Woman Tells Cary Police of “Harassment by Electronic Communication” by Another Woman

Here’s an interesting April 22, 2018, Cary Police Department “incident/offense report.” The subject? “Harassment by electronic communication.” There are lots of blank spots and no names are given, but the text says that “threats via message and Facebook.” The person … Continue reading

Nail Gun Attacker in Cary Arrested for Attempted Murder & Home Invasion

A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Attempt Murder/Home Invasion Sheriff Bill Prim announces the arrest of Edward J. Zegers, 52, of Cary, in connection with an attempted murder and home invasion that occurred on Sunday, July 2, … Continue reading

Cary Police Offering Mental Health First Aid Training to Public Safety Personnel

A press release from the McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board: Cary Police Department and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offer Mental Health First Aid Training for Public Safety Personnel Since Cary Police Department’s Deputy Chief of Field Operations, … Continue reading

Road Rage Dispute at Cary Walgreens Leads to Three-Year Sentence

A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: CARY MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces today that Michael Rohn, 24, of Cary, was sentenced to three years in the … Continue reading

Pipe-Weilding Crystal Lake Convenience Store Robber Convicted

A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney: JURY FINDS MAN GUILTY OF ARMED ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that twenty-four year old Daniel Charneski, of Freeport, Illinois, was found guilty yesterday … Continue reading

Lollipop Bank Robber Gets 18 Months

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: CRYSTAL LAKE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR THE ROBBERY OF CHASE BANK IN CARY, ILLINOIS ROCKFORD – PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, United States Attorney for the Northern District of … Continue reading

Cary Lollipop Bank Bandit Pleads Guilty

A year ago in June, Crystal Lake resident Silk Pauline Lumpkins was arrested in Fox River Grove.  On May 26, 2010, she had robbed the Chase Bank on Route 14 in Cary, Illinois. She plead guilty in Rockford Federal Court … Continue reading

TEA Party Moving Down to Cary

When my son and I got to Cary we discovered people who had been at the Crystal Lake demonstration, 550 strong according to Libertarian Party Chair Dave Brady of Wonder Lake. This was the third McHenry County TEA Party I … Continue reading