CRIME & SAFETY
One man transported to hospital after shooting Saturday in Harvard
One man was transported by ambulance to Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford following a shooting Saturday afternoon in Harvard, Harvard Fire Protection District chief John Kimmel said. Kimmel said a man had been shot in the lower leg/foot area and had injuries that were not life-threatening. • This is a...
Ex-Richmond man accused of making false report of an active shooter pleads guilty to resisting police officer
A former Richmond man accused of calling 911 and falsely reporting an active shooter pleaded guilty Thursday to resisting a police officer, causing injury, and was sentenced to two years of probation. Paul W. Gunn, who has since moved to Kentucky, initially was charged in 2022 with five counts of...
Judge won’t consider Wonder Lake man’s past murder conviction in battery case
A judge ruled Thursday that he will not consider a Wonder Lake man’s conviction for killing his wife in 2000 when deciding whether he’s guilty of battery in a case heard in a McHenry County courtroom this week. Charles Gozzola, 49, is charged with aggravated battery, a Class...
Animal control captures dog involved in ‘isolated incident’ in McHenry
A pit bull that was loose at Petersen Park in McHenry has been captured by animal control, according to the McHenry Police Department. The department posted on its Facebook page that the dog was captured by McHenry County Animal Control about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. An “isolated incident” occurred and is being investigated by police, according to the Facebook post.
2 Crystal Lake apartments damaged in attic fire
Two apartment units are uninhabitable after an attic fire Saturday night in Crystal Lake, according to the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department. The department responded to a call at 7:34 p.m. to the 1100 block of Central Park Drive for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived within nine minutes to a two-story multifamily apartment complex with no fire or smoke visible from the outside. Smoke was discovered in the first apartment by firefighters before they found the fire in the attic, according to a department news release.
4 injured in 3-vehicle crash near Marengo
Three adults and one minor suffer injuries in a three-vehicle crash near Marengo Sunday afternoon, the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts reports. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Union Fire Protection District responded to a call at 1:32 p.m. at the intersection of Route 176 and Peterson Olson Road for a multivehicle crash. Firefighters arrived within five minutes to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection with “heavy damage,” Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said in a news release.
Man hit by tractor, suffers serious injuries near Wonder Lake
One man is in serious condition after being hit by a farm tractor Thursday at a tree nursery near Wonder Lake, according to the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District. The district responded to a report of a farm tractor accident at 7:48 a.m. Thursday in the 6500 block of Miller Road...
McHenry police dogs Eli and Oakley can now be taken home – in stuffed animal form
Eli, the McHenry Police Department’s K-9 that graced the cover of the Northwest Herald’s Thank You, First Responders special edition Thursday, now has a plush modeled after him. The McHenry Police Department announced earlier this week that members of the public can buy their own stuffed animals modeled...
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