McHenry County Sheriff’s Office
Keeping the peace since 1837
MCHN
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Volume I — 2012
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Project Manager
Undersheriff Andrew J. Zinke
Author/Researcher
Cindee J. Bockman
DeAnn M. Finke
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DeAnn M. Finke
Photographer
Deputy Ryan T. Hoven
Special Assistants
Lt. Michael R. Lukas
Lt. Kenneth S. Neilsen
Alice J. Nulle
Sandra L. Tierney
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Year 1837 established the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the
tradition of providing community service and protection to the citizens of McHenry County. This year we celebrate our 175 th anniversary. The strong foundation laid by the previous Sheriffs carries
through today from the humble days when deputies traveled to assist the citizens on horseback to the present as we drive motor vehicles to answer calls, where we once had a one cell jail and the sheriff’s wife cooked the inmate’s meals, to today where we boast a
modern corrections facility and food service program. We have
seen the ways we communicate developing from the telegraph to telephone, to cellular
phones and computers. All these advances helped the great men and women, those
past and present, of the Sheriff’s Office to provide the utmost quality of services to the
McHenry County community. The legacy of the past will assist us as we look to the future providing services for the next 175 years.
It has been my privilege to serve you as Sheriff for the past 15 years. It is with great
honor that I share with you a glimpse of our heritage within this anniversary book, documenting the legacy so many have left for us to enjoy.
Sheriff Keith Nygren
Historical Population of McHenry
County
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2,578
14,978
22,089
23,762
24,908
26,114
29,759
32,509
33,164
35,079
37,311
50,656
84,210
111,555
147,897
183,241
260,077
308,760
T h e
H i s t o r i c a l “ R o o t ” O f
O f f i c e o f S h e r i f f
The word “Sheriff” came to
be as early as the 9th century from England. Through
time and usage the words,
“shire” and “reeve” came
together to be shirereeve,
guardian of the shire and
eventually the word Sheriff,
as we know it today.
The duties of the Sheriff
included
keeping
the
peace, collecting taxes,
maintaining jails, arresting
fugitives, maintaining a list
of wanted criminals and
serving orders and writs for
the Kings Court. Most of
these duties are still the
foundation of the sheriff’s
responsibilities in the
United States.
The first Sheriff in America
is believed to be Captain
William Stone, appointed
in 1634 for the Shire of
Northampton in the colony
of Virginia. The Sheriff’s
office in America was
much less social, had less
judicial influence, and was
much more responsive to
individuals than the English Sheriff. In 1776 Penn-
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sylvania and New Jersey
adopted the Office of Sheriff in their Constitution. The
Ohio Constitution called for
the election of the county
sheriff in 1802, and then
state-by-state, the democratic election of sheriff became not only a tradition,
but in most states a constitutional requirement.
In the United States today,
of the 3,083 sheriffs, approximately 98 percent are
elected by the citizens of
their counties or parishes.
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Undersheriff Andrew J. Zinke
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1836
McHenry County received its
name from Major William
McHenry. Major McHenry was
a famous commander in “The
Black Hawk War” and was
serving as an Illinois State
Senator at the time of his
death on February 3, 1835 at
the age of 61.
In 1836, one year after Major
William McHenry died,
McHenry County was formed
and was named in honor of
him.
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alism in our office today is in
debt to those who served before
us. We recognize our past leadership for their contributions
and forethought. Their experiences helped to set the pillars in
place that we continue to build
upon today.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office has a proud history that
I am fortunate to be a part
of. The pride and profession-
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“In the end, it's not the years in
your life that count. It's the life in
your years.”
Abraham Lincoln
Thank you to everyone who participated in this project. We are
fortunate to have so many great
staff members working here today. A special recognition is deserved for Cindee Bockman and
DeAnn Finke for their outstanding research, coordination,
and publication skills in addition
to everything else they do.
M C H E N R Y C O U N T Y
G O T I T S N A M E
McHenry County was formed of
the entire northern half of Cook
County. McHenry County at that
time was about 1,100 square
miles and encompassed Lake
County. In 1839 the land area
of McHenry County was further
diminished by the splitting off of
the eastern part, now known as
Lake County.
Between the years 1837 and
1840 the population of the
county experienced a tremendous increase. In 1837, there
were approximately 500 residents, 300 of whom lived in
what later became Lake County.
Important dates in the life of
Major William Henry
October 3, 1771—McHenry was
born.
1794 — Enlisted and served as a
private in Kentucky’s Cornstalk
militia.
1811— Appointed captain of the
Illinois Fourth Regiment.
1818—Elected in the first session
of Illinois’ first General Assembly.
1832— Served in the Black Hawk
War as a militia captain and later
major of a spy (scout) battalion.
1835—Died in Vandalia, Illinois.
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Sheriffs
Henry B. Steele 1837-39
Andrew B. Cornish 1839-40
Christopher Walkup 1840-43
Henry M. Wait 1843-46
Thomas M. White 1846-49
Neill Donnelly 1849-51
John Brink 1851-53
Carlisle Hastings 1853-55
George W. Bentley 1855-57
John Eddy 1857-58
Edwin E. Thomas 1858-60
Lewis Ellsworth 1860-62
Benjamin F. Church 1862-64
Edwin E. Thomas 1864-66
John M. Southworth 1866-69
Austin Badger 1869-73
Malachi Church 1873-77
Daniel A. Steadman 1877-81
Malachi Church 1881-83
Asad Udell 1883-85
George Eckert 1886-90
Asad Udell 1890-94
George Eckert 1894-98
Henry Keyes 1898-1902
Monroe W. Lake 1902-06
Charles Wandrack 1906-10
Andrew H. Henderson 1910-14
Charles Wandrack 1914-18
Roy J. Stewart 1918-22
Lester Edinger 1922-26
Cyrus Sanford 1926-30
Lester Edinger 1930-34
Henry A. Nulle 1934-38
Lester Edinger 1938-42
Henry A. Nulle 1942-46
Fred Bau 1946-50
Henry A. Nulle 1950-54
Harry C. Herendeen 1954-58
Melvin Griebel 1958-62
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Edward A. Dowd 1962-66
Henry A. Nulle, Jr. 1980-86
John C. Carroll 1966-70
George H. Hendle 1986-93
Arthur T. Tyrrell 1970-79
Marlene Lantz 1993-93
Theron Ehorn 1979-79
William T. Mullen 1993-97
E.J. LaMagdeleine 1979-80
Keith Nygren 1997-Present
Longest consecutive
serving Sheriff
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H i s t o ry o f M C H E N R Y C O U N T Y
C o u r t h o u s e / S h e r i f f ’ s D e p a r t m e n t
1836
Illinois State Legislature names
McHenry County after Major
William McHenry, a commander
who fought in the Black Hawk
War, was a Representative in
the first, fourth, fifth and ninth
General Assemblies, and Senator in the sixth General Assembly.
1837
SHERIFF HENRY B. STEELE
On May 9, 1837, Henry W.
McLean, John V. McLean and
William L. Way helped establish
McHenry as the county’s seat of
justice.
On June 1, 1837, the first election for county officers of
McHenry County was held at
the house of Hiram Kennicott,
on the Des Plaines River. The
following named persons were
duly elected for the following
offices:
Henry B. Steele (Sheriff)
Michael C. Maguire (Coroner)
Seth Washburne (Recorder)
Mathias Mason, Charles H.
Bartlett and Solomon Norton
(County Commissioners).
A total of 138 votes were cast
for the entire county.
The commissioners held their
first court on June 5, 1837.
1838
SHERIFF HENRY B. STEELE
1844
SHERIFF HENRY M. WAIT
In 1838, Horace Long was appointed as the government agent
responsible for the construction of
the local courthouse. Agent Long
purchased 125.75 acres west of
the Fox River where Veteran’s
Memorial Park is now located.
In 1844 the Government auctioned off the courthouse in
McHenry to Horace Long, who
moved the original structure to
Riverside Drive, originally Water
Street, for use as a tavern and
hotel. This building still exists
and currently houses the “Ye
Olde Corner Tap”.
1839
SHERIFF ANDREW B. CORNISH
McHenry County splits into Lake
and McHenry Counties.
1840
SHERIFF CHRISTOPHER WALKUP
The first courthouse was built on
the Court Street side of Veteran’s
Memorial Park. The building consisted of a two story frame structure, 40 x 60 feet, which was relocated to Riverside Drive, in
McHenry, in 1844.
McHenry County’s first commissioners met in the courthouse on
August 5, 1840.
Due to the location of this building, many of the residents were
dissatisfied. Many felt that it was
not “centrally located.”
First Courthouse in McHenry, IL, now
known as the “Ye Olde Corner Tap”
On September 23, 1844, the
courthouse moved from
McHenry to Centerville
(Woodstock) to a building inside
the Woodstock Square. As the
county grew in population and
public businesses increased,
additional space was needed.
1843
SHERIFF HENRY M. WAIT
An election was held on September 4, 1843 to move the courthouse from McHenry to Centerville, now Woodstock.
The 1844 Courthouse
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1845
SHERIFF HENRY M. WAIT
In February of 1845, Joel Johnson was instrumental in securing the passage of a bill in the
State Legislature to change the
name from Centerville to Woodstock. The town was called
Woodstock after Woodstock,
Vermont.
