A 14-year-old boy riding his bicycle was hospitalized after being struck by a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in Crystal Lake on Saturday. The Crystal Lake Police Department and the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to Route 176 and Route 31 in Crystal Lake for a bicyclist struck by a […]
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Police: Woman repeatedly rammed squad car, drove through CVS building in Zion
A drunk driver rammed a police squad car almost 10 times before ramming her car three times into a CVS store in Zion, causing significant damage. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, crossing the center lines and […]
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2 injured after drunk driver slams into two police cars in McHenry
Two people were injured after a drunk driver slammed into the rear of two McHenry police cars that were investigating a car accident on Route 120 Sunday morning, authorities said. McHenry Police Department Deputy Chief Thomas Walsh said that two police cars were investigating a car accident in the 5200 block of Route 120 in […]
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Wauconda police car struck by drunk driver
A Wauconda police car was struck Wednesday evening by a 55-year-old Fox Lake woman who was intoxicated, police said. The Wauconda Police Department said that Wauconda Police Officer Peter Bognar was assisting the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on a traffic stop on northbound Route 12 south of Bonner Road. Jane Fitzsimmons, 55, of Fox Lake, […]
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Man cited after crash involving unmarked McHenry police car
A Wonder Lake man was cited by police after a crash involving an unmarked McHenry police car on Monday. Shane O. Williams, 46, of Wonder Lake, was cited with failure to yield and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, the Northwest Herald reported. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. at Route 120 and Crystal Lake Road […]
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Driver cited after Lake Zurich police officer injured in crash
A driver was cited after crashing into two Lake Zurich police cars on a traffic stop, injuring a police officer early Sunday morning. The Lake Zurich Police Department said that a Lake Zurich police officer was on a traffic stop at 12:34 a.m. on Sunday in the southbound lanes of Route 12 at Wooded Ridge […]
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McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicles involved in two separate crashes minutes apart in Woodstock
Two McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicles were involved in separate crashes Wednesday morning just minutes apart in Woodstock. At around 6:26 a.m., the Woodstock Fire Rescue District was called to the scene of a crash involving a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and another vehicle at Route 14 and Lake Avenue in Woodstock. The sheriff’s vehicle […]
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Lake County Sheriff Deputy involved in crash with semi & SUV
A Lake County Sheriff Deputy responding to an emergency call was injured after crashing into a semi and SUV Wednesday evening. The crash occurred at Wadsworth Road and Green Bay Road in Beach Park at 5:00 p.m.. As the deputy was driving lights and sirens to an emergency call in the southbound lanes he crashed […]