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…]

ROCKFORD-(ENEWSPF)- A Roscoe, Illinois man pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from a local credit union. Thomas A. Miles, 42, the former collections supervisor of Rock Valley Federal Credit Union, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court with embezzling funds from October 2007 to August 2010, totaling approximately $122,110.80, from the[Read More…]

One of the Longest Health Care Fraud Sentences Imposed in the Central District of California Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2012. The pastor of a now defunct Los Angeles church who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in prison for his[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village officials report there was a home invasion in the 0 – 100 block of Monee Road on December 20. Police had two men in custody. One was a juvenile who lives on Osage Street and the other was a 23-year-old who lives in Chicago. Neither individual was[Read More…]

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…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- One would think that someone who allegedly had illegal drugs in-house would try to stay under the radar. One would think. Police were patrolling on foot in the area of Algonquin Street and Allegheny Street due to the anticipated shooting of firearms for New Year’s Eve. It[Read More…]

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 dubbed the “Tire Iron Bandit,” who is wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Willow Springs bank on[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 39-year-old Bolingbrook man was arrested earlier today on charges he recruited and forced a minor female to engage in prostitution. The arrest was announced by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Patrick J. Fitzgerald,[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A metro-east resident was sentenced December 13, 2011, in the United States District Court in East St. Louis, for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and evade the payment of federal income taxes and for making false statements on a mortgage loan application, the United[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Twin brothers Eric Coley and Derrick Coley were sentenced December 14 by United States District Court Judge Charles R. Norgle, Sr. to serve 12 years in prison for their supervisory roles in a scheme to defraud Sprint and its customers. The defendants, 33-year-old Chicago natives, each pleaded guilty[Read More…]