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Driver Detained in Rockford After Two Found Dead in Sycamore Home

Police used license-plate readers to locate a vehicle missing from the residence, leading to the stop.

Overview

  • Deputies responded around 8:40 a.m. to the 1300 block of Oakland Drive in unincorporated Sycamore after a relative requested a well-being check.
  • Deputies found two people dead inside the home, and officials have not released their names or how they died.
  • Investigators learned a vehicle was missing from the residence, and license-plate readers later located it in the Rockford area about 35 miles away.
  • Winnebago County deputies stopped the vehicle and detained the driver as part of the DeKalb County investigation.
  • Sycamore schools briefly implemented a soft lockdown as a precaution before normal operations resumed, and authorities asked the public to share tips with the sheriff's office or Crime Stoppers.