Crime and Public Safety – Page 36

In this image from video provided by WJET, police gather outside the scene of a shooting in Erie, Pa., on Friday evening, Oct. 9, 2026. (Matt Barnum/WJET via AP)

9 dead, including gunman, after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania: ‘I have not seen anything like this’

By Jacqueline Ganun

October 10, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Eight people were killed Friday in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, police said.

Man found shot in hallway of Garfield Park building overnight dies from wounds

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 10, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

A 26 -year-old found shot multiple times lying in a hallway of a Garfield Park...

The Valparaiso Police Department. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

Police: One dead after overnight shooting in Valparaiso, two in custody

By Post-Tribune

October 10, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

One person is dead and two people are in custody after a fatal shooting and...

A protester and a federal agent face off in the McKinley Park neighborhood on Aug. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Crowd in McKinley Park protests ICE after agents crash into truck and detain driver on I-55 ramp

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Protesters gathered in the McKinley Park neighborhood after immigration agents Monday crashed into a pickup...

Keshia Golden, left, is hugged by a supporter after speaking to the media at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Aug. 24, 2026, after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. She was sentenced to two years' probation. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘No winners here.’ Woman sentenced to probation in death of boyfriend after alleged abuse.

By Madeline Buckley

August 24, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Keshia Golden pleaded guilty to a felony count of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to...

The Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview. (File photo)

Bridgeview man pleads guilty, sentenced to 16 years in fatal 2023 Palos Hills crash

By Evy Lewis

August 24, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Daniel Swan, of Bridgeview, was sentenced to 16 years for a fatal 2023 Palos Hills...

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)

‘Tainted’ grand jury that indicted CBP agent on rape and robbery charges also handled ‘Broadview Six’

By Jason Meisner

August 24, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

Lawyers for an immigration agent about to go on trial on charges he robbed and...

Woman dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Kenwood

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 24, 2026 at 10:49 a.m.

A woman died after she was pulled from Lake Michigan Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

In a display of how its system works, a jewelry store fills with Density USA fog. (Density USA)

Oak Lawn and Alsip legalize security foggers to fight video gaming terminal burglaries

By Olivia Stevens

August 26, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer and Alsip fire Chief Tom Styczynski support security foggers to...

Anthony Driver Jr., then a candidate for the 7th Congressional District seat, attends a candidate forum at Malcolm X College on Nov. 3, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Hiring firm retained as search for next Chicago Police Department superintendent moves forward

By Sam Charles

August 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The city agency responsible for vetting Chicago Police Department candidates retained an executive search firm...

Kala McGuire, of Springfield, rallies outside the Peoria County Courthouse, Oct. 22, 2025, on the first day in the trial of Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey in her Springfield home last year. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Former sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies, attorney says

By Adriana Pérez

August 24, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

Sean Grayson fatally shot the mother of two after she called 911 in July 2024...

Police: Fatal shooting near I-65 and Ind. 2 may have started as domestic argument

By Post-Tribune

August 23, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

The fatal shooting Saturday at a store near the Interstate 65 and Indiana 2 interchange...

Woman killed, 2 others injured in Austin shooting

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 23, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

A woman was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting in Austin...