Law and Order

California Ex-Teacher to Serve 14 Years for Attempting to Entice 8-Year-Old Girl into Sex

Oklahoma City–(ENEWSPF)– Today, ERIC JOSEPH SCHWARTZ, 50, of North Hollywood, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Tim Leonard to serve 168 months in federal prison for attempting to entice an 8-year-old girl into sexual activity, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.[Read More…]

North Carolina Man Found Guilty of Interference with a Flight Crew and Abusive Sexual Contact on an Aircraft

Denver, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)– Alan Houston Johnson, age 44, of Davidson, North Carolina, was found guilty this afternoon of interference with a flight crew and abusive sexual contact on an aircraft, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. The guilty verdict came following a four-day jury[Read More…]

Suburban Police Lieutenant Indicted In Alleged Brutality Case

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.  A Park Ridge Police Lieutenant has been indicted on multiple charges of battery and official misconduct for beating two teen-aged boys who had vandalized his car in an incident that took place in 2006, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Jason Leavitt,[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for November 15, 2010

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[Read More…]

Tennessee Man Sentenced for Illegally Accessing Former Governor Sarah Palin’s Email Account

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– David C. Kernell, 23, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and obstructing justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney William C. Killian[Read More…]

Chicago FBI: Arrest Made in ‘Swine Flu Bandit’ Investigation

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 Jody P. Weis, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD); and Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff, in announcing the arrest of a suspected serial bank robber who is[Read More…]

Charges Made in 2006 Slaying of Metra Police Officer

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2010.  A former Harvey resident has been charged with the murder of Metra Police Officer Thomas Cook following a long-term, joint investigation by the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, authorities announced today. State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that Jemetric[Read More…]

Former Chicago White Sox Executive, Two Former Scouts for Sox in Latin America Indicted in Alleged Kickback Scheme

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A former professional baseball player scouting executive for the Chicago White Sox and two former scouts for the team in Latin America were indicted today on federal fraud charges of allegedly accepting kickbacks totaling approximately $400,000 from signing bonuses and contract buyouts paid to secure 23 prospective players[Read More…]

Peoria County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Allegations

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2010.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that a Peoria County man was arrested this week on child pornography charges. He is the 16th suspect now charged since Madigan began a crackdown in August, targeting the most active participants in downloading and trading child pornography on the Internet.[Read More…]

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