1846
SHERIFF THOMAS M. WHITE
The county built an additional
building on the present site of
the State Bank of Woodstock.
The courthouse was built on
two acres and consisted of a
two story building, 33 x 40 feet.
The building was built by
George C. Dean at a cost of
$1,200. The sheriff’s office,
living quarters and the jail were
on the first floor, while the courtroom occupied the second floor.
This building came to be known
as the “Rat Hole” and is actually
on county records by that name
and continued to serve the
county until it was sold on February 25, 1856 to Lindsay Joslyn for $723.
1852
SHERIFF JOHN BRINK
State legislature passed a bill
allowing the incorporation of
“Woodstock” as a village.
Lake. It was voted against 2,095
to 1,049. Woodstock would forever be the county seat.
An arrangement was made that
the property just west of the public
square was purchased for $3,000,
while the city transferred the public square for use as a park.
$17,000. The Sheriff and his
family lived in the front of the
building, while the inmates occupied a total of 12 jail cells in
the back. The Sheriff’s wife
cooked the inmates’ meals.
1857
SHERIFF JOHN EDDY
On October 1, 1857, a two-story
structure courthouse was then
erected and completed at a total
cost of $47,000. The building
served as the courthouse until
1972.
The 1857 Courthouse and new 1887 jail
1955
SHERIFF HARRY C. HARENDEEN
On April 26, 1955, McHenry
County purchased the Central
School building at 121 W. Calhoun Street from Woodstock
School District 72 for $85,000,
which became the Courthouse
Annex. Because of growth, the
space began to get very
crowded.
The 1857 Courthouse and N. Donnelly
General Store
1886
SHERIFF GEORGE ECKERT
First legal hanging in McHenry
County was that of James Dacy of
Chicago, who was convicted of
shooting Chicago Alderman
Gaynor in a saloon fight.
1855
SHERIFF GEORGE W. BENTLEY
1887
SHERIFF GEORGE ECKERT
In 1855, an election took place
for the removal of the county
seat from Woodstock to Crystal
In 1887, the Sheriff’s residence
and separate jail were built adjacent to the courthouse at a cost of
1956
SHERIFF HARRY C. HERENDEEN
The board voted on January 9,
1968 to accept the county fair
site on Route 47 as the new
location.
1969
SHERIFF JOHN C. CARROL
In December 1969, the county
bought 21 acres of land north of
Woodstock on Route 47 and
south of Ware Road for a cost
of $105,000.
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1971
SHERIFF ARTHUR T. TYRRELL
At the Building Committee’s
Board of Supervisors meeting
on March 9, 1971, the general
contract was awarded to six
contractors for a total bid of
$3,229,000. Ground breaking
took place on April 13, 1971.
The first office moved in on November 17, 1972.
model the Government Center, to
build a new correctional facility
and to pursue the purchase of
acreage on the north side of Ware
Road for future expansion.
Ground breaking began July 11,
1990 and was completed in 1991.
During the renovation process,
the third floor of the jail was
roughed in for future expansion.
1972 the court house moved from the
Woodstock Square to it’s current
location on Route 47.
1991 McHenry County Government
Center and jail
1972
SHERIFF ARTHUR T. TYRRELL
1999
SHERIFF KEITH NYGREN
The County Board sold the old
Courthouse for $50,500, which is
now listed in the National Historic
Registry as a national landmark.
1986
SHERIFF GEORGE H. HENDLE
An auxiliary service building
was constructed on the southeast corner of the present site
at a cost of $3.45 million for the
construction of the building and
remodeling of the Government
Center.
1990
SHERIFF GEORGE H. HENDLE
The McHenry County Building
Commission approved
$39,025,000 to expand and re-
of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was received
by McHenry County for construction costs. The third floor,
which is approximately 45,000
square feet, was built out to
house Federal ICE Detainees.
The third floor opened in October of 2005, and the remaining
construction was completed in
the spring of 2006.
2005 Jail Expansion / Renovation
On September 9, 1999, Unit II
was created to differentiate contract issues important to Correctional Officers.
2005
SHERIFF KEITH NYGREN
On January 5, 2005, a $11.9 million jail expansion and renovation
project began. The project completed the third floor, expanded
the kitchen/laundry facilities and
renovated/expanded the Booking
area. In addition the front of the
facility was constructed which
contains a new lobby, Rights
Courtroom, video visitation area,
and administrative offices. A $6.5
million grant from the Department
2008
SHERIFF KEITH NYGREN
In October 2008, the County
acquired 30 acres to the north
of the current Government Center for future expansion at a
cost of $3.7 million.
The McHenry County Courthouse as it
stands today in 2011
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July 16, 1886
Only Legal Hanging in
McHenry County Was That of
James Dacy of Chicago
The picture shows the gallows
from which James Dacy, convicted Chicago killer, who was
hung in the court house yard
in Woodstock on Friday, July
16, 1886.
Dacy was convicted of shooting and killing Chicago Alderman Gaynor in a saloon fight.
He was moved to the McHenry
County Jail and held until his
execution on July 16, 1886.
The gallows were loaned to
McHenry County by Cook
County and were erected on
the court house grounds, to
the north of the courthouse.
They were built by Simon Brink
and Charles S. Brink.
The men standing on the gallows, from right to left are
Asad Uwell, Sheriff; a Mr.
Harper, Deputy Sheriff from
Cook County; Simon Brink, who
constructed the scaffold; Fred
S. Brink, his assistant; Charles
S. Brink, who painted it; and another Deputy Sheriff from Chicago, who is leaning against the
scaffold.
Dacy paid the penalty for the
murder of Alderman Gaynor of
Chicago, May 13, 1884. Dacy
was brought to McHenry County
for trial on a change of venue.
There were two trials, the last
being on the question of sanity.
The whole thing was a long
drawn out affair. Luther Laflin
Mills, State’s Attorney of Cook
County, prosecuted the case,
while Attorney T.D. Murphy of
Woodstock had charge of the
defense. The hanging was postponed once or twice.
Dacy’s Last Night: James Dacy
slept a greater part of the time,
but when he awoke in the morning was boisterous and profane
as ever, carrying out a threat
that he made just after his in-
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sanity trial that he would make
it as uncomfortable for Sheriff
Udell and his attendants as he
could until the day of his execution. He refused to take any
breakfast and his guards were
unable to get him to make a
change of his clothing until
Father Clancy arrived about 8
o’clock, when he became
quiet and did as requested.
Sheriff Udell took great care in
making all necessary arrangements. Dacy was taken from
his cell about 12:30. As Sheriff Udell bound his legs, arms
and adjusted the noose, Dacy
never flinched. Dacy’s last
words were “This is the happiest day since I came into
Udell’s hands.” After everything had been secure, the
fatal drop occurred and James
Dacy was dead without a
struggle.
The execution was witnessed
by about 150 spectators.
Sheriff Udell used every precaution, in case of an emergency, and had 67 deputies
sworn in for the occasion.
The body was immediately
lowered into the coffin and
turned over to Dacy’s brother,
Patrick Dacy, who took the
body back to Chicago on the
4:52 train.
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December 11, 1905
book, along with a lead pipe.
Offenders Jim Russell and
The Sheriff at the time was Sher-
Mike Kelehan were charged
iff Charles Wandrack. Their plan
with torture and robbery of the
went array when one of the of-
Forn Brothers. Six saws were
fenders confessed before it hap-
smuggled into the jail in a
pened.
Sheriff Charles Wandrack
Sheriff Charles
Wandrack is the
second person
pictured from the left
M c H e n ry
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March 17, 1931
McHenry County had its first
mixed jury of men and
women to hear case number
3261 (Lanan vs. Barber).
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January 16, 1920
Lester “Doc” Edinger
(Sheriff)
Prohibition went into effect on
January 16, 1920 and brought
along with it a major problem for
any honest law man. Such was
the case for McHenry County
Sheriff Lester “Doc” Edinger, who
returned from World War I and
became Illinois’ youngest sheriff
in 1922 at the age of 28.
Sheriff Edinger estimated that
approximately 25—30 speakeasies were operating in McHenry
County at any given time. To
track down and raid these illicit
businesses became a daunting
task for the sheriff because he
only had two extra officers. In
order to conduct a raid, Sheriff
Edinger was forced to deputize
extra men to create a posse.
In one such incident, the dutybound sheriff arranged to raid a
local farm in Harland Township
where the farmer was reportedly
making moonshine. As the sheriff and his posse searched the
farm attempting to locate the
illegal booze, the farmer slipped
from their sight. The farmer then
snuck into the pig pen where he
kept the illicit liquid (moonshine)
hidden and tipped over the vats.
By the time the sheriff and his men
came upon the pig pen all that was
left of the evidence was a pen full
of staggering pigs, some of which
were “sleeping it off.”
On another occasion the rapid party
started out during a very cold and
wintery day. Their target was a rural Spring Grove farm. They, however, didn’t get too far due to the
heavy snow and drifting. Not wanting to admit defeat, the sheriff borrowed a horse team and bobsled
from a local farmer. The posse
then ventured north in the open
sled for the remaining 20 miles.
The sheriff vowed that he would
never do such a thing again since
he and his posse nearly froze to
death.
