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Man arrested for posting YouTube videos saying he would kill police officers in Barrington Hills

Posted in Crime, Lake & McHenry County Scanner, Resident Spotlights, VBHPD on July 2, 2025| 1 Comment »

Joel A. Koskinen, 35, of Barrington Hills, is facing felony charges after allegedly posting videos on YouTube making threats toward the Barrington Hills Police Department. | Left: Screengrab; Right: Provided

By Sam Borcia | Lake & McHenry County Scanner

A man has been arrested after he allegedly posted rambling videos on YouTube threatening to torture and kill police officers with the Barrington Hills Police Department.

Joel A. Koskinen, 35, of Barrington Hills, was charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and electronic harassment, a Class 4 felony.

A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Koskinen conveyed a threatening YouTube video directly to a specific police officer with the Barrington Hills Police Department.

The video contained a threat to shoot the officer in the head and the threat was “made because of the hostility of the defendant toward” that officer, the complaint said.

The complaint said the video made reference to, “I will now kill every cop in Barrington Hills Police.”

“Barrington Hills police, they will be killed immediately. They will never come here again and they will die regardless,” Koskinen said in one of the videos while referencing shooting and torturing the police.

Report continues here.

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‘No cause for concern’ following early morning police activity in Barrington

Posted in Crime, Lake & McHenry County Scanner on June 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Barrington Police said residents have no cause for concern following what was initially described as a gunshot victim in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. | Photo: Nick Rusin

By LMCS Staff Reporter

Barrington Police said residents have no cause for concern following what was initially described as a gunshot victim early Friday morning.

Barrington Police Chief David Daigle said police were called 300 block of Lincoln Avenue for a person found unresponsive in their car with a gunshot wound.

Daigle said he is unable to release additional information regarding the situation, but said it was an isolated incident and there was never a threat to the public.

Following a brief investigation, police immediately called for assistance from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, Daigle said.

More here.

Also of interest: “Police searching for masked offender spotted burglarizing Motor Werks in Barrington (June 2)”

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Mosquitoes in Lake in the Hills test positive for West Nile virus; the first mosquito cases in McHenry County in 2025

Posted in Community Alerts, County, Lake & McHenry County Scanner, McHenry on June 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »

By LMCS Staff Reporter

A mosquito pool collected from Lake in the Hills has tested positive for West Nile virus, McHenry County health department officials announced Wednesday.

The McHenry County Department of Health said in a news release that the mosquito pool was collected on Monday, June 2, marking the first positive test for West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the county during the 2025 season.

No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in McHenry County this year, the health department states.

Culex mosquitoes, which are the primary carriers of West Nile, typically breed in stagnant water with high organic content, and are often found in artificial containers like rimless tires, abandoned swimming pools, buckets, bird baths, and clogged gutters.

Most people exposed to West Nile do not develop symptoms and there is no vaccine or treatment for West Nile virus, officials said.

More here.

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Man arrested after allegedly advancing on police officer while wielding ukulele in Crystal Lake

Posted in Crime, Lake & McHenry County Scanner on April 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ledreck Kekona (musician?), 41, of Crystal Lake. “Kekona held the ukulele in a ‘raised and cocked’ position by the arm of the instrument, the complaint said.”

By Sam Borcia | Lake & McHenry County Scanner

A Crystal Lake man has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly advanced on a police officer while wielding a ukulele and then resisted arrest.

Ledreck Kekona, 41, of Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer, a Class 4 felony, and resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor.

A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Kekona engaged in conduct that placed a Crystal Lake police officer in apprehension of receiving a battery around 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

The complaint said Kekona approached the officer while wielding a ukulele.

Read more here.

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