Park Forest Police in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department reminds you to lock your vehicles overnight: We’ve recently seen an increase in theft’s from unlocked cars overnight, especially in multi-family areas. Making sure your car is locked and the windows are rolled up[Read More…]
Law and Order
FBI: Week in Review-South Bend
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that: Pleas: Timothy Johnson, 49, of Mishawaka, Indiana, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Christopher Nuechterlein to the felony offense of the bank robbery of First Source Bank in South Bend. Magistrate Nuechterlein is recommending that the district court accept the tendered[Read More…]
FBI: Tamms Woman Guilty of Bank Robbery
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 14, 2012, Franchie Farmer, 39, of Tamms, Illinois, formerly of Thebes, Illinois, was convicted by a jury in Benton, Illinois, of armed bank robbery and using a firearm during a crime[Read More…]
Alleged International Credit Card Trafficker “Badb” Extradited from France to the United States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, aka “BadB” of Moscow, an alleged international credit card trafficker thought to be one of the most prolific sellers of stolen credit card data, has been extradited from France to the United States to face criminal charges filed in the District of Columbia and[Read More…]
Former Chief Financial Officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. Delton de Armas, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (TBW), was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW. De Armas was sentenced[Read More…]
Anita Alvarez: Guilty Plea in 1977 Murder Case
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A man charged with the murder of a high school classmate in 1977 pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to 22 years in prison, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Fred Rogers, 51, formerly of Flossmoor, was charged with the murder of Ken Hellstrom,[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Not Associated With Neighborhood Crime
Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. The establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries does not adversely impact local crime rates, according to a federally funded study published in the July issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Investigators at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) examined whether the[Read More…]
Robbery of Charter One Bank Branch in Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An armed robbery occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. this morning at the Charter One Bank branch located at 102nd and Ewing in Chicago. A lone male entered the bank, brandishing a handgun. He demanded cash and once provided with cash, he fled the bank on foot. There were[Read More…]
FBI: Nineteen Charged in Humboldt Park Drug Sweep
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nineteen Chicago-area men, many suspected members or associates of the of the Imperial Gangsters street gang, were arrested yesterday by FBI special agents and Chicago Police officers assigned to the FBI’s Joint Task Force on Gangs, culminating a nearly three-year long investigation that targeted illicit drug and firearms[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues South Suburban Home Improvement Supply Company
Attorney General Alleges Manufacturer Bilked Consumers of $90,000 as Shutdown Loomed Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed suit against a defunct south suburban home improvement supply company for failing to refund Cook County homeowners more than $90,000 in down payments for orders that were never fulfilled after[Read More…]
