A fire left three townhouse units uninhabitable and numerous animals dead on Friday in Lakemoor, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 5:22 p.m. Friday to the 31600 block of Tallgrass Court in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found flames and smoke coming from the garage of […]
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Tower Lakes police officer charged with child pornography
A Tower Lakes police officer was arrested on Wisconsin charges of child pornography when he arrived to the police station for work on Wednesday. Mark A. Paglini, 47, of the 9400 block of 276th Avenue in Salem, Wisconsin, was charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at […]
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Fire causes ‘substantial damage,’ leaves home uninhabitable in Lakemoor
A home in Lakemoor suffered substantial damage and was left uninhabitable following a fire Thursday evening, McHenry fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 6:54 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of North Boulevard in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and found a […]
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Lakemoor police officer donates kidney to Navy veteran from Harvard
A 31-year-old U.S. Navy veteran from Harvard who was battling stage 5 kidney disease reached out to a local radio station in hopes of finding a kidney donor and a Lakemoor police officer came to her aid. 31-year-old Rachel Schultz was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease in February 2016, four days after her birthday. There […]
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Lakemoor police officer given citation after parking squad car in handicap spot
A Lakemoor police officer was ticketed after a photo circulated on social media showing the officer’s squad car parked in a handicap parking spot. The photo was taken by Chris Harrah on Sunday in the Lakemoor Crossings Shopping Center near the Rosati’s Pizza, 28948 Route 120. Lakemoor Police Chief David Godlewski said that the officer, […]
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Woman charged with DUI after striking, injuring motorcyclist in Lakemoor
A Lakemoor woman has been charged with driving under the influence after she struck and injured a motorcyclist with her car Saturday evening in Lakemoor, police said. The Lakemoor Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to Route 120 and Eastview Avenue for a report of a motorcycle crash around 7:55 p.m. Saturday. […]
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Lakemoor man sentenced to 6 years for soliciting porn from 14-year-old girl
A Lakemoor man has been sentenced to six years in prison following a plea deal after he was found guilty of soliciting child pornography from a 14-year-old girl. Thomas Zurawski, 27, of the 500 block of Santa Barbara Road in Lakemoor, was found guilty of solicitation of child pornography, a Class 1 felony, following a […]
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Video of fatal Lakemoor officer-involved shooting released
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Following a Freedom of Information Act request by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, authorities have released dashcam and bodycam footage of a murder suspect pulling a gun on a Lakemoor police officer and attacking her in July. […]
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Man shot and killed by police officer in Lakemoor identified as homicide suspect
Kenneth E. Martell, 36, who was wanted for a homicide, was identified as the man shot and killed by a Lakemoor police officer Thursday morning. The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force said that a Lakemoor police officer was on routine patrol at around 5 a.m. and came across an occupied SUV on a narrow […]