The Park Forest Police Station on a slightly warmer day. (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[Read More…]
Law and Order
Downstate Cops Post ‘Drug House’ Signs
Belleville, IL–(ENEWSPF)–he Belleville Police Department has a new tactic in fighting the drug trade in the city — signs pointing out to the public houses and apartments where police say drugs are sold. A sign placed outside an apartment building earlier in the week said in bold, red letters: “Warning![Read More…]
Man Pleads Not Guilty To Alleged Drug-Fueled Fatal Hit-And-Run
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man who prosecutors say was driving in a drug-fueled haze pleaded not guilty Friday to striking and killing a 48-year-old Rogers Park woman and severely injuring her son in late December. Ralph Eubanks of the 1400 block of North Sedgwick was indicted Jan. 19 on one count[Read More…]
Two New Jersey Executives Each Sentenced to 27 Months in Jail for Roles in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Former co-owners of a New Jersey-based computer services provider were each sentenced to 27 months in jail for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced. Benjamin Rowner and Jay H. Soled, former owners of DeltaNet Inc., were also each sentenced to[Read More…]
U.K. Firm Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft to Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a two-count criminal information in connection with its illegal export of commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran, announced[Read More…]
Resident of India Pleads Guilty in International Online Brokerage ‘Hack, Pump and Dump’ Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– A resident of India pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges arising from an international fraud scheme to "hack" into online brokerage accounts in the United States and use those accounts to manipulate stock prices, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal[Read More…]
Madigan Suit Against Washington County Contractor Alleges Failure To Fulfill Home Improvement Contracts
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit in Washington County Circuit Court alleging that a local home repair contractor solicited contracts and collected fees for work that the contractor failed to perform or completed in a substandard manner. Madigan’s suit alleges that Everett and Myra Henson, who operate[Read More…]
Niles Police Officer Charged in Theft of Funds from Deceased Victim
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A north suburban police officer was arrested today and charged with stealing money from a man who had been discovered dead in his room at a YMCA facility in Niles, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced. Niles Police Officer William Christie, 48, was charged with theft and[Read More…]
High School Referee Charged With Child Porn
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A two-month long investigation has led to felony child pornography charges against an Arlington Heights man, according to the Office of Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. Larry Moser, 57, of the 600 block of West Burning Tree Lane, Arlington Heights, was charged with aggravated child pornography[Read More…]
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Search for Driver in Hit And Run Accident
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Cook County Sheriff’s Police are asking for the public’s assistance for information related to a fatal hit and run accident that occurred Tuesday night in Ford Heights. The victim, Ronald Sims, 61, of Hazel Crest, was riding his bike on Cottage Grove near 11th Street when[Read More…]