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Man critically injured, woman seriously injured after both ejected from motorcycle during crash in Lakewood

A man was flown to the hospital in critical condition and his female passenger is in serious condition after they were thrown from a motorcycle during a crash in Lakewood Monday afternoon. The Lakewood Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 2:02 p.m. Monday to Lakewood Road and South Muirfield Drive for […]

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Members of ‘South American Theft Group’ charged in burglaries of high-end homes in Lakewood

Police say they identified and charged three members of the “South America Theft Group” who allegedly burglarized two high-end houses by force in Lakewood in March. Police officials said two residences in Lakewood were burglarized on March 6. One of the residences was in the 7500 block of Longmoor Drive and another residence in the […]

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Judge orders man held without bond after being charged in Lakewood arson fire while on bond for Crystal Lake house crash

A man charged over the weekend with committing an arson fire in Lakewood while out on bond for crashing into a Crystal Lake house, critically injuring a resident, has been ordered held without bond. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down around 5:45 a.m. Saturday at Route 14 and Dole Avenue in Crystal Lake. […]

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State fire marshal, police and fire investigators called after fire causes $250K in damage to home in Lakewood

The state fire marshal and fire and police investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that caused $250,000 in damage and left a Lakewood home uninhabitable. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 5:54 a.m. Saturday to the 9300 block of Firth Court in Lakewood for a report of a structure […]

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Additional charges filed against 2 men accused of numerous burglaries in Crystal Lake, Lakewood area

Two men charged in an attempted residential burglary in Lakewood and car break-ins in Crystal Lake have now been charged in multiple additional car burglaries in the county. Victor A. Diaz, 21, of Crystal Lake, was initially charged in late March with attempted residential burglary, criminal trespass to land, burglary, theft, two counts of possession […]