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First responders, bystanders receive lifesaving awards after saving man who stopped breathing in Woodstock

Paramedics, hospital staff, a police officer and bystanders received lifesaving awards Thursday for their part in saving a man who went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing in Woodstock in August. The incident occurred in the early afternoon on August 19 when the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded to a 911 call […]

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4 years in prison for Woodstock man who tested positive for meth while on probation for possessing meth

A Woodstock man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he tested positive for methamphetamine while on probation for possessing methamphetamine, court records show. Andrew D. Zerbes, 55, of the 800 block of Blakely Street in Woodstock, was charged in September 2021 with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine, a Class […]

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Construction worker flown to hospital with ‘potentially’ life-threatening injuries after fall from roof near Woodstock

A construction worker suffered potentially life-threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital after falling from a roof at a home near Woodstock, authorities said. The Woodstock Fire Rescue District responded around 4:21 p.m. Wednesday to the 10400 block of Saddlebred Trail in unincorporated Woodstock. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said paramedics responded […]

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Man charged with ‘recklessly’ trying to flee from police, causing crash in Woodstock

Officers were able to arrest a man after he tried fleeing from police but crashed while driving recklessly in Woodstock on Tuesday, court documents allege. Taquan T. Johnson, 21, of the 700 block of Washington Street in Woodstock, was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing from police causing property damage, a Class 4 felony. […]