A Wauconda man was seriously injured and was flown to the hospital after his car rolled over into a fence near McHenry Sunday evening, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:07 p.m. Sunday to River Road and Fernview Lane in unincorporated McHenry for a […]
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Coroner identifies knife-wielding suspect fatally shot after allegedly lunging at officers in Fox Lake
The coroner has identified a Wauconda man who was fatally shot by police after he allegedly lunged at officers while armed with a knife in Fox Lake Sunday evening. Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli said Fox Lake police officers received a call for a suspect who damaged a vehicle and threw […]
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Residents displaced after escaping from home engulfed in flames overnight in Wauconda
Multiple residents were awakened by their smoke alarms to find a fire that had started at the front of their home in Wauconda early Friday morning, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 12:46 a.m. Friday to the 900 block of Larkdale Row in Wauconda for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]
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Authorities say death of man found with stab wounds in Wauconda is believed to be suicide
An elderly man who was found dead lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds at a Wauconda residence is believed to have inflicted the wounds himself, the coroner said. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 1:23 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Stillwater Court. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. […]
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Elderly man found dead from apparent stab wounds inside residence in Wauconda
Police are investigating after a 72-year-old man was found dead lying in a pool of blood after apparently being stabbed at a residence in Wauconda Wednesday afternoon. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 1:23 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Stillwater Court. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. Heather Cognac said officers […]
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Corrections officers find baggie of drugs ‘affixed’ to man’s genitals at Lake County Jail
Authorities say a Hawthorn Woods man was caught with a baggie of cocaine “affixed” to his genitals after being brought to the Lake County Jail in Waukegan. Stacy R. McKiernan, 45, of Hawthorn Woods, was arrested by the Wauconda Police Department on April 10. Officers arrested McKiernan for possession of a controlled substance, driving on […]
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Man arrested after he allegedly blocked motorist from merging, brandished gun near Wauconda
Authorities say a Batavia man brandished a pistol at another motorist after allegedly preventing the victim from merging on Route 176 near Wauconda Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to the area of Route 176 and Fairfield Road in unincorporated Wauconda. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]
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Worker at appliance repair company in Cary charged with stealing over $10,000 from business
A worker for a store in Cary is wanted after she was charged with stealing over $10,000 from the business through their payroll system, court records show. Kristen J. Delboccio, 38, of Wauconda, was charged with computer fraud obtaining money over $1,000, a Class 3 felony, and theft under $10,000, a Class 3 felony. A […]
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Accused owner found not guilty at trial after being charged following escape of 1,300-pound bison near Wauconda
The alleged owner of a 1,300-pound bison, which was on the loose for months in the Wauconda area, was found not guilty at trial after he was charged in connection with the animal’s escape. “Tyson the Bison,” also called “Billy the Bison,” had been on the loose in the western Lake County and eastern McHenry […]