Police say a woman was seriously injured after she became pinned underneath her car and a concrete wall on Route 47 in Lakewood following a domestic incident Saturday evening. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Lakewood Police Department responded around 11:34 p.m. Saturday to the area of Route 47 and Pleasant Valley Road in […]
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10 years in prison for man who crashed into home at 96 mph, paralyzing resident in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for committing an arson house fire in Lakewood shortly after crashing into a Crystal Lake house at 96 mph, critically injuring and paralyzing a resident. Connor C. Kirkpatrick, 30, of Lakewood, was charged in August 2022 with criminal damage to property over $100,000, aggravated reckless […]
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Jury finds Lakewood man out on bond for horrible car wreck guilty of intentionally setting father’s house ablaze
A Lakewood man was found guilty at trial Wednesday of intentionally trying to set his father’s house on fire while he was out on bond for crashing his car into a Crystal Lake house at high speeds, seriously injuring a resident. Connor C. Kirkpatrick, 30, is now facing up to 15 years behind bars after […]
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Village board approves request for Lakewood to purchase first Tesla police car in McHenry County
The Lakewood Village Board reversed course and approved a police chief’s request to purchase a Tesla police car, which will be the first electric police car in McHenry County. Lakewood Police Chief Mike Roth said the police department entered into a lease agreement with Enterprise to lease three police Dodge Durango vehicles in August 2021. […]
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Village board rejects police chief’s request for Lakewood to purchase first Tesla police car in McHenry County
The Lakewood Village Board rejected a police chief’s request to purchase a Tesla police car, which would have been the first electric police car in McHenry County. Lakewood Police Chief Mike Roth said the police department entered into a lease agreement with Enterprise to lease three police Dodge Durango vehicles in August 2021. Two of […]
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Charges filed after motorcyclist left injured in crash caused by hit-and-run driver in Lakewood
Charges have been filed against a driver accused of making an illegal U-turn and crashing into a motorcyclist, leaving him injured, before fleeing the scene on Route 176 in Lakewood. Anthony M. Gapastione, 40, of Elgin, was charged with failure to report an injury crash, reckless driving, improper traffic lane usage and failure to change […]
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Lakewood man sentenced to 7 years in prison after being convicted of 5th DUI where children were in car
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was convicted of his fifth driving under the influence conviction where two children were in his car when he was stopped. Daniel R. Meyers, 55, of Lakewood, was charged in April 2023 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, aggravated driving […]
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Lakewood man faces up to 30 years in prison after being convicted of 5th DUI where children were in car
A Lakewood man faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of his fifth driving under the influence conviction where two children were in his car when he was stopped. Daniel R. Meyers, 55, of Lakewood, was charged in April 2023 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, aggravated driving under […]
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Motorcyclist dies following crash on Route 176 and Dean Street in Lakewood
A male motorcyclist transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash with a minivan at the intersection of Route 176 and Dean Street died after arriving at the hospital, authorities said. The cause of the crash at 2:22 p.m. in Lakewood has not been released and remains under investigation by Lakewood Police […]