A 40-year-old man arrested in Lake County for his third DUI after recording a BAC four times the legal limit was released Sunday because prosecutors were unable to hold him under the state’s SAFE-T Act. Manuel Pineda-Chavez, 40, appeared in front of Lake County Associate Judge Jacquelyn Melius Sunday on charges of aggravated DUI/3rd time, […]
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Man released under SAFE-T Act after allegedly stealing van with GPS tracker in Libertyville
A man who allegedly stole a van from Libertyville equipped with a GPS tracker was arrested by police in Grayslake but later released from the Lake County Jail on pretrial conditions under the Illinois SAFE-T Act. Phillip Board, 34, of Zion, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary without causing damage, theft of […]
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McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office calls out Safe-T Act after appellate court reverses decision to detain accused child molester until trial
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office is calling out the Illinois Safe-T Act after the Second District Appellate Court overturned a decision by a McHenry County judge who decided to detain a man accused of molesting a child. In an appellate court decision handed down Friday, the Second District Appellate Court reversed an order by […]
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8-year-old girl ‘terrorized’ after McHenry County judge releases man who sexually assaulted her
The state’s attorney said an 8-year-old has been left “terrorized” after the man who sexually assaulted her in McHenry County was released and the suspect’s GPS monitor has repeatedly malfunctioned, triggering police responses. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said a defendant was charged in January with predatory criminal sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl. […]
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McHenry County state’s attorney says 50% of defendants released under SAFE-T Act for retail theft do not show up in court
The McHenry County state’s attorney said more than 50% of non-local defendants released under the SAFE-T Act after being arrested for retail theft failed to show up in court this year. 34 people have been indicted for felony retail theft, which is a theft over $300, in McHenry County in 2024. Only six of the […]
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Waukegan man with 67 arrests charged with burglarizing bar, defecating ‘all over’ business in North Chicago
A Waukegan man, who has 67 arrests and seven pending criminal cases, was arrested after he burglarized a bar and defecated “all over” the business, prosecutors said. Ricky A. Hayes, 52, of Waukegan, was charged with burglary, a Class 2 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Ayah Elfarra said the North Chicago Police Department responded […]
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State’s attorney astonished after appeals court rules that defendant in high-speed Spring Grove police chase is not flight risk
The state’s attorney appeared astonished after an appeals court ordered a man, who they said is not a flight risk, released from jail after the man led officers on a police pursuit in Spring Grove. Spring Grove police officers attempted to stop a GMC Sierra pickup truck around 1:10 p.m. on April 10, 2023, on […]
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Appeals court reverses judge’s decision, orders Antioch man to be released after being charged with sexually abusing child
An appeals court has overturned a judge’s decision and ordered an Antioch man released pending trial after he was accused of sexually abusing a young wheelchair-bound child. John G. Finch, 72, of Antioch, was charged in October with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child, a Class 2 felony. Lake County Assistant […]
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Man set to be released under SAFE-T Act for attacking officer in Fox River Grove ordered held after court comments
A man arrested in Fox River Grove for attacking a police officer, which is a non-detainable offense under the SAFE-T Act, was sentenced to jail for contempt following vulgar comments in court just before his release. Randy E. Kinney, 64, of Palatine, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, criminal damage to property […]