ROCKFORD In an incident with consequences for the city s proposed casino, a pair of friends were driving around last summer in Ogle County looking for a house party that an acquaintance told them was being thrown at an Airbnb rental.
After navigating a half-mile driveway at the Weldon Road address they were given, they were greeted by Joseph Castrogiovanni instead of the revelers they expected, according to Ogle County Sheriff s Department reports obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request.
The 69-year-old owner of Giovanni s Restaurant and Convention Center had been alerted by an automated lighting and alarm system that a car was on his private drive in Ogle County southwest of Rockford.
to push we re already seeing lightning this morning and even severe thunderstorm warnings out there. the ingredients are in place again today, we have warm moist air coming in from the south. we have dry air approaching from the west. behind the front and so with the warm temperatures the very dry air, the clashing of the two air masses we are going to be able to get severe storms again today. in the 80s across the east coast, in the 60s on the other side so quite a temperature difference we re looking at the possibility of severe storms from new orleans, montgomery augusta, i think the severe storms will hold off until after the golfers play today. but we could see storms later today there. raleigh, charlotte, large hail damaging winds, the possibility of isolated tornadoes again today. so folks need to be on the lookout again today, have the plan know where to go if severe weather strikes your area. jennifer good warning, thanks for keeping an eye on that. joining us now is ogle
lightning. as we speak, we have a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 a.m. eastern time that includes charleston west virginia. as the storms continue to push east the front behind it the ingredients are in place again today for another possible severe weather day. we have very warm temperatures ahead of the front. temperatures are in the 70s and 80s along the east coast and the south. and that will be the area to watch today. we are going to see possible severe weather anywhere from new orleans through atlanta, charlotte, raleigh, even including the d.c. area could see very gusty winds, large hail even the possibility of an isolated tornado. chris in. all right, jennifer we know it s moving we ll check back with you in a little bit. let s get the situation on the ground now. joining us by phone is ogle county sheriff, brian van vickle he s protector and a victim in this situation. do we have you, sheriff? okay. sheriff, can you hear us? good morning. good to have you. can yo