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Felony Burglary: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through June 21, 2021

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 21, 2021. Charges for those arrested include felony burglary, DUI, and domestic battery. Felony Burglary: Police Blotter Reports Through June 21, 2021 Felony Burglary, Felony Vehicular Invasion Robert D. Smith, 36, 376 Wilshire St., Park Forest, was arrested on June[Read More…]

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Federal Gun Trafficking and Drug Dealing Charges Filed Against Chicago Man

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a loaded submachine gun and dealing cocaine in the city. JOSUE CANALES, 28, knowingly transferred a loaded Israeli Military Industries Model submachine gun to another individual on Dec. 15, 2020, according to an indictment returned in U.S.[Read More…]

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Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her Chief of Staff on bribery offenses for allegedly conspiring to receive home improvements from construction contractors seeking city assistance for a development project in Austin’s Far South Side ward. Austin, 72, of Chicago,[Read More…]

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Feds Accuse Three Men of Unlawfully Dealing or Possessing Firearms in Chicago

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three men have been charged in a federal indictment with unlawfully dealing or possessing firearms in Chicago. JOHNATHAN BURGOS, 28, of Chicago, illegally dealt firearms in Chicago from January to March of last year, according to an indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Chicago.  Burgos also illegally[Read More…]

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Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Conspiracy to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 21, 2021, against Abdul G. Alsamah, 51, formerly of Springfield, Ill., for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. Prior to his conviction, Alsamah[Read More…]

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Rockford Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Threatening To Kill Deputy U.S. Marshal

Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for threatening to kill a deputy U.S. Marshal. GIANNI GASPARE ANTHONY CARDENAS, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.  U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr., imposed[Read More…]

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