Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2010.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that a Peoria County man was arrested this week on child pornography charges. He is the 16th suspect now charged since Madigan began a crackdown in August, targeting the most active participants in downloading and trading child pornography on the Internet.[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A serial bank robber dubbed the "Swine Flu Bandit" has struck four more times since Thursday. This brings his robbery total to 10—eight in Chicago, one in Oak Lawn, and one in northwest Indiana. The banks hit most recently are all Chase bank branches, located 4809 South Ashland[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Over the past 72 hours, local law enforcement agencies concluded their investigative efforts in conjunction with Operation Cross Country V, a three-day national enforcement action as part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative. The operation included enforcement actions in 40 cities throughout the nation and led to the[Read More…]

From ABC News: Steven Hayes was sentenced to death by a Connecticut jury today for his role in the deadly 2007 home invasion that killed Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters. The verdict came halfway through day four of deliberation for the jury that spend the whole weekend holed up[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Over the past 72 hours, the FBI, its local and state law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) concluded Operation Cross Country V, a three-day national enforcement action as part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative. The operation included enforcement actions in[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police were dispatched to a business in the 300 block of Sauk Trail on November 2 to investigate a report of battery to an employee. According to police, the suspect, a black male between 45 and 55 years of age, wanted to buy two packs of cigars[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) 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…]

Dayton, OH–(ENEWSPF)– Marc Norman Greenberg, 33, of Centerville, was sentenced in United States District Court to 24 months in prison as punishment for possessing child pornography and transmitting obscene materials over the Internet. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and Keith L. Bennett, Special[Read More…]

Dallas, TX–(ENEWSPF)– Timothy Honnoll, 39, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez to an Information charging receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks, of the Northern District of Texas. Honnoll faces a maximum statutory sentence of not less than five years or more than[Read More…]

Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)– James Cifala, age 47, of Edgewater, Maryland, formerly a lieutenant with the Anne Arundel County Police Department, pleaded guilty today to receiving child pornography. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Richard A.[Read More…]