Lake and McHenry County Scanner

No one in custody after armed robber takes phones and money from Boost Mobile store in Waukegan

Posted: 10 Jul 2022 09:45 AM PDT

An armed robbery occurred Friday morning at this Boost Mobile store located at 2001 Washington Street in Waukegan. | Photo: Google Street View

No one is in custody after a man armed with a handgun robbed a Boost Mobile store in Waukegan Friday morning.

The incident occurred at around 10:50 a.m. Friday at Boost Mobile, 2001 Washington Street, in Waukegan.

Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the suspect is a male Hispanic described as 5-foot-10 and having a slim build.

According to an Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN) alert broadcasted to area police departments, the man was wearing a black hat, blue mask, black jacket, black pants and black and white shoes.

The man displayed a gun during the robbery and reportedly took cell phones and an unknown amount of money, the alert said.

He was last seen fleeing the scene southbound on Wisconsin Avenue on foot and he reportedly entered an older model white sedan, the alert added.

Florip said no one is in custody and police are not disclosing what exactly was taken during the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Waukegan Police Department’s tip line at 847-360-9001.

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4 years in prison for man who battered family members at Crystal Lake home

Posted: 10 Jul 2022 08:50 AM PDT

Michael Blaney, 34, of Crystal Lake

A 34-year-old man, who has numerous prior convictions for domestic battery, was sentenced to four years in prison after he battered two family members at a Crystal Lake home in January 2021, court documents show.

Michael Blaney, 34, of the 0-100 block of Dartmoor Drive in Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with prior convictions, a Class 2 felony.

In January 2021, Blaney allegedly held a family member against a wall with his hand to her neck, strangling her and causing injury, a criminal complaint said.

Blaney, who had at least four previous convictions for domestic battery at the time, pushed that family member to the ground, the complaint added.

He also allegedly pushed another family member to the ground and struck her in the face.

The Crystal Lake Police Department arrested Blaney at the scene.

He was charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery and four counts of domestic battery.

McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge set Blaney’s bond at $150,000 at the time. He was ordered to surrender all his firearms as a permanent condition of his bond.

Prosecutors negotiated a plea deal with Blaney.

He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with prior convictions in exchange for all other charges to be dismissed.

Coppedge sentenced Blaney on Thursday to four years in prison.

His sentence will run consecutively to another four-year sentence he received in a Kane County conviction.

He will receive credit for serving 532 days in jail and he must pay $2,003 in court fines and fees.

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