Lake County Crime Stoppers, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office / Warrants Division are seeking your help in learning the whereabouts of a Joel C. Avalos a wanted fugitive.

Joel C. Avalos, Male Hispanic, DOB: 07-19-1992, Height: 5’ – 06”, Weight: 150 pounds, black hair and brown eyes is wanted on a warrant in Lake County, Illinois. The outstanding warrant is for burglary.

Lake County Crime Stoppers and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone to call when suspicious activity or a suspicious person is observed, and do not try to confront suspicious subjects yourself.

If you have any information about this crime or any other felony crime or felony fugitive, contact Crime Stoppers at 847-662-2222.

Also, abuse of the elderly is a crime, so let’s not forget to report this type of crime as well.

If your information leads to an arrest you could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 dollars.

See Something, Hear Something, Say Something; and, remember “Crime Doesn’t Pay; But Crime Stoppers Does” Crime Stoppers wants your information – NOT Your Name.

For other information etc., check out Lake County Crime Stoppers Web Site:www.lakecountycrimestoppers.com

This is reader submitted content. If you would like to get your news, photos or events published on the website click here. 

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Lake Zurich

THEFT

A bottle of alcohol was taken from a business on the 800 block of South Rand Road. Losses were estimated at $14.97.

The lower grille assembly of a 2005 Ford Mustang was taken from the 300 block of Cuba Road on Sept. 24. Losses are estimated at $150.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

A vehicle tire was punctured on the 500 block of Prairie Lane on Saturday. Damages were estimated at $150.

A restroom was damaged at Breezewald Park, 125 N. Old Rand Road, on Sept. 25. Damages were estimated at $2,000.

DUI

Paul W. Bierman, 54, 354 Orchard Lane, Bloomingdale, was arrested Friday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more and improper lane use. Bierman was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 12 and Ela Road. He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued an Oct. 21 court date in Waukegan.

Egor Rebrov, 20, 466 Harmony Drive, Wheeling, was arrested Sept. 25 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a seatbelt and operating an uninsured vehicle. Rebrov was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 12 and Ela Road. He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued an Oct. 14 court date in Waukegan.

Diane R. Retelny, 42, 1314 Majestic Drive, McHenry, was arrested Sept. 25 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more and improper lane use. Retelny was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 12 and Rugby Road. She was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued an Oct. 21 court date in Waukegan.

CRIMINAL TRESPASSING

Cristobal Martinez, 28, 36 Mionske Drive, Lake Zurich, was arrested Sept. 24 for criminal trespassing and resisting arrest. Martinez was taken into custody at 125 North Old Rand Road. He was taken to bond court on Sept. 25.

BURGLARY

A 24-inch Diamondback bicycle was taken from the 1100 block of Pheasant Ridge Drive on Sept. 24. Losses were estimated at $250.

SALE OF ALCOHOL TO MINORS

Aimee M. Mueller, 46, 3522 Southport Drive, Island Lake, was arrested Sept. 22 and charged with serving an alcoholic beverage to an underage individual. Police reports state that the individual served was an underage confidential informant participating in a Lake Zurich Police Department alcohol compliance check. Mueller was released on a $120 personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 7 court date in Mundelein.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Lake Zurich

DUI

Konstantin I. Denev, 42, 20683 Laurel Drive, Deer Park, was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use. Denev was taken into custody near the intersection of Quentin and East Cuba roads. He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 18 court date in Waukegan.

Gonzalo Izurieta, 44, 25076 N. Virginia Ave., Lake Zurich, was arrested Saturday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more, driving on a suspended driver’s license and improper lane use. Izurieta was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 12 and North Old Rand Road. He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 18 court date in Waukegan.

Laurel L. Gabrielson, 55, 991 Castleshire Drive, Wauconda, was arrested Saturday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more and improper lane use. Gabrielson was taken into custody near the intersection of Routes 12 and 22. She was released on a personal recognizance bond with a Waukegan court date pending.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

The front of a Pepsi machine was smashed at Breezewald Park, 125 N. Old Rand Road on Saturday. Damages were estimated at $500.

OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE

Mark Gregorski, 26, 10506 Montana Ave., Melrose Park, was arrested Oct. 9 and charged with obstructing justice when he was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation and provided a fictitious name. Police reports state that Gregorski’s actual identity became known when physical descriptors did not match. It was then found that he was wanted on an arrest warrant from the Franklin Park Police Department for a probation violation on a DUI charge. He was released after posting $600 cash bond for the warrant and a $1,500 personal recognizance bond for the obstruction charge, and issued a Nov. 10 court date in Waukegan.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

The paint of a vehicle was scratched on the 100 block of Church Street on Oct. 9. Damage estimates were not provided.

