No Charges Filed After Crystal Lake Standoff

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL -- No charges will be filed following a standoff Monday night in Crystal Lake. Authorities were called to the 400 block of Charlotte Avenue at about 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they heard a long bang and, thinking it might be a gunshot, sent out a Nixle alert asking residents to avoid the area due to the police activity, the Northwest Herald reports.

They also asked residents to stay inside.

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McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sandra Rogers said authorities later learned the sound of a windshield breaking, and not a firearm discharging, was actually what they heard. A 25-year-old man who barricaded himself inside was the only person home at the time, according to the article.

He came out of the home and was taken to the hospital for mental health reasons, the newspaper reports.

Authorities sent out a second Nixle alert at about 11 p.m. to let residents know the scene had been cleared.

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