Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 30, 2010, TARA S. PRINCE, age 36, of DuQuoin, Illinois, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, to 21 months in federal prison, ordered to pay[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Criminal charges against a sixth Chicago Police Officer were unsealed today as part of an ongoing investigation into bribes and extortion involving the automotive towing industry in Chicago. The charges were announced today by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Roselle, Illinois man was arrested at O’Hare International Airport after being charged with child pornography violations, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). GARY CHEETHAM, age 54,of 104 East Pratt Boulevard in the western suburb, was arrested[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man was shot by a BB gun after he confronted three teenagers walking on Blackhawk Drive in the middle of the street. According to police, a man told them he was walking eastbound on Blackhawk Drive from Shabbona Drive when he saw three teenagers walking in[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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– An 18-year-old was shot once by a Police Officer after police say they saw him pull a handgun from his waistband last night at the Park Forest Aqua Center. On Friday, 06/25/10, at approximately 10:41 p.m., Park Forest Police responded to the area of the Park Forest[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN–(ENEWSPF)– Michael G. Adkins, 42, Indianapolis, Indiana, was charged late yesterday with armed bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence, following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. On September 5, 2009, at approximately 11:15 a.m., The[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 a former Chicago resident who is wanted in connection with the August 2005 stabbing death of his girlfriend. JAVIER JUAREZ, age 31, whose last[Read More…]

Richmond, VA-(ENEWSPF)- Michael Paul Kruger, age 31, of Cason, Texas, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for attempted online enticement of a minor. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge James R. Spencer. According[Read More…]

Newport News, VA-(ENEWSPF)- Darrell Walter Holmes, 38, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after sentencing by United States[Read More…]