in a fiery crash in Fox Lake
Two people were killed and another was seriously injured following a police chase that started in Wisconsin and ended in a fiery crash on Route 173 near Fox Lake, authorities said. The pursuit began in Genoa City, Wisconsin when police spotted a 1994 Toyota Camry traveling at a high rate of speed, according to the […]