A Round Lake Beach man tracked down his stolen vehicle and shot two teens, killing one of them, during a confrontation in Volo early Sunday morning, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 2:50 a.m. Sunday to the area of Route 12 and Route 120 in Volo for a […]
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Volo man charged with possession of child pornography
A Volo man was arrested earlier this month after investigators found that he distributed images of child pornography, according to court records. Richard A. Murphey, 54, of the 400 block of Terra Springs Circle in Volo, was charged with three counts of child pornography. A criminal complaint filed in Lake County court alleges Murphey disseminated […]
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Authorities identify worker killed after his arm was crushed in gravel machine in Volo
Authorities have identified an excavator company employee who was killed after his entire arm got stuck in a large gravel machine in Volo on Friday. An autopsy showed that Michael Rowell, 33, of Woodstock, died from multiple injuries caused by a heavy machinery mishap, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. The Wauconda Fire […]
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Worker killed after arm gets trapped in gravel machine in Volo
A worker at an excavator company was killed after his entire arm got stuck in a large gravel machine and sustained major trauma in Volo, police said. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:17 p.m. Friday to Kanzler Excavating, 30846 North Route 12 in Volo, for an injured person call. […]
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Lake Zurich man charged with child porn, sexual abuse of a child
A Lake Zurich man has been charged with possessing child pornography and having sex with a teen, police said. Gary A. Zimmer, 51, of the 1-99 block of Lakeview Place in Lake Zurich, was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The Lake Zurich Police […]
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Woman charged after attacking Lake and McHenry County Scanner photographer
A Grayslake woman was charged after she pushed a Lake and McHenry County Scanner photojournalist to the ground and punched him while he was covering a townhouse fire in Volo on Wednesday. Emilia B. Demers, 22, of the 300 block of Alta Street in Grayslake, was charged with one count of battery, a Class A […]
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1 hospitalized after fire dancer accidentally starts Volo townhouse on fire
One person was hospitalized after a fire performer accidentally caused a fire during a practice routine inside a garage in Volo Wednesday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of Terra Vista Court in Volo for a report of a structure […]
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Man in critical condition after street sweeper and car collide in Volo
A two-vehicle crash involving a street sweeper and a sedan on Route 12 in Volo left a man in critical condition Tuesday afternoon, police said. The Fox Lake Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to Route 12 just south of Brandenburg Road in Volo for a report of a […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy released from hospital after being struck by DUI driver in Volo
A Lake County sheriff’s auxiliary deputy that sustained a “long lasting injury” after being hit by a DUI driver in Volo has been released from the hospital and is recovering, officials said. Crash investigators were conducting their investigation of a three-vehicle crash that left an 82-year-old man dead and a 20-year-old man seriously injured at […]