A 28-year-old man who stole two wrench sets worth $5,000 from a store in Woodstock was sentenced to five years in prison. Richard J. Long, 28, of the 5600 block of Stateline Road in South Beloit, pleaded guilty to one count of retail theft over $300, a Class 3 felony. McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge […]
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Crystal Lake man sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling heroin
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison for retail theft and selling heroin in Crystal Lake after he did not comply with his original sentence. Brett J. Norris, 38, whose last known address was the Rockford Rescue Mission in Rockford, originally pleaded guilty to retail theft on May 4, 2017. He also […]
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Police searching for man who stole $50,000 worth of jewelry from Gurnee store
A man stole jewelry worth $50,000 during a consultation with a sales associate at a Gurnee jewelry store Monday morning, police said. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 10:55 a.m. Monday to Helzberg Diamonds, 6557 Grand Avenue, for a report of a retail theft. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor said that a […]
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Retail theft suspects flee police in Deer Park, crash into squad car, other vehicles
Three Chicago women, including one who was wanted for several retail thefts, are facing charges after they led police on a vehicle pursuit from Deer Park, striking three vehicles and a police car during the chase. Two Lake County sheriff’s deputies on patrol in a retail shopping area in the 21800 block of West Long […]
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Man accused of carjacking woman at Algonquin Jewel-Osco arrested
One of two suspects accused of pushing a woman down and carjacking her at the Jewel-Osco in Algonquin in October has been arrested. Tejontae Williams, 18, of the 0-100 block of Middlesex Drive in Carpentersville, was charged with vehicular hijacking, possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated battery in a public place, retail theft, criminal damage […]