For 13 years, the prohibition enforcement was filled with incidents
that would be called rare today. A
bombing in McHenry was one. At
one time 73 federal prisoners were
housed in Woodstock.
Sheriff “Doc” Edinger went on to
distinguish himself in public office
for a total of 41 years. Twelve of
Hymie Wiess, one of Al Capone’s gang leaders, arrested
by Sheriff Lester “Doc”
Edinger
Al Capone’s gang leaders, Dapper Dan McCarthy and Hymie
Wiess, both from the infamous
Dino O’Banion gang. While
McCarthy and Wiess served
their time, Sheriff Edinger had
them help build the sheriff’s
garage next to the courthouse.
Dates/offices held by Sheriff
Lester “Doc” Edinger:
1922-1926 McHenry County
Sheriff
1927-1930 Woodstock
Chief of Police
1930-1934 McHenry County
Sheriff
1934-1938 McHenry County
Treasurer
1922—Sheriff Lester “Doc” Edinger
those years were as the McHenry
County Sheriff. During one of his
tenures he successfully held two of
1938-1942 McHenry County
Sheriff
1942-1963 Clerk of Circuit
Court & Recorder of Deeds
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T WO WO O D S T O C K JA I L
B R E A K E R S A R E C A P T U R E D
1934
In July 1934, five men escaped from the McHenry
County Jail in Woodstock. Several days later two of the men
were captured. Henry Odenbreit, 42 years old, under indictment for check forgery,
was captured in Osseo, Wisconsin. John Enos, 32 years
old, and a suspected bank
robber, was captured in Chicago after he left his hideout
to buy a newspaper to learn
whether any of the other fugitives had been captured.
Sheriff Lester “Doc” Edinger
sent Chief Deputy Harold Reese
to Osseo, Wisconsin to bring
Odenbreit back to McHenry
County.
During a conversation between
Enos and Sheriff Edinger, Enos
advised that he had brought two
hacksaw blades into jail under
his clothes when he was first arrested. He additionally claimed
that he and his companions had
found ten blades in a mattress in
the jail. Sheriff Edinger suspected that Enos was lying and
believes that the blades had
been smuggled into the jail by
outsiders.
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1939
Conrad Bremer, 16, a Chicago
hunter, who was serving out a
fine for shooting pheasants out
of season, prevented the escape
of three men from the McHenry
County Jail in Woodstock.
The accomplices were identified
as Charles A. Dain, age 14, who
was facing trial for the murder of
Lester Groth, age 34. William
Kent, age 16 of Jainesville, Wisconsin and Ray Allen, age 17 of
Crystal Lake, were incarcerated
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for stealing a revolver from a
Crystal Lake police car and for
slugging two men in a robbery.
The men stole spoons from their
breakfast trays. They hacked
their way through a plaster ceiling of the jail and into the attic.
Only a tin roof stood in their way
to freedom. They tried to talk
Bremer into joining them in their
plan to escape and when he refused, the men threatened
Bremer harm. Bremer defied
them and got word to Sheriff
Enos additionally advised that it
took several days and nights to
saw the hole in the steel partition that lead them into the bullpen and from there they were
able to escape. Enos admitted
that they used toothpaste, butter and soap mixed with dirt to
hide the cracks.
The other three men that escaped were identified as Ellsworth Fowler, age 26, alleged
auto thief, Charles Taylor, alias,
Terry, age 53, accused of a
jewel theft and Joseph Lavoian,
age 40, indicted for arson.
F O I L E D
Edinger and prevented the escape from happening.
Al Krause, the Justice of Peace
of McHenry, who had imposed
the fine on Bremer, was informed of the youth’s part in
preventing the escape. As a reward, Krause vacated the fine
and Bremer was released from
jail.
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Have you ever wondered why
in its place however was hostility
course is where the bagpipes
the bagpipes are played at
and discrimination.
Thus, they
come in and eventually became
police funerals, and ceremo-
took what jobs they could get
traditional within the law en-
nies?
which in most circumstances
forcement profession.
Well, if you have, we
have the answer for you and it
were the least desirable.
has a lot to do with American
and world history.
At the top of the “least desirable” list during that time period
During the turn of the 19th
were police and fire positions.
Century, the United States saw
These jobs paid little, were con-
an overwhelming influx of im-
sidered quite dangerous, and
migrants. Many of these new
received very little respect from
American citizens were from
the public. As a result, the po-
Ireland and Scotland.
They
lice ranks swelled with Irish and
at-
Scotch immigrants who brought
tempted to seek out gainful
along with them their own ethnic
employment. What they found
customs and music.
like
other
immigrants
This of
Lt. Ken Neilsen
F I R S T WO M A N A P P O I N T E D D E P U T Y
S H E R I F F F O R M C H E N R Y C O U N T Y
September 15, 1939
feminine helper, now that
Mrs. Birdie Schroeder of Wood-
women may sit on juries, to
stock was appointed by Sheriff
serve as bailiff.
Lester “Doc” Edinger as
Mrs. Schroeder was the mother-
McHenry County’s first woman
in-law of Henry A. Nulle who
deputy sheriff. Sheriff Edinger
served as Sheriff in 1934-38,
explained that he needed a
1942-46 and 1950-54.
Mrs. Birdie Schroeder
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scene of the murder and re-
Pierce, Dain responded in a very
On September 26, 1939
enact his part in the crime. Dain
low whisper. When asked if he
Charles Allen Dain, age 14,
was upset with Groth because
had counsel, Dain looked
shot and stabbed to death
Groth scolded Dain for improper
blankly at the wall as if he did
Lester Groth, a 34-year-old
attention to one of Groth’s
not understand.
farmer and father of three
daughters.
Dain did not have money to em-
from Marengo. Dain was a St.
Charles parolee and Groth
Reports indicated that Dain had
ploy counsel to represent him,
was assigned as Dain’s bene-
been examined by a psychiatrist
therefore, Judge William L.
factor.
and found to be a normal boy in
Pierce appointed Attorney David
every way for his age.
E. Joslyn.
sion of the crime and even
When Dain arrived in court he
Dain
went as far as to accompany
seemed bewildered. When
counts of murder and was sen-
Sheriff Lester Edinger to the
asked questions by Judge
tenced to 28 years in prison.
Dain made a complete confes-
Charles Allen Dain, age 14
was
indicted
on
four
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C H A R L E S — W R E N C H
1941
On July 15, 1941, a posse of
approximately 200 men with
the assistance of a private
airplane searched the woods
of McHenry County near
Woodstock for fugitive Richard
Martin Wesolik, a 16-year-old
parolee who had beaten to
death Mrs. Margaret Jung,
37, with a wrench. There were
signs of attempted rape. Mrs.
Jung was a mother of five children.
Wesolik was paroled to the
Joseph Jung farm from the St.
Charles School for Boys on
April 21, 1941.
Richard M. Wesolik
Margaret Jung’s body was found
a few minutes later by Joseph
Jung, the husband of the victim,
who had returned home from a
trip to Woodstock. The Jung
children, who were playing in the
home at the time of the tragedy,
did not hear any disturbance.
After a three-day manhunt, Wesolik was captured by Belleville
Police, near the homes of his
two brothers, Paul and Frank
Wesolik. Wesolik confessed,
admitting that he killed Mrs.
Jung in a moment of senseless
rage by striking her 15 times
with a wrench. Apparently, the
trouble started when Mr. Jung
asked Wesolik to go with the
family to the home of a relative.
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Wesolik advised that he was too
tired and wanted to go to bed
and instead went to a movie in
Woodstock. Accordingly to Wesolik’s parole, he was to be
home by 9:00 p.m., however, he
left the show about 10:15 p.m.
The next day, Mrs. Jung made a
statement to Wesolik that he
would be going back to the St.
Charles when his parole officer
shows up. Wesolik admitted
that this statement made him
mad and that is when he went
and grabbed the wrench out of
the garage and returned to the
milk house where he struck and
killed Mrs. Jung.
On September 8, 1941, Wesolik
was sentenced to life in prison.
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g e n e r a t i o n s o f s e rv i c e
i n l aw e n f o r c e m e n t
Friedrich Theodor Adolph Ludwig (“Louis”) Nulle
Born on June 13, 1865 in Neustadt, Germany. Was the first rural mail carrier for Union, but his full-time business was in the livery. While in the livery
business, he brought the post office from Coral to Union. He was the village marshal of Union for 18 years and also a constable for Coral Township.
His wife cooked meals for the prisoners from her home and his son, Henry
A. Nulle served the meals.
Died on November 13, 1933.
Henry A. Nulle
Born on January 4, 1895. Served as Chief of Police in Marengo before
he became Sheriff of McHenry County in 1934. Served as Sheriff for
three terms from 1934-1938, 1942-1946, 1950-1954.
Died on May 10, 1970.
Henry A. Nulle, Jr.
Born on October 20, 1927. In 1944 enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was
assigned to an aircraft repair vessel and served as signalman aboard
the ship. After the war, he was assigned to shore patrol duty in Seattle
until he was discharged in 1948.
In March of 1954 he joined the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. In
1980 he was elected Sheriff of McHenry County and served two terms
from 1980-1986.
Died on November 22, 2007 (Thanksgiving Day).
