Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock Police evacuated the Old Courthouse Center Friday night after a threatening call that they blamed on “swatting,” which is “a prank call to emergency services in […]
Woodstock Police Department’s Officer Charles Levy is the 2023 McHenry County Chiefs of Police Officer of the Year. “Knowing that I made a difference in the community and kept the […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Storefront windows were shattered and the building façade was damaged but no one was injured when a vehicle crashed Christmas Eve morning into the front of Berkshire […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock Police are close to putting an eye (or two) in the sky – and maybe one under a chair. Woodstock’s city budget this year includes […]
By Morgen Neuhauser news@the woodstockindependent.com Scam artists recently convinced a 77-year-old woman from Woodstock to send a $40 gift card to country music star George Straight. As soon as she […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com After training is completed this summer, the Woodstock Police Department will have a new tool to improve response to events like lost persons, search and […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com After a second arrest on a weapons-related charge in less than two weeks on Benton Street, city officials have limited outside seating along Woodstock’s dining and entertainment […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com A 74-year-old Woodstock man suffered life-threatening injuries and three other people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash west of Woodstock Friday afternoon. A 72-year-old Woodstock woman and […]
Situational awareness – making a conscious effort to stay aware of one’s surroundings – can go a long way toward personal and home safety, according to Woodstock Police Department Sgt. […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com In thinking about local car accidents, people might envision high-speed collisions on highways. But according to Woodstock Police Sgt. Constantino Cipolla, “Often, the crashes we see […]
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