A Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for buying and providing the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed a McHenry man in Crystal Lake. Wasfi Awwad, 29, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in January 2022 with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint […]
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‘Law enforcement can no longer stand idle’: Antioch police partner with organization to address opioid epidemic
The Antioch Police Department announced they are partnering with a non-profit organization to deal with the nationwide opioid epidemic on a local level, which they said is a first for law enforcement in Lake County. Antioch Police Chief Geoff Guttschow announced the partnership earlier this week between the Antioch Police Department and Nicasa Behavior Health […]
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Prosecutors say woman gave man fentanyl-laced heroin instead of cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo
Prosecutors say a woman gave fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man, who thought he was getting cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. Marengo Police Department Sgt. […]
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Woman wanted for drug-induced homicide of 39-year-old man in Marengo, police say
A warrant carrying a $500,000 bond has been issued for a woman who allegedly sold fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man in Marengo, causing his overdose death. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. […]
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Video released shows officers reviving man who overdosed after 3 teenagers overdosed in Antioch this past weekend
Editor’s Note: The above video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Police are warning the public after three teenagers overdosed in Antioch this past weekend. Authorities also released a bodycam video showing officers reviving a man who overdosed. The Antioch Police Department said that in light of last […]
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McHenry man sentenced to 6 years in prison for selling drugs that caused 32-year-old’s overdose death
A McHenry man who sold heroin that caused the overdose death of a 32-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Stanley J. Rzepka, 30, of the 800 block of West Route 176 in McHenry, in September 2020. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]
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$1 million bond for man charged with drug-induced homicide in McHenry man’s death in Crystal Lake
A Lake in the Hills man is being held on a $1 million bond after being charged with buying fentanyl-laced cocaine that caused a McHenry man’s death. Wasfi Awwad, 28, of the 1100 block of View Point Drive in Lake in the Hills, was charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. […]
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Corrections officers save inmate who overdosed, collapsed at Lake County Jail
Three correctional officers are being hailed for saving an inmate who suffered a drug overdose and became unresponsive at the Lake County Jail, the sheriff’s office said. Lake County Correctional Officers David Juarez and Daniel Pennington were conducting rounds in the Community-Based Correctional Center Wednesday evening. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said the […]
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Harvard man gets 7 years in prison for delivering fentanyl-laced drugs in fatal overdose
A Harvard man who pleaded guilty to delivering fentanyl-laced heroin to another man, causing his 2019 death, was sentenced to seven years in prison, prosecutors said. Chano G. Sanchez, 36, of the 300 block of Church Street in Harvard, was indicted on three counts of drug-induced homicide and three counts of unlawful delivery of a […]