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
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. Lakemoor Police Officer Brianna Tedesco was on routine patrol at around 5 a.m. on July 26, 2018, when […]
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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 […]
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Man armed with two guns shot and killed by police in Lakemoor
A Lakemoor police officer who came upon a suspicious vehicle turned into a police involved shooting that left a man dead 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 gravel road […]
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Police arrest juvenile who admitted to dozens of car burglaries and car thefts in Lakemoor area
Police arrested a juvenile on Monday who admitted to dozens of car burglaries and car thefts in the Lakemoor area. On Monday at about 5:30 p.m., Lakemoor police officers responded to a well-being check for a juvenile in the 500 block of Summer Boulevard in Lakemoor. When police arrived they located the juvenile hiding in […]