Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined today by Jim Ryan, Chief of the Forest Park, Illinois Police Department (FPPD) in announcing the arrest of a suspected member of Conservative Vice Lords street gang. MARCO SMITH, age[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Chicago man alleged to be a “Corona” of the Latin Kings, making him the highest-ranking leader outside of prison and responsible for overseeing the illegal activities of all factions of the powerful Chicago street gang, is among 18 defendants charged in a sweeping new federal indictment against[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009.  Illinois Department of Corrections Director (IDOC) Michael P. Randle welcomes newly appointed members of the Adult Advisory Board.  The board advises IDOC concerning policy matters and programs for incarcerated persons and those on parole. “I look forward to working with the members of the board to help[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there has been an increase in the number of hijacked social networking accounts reported to www.ic3.gov. One of the more popular scams involves online criminals planting malicious software and code onto to victim computers. It starts by someone opening a[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined today by Thomas P. Brady, Inspector-in-Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Chicago, in announcing the arrest of a Streamwood, Illinois man on federal fraud charges. AHMET M. KESKES,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2009.  Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Illinois law enforcement agencies will receive a total of $1,865,151 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).  Today’s funding – part of a nationwide announcement of $27 million in[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking for the public’s help in locating and apprehending a former Cicero man who is wanted in connection with the 1996 shooting death of a Chicago restaurant owner. PEDRO AGUILAR, age[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2009.  A suburban chiropractor, wanted in Champaign County after allegedly not paying thousands of dollars in child support, was arrested after an officer from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department posed as a patient in need of chiropractic care. Gaylen Bohlin, 69, of LaPorte, Ind., was arrested Thursday at[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police arrested a registered sex offender last week when he showed up at the Rich East High School and asked permission to place posters throughout the school. School was in session. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, a man later identified as Mitchell Simon, 44, 12441 S. Justine,[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (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 than is reported by other local[Read More…]