THEFT

Approximately 30 boxes of white strips were taken from a business on the 500 block of South Rand Road on Oct. 7. Losses were estimated at $1,500.

A man serving 13 years in prison for sexually abusing a child and owning child pornography in Lake and Cook counties died Sunday morning in Chicago.

Philip Helfand, 62, an inmate at Dixon Correctional Center, died at University of Illinois Hospital at 10:14 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Helfand died while under secure IDOC guard in a hospital after a “long illness,” according to Tom Shaer, Dept. of Corrections spokesman.

In May 2006, Helfand, a former Park Ridge resident, was convicted in Lake County of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a person younger than 13, and possessing child pornography, according to the IDOC website.

During a May 2006 investigation, Park Ridge police found thousands of pornographic images of children in Helfand’s home, including photos of a 9-year-old Lake Zurich girl he admitted abusing, Pioneer Press reported.

Police searched his home in the 2200 block of Parkside Drive on May 11, 2006 after reports of “unauthorized videotaping,” police said.

Park Ridge police, acting on a tip from the live-in caretaker for his elderly, ill mother. The caretaker showed police a stuffed animal containing a hidden camera, which Helfand had placed in her bedroom. Helfand was arrested and charged for unauthorized videotaping after the search yielded 3,800 known images of child pornography and more than 13,000 “suspect images” of child pornography.

In second charge, Helfand, a friend of the girl’s father, had been baby-sitting the girl and she wanted to show him her Halloween costume, styled like an M&M candy.

After she put the costume on, Helfand began taking photos. He talked her into taking off her clothes and posing, and he continued taking photos. He also touched the girl’s genitals, according to reports.

A Cook County judge found him guilty of having child pornography in March 2007, court records show.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Halloween partiers and sex offenders are on notice this coming week in Lake County. There will be surprise roadside safety checks, and child sex offenders will be checked to make sure they are not handing out treats at their front door.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they will be running surprise roadside safety checks and additional Halloween patrols between Sunday, Oct. 25, and Friday, Oct. 31, Halloween Day. Many areas will be holding Halloween trick-or-treating hours on Sunday, Oct.  26.

Besides the traffic details, “We are also going to make sure that sex offenders are not giving out candy,” said Sgt. Sara Balmes. Sex offenders are not allowed to be in contact with children and can be arrested if they participate in Halloween. You can find out if there are sex offenders living in your neighborhood by visiting the sheriff’s website, www.lakecountyil.gov/sheriff, and clicking on a tab on the left side of the page.

The roadside safety check is scheduled for Saturday night, Oct. 25, between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m., but the location is not being disclosed. Balmes said roadside checks are “an effective tool for generating voluntary compliance.”

She warned the public that there are many alcohol-related crashes in Illinois that take people’s lives and people who have had too much to drink should think about the risk of losing their license, car and freedom.

“If you drive impaired, law enforcement will arrest you. Deputies working these details will also look for drivers operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and to ensure all vehicle code laws are being followed,” she said.

Funding for this program came from a grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Administration. The grant is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Lake Zurich

DUI

Miodrag Lazarevic, 62, 124 Point O Woods Drive, Daytona Beach, Flor., was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use. Lazarevic was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 22 and East Main Street. Lazarevic was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued a Dec. 2 court date in Waukegan.

CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT

Two wooden picnic tables were defaced with a black magic marker on the 100 block of North Old Rand Road on Sunday. Damages were estimated at $100.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

Mailboxes were struck and broke on the 500 block of Farm Bridge Road and the 500 block of Turtle Pond Court on Saturday. Total losses were estimated at $200.

THEFT

Zachary M. Walker, 19, 233 Meadow Lane, Lake Zurich, and Nicholas D. Piscopo, 19, 450 Trailside Drive, Lake Zurich, were arrested Oct. 21 and charged with retail theft at Walmart, 820 S. Rand Road. Walker and Piscopo were jailed at the Lake Zurich detention facility pending a bond hearing.

Kildeer

DUI

Marissa A. Hagee, 19, 225 Jamie Lane, Lake Zurich, was arrested Oct. 21 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more and disobeying a stop sign. Hagee was taken into custody near the intersection of West Cuba Road and Warwick Lane in Lake Zurich. She was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 21 court date in Waukegan.

