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Man skips court in case where he was charged for stripping his clothes, pleasuring himself inside Crystal Lake shop

A man was taken into custody after he skipped court in a case where he allegedly became nude and pleasured himself inside a Crystal Lake shop. Benjamin F. Riechert, 37, of the 200 block of Cunat Boulevard in Richmond, was charged with public indecency and disorderly conduct. Riechert was arrested on December 1 after an […]

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Man who has taken multiple videos of young girls back in jail after violating probation in Gurnee case

A Round Lake man who has taken multiple inappropriate videos of young girls in public has been sentenced to additional jail time for violating probation in a Gurnee case. Alexander A. Mesa, 33, of the 500 block of West Caldwell Drive in Round Lake, was charged in February 2019 with unauthorized videotaping of a child […]

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Sex offender arrested after masturbating as he watched group of kids in Beach Park

A registered sex offender was arrested after he allegedly masturbated in public while watching a group of juveniles in Beach Park, police said. Michael E. Karstens, 39, of the 38400 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was charged with public indecency and disorderly conduct. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:45 p.m. […]