Steven E. Nulle
Born on June 9, 1982. Entered the Coast Guard on October 31, 2001
and was honorably discharged in June, 2008. Immediately thereafter
applied to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and was hired on
06/23/08 as a Deputy. Married with two children.
NOTE: Steven E. Nulle is the great great grandson of Friedrich Theodor
Adolph Ludwig Nulle, great grandson of Henry A. Nulle and grandson of
Henry A. Nulle, Jr.
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1959
Del Heidenreich
Del Heidenreich served nearly
three decades of police work,
more than half of those years
with the McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office. In 1957 he became a
police officer with Woodstock
Police Department. In 1959 he
came to the Sheriff’s Office and
was assigned as the night radio
operator. In 1965 he went to the
Crystal Lake Police Department
and worked as a radio operator.
In November of 1970 he returned
to the Sheriff’s Office after being
offered a position by Sheriff Art
Tyrrell to organize the Records
Division within the Sheriff’s Office. Del accepted Sheriff’s Tyrrell’s offer and returned to the
Sheriff’s Office knowing that he
had a huge task ahead of him.
In 1984, Del retired from the
Sheriff’s Office. He was praised
for his hard work and what he
had accomplished over the years.
Del is the father of Jan Weech,
who is currently the records coordinator for the Sheriff’s Office.
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In September of 1976 Jan Weech,
at the age of 21, started working at
the Sheriff’s Office. She had been
recently married and was looking
for a clerical position when her father, who was in charge of the Records Division at that time, had
talked her into applying for a position there. Jan was interviewed by
Sheriff Art Tyrrell and the starting
wage at that time was $2.64 per
hour.
Jan Weech
When Jan started in the Records
Division there were only three employees at that time, whereas there
are now nine employees. The majority of the office was filled with
filing cabinets and everything was
recorded on index cards because
the office did not have computers
at that time. The Records Division
started computerized records in
1980. There was only one telephone and they were only able to
transfer calls through the
switchboard. They had to use erasers when they made errors, until
they were able to purchase “WhiteOut.” The carriage of the typewriter
had to be manually returned after
each sentence was typed.
The intercom system consisted of a
big box that sat on a cabinet with a
huge cable that ran out the door of
the office and around the corner to
the Administration Office. At that
time there was only one copy machine for the entire department.
Although the copier did not have all
the function capabilities that copiers have today, this copy machine
was very important to the daily operations of the department. There
were only a few departments in the
courthouse that had a copier and
there were strict rules on how the
copier could be used.
When Jan started in 1976 there
weren’t any female corrections officers employed, or Matrons as they
were called at that time. There
were times that the sheriff’s secretary and female dispatchers had to
process female prisoners. On the
rare occasions that a female might
be held for longer than a day, some
of the clerks were asked if they
would like to sign up to work matron duty for overtime.
In 1984, when Jan’s father, Del
Heidenreich retired from the Sheriff’s Office, Jan was promoted to the
Records Coordinator position. Jan
made around $9.00 per hour at
that time. Since Jan started in
1976 she has worked under seven
different Sheriff’s.
As you can see, the department has
grown and developed substantially
throughout the years.
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C O N V I C T
1962
windshield.
the
convict was driving a stolen
opened fire with a .45 caliber
car on September 12, 1962.
automatic pistol. Deputies Don
Williams raced into Wood-
Madsen and Ray Chirempes in-
stock, running into then Sgt.
tercepted Williams, but not be-
Henry Nulle of the Sheriff’s
fore he swerved through a ditch
Department. Nulle narrowly
to go around their squad car
missed death when one of
and finally lost control of his ve-
William’s bullets entered the
hicle, crashing into a tree.
intersection,
AT
S G T.
he
Sgt. Nulle shows Chief Deputy Ed
Dowd and Lt. John Carroll the bullet
hole in the windshield fired by James
Williams
open window of his squad car;
scarcely missing his head. Another bullet went through the
D O U B L E
He then attempted to cover up
the murders by wrapping the
bodies in a rug and a drop
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As Williams sped
toward
On June 18, 1963 at 222
Hawthorne Road, in Lake in
the Hills Edward and Lucille
Caldwell were the victims of a
double homicide committed by
their son, 18-year-old William
Caldwell. William killed his
mother with a hammer and
shot his father after an argument with his mother about
him going out too much and
spending too much time with
his girlfriend.
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James Williams, a paroled
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cloth and putting them in the
trunk of the family’s car. William
went to the basement to clean
up the blood, took the hammer
and rifle and drove the car along
the tollway where he threw the
weapons out the window along
the way.
Three days later, William called
the Lake in the Hills police department to report his parents
missing. He reported that they
had gone to visit friends in their
blue 1961 Ford Galaxie and
never returned home. The next
day a woman called the Sheriff’s
office to report a blue 1961
Ford that had been parked by
her home for three days. Chief
Deputy Carroll went to investigate the scene and found the
car locked on the edge of Barlina Road. He then went to the
Caldwell home and brought William to the vehicle. The police
interviewed William and eventually he did confess to the crime.
Deputy Carroll walked along the
toll road and was able to recover
the rifle that was used in the
murder of Edward. William was
convicted and sentenced to not
less than 12 years and not more
than 18 years for murder and
voluntary manslaughter.
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“Lest We Forget The Price They Paid…”
RANK: Deputy Sheriff
END OF WATCH: October 7, 1960
DEPARTMENT: McHenry County Sheriff’s Office
CAUSE: Killed in an automobile accident
while on duty.
AGE: 50
YEARS OF SERVICE: Unknown
Deputy Sheriff
Kirk L. Schroeder
PANEL: 17-W, Line 4
RANK: Deputy Sheriff
END OF WATCH: July 1, 1968
DEPARTMENT: McHenry County Sheriff’s Office
CAUSE: Was struck and killed by a vehicle while
attempting to remove a fallen tree from the roadway,
while on duty.
AGE: 40
YEARS OF SERVICE: 14 months
Deputy Sheriff
Clarence J. Bridwell
PANEL: 36-E, Line 12
“When a police officer is killed, it’s not an agency that
loses an officer, it’s an entire nation.”
Chris Cosgriff, ODMP
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amount of security while sleeping.
their first use within the modern
law enforcement profession.
The relationship between the
dog and law enforcement goes
back thousands of years. Its
heritage began with military
service as far back as ancient
Egyptian times. Archaeologists have discovered wall
writings that depict warriors
holding dogs at the end of a
taught leash while they snap
at the enemy.
Roman legions also employed
dogs to help them “conquer and
civilize” their new territories and
police their vast empire. This we
believe is where the dog and law
enforcement actually met. Both
the modern police officer and
K9 can trace their heritage back
to the Roman Centurion and
War dog.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office currently employs two Police K9s, “Sage”, handled by
Deputy Bruketta and “Rocky”,
handled by Deputy Cosman.
Attila the Hun was even known
to use the dog to aide in the
prevention of surprise attacks.
He would post them around
his camps in packs and as a
result enjoyed a reasonable
Today’s Police K9 came into being in the early 1900s mostly
due to private dog clubs which
advertised and promoted their
favorite breeds. The K9’s duties, training, and ability have
been greatly increased since
Deputy Cosman / K9 Rocky
The K9s are multi-purpose dogs
that are trained in:
Narcotics detection
Tracking
Article search and recovery
Area and building searches
Civilian/handler protection
Crowd control
Cadaver recovery
Deputy Bruketta / K9 Sage
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K9
K9 Deputy Toro / K9 Deputy Bullet / K9 Deputy Jake
A K9’s Promise
Deputy Massie / K9 Deputy Toro
Deputy Patenaude / K9 Deputy Storm
Deputy Zinke / K9 Deputy Jake
I will lay down my life for you
And expect nothing but love in
return.
I will protect my officer with my life,
And would gladly replace his life for
mine.
I am sent in to find lost children
And fugitives on the run.
I find drugs and weapons and even
bombs.
I am the first sent in and often the
last to leave.
I am the nose and ears of my officer.
I will protect and serve him.
I would die for him and for you.
I only ask for compassion and a kind
word.
Deputy Bodden / K9 Deputy Knight
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H I S T O R Y
Late 1960’s
During the late 1960s, american law enforcement experienced a surge in domestic terrorism and sniper attacks.
These attacks in most cases
targeted either the police or
the general citizenry.
As a result, the law enforcement community, (predominantly west coast departments) took a hard look at the
situation. What they found
was a lack of effective response capability in relation to
such incidents. The problem
mandated a solution. That solution came in the form of
“SWAT” (Special Weapons &
Tactics). Since that time,
SWAT Teams have evolved
and now respond to almost
any dangerous situation that
falls outside routine patrol capability.
1980’s
In the 1980s most standing
SWAT Teams started to add
hostage, rescue and high risk
warrant service to their expertise. The skill required to
safely execute these types of
operations helped propel
SWAT onto a more professional level and helped standardize tactics.
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“ S WAT ”
In 1983 the McHenry County
Sheriff’s Office saw a need for
such a specialized unit and
formed its first “Emergency Response Team.” This team was
originally staffed by five deputies and one supervisor on a
part time basis. In 1984 the
team was expanded by four.
The team’s equipment during
the 1980s could be described
as primitive compared to its current inventory. They went from a
hodge podge mix of two uzis, a
couple of M-16s, and some old
shotguns
to
MP-5
submachineguns, AR-15 .223 cal.
carbines,
Remington
.308
sniper rifles, new Remington
12ga., shotguns, night vision,
and a host of other modern
equipment fielded by a SWAT
Team.