Marek Londa, 41, 23453 N. Garden Lane, Lake Zurich, was arrested Oct. 11 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more and speeding. Londa was taken into custody near the intersection of Quentin Road and Route 22. He was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 21 court date in Waukegan.

Hawthorn Woods

DUI

Anatoliy Zadorozhnyy, 43, 26278 Green St, Mundelein, was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use. Zadorozhnyy was taken into custody near the intersection of North Old McHenry Road and Patricia Drive in Long Grove. He was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 18 court date in Waukegan.

John P. Collett, 60, 229 Circle Drive, Tower Lakes, was arrested Friday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use. Collett was taken into custody near the intersection of North Old McHenry Court in Lake Zurich and North Milton Road. He was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 18 court date in Waukegan.

BURGLARY

Two laptop computers and other items were taken from a vehicle on the 20000 block of North Rand Road on Oct. 3. Losses were estimated at $3,383.

Two former Lake County Sheriff’s Office corrections officers have been indicted on felony charges in connection with the death of a Lake County Jail inmate on Halloween 2011.

Former corrections officers Rodney Holmes and Robert Schlesser were indicted Wednesday by a Lake County Grand Jury for official misconduct, a Class 3 felony.

As a result of Eugene Gruber’s death in the Lake County Jail, Sheriff Mark Curran called for an administrative audit of the incident, which resulted in three terminations and disciplinary actions taken against 10 corrections officers by Curran.  Holmes and Schlesser were among the officers terminated, according to sheriff’s office officials.

Gruber, who was 51, died from a spinal cord injury suffered during a “take down” in a shower area after he was sprayed with pepper spray for allegedly fighting correctional officers trying to process him into the jail. The Grayslake man had been charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to property.

Although Gruber complained of a back injury, officials said he was dragged through the jail to have his picture taken and to be fingerprinted.

Following the administrative audit, Curran sent the results to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and requested a criminal review. The State’s Attorney’s Office believed there to be a conflict in their handling the investigation and, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Judge of Lake County Circuit Court, forwarded the contents of the administrative audit to the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor’s Office.

The Appellate Prosecutor conducted a criminal violation review, determined that criminal violations occurred, and presented the evidence to a Lake County Grand Jury on Wednesday.

The Grand Jury agreed that violations had occurred and voted to indict the two officers. The indictment was presented to Lake County Judge George Bridges, who issued warrants with the bond set in the amount of $75,000 for Holmes and Schlesser.

Class 3 felonies generally carry a sentencing range of two to five years in prison upon conviction, but also may result in a probationary sentence.

A release from the sheriff’s office Wednesday night said officials would not comment further on the indictments until Thursday morning.

Curran and his top aides reported to the Lake County Board in May that sweeping changes were being implemented at the jail in light of Gruber’s death.

The firm that formerly provided medical care at the jail, Correct Care Solutions, was dismissed for its role in the death, according to county officials. At the time of the incident, a medical staff member checked on Gruber but allegedly told guards the inmate was faking an injury, officials said.

Fifteen correctional employees were investigated in the wake of the incident. Three of them were ultimately fired, a sergeant was demoted back to correctional officer, seven received a total of 195 suspension hours and five were cleared of any wrongdoing, Curran told county officials.

Jail policies were also reviewed with critical changes made, including budgeting for a new camera system to eliminate blind spots in the jail. A camera also has been installed in the shower area where Gruber fought with officers and 44 new body cameras will be used by officers, officials said.

Highland Park police fatally shot a 27-year-old Waukegan man at Highland Park Hospital early Monday after police were called to assist hospital personnel in managing an aggressive patient.

The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force is conducting an investigation into the shooting of Christopher Anderson of Waukegan. The panel’s report, once completed, will be forwarded to Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim. After reviewing the investigative findings, Nerheim will determine whether the threat of bodily harm to police or others justified the use of deadly force.

Anderson was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a crash on eastbound Illinois Route 94 near Lake Cook Road at around 11 p.m. Sunday. The driver, whose name has not been released, was charged with driving under the influence, according to a press release issued by the Highland Park Police Department Monday morning.  Anderson and a second passenger, a minor, were transported to Highland Park NorthShore Hospital, 777 Park Avenue West, Highland Park, for treatment of their injuries.

According to a police statement, Anderson was aggressive with hospital staff, which prompted staff to request assistance from the Highland Park Police Department at approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday. Police officers and hospital staff attempted to calm Anderson in a hospital room. According to police, Anderson drew a handgun, placing staff and police officers in immediate danger.

