A judge sentenced a man to eight years in prison for firing a gun at a woman on the Woodstock Square before being taken into custody by a SWAT team in Harvard. Erick Gomez-Rubi, 24, of Harvard, was charged in June 2023 with aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, two counts […]
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One person injured after vehicle jumps curb and hits Woodstock Square storefront
One person was injured after their vehicle hit a commercial building at the historic Woodstock Square Thursday afternoon. Alex Vucha, communications specialist with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, said his department responded to the 100 block of Cass Street for a vehicle jumped the curb and struck a commercial storefront at 3:39 p.m. Firefighters arrived within […]
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Bomb, shooting threat at historic building in downtown Woodstock being investigated as ‘swatting’
Authorities are investigating a bomb and shooting threat at the Old Courthouse Center in downtown Woodstock Friday evening as a “swatting” call, which prompted evacuations and a large police response. At 7:25 p.m. Friday, the Northeast Regional Communications Center (NERCOM) received a call from an unknown person with a male voice. The caller said he […]
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No injuries reported after car drives onto sidewalk, strikes building on Woodstock Square
Authorities say no pedestrians or car occupants were injured after a car drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into a building on the Woodstock Square Sunday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 11:01 a.m. Sunday to Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate, 112 Cass Street in Woodstock, for a vehicle that […]
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Chicago man accused of chasing down motorcyclist before intentionally crashing into motorcycle in Woodstock
A Chicago man, who was driving a stolen vehicle, allegedly recklessly chased down a motorcyclist and then intentionally crashed into the motorcycle right as the rider got off of it in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 8:29 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 14 and Dean Street for a driving complaint. A […]
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Officer interrupts altercation on Woodstock Square, arrests man who retrieved gun week after shooting in same location
A police officer interrupted an altercation and arrested a suspect who allegedly retrieved a gun on the Woodstock Square Thursday, one week after a shooting in the same location. A Woodstock police officer was on patrol around 11:45 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of North Benton Street in Woodstock. The officer heard a verbal […]
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Judge orders $1 million bond for Harvard man accused of shooting at woman on Woodstock Square
A judge ordered a man held on a $1 million bond after he allegedly fired a gun at a woman on the Woodstock Square Thursday and was taken into custody by a SWAT team in Harvard. Erick Gomez-Rubi, 23, of Harvard, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, two […]
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Gunman in custody after allegedly opening fire on woman, endangering her and bystanders on Woodstock Square
A SWAT team arrested a gunman in Harvard after he allegedly fired a gun at a woman, endangering her and bystanders, on the Woodstock Square late Thursday evening. Erick Gomez-Rubi, 23, of Harvard, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon […]
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‘A huge win’: Woodstock wins T-Mobile’s $3 million ‘Hometown Techover’ contest
The City of Woodstock has been chosen as the winner of a $3 million makeover as part of T-Mobile’s Hometown Techover contest, the mayor announced. T-Mobile unveiled the contest in April. Thousands of towns across the United States entered, the company said. In mid-July, T-Mobile announced that Woodstock was part of 10 small towns that […]