CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2010.  Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez recently announced formation of a first-of-its-kind task force to investigate and prosecute the crime of organized retail theft and fencing, a growing consumer problem that drives up costs for businesses as well as their customers. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Regional[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- United Water Services Inc., the former contract operator of the Gary Sanitary District wastewater treatment works in Gary, Indiana, and two of its employees were charged today with conspiracy and felony violations of the Clean Water Act in a 26-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury, the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police arrested a man on Sunday, November 28, who they say had a Blood Alcohol Content more than three times the legal limit. According to the police report, on that date at approximately 9:45 p.m., officer Mannino was on patrol in a vehicle traveling northbound on Western[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Southtown Star: A Park Forest veterinarian whose license was again recently suspended is now criminally charged in connection with dogfighting, Cook County sheriff’s police said Friday. Dr. Gary Robert Friederich, 64, is accused of failing to report suspected dogfighting and lying about rabies vaccines after[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2010.  Bond was set at $ 1 million today for two suburban men charged with bilking an insurance industry association out of more than $ 1 million dollars in a scheme that spanned six years, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced today. Harvey Cruz, 46, of Plainfield,[Read More…]

Morgan Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From Chicago Breaking News: A Park Forest teen accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend, her mother and a younger sister in their Morgan Park apartment was caught by police several blocks away, his clothes drenched in blood, authorities said this morning. Denzel Pittman, 18, of the 100 block[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined today by Tim McCarthy, Chief of the Orland Park, Illinois Police Department, in asking for the public’s help in identifying the individuals responsible for the October 7, 2010 armed robbery[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: ENEWSPF) 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 local[Read More…]