According to the police account, after repeated efforts to get Anderson to drop his weapon, officers fired. Anderson was shot and succumbed to his wounds. No other injuries were reported.

Highland Park police are withholding information on the number of shots fired and the number of officers who fired shots, saying those details are under investigation by the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.

Orlando Portillo, chief deputy coroner for Lake County, said late Monday the autopsy originally scheduled for that afternoon had been postponed until Tuesday morning and that evidence technicians from the Major Crimes Task Force would be in attendance.

Hospital spokesperson Andy Buchanan deferred inquiries to Highland Park police. “The hospital is safe,” Buchanan said Monday morning, after the first news reports of the shooting were broadcast and published.

The Major Crimes Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional entity comprised of members from various law enforcement agencies including the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County State’s Attorney Office, Lake County Coroner’s Office and multiple municipal law enforcement agencies. The agency investigates all shootings involving police. According to the statement, further information will be provided at the conclusion of the investigation.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Lake Zurich

WARRANT

Patrick M. Campbell, 44, 7854 W. Cahill Terrace, Chicago, was arrested Sunday on a warrant issued by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department for a conditional release violation with an original charge for driving under the influence. Campbell was taken into custody on the 900 block of South Rand Road. He was released after posting 10 percent of a $10,000 bond and issued a Nov. 26 court date in Rolling Meadows.

DUI

Samuel J. English, Jr., 25, 451 Thornhill Lane, Wheeling, was arrested Saturday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more, illegal transportation of an alcoholic beverage and disobeying a traffic control device. English was taken into custody near the intersection of South Old Rand Road and Route 12. He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued a Dec. 2 court date in Waukegan.

Kaladhar Mallavaram, 33, 1589 S. Wolf Road, No. 206, Prospect Heights, was arrested Friday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more, driving without a driver’s license and failing to signal when required. Mallavaram was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 12 and North Old Rand Road. He was released after posting 10 percent of a $3,000 bond and issued a Dec. 2 court date in Waukegan.

Jeremy J. Doll, 19, 1208 Dorchester Drive, Mundelein, was arrested Oct. 27 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs. Doll was taken into custody on the 100 block of Hewes Drive. He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 25 court date in Waukegan.

Miodrag Lazarevic, 62, 124 Point O Woods Drive, Daytona Beach, Fla., was arrested Oct. 26 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use. Lazarevic was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 22 and East Main Street. Lazarevic was released on a 3,000 personal recognizance bond and issued a Dec. 2 court date in Waukegan.

POSSESSION

Michael L. Zider, 32, 507 W. Enterprise Drive, No. 316, Mount Prospect, was arrested Oct. 30 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful use of an electronic device and improper lane use. Zider was taken into custody on the 1000 block of South Rand Road. He was released on a $1,500 personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 25 court date in Waukegan.

BURGLARY

A vehicle was broken into on the 900 block of Winnetka Terrace on Oct. 29. Loss estimates were not provided.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

A back window of a car was broken on the 100 block of South Old Rand Road on Oct. 27. Damage estimates were not provided.

Two mailboxes were struck and broken on the 500 block of Farm Bridge Road and the 500 block of Turtle Pond Court on Oct. 25. Total damages were estimated at $200.

Mold damage was caused after slits were cut into a tarp covering a shed on the 400 block of Whitney Road around July 2014. Damages were estimated at $1,500.

THEFT

An X-Box One game system was taken from Walmart, 820 South Rand Road, on Oct. 27. Losses were estimated at $399.

CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT

Two wooden picnic tables wee defaced with a black magic marker on the 100 block of North Old Rand Road on Oct. 26. Damages were estimated at $100.

Kildeer

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

A mailbox was damaged at a home on the 22000 block of West Cuba Road on Oct. 27. Damages were estimated at $50.

A lawn ornament was damaged at a residence on the 21000 block of West Cuba Road on Oct. 24. Loss estimates were unknown.

DUI

Megan M. Lucarz, 26, 254 Peachtree Lane, Elk Grove Village, was arrested Oct. 25 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without proof of insurance and improper lane use. Lucarz was taken into custody near the intersection of Rand and North Plum Grove Roads. She was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a Nov. 21 court date in Waukegan.

Lake County Crime Stoppers and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office/Warrants Division are seeking the public’s help in learning the whereabouts of Lachelsey Lee, a wanted fugitive.

Lee, 34, is wanted on an outstanding warrant in Lake County for theft.

According to a police description, Lee is a black male, 6 feet tall, and 215 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

If you have any information about this crime or any other felony crime or felony fugitive, contact Crime Stoppers at 847-662-2222.