Training has also increased, as
has the team’s roster which now
maintains a total of 18 members. The team is comprised of
a team commander, assistant
team commander, two team
leaders, rifle marksmen, containment teams, and the arrest
team element. SWAT also works
closely with the crisis negotiation team.
SWAT is utilized in incidents involving:
Hostage situations
Civil unrest and disasters
Barricaded gunmen
High risk arrests
Search Warrants
Members of the team possess
advanced tactical skills, training
and expertise needed to strategically respond to various high
risk situations. Team members
must also possess and demonstrate expert handling skills of
specialized weapons.
SWAT utilizes specialized vehicles including a Command Truck
and a Mobile Armored Rescue
Vehicle (MARV).
Mobile Armored
Rescue
Vehicle (MARV)
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1965
On October 5, 1965, Chief
Deputy John C. Carroll and
Investigator Donald Madsen
responded to a routine request from a McCullom Lake
woman. She wanted to have
her husband committed to
Elgin State Hospital. When
Carroll and Madsen arrived at
the house, the man shot at
them with a 12-gauge repeater shotgun. As a result of
S H E R I F F
1976—2009
The McHenry County Auxiliary
Deputy Program was established in 1976 under the authority of Sheriff Arthur T. Tyrrell. The purpose of the program was to assist the
McHenry County Sheriff’s Department in day to day and
emergency situations, including jail/crowd control, guarding hospitalized prisoners and
various civic events including
the County Fair and other festivals.
The Auxiliary Deputies were
comprised of non-paid volunteers who successfully completed mandatory background
investigations.
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the shooting, Deputy Carroll had
his right leg amputated above
the knee and Investigator
Madsen lost his left leg. The
men also sustained pellet
wounds to the stomach and
face. Sheriff Edward Dowd and
Robert Madsen (Donald’s
brother) had arrived on the
scene in response to a robbery
call at the residence. Robert
grabbed the shotgun from the
man and was able to prevent
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him from shooting the last two
shells that were still in the shotgun.
Deputy John C. Carroll
D E P U T I E S
The program was administered
by Captain Robert Crabtree and
taught by Sheriff’s Auxiliary Deputy Captain Dennis Malysiak.
Trainees participated in a sixmonth training program that met
12 hours a week. The course
included instructions in police
procedures, law, accident investigations, traffic stops/arrests,
firearms training/qualification,
juvenile procedure, drug enforcement, self-defense, riot
control and radio procedures.
The volunteers purchased their
own uniforms, belts, pistols, radios and body armor, which cost
approximately $1,500. Getting
into the program was not cheap.
Many volunteers dropped out of
the training program after the
orientation because they were
overwhelmed with the time and
money commitments.
Auxiliary Deputies were “sworn
officers”, and were allowed to
assist with investigations and
legally could maintain the chain
of evidence. They were only allowed to carry a weapon while
on duty.
The program was officially disband on May 19, 2009.
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S H E R I F F ’ S
1974
McHenry County Sheriff’s
Posse was formed by Sheriff
Art Tyrrell. Tyrrell’s idea was
to have a very mobile, very
visible organization that could
be called out on short notice
to search for missing persons
or missing evidence in the
heavily overgrown areas of
McHenry County. Horseback
riders have great visibility and
speed in such areas. The
posse was also used for crowd
control at the McHenry County
Fair.
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Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Fortin
served as a liaison officer between the posse and the Sheriff’s Office. The members were
civilian volunteers. The posse’s
treasurer was Carol Neff of
McHenry. Women played a
large role in the posse.
To become a member and participate in search and rescue
call-outs, posse members had to
qualify in first aid and they and
their horses had to qualify in
search techniques in the field.
Posse members were required
to attend six search and rescue
drills each year.
The posse responded to numerous calls. One search was for a
13-year-old girl lost in Wonder
Lake. The posse also helped
search a Huntley farm for the
body of missing Barbara
Glueckert of Mount Prospect.
The posse’s largest call-out
search took place in 1982 when
an Air Force plane crashed near
Greenwood. Fourteen posse
members volunteered to search
for bodies and parts of the
plane.
Above posse members practice
recovery techniques north of Wonder
Lake.
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Back Row (Left to Right):
Erv Staveteig, Maxine
Martens, Dorothy Dulberger,
Gene Draut, Denise
Rowland, Dawn Beestra,
Barbara Ekman, Chris
McKee, Lil Wirtz, Pete
Ekman, Cindy McKee, John
Wick.
Front Row (Left to Right):
Bryan Wick, Jan Iverson, Bill
Wheeler, George Kanaly,
Donna Skinner, Nancy
Clemmons, Leo Draut,
Wendy Clemmons, Wayne
Clemmons
Absent: Ron Cutts, Connie
Cutts, Dave Hage, Pat Hage,
Karen Putman, Joanne
Needleman, Pauline
O’Farrell
F i r s t
f u l l - t i m e
1977
f e m a l e
p a t r o l
On January 3, 1977 Annetta
The presence of Gustafson on
Gayle Gustafson of Fox River
the Sheriff’s force can be cred-
Grove, a mother of two, was
ited to Sheriff Tyrrell.
sworn in by Sheriff Art Tyrrell as
the first full-time female Patrol
Deputy. Prior to, Gustafson
served as an Auxiliary Deputy.
Gustafson was born and raised
in Texas in a family of four girls
Annetta Gayle Gustafson
d e p u t y
and one boy.
On August 26, 2007, Gustafson
died in Tulsa, OK.
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November 24, 1981
road block stationed on the
near Hughes Road. Chief Dep-
A lone 35-year-old man came
roadway. The Chicago FBI office
uty George Hendle and Det.
into the Union Bank of Illinois
was also involved. The offender-
Tony Olszewski were injured in
and laid two sticks of dynamite
attempted to crash a blockade
the incident. The suspect died
and threatened to detonate it on
of two unmarked police vehicles
from his injuries, sustained in
the teller’s counter, demanding
the crash.
money. The robber was wearing
sunglasses, a hood and highneck sweater. He left the bank
with
between
$7,000.
$5,000
and
A description of the
vehicle and robber was broadcasted over the radio. McHenry
County Sheriff’s Police chased
the vehicle on Kishwaukee Valley Road before it ran into a
H O M I C I D E S
May 5, 1992
December 18, 1993
John Cumbee, a former Lake-
Beth Bosworth was in her sis-
moor Police Officer, was con-
ter’s
victed of murdering his ex-
nephew when an intruder broke
girlfriend, Kathleen Twarowski
in and killed her, then started
of Spring Grove. Kathleen was
the house on fire. Beth’s body
found in her vehicle, beaten to
was discovered by investigators
death a short distance from
after the fire. Neighbors were
Cumbee’s home.
Cumbee
able to rescue the little boy, but
was convicted and sentenced
Beth perished and it was deter-
to life in prison.
mined
home,
that
babysitting
she
had
stabbed. After a neighborhood
her
been
canvass they found Dale Kauke
living close by and he was
charged and convicted of murder. His motive remains a mystery.
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R E P O R T I N G
September 11, 1995
Voice-prompt reporting replaces officer’s traditional
method
A reporting system that once
took hours could be done in a
matter of minutes under a
new computerized reporting
system, brought completely
on-line, which allowed deputies to dial a special phone
number and verbally record
his or her report. This state
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of the art system was to take
half the time, had more details
and would get the officer back
on the road faster. After the
officer’s report was recorded,
the clerks in the office transcribed the information. Under the old system, the officers would physically have to
go and get the reports from
the Records Division. Under
the new system, up to 10 people could access information
via a computer terminal, and
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could sift through reports in a
timely manner.
Jan Weech, McHenry County Sheriff’s
records supervisor, works on one of
the two new Dictaphone transcribing
machines.
K K K
R A L LY
August 19, 1995
The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office, Woodstock Police and
eleven additional agencies
provided security at a Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan rally held
in front of the courthouse.
Fights and shoving matches
between klan supporters and
anti-protesters led to the arrest of five people, none of
whom were McHenry County
residents.
Det. Dan Reineking on the
roof top of the McHenry
County Government on the
look out during the Ku Klux
Klan rally.
(Left to Right) Sgt. Chris Pandre, Deputy Craig Ford, Deputy Randy
Vendegna, Deputy William Umbenhower, Deputy Andrew Zinke
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2005 — 2006
The McHenry County Correctional Facility took 22 months
to build and cost approximately $14.5 million. The first
and second floors of the facility are approximately 76,000
square feet in size and cost
$11.5 million to construct in
1991. A third floor was also
added on for approximately $3
million and was roughed in for
future expansion.
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In January of 2005, the facility
began a $11.9 million expansion and renovation project.
This project completed the third
floor, expanded the kitchen and
laundry facilities, and renovated/expanded the Booking
area. In addition, the front of
the facility was also constructed
which contains a new lobby,
Rights Court Room, video visitation area, and administrative
offices. A $6.5 million grant
from the Department of Home-
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land Security, U.S. Immigrations
and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
was received by McHenry
County for construction costs.
