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Page B2 • Wednesday, January 15, 2014
8LOCAL BRIEFS
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McHENRY: RIVERSIDE HOTEL FIRE INVESTIGATION
McHenry resident faces sexual abuse charges
Lost Valley Visitor Center open despite damage
WOODSTOCK – A McHenry man has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse for inappropriate contact with a minor. Woodstock police said they began an investigation in December and joined with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s OfGonzalo fice, the Illinois Ramirez Department of Children and Family Services and the Woodstock Child Advocacy Center to complete it. As a result of the investigation, Gonzalo Ramirez, 62, 713 N. Mill St., was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse – a Class 2 felony that carries a potential sentence of four to seven years in prison. Woodstock police took Ramirez into custody at the Woodstock Police Department on Monday after cooperating with Woodstock detectives, police said. Ramirez was taken to McHenry County Jail Tuesday morning where he remains in custody.
RINGWOOD – The Lost Valley Visitor Center at Glacial Park remains open despite water damage caused by a burst pipe early Monday morning. The damage was the result of a frozen pipe that burst about 3:30 a.m. Monday, setting off an alarm that notified on-site staff, said McHenry County Conservation District spokeswoman Wendy Kummerer. The water flowed for about a half hour before it was turned off, damaging the floor and carpeting of the main floor’s Valley Overlook Room and the ceiling of the kids’ classroom located in the basement, she said. An estimated cost of the damage is not yet available as insurance is still looking into it, Kummerer said. The McHenry County Conservation District’s Board of Trustees will vote on waiving the 30-day competitive bid process at its meeting Thursday evening so the repairs can be expedited. However, the damage has not affected a free, twomonth visiting special exhibit on wolves and other wild
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McHenry Parks to offer personal training sessions McHENRY – Personal training sessions are now being offered by the McHenry Parks and Recreation Department. During the one-hour, individually tailored sessions at the McHenry Municipal Center, trainers will help clients meet their fitness goals, including weight loss, increased strength, improved endurance or training for an event, according to a news release. Sessions can be one-on-one or for two people at once. The individual fee is $40 a person for one session, $185 a person for five sessions or $340 a person for 10 sessions. The group fee is $30 a person for one session, $135 a person for five sessions and $240 a person for 10 sessions. New clients must complete a personal trainer request form and health questionnaire before starting. Forms are available at www.ci.mchenry. il.us. For information, call the McHenry Parks and Recreation Department at 815-363-2160.
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8POLICE REPORTS Richmond • A Google Chromebook was reported stolen Wednesday, Dec. 11, on the 8300 block of Route 12. • Telephone harrassment was reported Friday, Dec. 20, on the 200 block of Cunat Boulevard. • A verbal domestic disturbance was reported Saturday, Dec. 28, on the 9800 block of Prairie
Cause of McHenry fire undetermined Bank account set up for those who were displaced
not be determined, it was not suspicious, Fire Chief Tony Huemann said. The fire started around one of the chairs or couches in the living room of a three-bedroom unit at 3308 W. Elm St., which houses 40 apartments, a first-floor office and the Fox Hole Tap & Pizzeria. There was electrical equipment in the apartment, but the fire district would have to hire an engineer to confirm what exactly started the fire, Huemann said. Because there was no indication that the fire was suspicious, the case is closed unless new information comes
By JOSEPH BUSTOS and EMILY K. COLEMAN jbustos@shawmedia.com and ecoleman@shawmedia.com McHENRY – The apartment fire that displaced 33 residents from the Riverside Hotel in McHenry was not suspicious, the McHenry Township fire chief said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District finished up the official report Monday night, concluding that while the cause of the Riverside Hotel fire could
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Ridge Road. • An identity theft report was taken Monday, Dec. 30, on the 5700 block of Broadway Avenue. • Damage to private property was reported for a vehicle damaged by ice Friday, Jan. 3, on the 10000 block of Covell Street. • Damage to private property was reported for a vehicle damaged by ice Saturday, Jan. 4, on the
300 block of Cunat Boulevard. • Alexander K. Bennett, 20, 1720 Esch Road, Twin Lakes, Wis., was charged Saturday, Jan. 4, with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content more than 0.08 percent and underage drinking. • A verbal domestic disturbance was reported Tuesday, Jan. 7, on the 5000 block of Valley Drive.
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up, he said. A bank account has also been set up for those affected by Sunday’s fire. People can donate money into the “Riverside Resident Fire Fund” at Charter One Bank at 2058 Richmond Road, McHenry. The account number is 4521532488. Donations also can be dropped off at Corkscrew Pointe at 1402 Riverside Drive, McHenry. All of the money raised will go to people who were displaced by Sunday’s fire and will be distributed by the McHenry County Housing Authority, said John Macrito, owner of Corkscrew Pointe.
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