Police Investigations

Do police actually investigate reports of crimes before they run out and charge someone? Or do they take just the word of a complaining party and then issue citations or tickets or make arrests without checking even the most basic of facts?

Lately, there has been a rash of such court cases. Greg Kachka was charged with disorderly conduct by an Island Lake Village Trustee and the Village Clerk; the case was recently dropped, but only after considerable embarrassment (and expense) to Greg.

Another example was the Carpentersville case involving two neighbors, one of whom was a Village Trustee. That case, too, was dropped.

And yet one more example is the case of Viking Dodge vs. Wayne Beto. This case is two years old, and I've been told there have been 11 - ELEVEN - continuances. Why would a judge tolerate this? Why would Wayne's lawyer tolerate it? Why didn't the judge draw the line in the sand after the second continuance and tell the plaintiff to get on with his case or he, the judge, would throw it out???

Soon I'll have information for you about several other stupid cases. When you read these stories, you'll be shaking your heads and wondering what we are getting for our money when we hire people to run things. Maybe we need Judge Judy right here in McHenry County to hear a case and make a decision in 30 minutes, including commercials!