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Hidden cam at CLC; teen charged Student arrested after video recording device found in high school’s locker room By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – A Crystal Lake Central High School student was arrested Thursday and charged with
planting a pin-hole video camera in a boys locker room, according to police. Luke Patrick Gildea, 17, of Crystal Lake, has been charged with one count of unauthorized video recording, a Class 4 felony, and one count of
unauthorized video recording with a victim under 18 years of age, a Class 3 felony. The camera was found about 7 a.m. Thursday by a student at the school for an early workout, District
155 spokesman Jeff Puma said. Puma said it “appears to be an isolated incident.” Crystal Lake police used a forensic examiner to review the recorder’s digital images, the department
How prepared should you be? Experts: Being ready for disaster depends on person By LAWERENCE SYNETT lsynett@shawmedia.com A government billboard motorists see when driving north on Route 31 toward McHenry encourages residents to be prepared for a disaster. Some may view the message as a general reminder to stay safe, others as the first step in protecting themselves from the end of civilization. Americans have a never-ending list of disasters to worry about, ranging from the loss of a job to the more catastrophic earthquakes, tsunamis and meteor strikes. “People are waking up to the fact that a disaster can happen to them,” said Tom Martin, founder of the Sandy, Utah-based American Preppers Network. “It was always just something that happened to someone in a faraway land. Now everyone knows someone who has been through one.” Some type of preparation is recommended, most experts agree, but to what level continues to be debated as natural disasters and mass shootings, among other incidents, remain in the public eye. The website ready.gov urges residents to create a kit of emergency supplies that could last at least three days, if not longer, that focus on fresh water, food, first aid and clean air. The bug-out bag or go bag as it is commonly called, can travel with a resident in the event of a disaster or mass evacuation. McHenry County Emergency Management Agency Director David Christensen has three locations where he keeps supplies on hand – the office, his car and at home. He keeps things such as a shaving kit, extra water and a change of clothes at the office and a shovel and extra water, food and fuel in his vehicle, and he rotates 20 gallons of water, food items, extra blankets, flashlights and lanterns at home.
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said in a news release. All images retrieved from the camera by authorities were recorded Thursday morning, Patrol Cmdr. Dan Dziewior said.
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Grafton finances spin out of control Recent meeting on shaky legal ground By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com
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Survivalist gear, which includes food, radios and medical supplies, is grouped on a table. Many Americans worry about a never-ending list of disasters, including something as simple as losing a job to something more catastrophic such as a major earthquake, tsunami or meteor strike.
HUNTLEY – Grafton Township officials are losing control of the township’s dire finances, even prompting Supervisor Linda Moore to call potentially illegal meetings to solve the financial crisis. Moore convened a rare emergency meeting earlier this week to solve cash flow issues that she said threatened to shut down the township. But questions remain whether the meeting, which featured official votes, should have been conducted at all. Moore had been authorized at a Feb. 20 meeting to pay the Grafton Township Road District back from a $300,000 loan made years ago for the defunct town hall project. Moore argued the Linda Moore loan would have cre- Grafton ated a $114,000 defi- Township cit and would have supervisor prevented employees from being paid, effectively shutting down the township. But Moore admitted that the $300,000 loan had not yet been paid, adding that she had enough money in the township to cover the payroll and keep the township operational for the rest of the week. “There were adequate funds to make this week’s payroll with the actions taken by the board at the last meeting [Feb. 20],” Moore said after Wednesday’s emergency meeting. In the Feb. 20 meeting, the board approved a separate loan from the road district for $115,000 to give the township enough cash to stay open
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MAN ON PAROLE IN DUI FACES 2ND DUI Walter Depner made his first court appearance Thursday on new DUI charges. Depner, who was previously convicted on DUI charges after he got behind the wheel in a drunken crash in 1999 that killed a woman and three children, was caught allegedly driving under the influence of the drug Klonopin, which prosecutors said was not prescribed to him. For more, see page B1.
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