Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through February 4, 2020. Charges for those arrested include domestic battery, felony domestic battery, and leaving the scene of an accident. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not[Read More…]
Law and Order
Gun-Waving White Supremacist Arrested at Gathering, Police, Witnesses Say
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It was shortly after 7:00 PM in mid-July when Park Forest Police responded to a report of a white supremacist at a home on Wilshire Street waving a gun, threatening to kill half-a-dozen people. Several people at the gathering were reported injured. Police got the call on[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through July 14, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These reports include incidences through primarily from July 8 through July 14, 2020, with some incidences from prior weeks for which we ask for clarification. As always, the Park Forest Police Department is more than accommodating with information. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police”[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports from July 1 through July 7, 2020
Park Forest, IL (ENEWSPF) – These police reports include arrests through July 7, 2020, and list charges for domestic battery and assault. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any way that those arrested[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for June 24 – June 30, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 30, 2020. Charges for those arrested include driving while license was revoked and felony possession of a controlled substance. A teen was issued citations but not arrested. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and[Read More…]
Operation Legend Expanded to Memphis and St. Louis
Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)- Thursday, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Memphis and St. Louis. Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. The Operation was first[Read More…]
PFPD: Seatbelt Violation Leads to Arrest on Warrant – Reports Through June 23, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 23, 2020. Charges include resisting, theft, and one incident where an alleged seatbelt violation led to an arrest on an out-of-state warrant. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.”[Read More…]
Alleged Chicago Gang Leader Among 23 Defendants Charged in Federal Drug and Gun Investigation
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The alleged leader of the Black Disciples street gang in Chicago is among 23 individuals facing criminal charges as part of a federal investigation into drug and gun trafficking on the city’s South Side. During the multi-year investigation, law enforcement seized 24 firearms, more than 13 kilograms of[Read More…]
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Shoot U.S. Congressman
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rochester, IL, man, Randall E. Tarr, entered a plea of guilty on Friday, July 24, to making a threat against U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis. Tarr, 65, of the 200 block of E. Mill St., Rochester, IL, entered his plea by video conference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tom[Read More…]
FBI Arrest Merrillville Man in Connection with 2003 Murder of Gary Man
Merrillville, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Robert Alan Orosz, Jr., 57, of Merrillville, Indiana, was charged in Lake County Superior Court on July 16, 2020, with one count of murder in connection with the 2003 murder of 48-year-old Kevin Pratchett. Pratchett was found with his throat slashed inside his home at 2521 Wright Street[Read More…]
