A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to thirty-six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for attacking a woman with a hatchet and a hammer, leaving her seriously injured in what authorities called a “horrific” attack. Mark Alex, 60, was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections […]
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78-year-old man charged after attacking victim with hammer in Union
A Villa Park man has been charged with aggravated battery after hitting a victim multiple times in the head with a hammer in Union, sheriff officials said. McHenry County Sheriff Public Information Officer Emily Matusek-Baker said deputies were dispatched at 6:53 p.m. on June 4 for an injured person near the intersection of Dunham Road […]
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Man gets 30 years in prison for attempted murder in hammer attack on two women in Crystal Lake
A Woodstock man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on an attempted murder charge for a random hammer attack on two women in 2019 on a Crystal Lake trail. Angel R. Cardoza, 50, of Woodstock, was indicted on attempted murder, armed violence and four counts of aggravated battery. The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. […]
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Woodstock man pleads guilty to attempted murder for beating women during hammer attack in Crystal Lake
A Woodstock man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in connection with a random hammer attack on two women on a Crystal Lake trail in 2019. Angel R. Cardoza, 50, of Woodstock, was indicted on attempted murder, armed violence and four counts of aggravated battery. The McHenry County Conservation District Police Department and Crystal Lake […]
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Bond set at $500,000 for Woodstock man charged in hammer attack on Crystal Lake trail
A Woodstock man has been ordered held in jail on a $500,000 bond after being charged with attempted murder in connection with the hammer attack of two women on a Crystal Lake trail. Angel Reinaldo-Cardoza, 48, of Woodstock, was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. Friday by the McHenry County Sheriff’s SWAT Team during a […]
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Attempted murder charges filed against man accused of beating two women during hammer attack in Crystal Lake
Police have arrested and charged a Woodstock man with attempted murder after he allegedly beat two women with a hammer during an attack on a Crystal Lake trail. Angel Reinaldo-Cardoza, 48, of Woodstock, was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. Friday by the McHenry County Sheriff’s SWAT Team during a warrant execution at his residence. […]
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Police call attack on two women with hammer an ‘isolated incident’; suspect remains at large
Police called the hammer attack on two women on a Crystal Lake trail Tuesday evening an ‘isolated incident’ and said the suspect remains at large. The McHenry County Conservation District Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue responded around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to the Ridgefield Trace walking and bike trail near Crystal Ridge Drive and […]
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Two women hospitalized after being attacked by man armed with hammer in Crystal Lake
Police are searching for a man who beat two women with a hammer on a Crystal Lake bike trail, leaving the women hospitalized Tuesday evening, authorities said. The McHenry County Conservation District Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue responded around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to the Ridgefield Trace bike trail near Crystal Ridge Drive and […]