Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart issued the following statement: On Monday, February 13, 2012, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the victim was traveling east bound on 107th St. approaching 104th avenue in his black in color, Buick Lacrosse vehicle, when he accidentally cut off an individual (possibly male[Read More…]
Local Police Reports
Park Forest Police Reports for February 16, 2012
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Former Park Forest Mayoral Candidate Charged With Felony Burglary
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Park Forest mayoral candidate was charged with one felony count of burglary last week when police were dispatched to investigate a report of a suspicious person. Police were called to the 400 block of South Orchard Drive on February 8 when someone called police and[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Launches Consumer Protection Working Group to Combat Consumer Fraud
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Consumer Protection Working Group, formed under President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF), convened its first meeting in Washington, D.C., today to address consumer fraud, which can financially cripple households and can cause extensive losses to our economy. The newly created group will work across[Read More…]
Chicago Police Sergeant and Officer Charged with Stealing $5,200 from Individual They Believed was Transporting Drug Proceeds
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago police sergeant and a patrol officer were arrested last night on federal charges alleging that they stole $5,200 in government undercover funds from a cooperating individual who they believed was transporting the cash for drug dealers. The sergeant, Ronald Watts, and the officer, Kallatt Mohammed, both[Read More…]
Marion County Law Enforcement Receives More Than $500,000 in Seized Drug Proceeds
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Who says there’s no money in drugs? Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, joined by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley, held a press conference on February 13 to present Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry and Indianapolis Public Safety Director Frank Straub[Read More…]
Public’s Help Sought in Search for ‘Man in Black’ Bank Robber
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking for the public’s help in identifying the individual depicted on the below wanted flyer, dubbed the “Man in Black” robber, who is responsible for the armed robbery of[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on $37.8 Million State Police Forensic Laboratory in Belleville
New Building Will Create 260 Jobs and Provide State-of-the-Art Forensic Capability for Area Law Enforcement BELLEVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by state and local officials to break ground on the $37.8 million State Police Metro-East Forensic Science Laboratory in Belleville, a facility that will provide the[Read More…]
Arrest Made in ‘Wicker Park Bandit’ Investigation
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suspect in a string of as many as 10 bank robberies in and around Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood was arrested late Wednesday night, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. Grant was joined in[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Woman Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets from Motorola Before Attempting to Travel to China
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former software engineer for Motorola, Inc., now Motorola Solutions, Inc., a telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, was found guilty February 8 of stealing Motorola trade secrets. The defendant, Hanjuan Jin, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, possessed more than 1,000 electronic and paper Motorola proprietary documents[Read More…]
