Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police asked the public’s help identifying a young man accused of damaging the inside of CVS Monday night. According to a statement released Wednesday by the PFPD, a young man allegedly threw glass bottles and knocked over display racks. The alleged incident occurred on Monday,[Read More…]
Law and Order
Downtown Park Forest Shooting Leaves Four Injured
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a shooting with multiple people injured which occurred outside of a theater venue on the 300 block of Artist Walk in Downtown Park Forest shortly after 1:00 a.m. on May 23, 2021, police said in a statement Sunday. The shooting[Read More…]
Latin Dragons Nation Member Sentenced to 240 Months Imprisonment
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jonathan Arevalo, 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 240 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Bell. According[Read More…]
Former Adminstrator, Supervisor of Illinois Secretary of State Department of Vehicle Services Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former administrator and supervisor for the Illinois Secretary of State’s Department of Vehicle Services, Candace Faye Wanzo, 58, of Centralia, Ill., has been ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the Secretary of State’s Office and the Illinois Department of Revenue. During the video[Read More…]
Man Indicted for Shooting Gun on Federal Property During the May 2020 Protest
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, returned an indictment charging an Indianapolis man with a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. According to court documents, Tyrone Ross, 29, was in downtown Indianapolis on May 30, 2020, protesting the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Former Mayor James Snyder of Portage, Ind., on Bribery Charge
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury March 19 convicted the former mayor of Portage, Ind., on a bribery charge for soliciting and pocketing money in connection with the awarding of city contracts. The jury in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind., convicted JAMES SNYDER, 43, of Portage, Ind., on one count[Read More…]
COVID-19 Vaccination Card Fraud: FBI-Chicago Warns Illinois Residents
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning Illinois residents about the dangers involved in the illegal sale of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards and other COVID-19 scams. Vaccination cards are intended to provide recipients of the coronavirus vaccine with important information regarding the type of[Read More…]
Rockford Man Charged in Federal Court With Bank Robbery
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF-) A Rockford man was indicted by a federal grand jury for the robbery last month of a bank in Rockford. DEMONTRION DESHAN PHILLIPS, 27, took approximately $5,930 from the Midland States Bank branch, 1700 N. Alpine Rd. in Rockford, on April 7, 2021. Phillips is charged with one count of[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Sentenced to One Year and One Day of Imprisonment
Following Conviction for Conspiracy to Corruptly Obstruct, Influence, and Impede an Official Proceeding Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Janette Ingram, 29, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody to twelve months and one day of imprisonment following her guilty plea to conspiracy to corruptly obstruct, influence,[Read More…]
Child Sexual Predators Sentenced for Sexual Abuse and Online Exploitation
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- An Indianapolis man and woman were each sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child, including producing child pornography with the minor victim, and for distributing and receiving child pornography. A federal grand jury previously indicted them and two others in September 2019. Bennie[Read More…]
