A fundraiser has been started for the owner of a car that was stolen and totaled following a high-speed police pursuit near Richmond. Police have charged one of the two teens involved. Andrew Mays, a Racine, Wisconsin resident, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that he was delivering pizza in Racine on April 11. He […]
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Woodstock man arrested after hit-and-run crash, fleeing police before crashing again in Harvard
A Woodstock man who hit a vehicle and fled in Harvard led police on a brief pursuit before he crashed again, this time into an electrical pole, causing a transformer fire. The Harvard Police Department responded around 8:49 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of West McKinley Street for a report of a hit-and-run crash. […]
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2 teens seriously injured after stolen car crashes following police pursuit near Richmond
Two teens were seriously injured, including one who was ejected, after the stolen car they were in rolled over while fleeing from police near Richmond, authorities said. The Hebron Police Department located a vehicle, which had been stolen from Racine, Wisconsin, around 12:30 a.m. Monday, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Officers attempted to […]
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Man gets 8 years in prison for attacking woman during home invasion in Lake in the Hills
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison — but will only serve four — for beating and injuring a woman in a brutal attack during a home invasion in Lake in the Hills last summer. Deon Duff, 43, of the 100 block of South 20th Avenue in Maywood, was indicted on charges […]
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Four in custody after shooting in Waukegan leads to police pursuit into Chicago
Police say that four people were taken into custody after a shooting in Waukegan that left one person injured led to a police pursuit into Chicago on Friday. Illinois State Police Trooper Omoayena Williams said that an alert was broadcasted across the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN) to all area police departments on […]
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Wanted man with drugs and replica gun tried fleeing police in Crystal Lake, authorities say
A 26-year-old man who was wanted was arrested after he tried fleeing from police while in possession of drugs and a replica gun in Crystal Lake, authorities said. Jordan Carmody, 26, of Crystal Lake, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent […]
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1 in custody, 2 escape after stealing ATM, fleeing from police in Round Lake
One suspect is in custody and two others are being sought after a pickup truck and sedan assisted in stealing a bank ATM in Round Lake before fleeing from police and crashing. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 2:30 a.m. Thursday to 1271 Route 134 in Round Lake for a theft in progress. Police […]
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Sheriff’s deputy injured after scuffle with car chase suspect in Long Grove
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was injured following a scuffle with a man who fled from a traffic stop in Long Grove, police said. Israel Garcia-Guzman, 23, of the 1300 block of East Winslowe Drive in Palatine, was charged with aggravated speeding, fleeing to elude, resisting arrest, driving while license suspended, illegal transportation of cannabis […]
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3 charged after high-speed police pursuit in Woodstock
Two Chicago men and a Freeport woman were arrested after a drug investigation led to a high-speed pursuit through Woodstock Thursday afternoon. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they were conducting a narcotics investigation near Wonder Lake and initiated a traffic stop on a 2003 Chrysler minivan around 2 p.m. Thursday. Three people, identified as […]