Cleveland, OH–(ENEWSPF)– Zubair Ahmed was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Khaleel Ahmed was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison today for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven M. Dettelbach. “These sentences send a strong[Read More…]
Law and Order
Police Nab 3 Juveniles in Residential Burglary on Douglas
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Three juveniles were arrested in connection with a robbery incident in the 400 block of Douglas Street on July 4. An officer was dispatched to the residence to investigate a report of a residential burglar alarm. The responding officer discovered three juveniles, ages 12 and 13, standing[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for July 12, 2010
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…]
Park Forest Man Charged with First Degree Murder in Death of 3-Month-Old Daughter
Kejuan Hunt. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest man was charged with first degree murder Saturday in connection with the July 3 death of his 3-month-old daughter. According to a press release issued by the Park Forest Police Department, on July 2, 2010, Park Forest Police and Fire[Read More…]
Teen Driver Takes Police on 100+ MPH Car Chase
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A juvenile was arrested on June 28 and charged with aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude, no valid driver’s license, leaving the scene of an accident, and curfew violation after an officer observed a vehicle driving suspiciously on Westwood Drive near Rich East High School. After stopping[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for July 5, 2010
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…]
Five Brothers Charged in Alleged Human Trafficking Scheme that Smuggled Young Ukrainian Migrants
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– An indictment unsealed earlier this week in Philadelphia charged Omelyan Botsvynyuk, Stepan Botsvynyuk, Mykhaylo Botsvynyuk, Dmytro Botsvynyuk, and Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, a/k/a Yaroslav Churuk, with extortion and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation, the Justice[Read More…]
DuQuoin Woman Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Scheme
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 30, 2010, TARA S. PRINCE, age 36, of DuQuoin, Illinois, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, to 21 months in federal prison, ordered to pay[Read More…]
Additional Charges Filed in Chicago Towing Investigation
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Criminal charges against a sixth Chicago Police Officer were unsealed today as part of an ongoing investigation into bribes and extortion involving the automotive towing industry in Chicago. The charges were announced today by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of[Read More…]
Suburban Man Charged In Connection With Manufacture and Distribution of Child Pornography
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Roselle, Illinois man was arrested at O’Hare International Airport after being charged with child pornography violations, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). GARY CHEETHAM, age 54,of 104 East Pratt Boulevard in the western suburb, was arrested[Read More…]