The third floor, which is approximately 45,000 square feet, was
built out to house Federal ICE
Detainees. The third floor
opened in October of 2005, and
the remaining construction was
completed in the Spring of
2006. The facility currently has
a total of 336 cells and 650
beds.
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Maximum Inmates
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1992
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336
650
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2010
On August 2, 2010, the
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Adult Correctional Facility
was awarded the American
Correctional Association (ACA)
accreditation. The McHenry
County Sheriff’s Office joins an
elite group of only 3.9 percent
of all Illinois county correctional facilities to be accredited.
The awarding of accreditation
was the culmination of a long
and arduous process that included a three day audit by a
panel of three certified ACA
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auditors from across the country. The audit included examination of 384 performance based
standards representing the correctional professions best practices of which 62 are mandatory. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Adult Correctional Facility
scored 100 percent compliance
on all applicable mandatory
standards and 94.2 percent on
non-mandatory standards. The
accreditation process also included an extensive examination of the facility and daily operations, as well as staff and
inmate interviews.
The process of accreditation
offers agencies the opportunity
to evaluate their operations
against national standards, to
remedy deficiencies, and to upgrade the quality of correctional
programming and operations.
The recognized benefits from
such a process include improved management, a defense
against lawsuits through documentation and the demonstration of “good faith” effort to improve conditions of confinement
and increased accountability.
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C A L E A
2011
On March 26, 2011, the
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office received Advanced Law
Enforcement Accreditation
from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
In order to be considered for
accreditation, the McHenry
County Sheriff’s Office had to
demonstrate compliance with
464 individual standards.
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Those standards ensure that an
agency is operating accordingly
to a best practices model established by CALEA. CALEA’s stated
goals for accreditation are to:
Strengthen crime prevention
and control capabilities
Improve service delivery
The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office is one of three sheriff’s
offices in Illinois, accredited by
CALEA.
The accreditation represents the
ongoing commitment to maintaining an excellent relationship
with the community we serve.
Solidify interagency cooperation and coordination
Increase community and
staff confidence in the
agency.
Michael E. Welu
(CALEA Manager)
May, 2011
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Personnel perform the clerical,
financial and personnel operations necessary to operate the
department. This section provides non-emergency telephone answering during normal business hours. This section performs the clerical personnel services. All bill payment and accounting functions go through the administrative section as do all personnel related functions.
Business Administrator
The person in this position
serves as the Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of the Sheriff’s
Office as well as the liaison
between the McHenry County
Sheriff’s Office and County
Administration. Responsibilities include ensuring accountability to the community
through careful planning and
execution of the approved fiscal budget and grant management. The Administrator also
works closely with division
commanders to assist and
provide leadership and guidance throughout the development of proposals and projects.
office manager is McHenry
County Sheriff’s Office Human
Resources Administrator. The
office manager works with the
auditors and purchasing department to ensure requisitions, expense reports, invoices and
check requests are accurate
and timely for vendor and division satisfaction.
EEO Officer
The responsibilities of the Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Officer include:
To assist the Sheriff in developing, implementing and
evaluating the organization’s
policies and procedures in
accordance with federal
laws prohibiting discrimina-
tion based on race, color,
religion, sex and/or sexual
harassment, national origin,
protects individuals who are
40 years of age or older, and
prohibit employment discrimination against qualified
individuals with disabilities.
Utilize recruiting efforts to
increase diversity of qualified applicants.
Oversee internal assignments: awards, promotions,
discipline, scheduling and
other such employee related
actions, in accordance with
federal laws.
Investigate and process
complaints of discrimination
and sexual harassment.
Office Manager
Coordinates many functional
aspects of the organization
the hiring process, reporting
payroll to the County, purchasing, maintaining employee
files, and assisting employees
with retirement planning. The
(Left to Right): Ellen Kalinowski (Administrative Specialist III), Donald Leist (EEO
Officer), Angela Wood-Zuzevich (Business Administrator), Laurie Berg (Clerk III),
Malisa Hildebrandt (Clerk II) and Cynthia Collado (Office Manager).
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The Court Security Division
consists of the chief of court
security, twenty-eight sworn
full time court security officers
and seven sworn part-time
officers. Their primary mission
is to ensure the safety and
security of everyone that enters the McHenry County Government Center.
There are eighteen courtrooms at the Government Center with a court security officer
assigned to each courtroom.
Court security officers provide
courtroom security during all
hearings, trials and whenever
court is in session. Court security officers open and close
the court and are responsible
S E C U R I T Y
The Communications Division
answers 911 and other police/fire calls, including all
911 cell phone calls via an
enhanced 911 system. The
system provides the dispatcher with the address the
911 call was placed from and
emergency information about
the address. The Sheriff's
Communication Division receives 911 calls from the unincorporated areas of
McHenry County as well as
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for the safety and security of the
judge, court officers and the
courtroom. Whenever a jury is
sequestered for overnight deliberations, a court security officer
will remain with the jury to provide security and to ensure that
no outside contact is made with
jurors.
In 2011, court security officers
screened a total of 529,688 persons entering the Government
Center and located nearly 8,217
items which are prohibited from
entering the facility.
There are court security
officers assigned to both
public entrances at the
Government Center and
their responsible is to staff
weapon screening stations.
For security purposes, everyone who enters the Government Center will be
screened upon entering the
building.
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
The Communications Division
consists of seventeen full time
telecommunicators. The division is commanded by a sergeant and assisted by two
communications supervisors.
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from the jurisdictions of eight
police departments and four
fire/rescue departments which
contract dispatch services with
the Sheriff. All dispatchers and
supervisors are Illinois LEADS
certified. They are certified
through "Power Phone" as Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Dispatchers and are certified
to issue pre-arrival medical instructions while the injured
or ill persons are waiting the
arrival of paramedic personnel.
The Premise Alert Program
(PAP) allows those with special needs or disabilities, or
their guardians, to provide
personal information to pub-
lic safety agencies in the State
of Illinois for dissemination to
police, fire, and EMS personnel. The information is stored
and maintained in a secure database and is provided to first
responders for McHenry County
via our computer aided dispatch
(CAD) system, prior to their arrival at the scene.
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PAT R O L
The Patrol Division responds
to emergency and nonemergency
calls
within
McHenry County, which is
611 square miles with a
population of 308,760 (as of
2011).
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The three primary patrol shifts
provide continuously uninterrupted 24/7 law enforcement
coverage patrolling in distinctly
marked squad cars.
The Patrol Division is divided
into three shifts comprised of
sixty deputies, an administrative specialist, nine sergeants, three lieutenants,
and a commander.
The deputies in the Patrol
Division investigate all crimes
and traffic accidents in our
jurisdiction that are reported
to the Sheriff's Office. In addition, the McHenry County
Sheriff's Police provide assistance to the local municipalities, assisting with major traffic crash investigations or
serious incidents.
There are several specialized
units within the Patrol Division which are utilized to provide services to all citizens of
McHenry County. These units
include:
K9 Unit
Major Crash Invest. Unit
Marine Unit
Motorcycle Unit
Snowmobile Unit
S.W.A.T.
Intelligence Unit
Traffic Unit
Truck Enforcement Unit
The Sheriff's Department maintains a program, commonly referred to as a "take home car
program", whereby each deputy
is assigned a squad car. This
program has been highly successful in the reduction of overall vehicle maintenance costs.
Sheriff's patrol cars are visible
throughout the McHenry County
communities where the deputies
reside. The program allows rapid
deployment of deputies during
man made or natural emergencies, thereby increasing the
sheriff's patrol presence in the
county.
All squad cars are equipped with
a laptop computer which allows
deputies to perform numerous
inquiries from the vehicle and
keeps them in continuous contact with the Sheriff's Office and
other deputies. The laptops
have increased the efficiency of
the deputies and reduced radio
traffic at the 911 dispatch center. McHenry County Sheriff's
Police deputies are well prepared and motivated to provide
the best service to the citizens
of McHenry County.
Desk Deputy
The desk deputy is stationed in
the main reception area of the
Sheriff's Office and processes
walk-in complaints and offers
general public assistance.
The desk deputy provides public
assistance in fraud and deceptive practices investigations,
including bad checks and
scams. The desk deputy is also
available to provide law enforcement assistance and service to
court security officers and other
areas within the Government
Center.
Deputy Cypher (Desk Deputy)
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S H E R I F F ’ S
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit operates four 22 foot "Almar"
patrol boats and two
"Boston Whaler" patrol
boats. These boats are
used on a seasonal basis
to patrol the twenty-eight
miles of the Fox River and
the McHenry County portion of the Chain of Lakes.
One smaller boat remains
available and stationed at
the Sheriff's Marine Patrol
Station at McHenry Locks
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and Dam. This boat can be
transported by trailer for investigative or patrol purposes
elsewhere in the county.
Duties and responsibilities of
the Sheriff's Marine Unit include:
Boating law enforcement
Boat safety inspections
Preventative patrol
Incident reporting
Boat accident investigation
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Providing waterway patrol
for agencies bordering the
Fox River
The boats are equipped with
radar units for nighttime
speed enforcement and portable breath test devices for
alcohol OUI enforcement. Our
emphasis is upon promoting
waterway safety through enforcement and assistance.
The Marine Unit works closely
with the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources, Fox
Waterway Agency and the
U.S. Coast Guard.