For other information, visit Lake County Crime Stoppers website at www.lakecountycrimestoppers.com.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has released thousands of pages of internal documents pertaining to how it dealt with allegations of child sexual abuse by 36 priests going back decades.

The archdiocese posted the documents on its website Thursday. They’re in addition to records related to 32 other abusive priests that it released as part of a legal settlement in January, when the archdiocese revealed it had concealed the abuse for decades.

Together with documents released in January, the new files represent the archdiocese’s fullest public accounting of 68 priests, who church officials found abused at least 352 children since 1950, according to the Chicago Tribune. Of those 68, two had no documents released; Rev. Daniel J. McCormack and Rev. Edward J. Maloney, are not included, “due to ongoing processes that do not permit release,” according to the Archdiocese.

Based on a comparison, these additional files pertain to priests already named in the January release. No new priests were named in Thursday’s documents.

Some priests named in the documents served in Lake County, though allegations of abuse did not necessarily take place here. They are listed below with links to the archdiocese’s reports.

David Braun (deceased)
Associate pastor at St. Joseph Paris in Round Lake from 1984 to 1985

Father Joseph E. Savage (deceased)
Savages served with St. Patrick in Wadsworth and Holy Cross in Deerfield.

Robert Craig
Craig, of Lake Villa, was named in a series of settlements with the archdiocese and a dozen current and former priests, reached since March 2006 and totaling more than $6.65 million.

Richard W. Fassbinder (deceased)
Affiliated with Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Lake Villa, as well as St. Hugh Queen of All Saints and St. Emily Parishes.

Jesus P. Garza
Served in Glenview at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and in Buffalo Grove’s St. Mary Parish 1998-1999.

John E. Hefferan
Served in Waukegan (St. Anastasia), Lagrange (St. Louise de Marilac), Bellwood (St. Simeon), Flosmoor (Infant Jesus of Prague), Streamwood (St. John the Evangelist), Northlake (St. John Baptist Vianney), Highwood (St. James), Lansing (St. Ann), Oaklawn (St. Gerald), Ingleside (St. Bede), Lamont (St. Alphonsus retired, admin role).

Thomas Job
Job was accused of sexually abusing boys at St. Cletus Church in La Grange and also held posts at St. Joseph in Libertyville and St. John Vianney in Northlake.

Robert E. Mayer
Allegations include sexual abuse at St. Mary School in Lake Forest. Mayer also spent time at St. Catherine of Siena in Oak Park, St. Barnabas in Chicago, St. Edna’s in Arlington Heights, St. Stephen Protomartyr in Des Plaines, St. Dionysius in Cicero and St. Odilo’s in Berwyn.

Emmanuel Pallikuunen
St. Mary Parish in Buffalo Grove, with an allegation dated to 1966.

James M. Ray
Ray was affiliated with Transfiguration parish in Wauconda and defrocked in 2012.

Richard G. Theisen  (deceased)
Used a post office box in Grayslake, although it is unclear from the documents whether the alleged incident took place in Lake County or Cook County.

Joseph S. Thomas (deceased)
Thomas was appointed to St. Columba Church in Chicago, 1952. Also, St. David in Chicago. Served at St. John Vianney in Northlake. Thomas lived in Lake Villa. He was ordained in 1952 and removed from public ministry in 2002.

Donald Ulatowski (deceased)
Ulatowski was ordained in 1956 and served in Chicago parishes, in addition to Immaculate Conception in Waukegan (1973-76). He was appointed an associate minister at St. Dismas in Waukegan (1976-80) and St. Gilbert in Grayslake (1986-89).

Check back for more information, as it is sorted. Read the biographies of priests listed in the documents on the Chicago Tribune’s website here.

Cardinal Francis George had pledged to release the records before he retires later this month. His office says he didn’t want to leave the matter to his successor, Bishop Blase Cupich.

Months after it revealed it had concealed the sexual abuse of children by priests for decades, the Archdiocese of Chicago planned to release files Thursday on about three dozen more abusive clergy members to fulfill Cardinal Francis George’s pledge to make them public before he retires.

The archdiocese made public the files on 30 abusive priests in January, and it planned to post the files on 35 more on its website at 9 a.m. Altogether, the 15,000 pages of documents will outline how the archdiocese dealt with abuse allegations over the past six decades.

“Cardinal George wanted it finished on his watch,” said John O’Malley, special counsel to the archbishop for misconduct issues. O’Malley said George didn’t want Bishop Blase Cupich to have to deal with the issue when he assumes leadership of the nation’s third largest archdiocese later this month.

