Update August 14, 1:05 PM: As noted below, prior to the shootout with police, the first victim was take to Advocate Christ Hospital. That man “has been released from the hospital after being treated for multiple gunshot wounds,” according to Park Forest Police Chief Christopher Mannino. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two Chicago Pharmacy Technicians Indicted for Stealing Opioids and Selling Them for a Profit
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Pharmacy technicians Elizabeth Cruz, 33, of Stone Park, and Jacqueline Green, 27, of Chicago, who worked at Allcare Discount Pharmacy, 2700 West North Avenue in Chicago, were charged with allegedly stealing more than 56,000 pills of Hydrocodone and selling them for a profit.[Read More…]
Report: Home on Oswego Street Burglarized
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former resident of a home in the 300 block of Oswego Street returned to the home on July 26 to pick up some items she had left behind. When she arrived, she discovered that the home had been burglarized. The complainant was evicted from the home[Read More…]
Crete Man Talks Himself Into an Arrest: Police Reports Through July 30, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This coverage represents reports from July 25 through July 30, 2018. There is one additional report from this batch we will not publish tonight. We requested some clarification of charges on that one. Charges this week were filed after a Crete man talked himself into an[Read More…]
Owners of Five Chicago-Area Restaurants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Underreporting of Gross Receipts
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The owners of five Chicago-area restaurants are facing criminal tax charges as part of a federal investigation into the underreporting of gross receipts. The charges allege that the restaurant owners willfully avoided paying the full amount of federal taxes by reporting gross receipts[Read More…]
Mishawaka Man Sentenced to 68 Months in Prison in Child Pornography Case
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Justice announced Monday that Brendan R. Eiler, 33 years old, of Mishawaka, IN, was sentenced after pleading guilty of receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio handed down the sentence. The Court imposed a sentence of 68[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed: Prison Counselor Allegedly Raped Prisoner Repeatedly
Officials transferred victim to another prison in retaliation for reporting Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2018 Contact: Megan Groves A lawsuit was just filed on behalf of “Jane Doe,” a survivor who alleges that she was the victim of repeated sexual assaults by correctional counselor Richard Macleod. These assaults occurred while Ms. Doe[Read More…]
DOJ: Two Randolph County Men Indicted for Methamphetamine Offense
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On July 18, 2018, two Randolph County residents were indicted for an alleged methamphetamine offense, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced August 2. Lewis D. Higgins, 54, and David Bereitschaft, 39, both of Tilden, were charged in a one-count indictment charging[Read More…]
Michigan City Man Charged in the Robbery of Three Banks
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Jason Jay Cheek, 41 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was charged in U.S. District Court in a Criminal Complaint with Bank Robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. U.S. Attorney Kirsch said, “Bank robbers put the lives of bank employees and customers at risk. I will continue to work[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Raise Alarm About Toy Guns
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police raised an alarm about toy guns Wednesday afternoon on Facebook. Consider the guns pictured above. In a moment you might see someone holding such a gun and think that it is real. These guns look like weapons, the type that might fire bullets. But[Read More…]
