by Whitney Rupp | Aug 15, 2017 2:33 pm
Woodstock’s Octavio Ramirez had taken Aug. 11 off work to help his wife with a garage sale. Just the day before, Ramirez and his family had seen a man at Olson Play Park, near his home, who was acting strangely. When they saw him again Friday, they kept a careful eye...
by Katelyn Stanek and Whitney Rupp | Aug 11, 2017 5:27 pm
An attempted child kidnapping in Woodstock was thwarted by the “heroic actions” of three men who stopped the alleged perpetrator in his tracks, police said. The men rescued a 4-year-old boy who was snatched from his bicycle at around 12:43 p.m. Aug. 11 by an alleged...
by Katelyn Stanek and Whitney Rupp | Jul 26, 2017 5:50 am
Woodstock’s Art Karagianis moved to his home on Mitchell Street 18 years ago. “In the first 17 years, I didn’t call the police once,” Karagianis said. “In the past year, I’ve called probably 10 times.” Karagianis lives next door to the scene of a shooting that took...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jul 12, 2017 5:25 pm
A store employee was injured when a robbery suspect pistol-whipped him during a holdup at a Woodstock convenience store today, police said. Officers are looking for two male suspects who allegedly committed the armed robbery at Sunrise Food and Liquor, 715 McHenry...
by Whitney Rupp | Jul 12, 2017 8:50 am
The man who allegedly killed Cesar Rangel was already in jail on drug charges when he was charged with murder. Victor Romero-Palos, Woodstock, faces two counts of first-degree murder in the slaying of Rangel, 41, also of Woodstock. Romero-Palos, 36, was a person of...
by Whitney Rupp | Jul 10, 2017 2:27 pm
A quarrel at a wedding reception in Harvard spilled over into a Woodstock hotel’s parking lot when a man allegedly slashed someone with a broken beer bottle, causing him serious injuries. Jeffrey D. Kerley, 31, Elgin, was arrested after Woodstock Police said he...
by Whitney Rupp | Jul 5, 2017 3:11 pm
Police charged a Woodstock man with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in June. Victor Romero-Palos, 36, of Woodstock, was charged with the murder of Cesar Rangel, 41, of Woodstock, according to a press release...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 30, 2017 5:52 pm
A Hanover Park man accused of committing armed robbery in Woodstock and leading police on a high-speed chase was arrested at his home by United States Marshals June 30. Brian Odell, 39, of the 4700 block of Zeppelin Drive, Hanover Park, was charged with armed robbery,...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 28, 2017 5:32 pm
An armed robbery at a house on Throop Street early this morning led to a high-speed pursuit, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Police are still looking for the suspects. Officers were called to the 200 block of Throop Street at 2:52 a.m. June 28 for a...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 24, 2017 8:34 am
A man was injured in an early-morning shooting on Mitchell Street today, police said. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1200 block of Mitchell Street at 2:18 a.m. June 24, according to a press release from the Woodstock Police Department. When they...