A report provided by the archdiocese to The Associated Press and other media this week suggests the documents will be similar to those made public in January that described how the archdiocese hid the histories of abusive priests moving between parishes, did not swiftly remove the men from the priesthood, and in some cases helped them remain priests for years after allegations against them were deemed credible.

The files cover more than 350 incidents of abuse since 1952. The vast majority of the reported incidents happened when the late Cardinals John Cody and Joseph Bernardin headed the archdiocese. George took the helm in 1997.

Not included among the documents will be allegations against former priest Daniel McCormack, whose case could have shed light on how George handled suspected abuse. McCormack pleaded guilty in 2007 to abusing five children and his case prompted an internal investigation of how the archdiocese responds to abuse claims and an apology from George. But O’Malley said the archdiocese is prohibited by law from releasing McCormack’s file because there remains pending civil litigation.

Below is a partial list of names released by the archdiocese.

Alexander S. Baranowski (deceased)
Richard B. Bartz
Leonard A. Bogdan
R. Peter Bowman  (deceased)
David F. Braun  (deceased)
Daniel P. Buck
Eugene P. Burns  (deceased)
John W. Calicott
Norman J. Czajka  (deceased)
Walter G. DeRoeck
Francis E. Dilla  (deceased)
Richard W. Fassbinder  (deceased)
James V. Flosi
Robert D. Friese
Jesus P. Garza
John E. Hefferan
James Hoder
Michael J. Hogan
Walter E. Huppenbauer
Robert L. Kealy
John J. Keehan
John J. Keough
Leonard P. Kmak  (deceased)
William L. Lupo
Robert J. McDonald
Peter J. McNamara
Gary M. Miller
Donald J. Mulsoff  (deceased)
James M. Ray
John A. Robinson
John F. Rohrich
Joseph E. Savage  (deceased)
Albert(o) Tanghal  (deceased)
Richard G. Theisen  (deceased)
Joseph S. Thomas  (deceased)
Anthony J. Vader  (deceased)
Michael Howard Weston

The Associated Press and Chicago Tribune contributed to this report. 

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Lake Zurich

THEFT

Mauricio Orantes, 35, 19 Bailey Lane, Lake Zurich, was arrested Sunday and charged with retail theft at a business at 1350 E. Route 22. Police reports state that about $317 was lost, as a result. Orantes was released on a $1,500 personal recognizance bond and issued a Dec. 10 court date in Waukegan.

Ezequiel J. Rodriguez, 19, 8B Dundee Quarter Drive, No. 204, Palatine, was arrested Friday and charged with retail theft at a business at 820 S. Rand Road. Rodriguez was released on a $120 personal recognizance bond and issued a Dec. 5 court date in Mundelein.

Baby formula and diapers were taken without payment from Target, 555 S. Rand Road, on Nov. 5. Losses were estimated at $520.85.

POSSESSION

Blake J. Reed, 32, 941 Glencoe Terrace, Lake Zurich, was arrested Saturday and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, driving on a suspended driver’s license and driving with only one taillight. Reed was taken into custody near the intersection of Route 12 and June Terrace. Reed was held at the Lake Zurich Police Department to await a bond hearing.

WARRANT

Stephen P. Fox, 51, 42739 N. Park Ave., Antioch, was arrested Saturday on a warrant issued by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for a domestic battery charge. Fox was taken into custody on the 1200 block of Ensell Road. He was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a court date in Waukegan.

BURGLARY

Loose change was taken from an unlocked vehicle after it was ransacked on the 600 block of Braemar Lane on Nov. 4. Losses were estimated at $2.

Windows were broken and purses were taken from four cars on the 1000 block of Old McHenry Road Oct. 31. Total losses were estimated at $2,450.

CRIMINAL TRESPASS

Someone entered an unlocked vehicle on the 600 block of Braemar Lane on Nov. 4. No items were missing.

An attorney from North Barrington had his bond raised to $3 million this week following an incident in Hawthorn Woods where he fired several shots inside his ex-wife’s home.

Raymond Clutts, 57, of the 100 block of Clubhouse Drive, North Barrington, was charged with three counts of reckless discharge of a firearm, criminal trespass to residence, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, which are all felonies; and home invasion, a Class X felony, said George Filenko, commander of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, which was called in because a Hawthorn Woods police officer discharged his weapon when they arrived on the scene.

