Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Wednesday investigators from her office conducted an “Operation Smoked Out” undercover bust in Peoria County that resulted in the relinquishing of 683 packages of bath salts and synthetic marijuana from local retailers. Madigan said the surrendered products carry a street value of $10,059.[Read More…]

Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart issued the following statement: On Monday, February 13, 2012, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the victim was traveling east bound on 107th St. approaching 104th avenue in his black in color, Buick Lacrosse vehicle, when he accidentally cut off an individual (possibly male[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Park Forest mayoral candidate was charged with one felony count of burglary last week when police were dispatched to investigate a report of a suspicious person. Police were called to the 400 block of South Orchard Drive on February 8 when someone called police and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Consumer Protection Working Group, formed under President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF), convened its first meeting in Washington, D.C., today to address consumer fraud, which can financially cripple households and can cause extensive losses to our economy. The newly created group will work across[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago police sergeant and a patrol officer were arrested last night on federal charges alleging that they stole $5,200 in government undercover funds from a cooperating individual who they believed was transporting the cash for drug dealers. The sergeant, Ronald Watts, and the officer, Kallatt Mohammed, both[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Who says there’s no money in drugs? Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, joined by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley, held a press conference on February 13 to present Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry and Indianapolis Public Safety Director Frank Straub[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 identifying the individual depicted on the below wanted flyer, dubbed the “Man in Black” robber, who is responsible for the armed robbery of[Read More…]

New Building Will Create 260 Jobs and Provide State-of-the-Art Forensic Capability for Area Law Enforcement BELLEVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by state and local officials to break ground on the $37.8 million State Police Metro-East Forensic Science Laboratory in Belleville, a facility that will provide the[Read More…]