Posted inLocal News

Police chief blames media outlets, admits felon hid police employee’s lost rifle in library bushes in Crystal Lake

A police chief issued a statement blaming the news media while admitting that a felon who found a lost police employee’s rifle hid the gun at a library next to a school in Crystal Lake, which the department previously said was “inaccurate.” Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black said that an off-duty employee of the […]

Posted inLocal News

Convicted felon accused of possessing rifle, ditching it in bushes of library next to elementary school in Crystal Lake

A convicted felon was arrested after he allegedly possessed an AR-15 rifle and ditched it at a public library, which is next to an elementary school, in Crystal Lake. Robert J. Walker Jr., 50, of Oakwood Hills, was charged with two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon […]