Ogle County Sheriff

An 18-year-old Mount Morris man charged with attempted murder, and who one of his purported victims said has mental health issues, was released from jail Thursday with a list of conditions he must obey to remain free, including submitting to inpatient treatment.

A 4-year-old rural Monroe Center child died Thursday in a Rockford hospital after being attacked by a dog, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday on its website.

The Handle With Care Program launched Wednesday in Ogle County, and aims to ensure that children exposed to crime, violence or abuse get appropriate interventions so they can succeed in school to the best of their ability, Sheriff Brian VanVickle wrote in a Facebook post.

An 18-year-old Mt. Morris man is in Ogle County jail, charged with attempted murder after, according to the charging document, he hit a 62-year-old woman in the head with a dumbbell, then tried to strangle her, and also bit a piece of a toe off another woman older than 60.

A 56-year-old Leaf River woman who police say went after the same person three times in eight days is charged with aggravated battery.

Three Oregon School District staff members were lauded for their response during a Nov. 28 crash where a school bus carrying 26 students and two adults was rear-ended. No life-threatening injuries were reported.

Ogle County law enforcement is searching for a former Chana man and IDOC parolee now also accused of taking part in a stabbing in Rochelle in early October.

A former Ogle County deputy charged with DUI, leaving the scene of a crash and improper lane usage was sentenced to an added charge of reckless driving, given a year’s supervision and fined $945.

A 43-year-old Freeport man died following a two-vehicle crash on the evening of Oct. 25, southwest of Forreston.

A tip to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of a rural Oregon man and registered sex offender who’s now charged with eight counts of possessing images of child sexual abuse.

A 22-year-old Polo woman died in Sunday in a one-vehicle crash in the 2600 block of North Summerhill Road, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department said in a news post.

Two people were killed Saturday when their van crashed around 10:30 a.m.n south of Byron, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office said.

To avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, the Ogle County state’s attorney asked for and was granted a special prosecutor in the case of a now-former deputy charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash.

A Mount Morris man was upgraded to serious condition in the wake of a collision Wednesday at Mud Creek and Leaf River roads.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office wants to talk to the driver of a black Audi with Indiana plates that superintendents in Creston and Kings say was taking photos from the road in front of their schools.