Monday, December 3, 2012
Michael P. Karavastev, 38, was charged with multiple drug-related offenses after a McHenry County Sheriff deputy stopped him near Routes 14 and 31.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
A traffic stop at the corner of Routes 31 and 14 in Crystal Lake led to the arrest of a California man and seizure of $290,000 worth of narcotics, McHenry County Sheriff police said. Michael P. Karavastev, 38, 1619 Ottawa Ct., Apt. 3, Sunnyvale, Calif., was arrested Monday, Dec. 3, and charged with: A McHenry County Sheriff deputy initiated a traffic stop on Karavastev, who was driving a 2011 Mercedes Sprinter van near the intersection of Routes 14 and 31 on the east side of Crystal Lake. A McHenry County K-9 Deputy was called to the scene, and the service dog indicated the presence of narcotics inside the Mercedes, according to the sheriff's office. Police searched the contents of the van and found eight shipment boxes hidden in a crate…
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Sheriff police said Veramae C. Phillip, who turned herself in to authorities Thursday, said she didn't know she hit 6-year-old Brayan Silva near Union on Sept. 8, 2012.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
An 83-year-old Woostock woman turned herself into McHenry County Sheriff police on Thursday afternoon after she said she unknowingly hit and killed 6-year-old Brayan Silva near Union on Sept. 8. Varamae C. Phillip was charged with failure to report a fatal traffic accident and leaving the scene of a crime, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office said. Phillip posted 10 percent of a $50,000 bond and was released. Phillip told sheriff investigators she thought a branch had fallen on her car last Saturday night as she drove northbound on Franklinville Road through the dark and rain, according to the Daily Herald. Phillip had other elderly passengers in her car at the time. Silva, of Leland, was crossing the rural road with his family and was hit …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Joseph L. Perkins, 41, of Wonder Lake, was arrested Friday and charged with violating the sex offender registration act and driving with a suspended license.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
A teenage girl standing at her bus stop this past week in Wonder Lake noticed a stranger driving by in a black car three days in a row. Something about the man seemed suspicious to the girl, and she relayed her observations to a school official at McHenry West High School, according to a press release issued by McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren. After receiving information Thursday afternoon, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office initiated a proactive patrol in the area of Wonder Lake Road and Ash Street in unincorporated Wonder Lake, where the sightings had occured. At about 6:45 a.m. Sept. 7, sheriff's deputies saw the suspicious car, a black 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, and stopped the driver because the car had expired Ilinois …
tdega266
3:55 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
I assume he was coming from CA to here and not going from here back to CA. I would like to know what the traffic stop was and if they were looking for him due to an informant, or if they just got lucky. more ›