Law and Order

Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Buffalo, NY-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Erik Kopczynski, 32, of North Tonawanda, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to production of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of[Read More…]

High-Speed Chase To A Felony Charge

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– It started at a red light, and ended with a felony charge. Officer Mannino was traveling northbound on Western Avenue from Elm Street observed a vehicle drive through the intersection at 26th Street and Western Avenue while the East-West lights at that intersection where red. The officer[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for January 30, 2011

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…]

U.S. Jury Convicts President of Former Suburban Car Dealership for Scheming with Two Others in Fraud on Customers and Lenders

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The president of a former west suburban auto dealership was convicted of engaging in a fraud scheme in which he, together with the dealership’s owner and another employee, caused lending institutions, car dealerships and customers to lose approximately $2.25 million in transactions involving more than 100 vehicles. Glenn[Read More…]

Federal Court Permanently Bars Joliet, Illinois, Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2011.  On Thursday, a federal court in Chicago permanently barred Sidney Dove, a tax-return preparer from Joliet, Ill., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras also ordered Dove, who does business under the name “Sid’s Tax,” to prepare[Read More…]

Colorado: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Associated With Increased Crime

Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2011. An analysis of Denver crime statistics for 2010 contradicts claims that the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries are associated with elevated incidences of criminal activity. According to a Denver Post story published this week: “A Denver police analysis completed late last year of areas around dispensaries showed[Read More…]

Mitchell, Illinois Man Charged with Bank Robberies

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on January 27, 2011, JOHN L. NEAL, Jr., age 51, of Mitchell, Illinois, was charged by criminal complaint with four counts of Bank Robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section[Read More…]

Search Warrants Executed in the United States as Part of Ongoing Cyber Investigation

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- FBI agents today executed more than 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against major companies and organizations. Also today, the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service executed additional search warrants and arrested five people for their alleged[Read More…]

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