A man who falsely reported an active shooter prompted a large police response Friday evening in Richmond that led to a standoff that injured three officers. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. Friday in the 10300 block of West Street in Richmond. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Paul W. Gunn, […]
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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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3 transported to hospital, 1 with serious injuries, following head-on crash near Richmond
A driver was cited for disobeying a stop sign after causing a head-on crash on Route 12 near Richmond that left three people injured on Saturday, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 11:27 a.m. Saturday to Route 12 and North Solon Road in unincorporated Richmond. McHenry […]
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22-year-old woman arrested in Richmond for driving on revoked license with 15 prior convictions for similar offense
A 22-year-old woman, who has 15 prior convictions for driving on a suspended or revoked license, was arrested on Friday after she was caught driving on her revoked license in Richmond. Court records show an officer with the Richmond Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2006 Suzuki Aerio due to the vehicle driving […]
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Football player flown to hospital after sustaining injury during game at Richmond-Burton High School
A teenage football player was flown to the hospital after sustaining an injury during a game Friday evening at Richmond-Burton Community High School. The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. Friday during a varsity football game between the Richmond-Burton Rockets and Harvard Hornets at Richmond-Burton Community High School, 8311 Route 31. Richmond Township Fire Chief […]
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Motorcyclist in critical condition after crashing into deer near Richmond
A 66-year-old man was critically injured after he crashed his motorcycle into a deer, killing it near Richmond Friday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry County Conservation District Police Department and Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 8:42 p.m. Friday to the 6900 block of Keystone Road in unincorporated Richmond. McHenry County Sheriff’s […]
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Wisconsin woman arrested after allegedly striking firefighter-paramedic in groin in Richmond
A Wisconsin woman was arrested last week and charged with a felony for allegedly striking a Richmond firefighter-paramedic in the groin. Kelly L. Ezelle, 48, of the N1200 block of Cedar Road in Pell Lake, Wisconsin, was charged with one count of aggravated battery to an emergency worker, a Class 3 felony. A criminal complaint […]
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Arizona man gets 3.5 years in prison for traveling to Richmond to sexually abuse juvenile
A man who traveled with a woman from Arizona to sexually abuse an underage girl in Richmond last year has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Rhiannon S. Kennedy, 19, and Mark A. Fields, 24, both of Tuscon, Arizona, were arrested on June 7, 2020, by the Richmond Police Department. Prosecutors […]
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Woman charged with DUI in rollover crash that left her seriously injured near Richmond
Police say a woman has been charged with drunk driving after she rolled her truck over and was left seriously injured Friday evening near Richmond. The Richmond Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:18 p.m. Friday to the 7800 block of East Tryon Grove Road in unincorporated Richmond. McHenry County Sheriff’s […]