Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This police beat coverage represents reports through October 1, 2018. Charges for those arrested in this time period include aggravated assault involving a gun, domestic battery, DUI, and theft of labor or service. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we[Read More…]
Month: October 2018
Domestic Battery and More: Park Forest Police Beat through September 29, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This police beat coverage represents reports through September 29, 2018. Charges for those arrested in this time period include domestic battery, DUI, and physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. There is also a domestic incident that allegedly involved biting and scratching, according[Read More…]
Feds: Charges Added to the Latin King Street Gang
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced federal racketeering and drug conspiracy charges against 6 members of the Latin King street gang, a criminal enterprise operating in Chicago and Northwest Indiana, according to the United States Department of Justice. Named in today’s two-count superseding indictment are: Jeremiah[Read More…]
Feds Charge Russian National with Interfering in U.S. Political System
Alexandria, VA-(ENEWSPF)- A criminal complaint was unsealed in Alexandria, Virginia, today charging a Russian national for her alleged role in a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of[Read More…]
Police Raise Alarm about Bump-n-steal Auto Thefts
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police want the public to be aware of a scheme thieves are using to steal cars. We’re calling it “bump-n-steal,” and a resident on Lester Road fell victim just the other day. On October 14, 2018, at around 3:30 a.m., a woman reported that a[Read More…]
LaSalle County Physician Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Prescription Opioids
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A LaSalle County physician was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in federal prison for illegally dispensing opioids and other prescription medications in exchange for cash or sex. CONSTANTINO PERALES, M.D., illegally prescribed Oxycodone and Xanax to a patient, ANDREW STRANDELL, knowing that Strandell would sell the pills on the black[Read More…]
Kankakee Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Armed Robbery
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow has sentenced Randy Williams, 29, of the 300 block of North Rosewood, Kankakee, Ill., to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery of a Champaign, Ill., Sprint store. Williams was sentenced on Oct. 15, 2018. In addition, Williams was[Read More…]
3 Traders Charged, 2 Agree to Plead Guilty, in Connection with More Than $60 Million Commodities Fraud, Spoofing Conspiracy
Houston, TX-(ENEWSPF)- Three former commodities traders of a New York-based financial services firm (Trading Firm A) were charged October 11 for their alleged participation in an over $60 million commodities fraud and spoofing conspiracy that was perpetrated through the U.S. commodities markets. Two of these traders have agreed to plead guilty[Read More…]
Plan to Close Talala School in Limbo for a Time Indefinite
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In the end, Crete-Monee School District 201-U’s “Future Ready 2022” plan was never going to move forward Tuesday night at Talala School. The plan to close Talala School is officially “in limbo.” The district held its monthly meeting, but had reached consensus on suspending “the procurement of[Read More…]
AG Madigan Sues DuPage County Man Allegedly Selling Defective Appliances
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a DuPage County man who defrauded customers out of thousands of dollars by selling defective appliances, the lawsuit alleges. Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Edmund Kavanaugh, of Elmhurst, who she alleges sold defective appliances to[Read More…]
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