Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man was arrested and charged after he allegedly permitted a juvenile to drive, police said. The officer suspected that the man was intoxicated, but his breathalyzer test later came in just under the .08 limit, according to police. Travis D. McClore, 324 Farragut St.,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Vehicular Hijacking: Police Reports Through June 2, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 2, 2020. Charges for those arrested include battery, domestic battery, and aggravated vehicular hijacking. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any way that[Read More…]
Teen Faces Drawn Weapon After Allegedly Fleeing Stolen Car: Police Reports Through May 26, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A teen not old enough to drive found himself facing an officer with a drawn weapon after he allegedly ran from a car that had been reported stolen. These police reports include arrests through May 26, 2020. Charges for those arrested include possession of a stolen motor[Read More…]
COVID-19: One More Succumbs, Toll Now 19 in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- We have not done an assessment of the numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Park Forest region in a dozen days. At that time, Chicago Heights had just topped 500 cases and the number of deaths by day was tapering in Cook County. Eighteen people from Park[Read More…]
Police: Man Allegedly Pulls Revolver on Another Man Over Traffic Spat
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man allegedly pulled a revolver on a second man after the two had a traffic spat, according to police. The two allegedly exchanged words while driving and pulled over into the parking lot at 7-Eleven on Sauk Trail, although the nature of the words[Read More…]
Domestics and Trespassing: Police Reports Through May 19, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These reports include incidents through May 19, 2020. They include an incident involving a charge of trespassing and other incidents involving charges of domestic battery. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 12, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include incidents through May 12, 2020. Charges for those arrested include domestic battery, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any way that[Read More…]
HOME SAFE – Silver Alert: Have You Seen William H. Foster?
UPDATE FROM THE PFPD:Mr. Foster was located in good health in Matteson and has safely been returned home. Thank you for your help. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man last seen around 5:15 PM leaving CVS Pharmacy, 1 Main Street. 77-year-old[Read More…]
Note to Self: You Are White, So You Are Part of the Racist Problem in America
“When a racial group’s collective prejudice is backed by the power of legal authority and institutional control, it is transformed into racism, a far-reaching system that functions independently from the intentions or self-images of individual actors.”— DiAngelo, Robin J.. White Fragility (p. 20). Beacon Press. Kindle Edition. CommentaryBy Gary Kopycinski[Read More…]
COVID-19: Except Cicero, New Cases Appear to Be Tapering in Area
Chicago Heights Tops 500 Cases Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With the exception of Cicero, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the 30 towns we survey appears to be tapering — and that is welcome news. Cicero, Illinois, still leads Cook County in the number of cases of COVID-19, now with[Read More…]
