A Wauconda man was arrested on a warrant for allegedly raping a juvenile co-worker in a wooded area last year, police said. Luis F. Perez-Diaz, 33, of the 1100 block of Barbara Lane in Wauconda, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. An arrest warrant was issued for Perez-Diaz on May 21 […]
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Wauconda man wanted for ramming sheriff’s squad car in Ingleside
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. An arrest warrant has been issued for a Wauconda man after video captured him ramming his pickup truck into a Lake County sheriff squad car in Ingleside. Adrian N. Tostado, 28, of the 1300 block of Route […]
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Teens find body in ‘advanced stages of decomposition’ in field near Wauconda
Detectives are investigating after three teens came across a body in ‘advanced stages of decomposition’ in a field in unincorporated Wauconda Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4 p.m. Friday to the 25200 block of West Old Rand Road in unincorporated Wauconda for a report of a found body call. Lake County […]
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Coroner IDs 2 men killed in wrong-way, head-on crash in Wauconda
The coroner has identified a Gurnee man and an Island Lake man who were both killed in wrong-way crash in Wauconda early Thursday morning. Kyle DeKruif, 25, of Island Lake, and Montana Brown, 24, of Gurnee, both died of blunt force injuries caused by a vehicle crash, Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper said following an […]
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2 killed, 1 seriously injured after wrong-way crash in Wauconda
Two men in their 20s were killed and another man was seriously injured following a wrong-way crash in Wauconda involving a delivery truck and minivan. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 2:16 a.m. Thursday to the northbound lanes of Route 12 near Route 59 for a two-vehicle crash with injuries. Wauconda […]
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Wauconda man charged with indecent solicitation of a child, police say
A Wauconda man has been charged after he tried to meet up with a 14-year-old girl — who was actually the police — in order to commit a sex act with the girl, authorities said. Corey J. Hendricks, 21, of the 200 block of Heron Lane in Wauconda, was charged with indecent solicitation of a […]
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Three men charged after man shot in the chest in Waukegan
Three men have been charged after their friend, who was in their vehicle, was unintentionally shot in the chest and arm as they opened fire on another vehicle in Waukegan, police said. Marc Sanchez, 20, of Wauconda, Diego Sanchez, 18, of Wauconda, and Zachery Zavala, 21, of Waukegan, were all charged with aggravated discharge of […]
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Man pleads guilty, avoids prison time in DUI crash that killed 16-year-old McHenry girl
The 19-year-old Cary man facing DUI and other charges in connection with the Wauconda crash that killed 16-year-old Danielle Thomas accepted a plea deal and is expected to avoid prison. Caleb R. Rohrbach, 19, of the 300 block of Wooded Knoll Drive in Cary, was originally charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the […]
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Vice president of Walker Bros pancake house died of medical event before Wauconda crash
54-year-old Michael Gaul, who was the senior vice president of Walker Bros pancake house, died of a medical event prior to a rollover crash near Wauconda last week, the coroner’s office said. Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper publicly identified the victim as Gaul, 54, of McHenry, following an autopsy performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology results […]