Former East St. Louis police chief gets 1 year for theft

Former East St. Louis police chief gets 1 year for theft

Belleville News-Democrat, bnd.com BYLINE: CAROLYN P. SMITH – News-Democrat Link to Article East St. Louis, IL Michael Baxton in a 2008 file photo. – BND A federal judge sentenced former East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Baxton to a year in prison Friday...
Brian Stanley: Convict sees chance to score big

Brian Stanley: Convict sees chance to score big

Sun-Times Media, LLC., The Hearld-News, heraldnews.suntimes.com BYLINE: Brian Stanley Link to Article Will County, IL Gary Irwin Investigators say it was early October when Gary D. Irwin got the idea for the score of his life. Irwin, 50, had been a suspect in several...
Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty to Misconduct, Sentenced to Probation

Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty to Misconduct, Sentenced to Probation

The Patch.org Foundation, hinsdale.patch.com BYLINE: Joe O’Donnell, joe.odonnell@patch.com Link to Article Clarendon Hills, IL Numerous felony counts against Daniel Ryan were dropped in a plea agreement that led to two years’ probation for official...

Former FBI agent gets prison term for lying about missing money

Peoria Journal Star, pjstar.com BYLINE: ANDY KRAVETZ (akravetz@pjstar.com) of the Journal Star Link to Article Peoria, IL PEORIA — A former FBI agent was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison for lying to his superiors about $43,643 that came up missing during a...

Heroin stolen from Will County sheriff’s evidence locker

Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com BYLINE: Steve Schmadeke, Tribune reporter Link to Article Will County, IL Missing drugs could hurt prosecutions, experts say A large amount of heroin has been stolen from a shipping container that Will County sheriff’s police...