Crime and Public Safety – Page 33

Feds warn of laser pointers after Hermosa man accused of pointing one at CPD helicopter

By Tess Kenny

October 9, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Federal and local authorities are cautioning the public to keep laser pointers out of the...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago is shown Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former IDES contractor charged in $4.6 million COVID unemployment fraud scheme

By Jason Meisner

October 9, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Andrea Wellington, 35, was charged in an indictment made public in U.S. District Court on...

Two Hammond men face murder charges in Oct. 3 double slaying

By Post-Tribune

October 9, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

A pair of Hammond men are accused fatally shooting two men in a Hammond alley...

Offerings are displayed at Roll and Dough at the Yellow Green Farmers Market in Hollywood on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

A cinnamon roll heist? Bakery wrongly accuses rideshare driver of stealing hundreds of pastries.

By Phillip Valys

August 27, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.

College student Julie Pierre took to social media to say that thousands of dollars worth...

Nelson County, Ky., jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Bardstown, Ky. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks

By Ryan J. Foley

August 27, 2026 at 5:11 p.m.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs...

Lindsay Clancy tries to hold back tears as details of the murder of her three children are given in court during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Jury weighs whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her children

By Michael Casey

August 27, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

A jury has begun deliberating in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of strangling...

Tommy Schaefer, right, and Heather Mack, both of Chicago, arrive for their trial at Denpasar's district court in Bali, Indonesia, on April 9, 2015. Schaefer and Mack were on trial for the murder of Mack's mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, whose badly beaten body was found in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi outside an upscale hotel in August 2014 on the resort island of Bali. (Firdia Lisnawati/AP)

Judge denies bond bid by Heather Mack’s boyfriend in Bali suitcase murder

By Jason Meisner

August 27, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday denied Tommy Schaefer's long-shot bid for release pending trial on...

Triton College board of trustees Chairman Mark Stephens in 2026. (Triton College)

Teachers union seeks answers after Triton College board chair arrested on felony drug charge

By Finnegan Belleau

August 27, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

Harvard police arrested Mark Stephens after officers found cocaine in his car, according to a...

Man arrested in Mokena with Molotov cocktails now faces federal charges for destructive devices

By Evy Lewis

August 27, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Hamed Alsaidi, who was arrested in Mokena with Molotov cocktails and is now in ICE...

FILE – The entrance to Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is seen in this photo, July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Antczak, File)

Judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump’s Los Angeles golf course with ammunition

By Safiyah Riddle

August 26, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

A judge on Wednesday suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine arrested at President...

State Sen. Cristina Castro speaks about unaccompanied immigrant children being targeted for deportation removal in court during a press conference Aug. 26, 2026, at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago’s Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Immigration judges in Chicago deporting abused, neglected children in violation of their due process: attorneys

By Madeline Buckley

August 26, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

An immigration judge entered removal proceedings against some of the children, despite their attempts to...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe, charged in a series of robberies and sexual assaults of sex workers in Chicago's northwest suburbs, is shown in a photo in a court document allegedly meeting with a witness at a seafood buffet. (U.S. attorney's office)

Judge agrees to review grand jury material in Border Protection agent rape case

By Jason Meisner

August 26, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

A federal judge has agreed to review grand jury transcripts in the case of a...

Surrounded by supporters outside St. Sabina Church, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, center, celebrates being reinstated on Aug. 26, 2026, after an allegation of sexual abuse dating back to the 1990s was deemed not credible. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Reinstated St. Sabina pastor challenges archdiocese child abuse investigation process: ‘It’s broken’

By Allison Kiehl

August 26, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger formally announced his reinstatement to Auburn Gresham’s St. Sabina Church on...