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The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Records Division is the central
repository for all criminal, arrest, traffic crash, miscellaneous reports, traffic citation
records and the original booking records for all prisoners
brought to the McHenry
County Correctional Facility.
C I V I L
By statutory requirement, the
County Sheriff is mandated to
serve all orders of the court,
including court orders, civil
complaints, summons and
subpoenas.
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The functions of the Records
Division is important to the effective delivery of law enforcement services and meeting the
management, operational and
information needs of the
agency.
The Records Division consists of
eight full time clerks and one
supervisor. The responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
the storage, retrieval and dissemination of all department
arrest and criminal history information according to state
and federal laws; the data entry of all offense, incident, traffic crash, citations, traffic stop
statistical study; the collection
of state and federal uniform
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crime reporting data and the
transmission of data to the
proper agencies as required.
In 2011 the Records Division
processed over 9,112 incident
and supplemental reports, over
1,312 traffic crash reports and
processed 8,379 inmate records.
D I V I S I O N
The civil process clerks process
more than 16,000 civil documents per year. Sheriff process
servers take these papers
throughout the county attempting delivery (service) upon businesses, individuals and property
alike. The types of documents
served range from property levies and evictions, subpoena to
appear in court and miscellaneous court orders.
The Civil Process Division consists of six full time process
servers, four full time clerks and
one part time clerk.
In 2011, the Civil Process Division received and processed
14,921 papers, 2,118 orders of
protection , 120 foreclosures
and scheduled 386 evictions.
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The Criminal Investigations Bureau consists of eleven detectives, four deputies and two
administrative specialists. The
Bureau is commanded by a
lieutenant and four sergeants.
The Criminal Investigations Bureau’s mission is to investigate
criminal acts committed within
McHenry County, identify offenders associated with said
acts, and to facilitate their
prosecution.
To accomplish
this mission the Bureau is comprised of the following:
Criminal Investigations
Division (C.I.D.)
Narcotics/Gang Division
Evidence Division
Apprehension Unit
Each division works in conjunction with the Patrol Division to
bring offenders to justice while
preserving the rights of the victim and the accused.
Criminal Investigations
Division (C.I.D.)
The division consists of a group
of highly trained detectives who
have a high level of expertise
and deploy a wide variety of
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techniques on everything from
lifting fingerprints to collecting
specimens for DNA analysis.
Each detective handles a wide
variety of complaints ranging
from domestic violence, property
crimes such as burglaries, to
overseeing complex crime scene
investigations, including but not
limited to homicides, sexual assaults, armed robberies, arson
and home invasions.
The detectives assist criminal
justice officials in preparing
criminal cases, in person and by
preparing reports, sketches, and
photographs and in addition,
give expert testimony in criminal
court cases. The division also
provides support, upon request
to other law enforcement agencies.
Narcotics Division
The Narcotics Division’s mission
is to create an environment free
of illegal drugs within McHenry
County and its communities,
schools and places of work. The
Narcotics Division is responsible
for enforcing and investigating
narcotics complaints and violations within McHenry
County. These investigations are generated by
citizen contacts, Crime
Stoppers’ reports and
officer initiated activities.
The Narcotics Division is
comprised of law enforcement officers from the
McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office and law enforce-
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ment agencies within McHenry
County.
Every detective assigned to the division receives
specialized training and has extensive knowledge of the narcotics trade, specializing in the recognition, apprehension and
prosecution of persons involved
in illegal drug activity.
The Narcotics Division focuses
on street and mid-level drug investigations, complaints and
also assists other law enforcement agencies with sensitive
investigations that require specialized equipment and technical expertise. In addition, the
division works closely with all
state and federal law enforcement agencies, which includes
North Central Narcotics Task
Force, the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigations,
and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The
Narcotics Division is also frequently requested by other law
enforcement agencies located
within McHenry County to provide assistance in investigating
narcotics and narcotics related
incidents.
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Gang Unit
The Gang Unit’s mission is to
identify, control and reduce
criminal activity by persons
identified or suspected of being gang members or associates. The Gang Unit is dedicated to addressing crimes
associated with gang activity
and is devoted to aggressively
prosecuting individuals involved in those crimes. In addition, the Gang Unit focuses
on providing intelligence data
and investigative assistance at
the local, state, and federal
level.
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The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office also coordinates the
county wide gang task force,
which is comprised of law enforcement officers from the
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office
and twelve law enforcement
agencies
within
McHenry
County. The Officers selected
for this unit are highly motivated
and are dedicated in taking a
stand against gangs in our community. Each Officer also receives specialized training in
gang investigation, suppression,
interdiction and identification.
Apprehension Unit
The Apprehension Unit’s mission
is to conduct investigations and
arrest local, state and federal
fugitives with outstanding warrants for crimes of violence,
drugs, sex offenses, and all
other criminal activity.
Other responsibilities of the
unit include conducting educational
presentations
to
schools, community groups,
and youth groups to educate
the public and provide youths
with information on viable alternatives to gang membership.
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The Apprehension Unit is
responsible for coordinating
and streamlining efforts and
attempts, which increases
the number of arrest warrants served.
Individuals assigned to the
Apprehension Unit receive
specialized training and are
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members of the U.S. Marshal’s
Task Force Chicago. This membership provides electronic surveillance, manpower, nationwide
networking, substantial federal
resources, and a point of contact between local and federal
law enforcement.
In addition, the Apprehension
Unit oversees and maintains a
“Deadbeat Parent” website and
a “McHenry County Most
Wanted” website, which features several of our area’s most
dangerous criminals.
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Evidence Division
The Evidence Division’s mission is to provide, secure, efficient control and storage of
property acquired by officers
during the course of their investigations and to safeguard
and properly dispose of all
property which comes into its
custody.
The effective investigation and
prosecution of a criminal offender relies heavily on the
careful,
methodical
and
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proper use of evidence. It is the
responsibility of the Evidence
Division to maintain not only the
integrity of each item of evidence but the integrity of its
chain of custody as well. The
safeguards in place ensure all
property coming into the Evidence Division’s possession is
processed in accordance with
state laws, and departmental
policies and procedures.
Other duties of the Evidence
Division include: Transporting
evidence to the Illinois State Po-
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lice Crime Lab for processing;
testifying in court cases; responding to major crime scenes;
provide access to evidence for
any prosecuting or defense attorneys; store vehicles that are
impounded, maintained as evidence, or held for forfeiture;
and store bio-hazardous materials taken as evidence.
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The Corrections Bureau consists of one hundred seventytwo correctional officers and
an administrative specialist.
The Bureau is commanded by
a chief, deputy chief, four lieutenants and fifteen sergeants.
Booking
In 2011 the McHenry County
Correctional Facility booked in
over 8,379 prisoners / detainees. These are persons arrested by local municipal police agencies or offenders remanded to jail by local or circuit courts. Booking is usually
the initial step when entering
a correctional facility. The detained person is searched for
any contraband before entering the facility. This task is
necessary for the safety and
security of the facility and to
prevent entry of any harmful
weapons or drugs that the person may have on them. The
booking process involves gathering the individual’s personal
information, which is entered
into a state of the art Jail Management System, capturing a
digital photo and taking electronic fingerprints which can
be sent to Bureau of Identification via “Livescan” technology. The booking process also
involves a medical screening
to identify a person with any
medical or psychological problems that may need treat-
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ment. Correctional officers assigned to Booking encounter a
wide variety of detainees. Some
are combative, verbally abusive,
many are under the influence of
drugs or alcohol, some are depressed or even suicidal, others
may be fearful, disrespectful
and mentally ill or even an escape risk.
viduals to prevent one group
from being too large or dominate. The Classification Division
uses the Illinois County Jail Standards and the Immigration Custom Enforcement Standards to
properly
assign
inmates/
detainees.
Classification
Correctional Officers assigned to
Central Control are a vital link in
providing for the safety and security of the facility and its personnel. Central control officers
monitor and control access to
176 security cameras and all
security doors within the facility.
For safety and security reasons,
correctional officers do not carry
keys that will open jail doors; all
doors are operated electronically by central control officers.
Individuals processed into the
McHenry County Correctional
Facility are interviewed by the
Classification Division prior to
being assigned to general population.
Classification works
closely with the medical and
mental health staff in properly
housing inmates/detainees who
are not suited for general population. Other factors that may
affect a person’s housing assignment are enemies or codefendants in the facility, gang
affiliations, attitude and behavior.
The general population sections
of the correctional facility are
comprised of a mixture of indi-
Central Control
In addition to monitoring and
controlling access within the
facility, central control officers
monitor and coordinate radio
communications within the jail,
facilitate prisoner transport, coordinate emergency response,
and monitor prisoner activity.
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R E S P O N S E T E A M
In 2003, Sheriff Nygren, in
conjunction with the
McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility, established a Correctional Emergency Response Team
(C.E.R.T.). The members
are highly trained in tactical
response for high risk emergency situations within the
correctional facility. It is the
mission of the Sheriff to operate a safe and humane
correctional facility. By establishing C.E.R.T., it is anticipated that the operations involving high risk or
emergency situations will
be conducted in such a
manner as to provide the
utmost possible security to
the public at large, our staff,
and the detainees/inmates of
the facility.
