A Prairie Grove man has been charged with kidnapping a woman in a truck while armed with a gun and battering her in McHenry County, court records show. Nicholas B. Cammarata, 46, of Prairie Grove, was charged with aggravated kidnapping with a firearm, kidnapping by force or threat, aggravated unlawful restraint, unlawful restraint and three […]
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Fake limo driver accused of unlawfully restraining woman during airport ride to McHenry, ordering her to pay $1,400
A fake limo driver is accused of kidnapping women who he picked up from O’Hare Airport and forcing them to give him a large amount of money, including one who he took to McHenry. Tamer O. Refaie, 33, of Burbank, was charged in McHenry County Circuit Court on Monday with intimidation by restraint or confinement, […]
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Kidnapping charges filed against man accused of holding woman against will with shotgun, strangling her near Marengo
Kidnapping charges have been filed against a man accused of holding a woman against her will while armed with a shotgun and strangling her, prompting a SWAT response near Marengo. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:20 a.m. Friday to Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort, 19609 Harmony Road in unincorporated Marengo. Dispatchers received a call […]
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Pre-trial release denied for Beach Park man accused of killing dog, taking woman hostage at knifepoint
A judge denied pre-trial release for a Beach Park man accused of killing a woman’s dog, repeatedly attacking the woman and then taking her hostage at knifepoint. Adrian Rivera, 40, of Beach Park, was charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, failure to report a change of address by a sex offender, unlawful restraint, aggravated […]
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Beach Park man charged after taking woman and child hostage, killing a dog, in Lake County
A Beach Park man is being held in Lake County Jail after allegedly taking the mother of his child hostage under threats of violence while holding a knife, then killing a dog, authorities said. Adrian Rivera, 40, of the 10400 block of West Crissy Avenue, Beach Park, is facing class two felony charges of aggravated […]
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FBI: Beach Park resident convicted with others of conspiring to abduct victims at gun point in Chicago area
A Beach Park resident is facing life in federal prison for conspiring with a Chicago man and others to abduct victims at gunpoint in the Chicagoland area, authorities said. Tai Hon La, 34, of Beach Park, and Sedgwick Williams, 47, of Chicago, conspired with each other and others to carry out abductions in the fall […]
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Suspect arrested for kidnapping, murdering Crystal Lake man who was reported missing
The human remains of a missing Crystal Lake man have been found and a suspect has been charged with kidnapping and murdering the missing man, authorities announced. Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced late Saturday evening the arrest of 61-year-old Douglas Ottesen. […]
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6 years in prison for Woodstock man who sexually abused young child after kidnapping in McHenry
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing a child, who was under the age of 13, that he was accused of kidnapping in McHenry. Robert P. Klein, 21, of Woodstock, was charged in April 2023 with kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, grooming, solicitation to meet a child, contributing to […]
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Pre-trial release denied for suspect accused of following woman from Waukegan bar, kidnapping her in Wadsworth
A judge denied pre-trial release for a suspect who prosecutors say followed a random woman from a bar in Waukegan and kidnapped her in Wadsworth during a flat tire ploy. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 2:10 a.m. on February 25 from a witness who reported her friend had just been […]