Denver, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)– Alan Houston Johnson, age 44, of Davidson, North Carolina, was found guilty this afternoon of interference with a flight crew and abusive sexual contact on an aircraft, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. The guilty verdict came following a four-day jury[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Cameron McKoy, 18, of Chicago, was arrested early Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois, by the FBI and Western Illinois University Police Department in connection with his alleged involvement in a bomb threat made to Western Illinois University in October. McKoy is expected to make an initial appearance in[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.  A Park Ridge Police Lieutenant has been indicted on multiple charges of battery and official misconduct for beating two teen-aged boys who had vandalized his car in an incident that took place in 2006, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Jason Leavitt,[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…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– David C. Kernell, 23, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and obstructing justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney William C. Killian[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined today by Jody P. Weis, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD); and Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff, in announcing the arrest of a suspected serial bank robber who is[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2010.  A former Harvey resident has been charged with the murder of Metra Police Officer Thomas Cook following a long-term, joint investigation by the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, authorities announced today. State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that Jemetric[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A former professional baseball player scouting executive for the Chicago White Sox and two former scouts for the team in Latin America were indicted today on federal fraud charges of allegedly accepting kickbacks totaling approximately $400,000 from signing bonuses and contract buyouts paid to secure 23 prospective players[Read More…]

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…]