By maintaining an effective
C.E.R.T., facility safety and
security is enhanced. A ready
force of highly trained personnel is on hand to deal with
incidents without outside intervention. This helps to ensure the welfare of all inmates/detainees.
C.E.R.T. also has the ability
to assist other jails and agencies through mutual aid
agreements and strong relationships.
The benefits of an effective
C.E.R.T. also extends to other
areas of management and
concern. Staff morale is
higher, they feel safer, detainee/inmate discipline is
more easily maintained, and
legal liability is reduced. The
maintenance of C.E.R.T. can
also provide career opportunities for correctional officers
as well as fostering opportunities for team building.
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T R A I N I N G
The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office recognizes the importance of continued training for
all department employees.
The Training Division is dedicated to offering the best
training available. The division’s mission is to prepare all
Sheriff’s Office employees to
perform their duties at the
highest level.
The Training Division is responsible for facilitating and
instructing an in-house academy for all patrol and corrections recruits. Recruits are
also required to successfully
complete a formal officer
The responsibility for training
and qualifying these individuals in the proper use of a firearm is the responsibility of the
rangemaster. The rangemaster and the department's
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training program after completing the academy.
ing to our operational personnel
each year.
The Training Division offers a
wide range of in service
training programs for all
employees. This includes
both in-house training and
training courses scheduled at other locations.
The training offered covers
everything from job specific knowledge to career
development and leadership skills.
The Sheriff’s Office provides an average of 100
hours (per person) of train-
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Certain Sheriff's Office employees must carry a weapon as a
condition of employment.
Court security officers, patrol
deputies, and Correctional
officers are among those
members of the department
who are authorized to carry a
firearm.
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range officers plan, implement
and supervise all firearms training for over 300 employees in
the department.
In addition to live-fire training conducted at an outdoor range facility, the
Sheriff's Office provides a
Firearms Training Simulator. This system incorporates computer technology, laser fitted weapons,
pre-recorded scenarios,
and a trained instructor to
lead the trainee into train-
ing scenarios to judge reaction
to and ability to cope with deadly
force encounters.
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The Sheriff's garage employs a
staff of one supervisor and
four mechanics who provide
full time mechanical service
for a fleet of 254 county vehicles. Each sworn deputy has
an assigned take-home
marked squad car which is
serviced every 3000 miles.
These vehicles are retained
approximately seven years
and the Sheriff's mechanics are responsible for all
mechanical repairs, including rebuilding engines and suspension
systems. The garage is a
seven bay, fully equipped
facility to help keep the
vehicles in excellent mechanical condition.
All mechanics are GM certified. The mechanics service a
full line of vehicles, including,
but not limited to: police
squad cars, support vehicles,
K9 vehicles, a command
truck, a Mobile Armored Rescue Vehicle ( MARV), jail transport vehicles, motorcycles,
snowmobiles, a gator and all
watercrafts.
John Trotter
(Fleet Manager)
C U S T O D I A N S
The McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office employs a staff of four
custodians and one working
custodial supervisor to maintain the cleanliness of the
Sheriff’s Office facilities. This
includes the administrative
facilities, the adult correctional facility, the fleet management offices and the offsite training facilities.
The Illinois jail standards requires that the corrections /
jail area where prisoners are
housed, is maintained in a clean
and sanitary condition.
The complex housing of the
Sheriff's Office also requires
constant maintenance. This is
also the responsibility of custodians who work in conjunction
with building operations personnel.
Back Row (Left to Right): Robert “Bob”
Schierhorn, Terry Lester (Custodial
Supervisor). Front Row (Left to Right):
Kimberly Keck and Eugene “Gene” Pollet
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In the 1880s, inmates were booked via a jail log that contained handwritten information.
2011
As time moved forward, so did technology. The McHenry County
Correctional Facility now uses a high tech computerized system known as
“VisionJail.” This system has numerous search engine tools, which has
proven to be highly effective.
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(Left to Right): Chief Deputy Sheriff Harold Reese, Sheriff Lester “Doc” Edinger
and newspaper reporter George Sullivan reviewing evidence from an
investigation.
(4th person from the left): Chief Deputy Herald Reese, of the McHenry County
Jail, the grandfather of Correctional Officer William Reese.
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(Left to Right): Sheriff
John C. Carroll, Sheriff
George H. Hendle, Sheriff
Arthur T. Tyrrell and
Sheriff Henry A. Nulle, Jr.
Front Row (Left to Right):
J. Sellers, G. Voska, R.
Hunt, V. Holm, D. Mitchell
Back Row (Left to Right):
G. Corson, J. Eisele, E.
Baseggio, R. Joosten,
L. Kottke and Sgt. G.
Meyers
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June 24, 1979—Chief Deputy Henry Nulle appointed
Wayne Aten of Union as Captain of the Auxiliary.
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Front Row (Left to Right):
Douglas Mace, Thomas
Mishler, Chief Deputy Henry
Nulle, Ernest Foote, Gayle
Eckert, Randy Karls, Grace
Hoey
Back Row (Left to Right): John
Pawlik, Robert Gumprecht,
Edward Wilson, Roy Breede,
Richard Svihlik, Leon Zelvis and
Christ Fele
Front Row (Left to Right): Mike
Lukas, James Hein, Undersheriff
George Hendle, Angela Recklein,
Richard Bruce
Back Row (Left to Right): William
K. Carter, Evan Hoffman, Roger
Szewczyk, William Wacaser,
William Rowan, David Gregoria,
James Page, Stan Burchell,
Anna Ruzicka
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Front Row (Left to Right): Brett Seeling, Eric Butenschoen, Sandra Friske
and William Seeger
Back Row (Left to Right): Lt. Claudette Kennedy, Sgt. Terrance Brendle,
Kevin Harper, Thomas Hansen, Kevin Linak, John Scott Nies, Donald Garcia,
Christopher Anderson, Sgt. Dorothy Clifton, Harold Mitchell
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Front Row (Left to Right): Lt. Leslie Kottke, Lt. Glenn Olson, Capt. Laurence Fortin, Lt.
Matthew Schalz, and Lt. Herbert Cropp.
Back Row (Left to Right): Sgt. John Klasen, Coordinator & Civil Processor Inge Tyrrell,
Coordinator & Records Janet Weech, Sgt. Lawrence Macheroux, Sgt. David Shepherd,
Sgt. Thomas Sanders, Sgt. Charles Terrell, Sgt. James Connelly, Sgt. Melvin Hunt and
Sgt. Thomas Schroeder.
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Front Row (Left to Right): Sgt.
Fortin (standing), Deputy
Schroeder, Deputy Young and
Deputy Olson
Back Row (Left to Right): Deputy
Roberts, Deputy Dziewior and
Deputy Leganger
1980 Promotions
(Left to Right): Sheriff E.J.
LaMagdeleine, Lt. George
Hendle promoted to Captain,
Sgt. Larry Fortin promoted to
Lieutenant and Det. Glenn Olson
promoted to Sergeant
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Dep. Glenn Olson and a new 1975 Dodge Monaco squad car
Deputy Herb Cropp
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Major Robert Crabtree
Sgt. Pete Corson
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Deputy Craig Ford
Deputy Dick Heisler
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CO Elwyn Jones
CO Joseph Franzone
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Desk Deputy Don McCune
CO Keith Seegers
CO Dexter Barrows
CO Andrea Kelly
CO Gerald Broderick
Lt. Becky Cox
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CO Benjamin Essex
CO Kenneth Stein
(Left to Right): Lt. Tom Monday
and Sgt. Don Lockhart
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CO James Greco
CO Joseph Colditz
CO Verner Seaquist
Deputy Bob Sweeney
Fran Buckley and Bailiff Ted Pierce
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(Left back row) Sgt. Larry Macherox, Sheriff George Hendle, Det. Chris
Pandre. (Left front row) Det. Larry Clausen and Det. Tony Olszewski
(Left to Right): Sgt. Don Lockhart, Deputy Bob
Sweeney, Undersheriff Les Kottke
Deputy John Eppley
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Det. Beverly Hendle
Bailiff Casimer “Cas” Polizzi
Administrative Manager Sandy Tierney
Bryan Krause
Undersheriff Les Kottke
Sgt. Frank Sexton
Lt. John Klasen
Lt. Jeff Stafford
Lt. Herb Cropp
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Undersheriff Eugene “Gene” Lowery
Deputy William “Bill” Dooley
Bailiff Ted Pierce
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Captain Dave Shepherd
Captain Anton “Tony” Cundiff
Sgt. Dan Reineking
Court Security Officer Tom Blake
Administrative Manager
Elizabeth “Betty” Collins
Bailiff Bob Nolan
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Nancy Hulback
Deputy Randy Vendegna
Records Clerk Pat Hanson
Civil Process Server Joe Pistone
(Left to Right): Sgt. Don Lockhart, Sheriff Keith Nygren,
Undersheriff Gene Lowery
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Civil Division—Clerk III
Roberta Lamberts
Custodian Manager Bill Meyer
Kathy Seith, EEO
MCHENRY COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
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Utilizing the above resources, we have tried to capture accounts of memorable events, photos and facts of historical significance
for the past 175 years. We have taken information from newspaper articles and have used photographs from the McHenry
County Historical Society and Woodstock Public Library. We apologize for any credit to the original writers and photographers that
is missing.