The incident began Friday night, Nov. 7, just before 7 p.m. with a 911 call reporting several shots being fired in the 0 to 100 block of Barberry Court. When officers arrived, Clutts was exiting the home that belonged to his ex-wife. An officer discharged his weapon and then officers physically took Clutts into custody. A weapon was recovered, but police declined to identify it at this time.

The occupants of the house had fled to a neighbors. Clutts was able to enter the home by finding an unlocked door in the mansion. Filenko said his bond was raised from $1.5 million to $3 million this week.

“This was a pretty serious crime,” he said, adding that the task force also took over the incident investigation besides doing the review of an officer involved shooting. He said their bylaws allow them to investigate heinous crimes.

There were no injuries reported in the incident.

The officer involved shooting report will be forwarded to Hawthorn Woods Police Chief Jennifer Paulus and not the state’s attorney because there was no injury. Paulus was unavailable for comment.

A man who allegedly threatened to “light up” the Gurnee Police Department and the Lake County Courthouse was indicted this week on charges of making a terrorism threat.

A Lake County Grand Jury indicted Daniel Pederson, 33, of California, on two counts of making a terrorism threat, a Class X felony that carries a potential prison sentence of 20 to 60 years in prison upon conviction.

He was also indicted on one count of violating an order of protection in Vernon Hills in 2013, and five counts of telephone harassment involving a threat to kill in 2012 in Round Lake. He was additionally indicted on electronic harassment charges.

Pederson, who is being held in Lake County Jail in lieu of $2 million bond, is scheduled for arraignment Nov. 20.

According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Pederson called the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services at about 11:45 a.m. Sept. 12, and threatened the County Courthouse and Gurnee Police Department. A search of the courthouse for a bomb turned up nothing, but security personnel numbers were increased, a statement from police said.

An arrest warrant for allegedly making terrorist threats was issued Sept. 18 for Pederson, who already had outstanding warrants for driving on a suspended license and failing to pay child support.

He was arrested Sept. 25 in California and extradited to Illinois, at which point the $2 million bond was set in Lake County Circuit Court.

Two former Lake County Sheriff’s Office corrections officers pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges of official misconduct in connection with the death of a Lake County Jail inmate on Halloween 2011.

Rodney Holmes and Robert Schlesser were arraigned in Lake County Circuit Court on Thursday after being indicted last month by a Lake County Grand Jury for official misconduct, a Class 3 felony. The indictments came as the result of an investigation by the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor’s Office.

Inmate Eugene Gruber’s death in the Lake County Jail led to an administrative audit of the incident, which resulted in three terminations and disciplinary actions taken against 10 corrections officers. Holmes and Schlesser were among the officers terminated, according to sheriff’s office officials.

Gruber, who was 51, died from a spinal cord injury suffered during a “take down” in a shower area after he was sprayed with pepper spray for allegedly fighting correctional officers trying to process him into the jail. The Grayslake man had been charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to property.

Gruber had complained of a back injury prior to being dragged through the jail to have his picture taken and to be fingerprinted, officials said.

The Appellate Prosecutor’s criminal violation review determined that criminal violations occurred, and presented the evidence to a Lake County Grand Jury, resulting in the indictments of the two men in October.

Both Holmes and Schlesser were released on $75,000 signature bonds following their arrest.

Class 3 felonies carry a sentencing range of two to five years in prison upon conviction, but also may result in a probationary sentence.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Lake Zurich

THEFT

Electronic equipment was taken from Target, 555 S. Rand Road, Friday. Losses were estimated at $500.

POSSESSION

Michael E. Eberle, 21, 2514 W. Lincoln Road, McHenry, was arrested Nov. 13 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended driver’s license, driving an uninsured vehicle and violating a median. Eberle was taken into custody on the 700 block of South Rand Road. He was held at the Lake Zurich Police Department with a bond hearing pending.

Kildeer

DUI

Amanda L. Finder, 2655 Smith St., Rolling Meadows, was arrested Nov. 9 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more and speeding. Finder was taken into custody near the intersection of North Rand and North Quentin Roads. She was released on a personal recognizance bond and issued a Dec. 12 court date in Waukegan.

PHONE HARASSMENT

Someone received harassing phone calls at their residence on the 22000 block of Little Pond Road on Nov. 12.

Lake County Crime Stoppers and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office/Warrants Division are seeking the public’s help in finding Vernon L. Jones, who is wanted on an outstanding warrant for theft.

According to a police description, Jones, 24, is a black male with black hair and brown eyes, 5-foot-8 and about 225 pounds.

