A pr4ss release from the Crystal Lake Police Department:
On February 16th, 2012, police responded to a report of delayed commercial burglary at the Menards Store located at 4850 Northwest Highway.
Upon arrival police were informed that the suspect had made entry into the business by removing a glass pane from an overhead door adjacent to the store’s garden center.
In an effort to conceal the burglary, it was discovered that the suspect then replaced the glass pane with a piece of plexi-glass.
Officials from Menards further explained that their corporate office had launched their own investigation of high theft merchandise (hand tools, power tools, and copper wiring) missing from the Crystal Lake and Fox Lake stores dating back since December 10th, 2011.
Loss Prevention also informed police that they had identified a Wallace A. Henshall (m/w d.o.b. 05-13-64 of 1108 Idlewild Drive, Round Lake, Illinois) as a possible suspect.
During the course of this investigation, shoe prints were discovered in the snow, believed to have been made by the burglar near a fence line to the rear of the Menards’ property.
Wallace Henshall
It was also discovered that Wallace Henshall rented a storage unit at the Space Management self-storage facility located adjacent to the Menards Store and that the shoe prints led in that direction.
Working in conjunction with Fox Lake Police and Menards Loss Prevention, Police immediately gathered video surveillance from both businesses and reviewed the evidence with their respective State’s Attorney Offices.
Crystal Lake Police were given the approval to secure a search warrant for the storage facility while the Fox Lake Police was able to secure an Arrest warrant for Henshall and his involvement with a Burglary at their Menards Store.
On Friday, February 24th, 2012, Crystal Lake Police contacted Henshall by telephone as a ruse after discovering that he had a number of tools listed on Craigslist for sale.
Henshall agreed to the meet and was subsequently arrested by Crystal Lake Officers on the Fox Lake Arrest Warrant for Burglary ($50,000.00 bond). Upon executing the search warrant, Crystal Lake Police found multiple burglary proceeds belonging to Menards and a 2011 Ford Ranger pick-up truck that had been stripped down to the chassis. It was later determined that this particular vehicle was reported stolen from Buss Ford in McHenry.
Menards store in Crystal Lake.
After reviewing the above facts with the McHenry County State’s Attorney Office, Henshall was initially charged with 1 count of Burglary Class (2 Felony), 1 count of Theft Class (3 Felony) and 1 count of Possession of Burglary Tools Class (4 Felony). Following his initial appearance before the court, the Henshall subject posted bond and was released with a court date of February 29th, 2012.
On February 27th, 2012, the Crystal Lake Police were able to secure an additional arrest warrant for Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (Class 2 Felony), which was related to the recovery of a 2011 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck stolen from Buss Ford that was recovered in Henshall’s rented storage unit with a bond set at $100,000 (10% to apply).
Henshall was served with the additional warrant when he arrived for his court appearance on February 29th, 2012 at the McHenry County Courthouse.
At the time of this press release the Henshall subject remained in custody at the McHenry County Jail.