Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Kane County Sheriff's Office. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A bizarre May 5 shooting incident in unincorporated South Elgin near Route 31 has led to serious charges against the brother of the victim, including reckless discharge of a firearm, destruction of evidence and endangerment of a 2-year-old child. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday that they have arrested Alejandro Garcia, the brother of the victim, with an array of charges, including: The unusual story begins at around 12:30 a.m. May 5, when South Elgin police stopped a car for speeding and quickly discovered that a 20-year-old male passenger in the car had been shot. The passenger told South Elgin police that his brother accidentally shot him when they were handling a revolver in the victim's home in the 1100 block of …
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1100 Woodcliff Dr, South Elgin, IL
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Friday, March 22, 2013
News Followup: After a six-month investigation, Kane County state's attorneys are able to file aggravated DUI, reckless homicide and failure-to-report charges against the driver. If you know his whereabouts, contact police.
Kane County authorities are asking for the public's help in finding Shannon Hill, the driver they believe fled the scene of a September accident on Plank Road that killed 17-year-old Lawrence Echols of Elgin and seriously injured another teenager. Kane County sheriff's deputies completed their investigation into the fatal traffic crash that occurred on Sept. 2, 2012, on Plank Road near Engel Road. On March 15, 2013, sheriff’s detectives appeared before a Kane County grand jury that sanctioned a slew of felony and misdemeanor charges against Hill, whose last known address was in Elgin: An arrest warrant was issued for Hill, and his bond has been set at $100,000. Sheriff's Department spokesman Pat Gengler said. Anyone with information on …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Kane County sheriff asks residents to donate to the Illinois Sheriff's Association, but don't be fooled by phone calls.
Like Uncle Sam, Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez wants you to become an associate member of the Illinois Sheriff's Association. But he also wants you to know this particular invitation to help in the fight against crime comes in the mail—not over the phone. Membership appeals go out in the mail shortly, according a Sheriff's Office press release. Individuals choosing to join the voluntary program can do so for as little as $20, while businesses can show their support for a $50 contribution. Contributions are tax-deductible. The funding provides critically important technical resources, training and legislative support on key criminal justice issues, Perez said. “With government funding becoming increasingly difficult to secure, the membership…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The deal still has to be approved by the Kane County Board, but the Kane County Sheriff's Office and the Policeman's Benevolent Labor Committee have struck a tentative agreement that would stop a proposed walkout of court security guards.
The deal still has to be approved by the Kane County Board, but the court security-guard strike that once seemed imminent now appears to be settled—at least for awhile. The Kane County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that the Policeman's Benevolent Labor Committee has agreed to a new five-year deal. "The topic of a potential strike by Kane County Court security officers has gotten media attention over the past few months," Lt. Pat Gengler said in a Tuesday e-mail that included a statement from Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez. On March 8, the PBLC voted 21 to 7 in favor of the latest proposal, which had been "suggested by the union's legal advisors," the statement said. "Terms of the proposal aren't being released at this time as the …
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Kane County Courthouse - Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
100 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
The 11-year-old was a back-seat passenger, police said. Here's what happened.
An 11-year-old boy is dead after a fatal crash Wednesday night in western Kane County, the Sheriff's Office said. The boy, a Sycamore resident, was a back-seat passenger in a Chevy Cavalier that was rear-ended by a Ford Expedition sport-utility vehicle. The crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Route 64 west of Peplow Road in unincorporated Virgil Township, according to a Sheriff's Office statement. The driver of the Cavalier, 21-year-old Nicholas Weber, is the brother of the boy. Weber, his brother and an 18-year-old front seat passenger were transported to a hospital after the crash. The driver of the Expedition, 28-year-old Benjamin Black of Sycamore, was issued two citations after the crash. "The Sheriff’s Office is continuing its …
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Il Route 64 & Peplow Rd, Virgil, IL
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Happy ending: A woman separated from her husband while shopping in our area is later found after a media alert is posted for the missing woman.
What had to be a scary situation for an elderly Aurora Township couple and their family had a happy ending Wednesday. The Kane County Sheriff's Office issued a release Wednesday saying that Doris O'Connor was reported missing after shopping "near Geneva" with her husband, Charles. Both suffer from some level of dementia, according to a Facebook post by NBC Chicago and a report on the Chicago Tribune website. The reports didn't say which Geneva-area store or shopping center the couple were visting, but the they somehow became separated, and Charles returned home without her. The Kane County Sheriff's Office was called in and officials asked for the public's help in finding Doris. It must have worked, because Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Lt…
Postal workers pulled the package when they thought they heard a ticking sound, officials said.
The "suspicious package" found at the Batavia Post Office Thursday morning turned out to be lifting weights, officials said. The package of weights was dropped off sometime Wednesday evening in the Automated Postal Center kiosk in the post office's lobby, the Daily Herald reports. The lobby area of the post office is open 24/7. Postal workers said they heard a "ticking sound" coming from the package, Beverly Howard, Postal Service customer relations coordinator, told the Kane County Chronicle. The Postal Inspection Service was called to the scene, followed by Batavia police and the Kane County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad at 5:19 a.m. Thursday. Officials were able to contact the sender, who was trying to send it to someone in West Virginia…
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United States Postal Service
500 N Randall Rd, Batavia, IL
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Here is her identity and how the crash happened.
Police Tuesday afternoon identified the driver who died at the scene of a car vs. truck crash west of Elburn. The driver is 78-year-old Lorella Huff, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office. Huff was driving a 1995 Toyota Camry north on Francis Road. For reasons unknown, she did not stop at the stop sign for Route 38, the Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's deputies responded to the crash at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. Huff's car entered the intersection and struck a 2012 Hino box truck heading west on Route 38. Traffic on Route 38 does not have a stop sign. The driver of the truck, a 36-year-old man from Roselle, was uninjured. Huff was pronounced dead at the crash scene. "No tickets have been issued in relation to this crash," a Sheriff…
Route 38 was closed for about 3.5 hours while police responded to the crash.
Update: Route 38 was open again to traffic at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police released the name of the driver who died in the crash. A fatal crash late Tuesday morning shut down Route 38 in the Elburn area, police said. Route 38 was blocked between Route 47 and Meredith Road, and was closed for several hours, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office. A Patch staffer near the scene said motorists accessed Route 47 for a detour. The crash occurred on Route 38 and Francis Road, about 2.3 miles west of Routes 38 and 47. Some of the scanner reports for the crash came in at 11:51 a.m. A car and semi-tractor trailer were involved in the accident, according to scanner reports. First responders to the scene indicated entrapment and injuries. A …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
A Kane County spokesperson identifies the Geneva man as Casey Gemeny, 43, of Geneva.
The 43-year-old Geneva man found dead Saturday afternoon at the Kane County Events Center has been identified as Casey Gemeny of Geneva, a county spokesperson said Tuesday. Kane County Community Affairs Director Laurie Metanchuk said Forest Preserve police discovered Gemeny's body in the northeast corner of the Events Center property at around 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Metanchuk said earlier Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the Kane County Forest Preserve police, in conjunction with the Kane County Sheriff's Office. Unconfirmed reports Saturday said police were notified after someone on a train said they saw a body in a tree on the property near Fifth Third Bank Ballpark.
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