Crime Stoppers and the sheriff’s office encourage the public to report suspicious activity or a suspicious person to police. They advise against confronting suspicious subjects.

Any information about this crime or any other felony crime or felony fugitive, should be reported to Crime Stoppers at (847) 662-2222. There is a cash reward of up to $1,000 if information leads to an arrest.

For more information, visit www.lakecountycrimestoppers.com.

Officers at 32 police departments throughout Lake County are now carrying a nasal spray that reverses the effects of an overdose caused by opiates like heroin and painkillers.

Known as Narcan (Naloxone), the drug does not cause any harm if given to someone who isn’t overdosing. The spray comes in a vial about an inch tall and needs to be combined with a small push-pump and a nasal mist sprayer.

Lake County health officials in July began training officers and agents from various police departments on how to use the drug, and then those officers began training colleagues at their home departments.

Police representatives joined with Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim to announce Nov. 18 that enough funding has been secured to not only finish training but permanently equip all officers with the drug.

“Quite simply, this program will save lives. We will be one of only a handful of counties in the country to equip law enforcement officers with the lifesaving antidote,” Nerheim said. “This is one part of our overall strategy, which includes aggressive prosecution of drug dealers coupled with an increased emphasis on treatment and education.”

Medline Industries, a global manufacturer of health products headquartered in Mundelein, has made a “generous” donation of retractable syringes, he said.

Similarly, Virgina-based pharmaceutical company Kaleo Pharma has reportedly donated $1.4 million worth of EVZIO (auto-injectable Naloxone) to Lake County and the participating police departments.

“By securing these donations, this program will be administered with very little, if any, cost to taxpayers,” Nerheim said.

The vials are quite fragile, so they will mostly likely be kept in emergency bags stored in squad cars.

Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther said officers sometimes arrive on the scene slightly before paramedics, and when every second counts, having an antidote is invaluable.

This summer’s training also touched on the possibility of patrol officers coming across someone who is alone and unresponsive due to an overdose.

“The opioid epidemic sweeping across our county has no borders,” Guenther said. “It is affecting even the most affluent communities. Protecting life is at the center of every police department’s mission and by equipping our officers with Naloxone, we are taking a significant step forward in saving lives from opioid overdoses. It will give us the greatest chance of saving someone’s daughter, son, father, or mother.”

Police departments that are now carrying Narcan include Antioch, Bannockburn, Barrington Police Department, Barrington Hills, Buffalo Grove, College of Lake County, Deerfield, Grayslake, Gurnee, Hawthorn Woods, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake County Forest Preserve, Lake County Sheriffs, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (LCMEG), Libertyville, Mundelein, North Chicago, Park City, Riverwoods, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling, Winthrop Harbor, Zion and Tower Lakes.

To help keep the village’s budget lean, Lake Zurich Police Chief Steve Husak has proposed some staffing changes for the police department.

“During my first few months with the agency, I have observed some opportunities for change that will distribute work differently, while maintaining our priorities,” Husak wrote in a memo to the board.

The changes, which Lake Zurich Village Officials tabled for further discussion at its Dec. 1 meeting, were not drastic, mostly involving strengthening the department’s patrol division over top level officers. They would potentially save the village $50,000.

“I feel that we can become more effective by flattening out the structure of the organization with a few less employees at the top and a few more at the bottom,” Husak said.

Seizing upon the chance to move toward a “flatter” organizational structure that more private and public organizations are moving toward, Husak said the department would also not be filling the shoes that Commander Willie Quinones’ left vacant when he retired earlier this year.

This would leave the department with two commanders, rather than three—assigned to field operations and administration, rather than investigations, patrol and administration. The field operations commander will handle patrol and investigations.

On the other hand, Husak said the department needed to hire two additional police officers for the patrol division, which would bring it up to the 34 officers it’s authorized to have.

He didn’t anticipate making any promotions.

“If we move ahead with this plan, I do not think that we need to make any other promotions,” Husak said. “While this can be seen as a negative for some of our officers seeking a promotion, it makes the organization more efficient and less ‘top heavy.’”

He added that the department should harness the patrol division, as it was the most visible of its forces.

Though it hadn’t been budgeted for anyway, Husak felt it was important to remove the department’s “vacancy” for a second deputy chief from its organizational chart altogether.

From 1999 to 2008, the department operated with two deputy chiefs, with one handling field operations and the other support services; since 2008, however, it’s only had one.

Husak said that his experience working in a larger police organization with one deputy chief leads him to believe that the Lake Zurich Police Department could do the same.