Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexual assault
Ogle County Newspapers / ShawLocal.com • Friday, Jul 22, 2022
OGLE COUNTY NEWS
14 Recycle electronics
on Friday, July 29, in Oregon The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) will hold a residential electronic recycling event on Friday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the County Annex Building at 909 Pines Road in Oregon. A free permit is required in advance to attend this recycling event. Permits are limited and must be requested by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. To obtain a permit call the OCSWMD at 815-732-4020 or email the department at solidwaste@oglecounty.org and provide your name, address and phone number. Permits are limited to one per household per month, and allow up to seven large items to be brought in for recycling. A full list of accepted items a nd othe r e ven t inform a t i on is included with the permit. This event is for Ogle County residential electronics. Accepted items include all types of TVs and computer monitors, computers and all computer hardware and cables, laptops, tablets, cellphones, video game equipment, printers, FAX machines, copiers, scanners, VCR/ DVD players, cable and satellite boxes, all remote controls (please remove batteries), radios, stereo equipment, phones, digital clocks, calculators, holiday light strands, computer power backups, rechargeable batteries, and printer
Workers unload electronics during the April residential electronic recycling event in Oregon. The next event is July 29. ink cartridges. Microwave ovens are accepted for a $5 fee per unit. Remove items from packaging prior to arrival at the event. Materials such as boxes, Styrofoam and plastic packaging are not accepted. Other items commonly brought to these events but not accepted include smoke detectors, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, toasters, medical devices, dismantled and harvested electronics, lamps, power tools, fans, heaters, dehumidifiers, crockpots, small appliances, flashlights, alkaline batteries, large fluorescent bulbs, motors and sump pumps. Call the number above for possible recycling options for these items. A full list of accepted items and further instructions will be included with issuance of the permit. Call the OCSWMD at the number above, visit www.oglecounty.org, or go to Facebook at Ogle County Solid Waste Management for more information.
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DUANE HACKBARTH
Born: May 20, 1963 in Dixon, IL Died: July 16, 2022 in Sycamore, IL Duane Hackbarth, 59, of Roscoe, IL, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Kindred Hospital Sycamore. He was born on May 20, 1963 in Dixon, IL, the son of Richard and Carolyn (Diehl) Hackbarth. Duane was a graduate of Mt. Morris High School and Sauk Valley College. He married Heidi Sigman on November 7, 1992 in St. Peter Catholic Church, South Beloit, IL. Duane was employed as a Detective and Bomb Technician for the Rockford Police Department for 28 years, retiring in 2019. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in South Beloit, IL and a member and former faithful navigator of the St. Bridget Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council #13113,
Loves Park, IL. Duane was an accomplished carpenter his entire life. He enjoyed building custom homes and doing other projects for family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Heidi Hackbarth of Roscoe, IL; children, Paige (Nate) Hanley, Kenneth Hackbarth, and Lauren Hackbarth; grandchildren, Brayden, Charlotte, Catherine, and Caroline Hanley; mother, Carolyn Hackbarth of Mt. Morris, IL; sister, Diane (Bill) Palmer of Oregon, IL. He was predeceased by his father; in-laws, Loren and Dorothy Sigman; brothers-in-law, Dr. Loren G. Sigman II and Howard Sigman. A Visitation of Remembrance for Duane will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Rd., Beloit, WI, with a rosary to be recited at 4:45 p.m. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2022 in the St. Peter Catholic Church, 620 Blackhawk Blvd., South Beloit, IL. Burial will be in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.
A Rochelle man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Vincent R. Swope, 52, was sentenced by Ogle County Judge John B. Roe on July 14 after pleading guilty to the felony offense. “In 2018 the Rochelle Police Department investigated a sexual assault complaint made by a minor female victim during 2011 through 2012,” Ogle County State’s Attorney Mike Rock said in a news release. “The case was reviewed by the state’s attorney office and charges were authorized.” Swope was charged in March 2019 with six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, Class X felonies.
According to court records, Swope pleaded guilty to one count and charges 2-6 were dismissed. He was in custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections when he Vincent Swope was sentenced. Predatory criminal sexual assault has a sentencing range of six to 60 years in prison, Rock said. “The sentence is served at 85%,” Rock said.
OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF ACTIVITY Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following activity.
lane use. Saskowski was transported to the Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.
July 13 Sheridan Saskowski, 46, of Geneseo, was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop in the 200 block of North Daysville Road. Deputies had responded to the area of Daysville and Flagg roads for a driving complaint about 3:30 p.m. A short time later, deputies located the vehicle and stopped Saskowski. She also was cited for following too closely and improper
July 17 Morgan Lopez-Daniels, 22, of Rockford, was arrested for no valid driver’s license after a traffic stop in the 13500 block of Illinois Route 72 about 8:04 p.m. Lopez-Daniels was released on an I-Bond and given a future court date. These charges are accusations and all subjects are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
