Articles filed under Crime
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Lawsuit seeks to stop group's door-to-door voter fraud huntMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A coalition of civil and voting rights organizations invoked the 19th-century Ku Klux Klan Act in a lawsuit filed Wednesday seeking to stop a group of Dona...
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White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in UkraineMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration publicly warned Wednesday that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected ...
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Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probeMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers followed through Wednesday on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether t...
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Border authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man's clothingMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing, authorities said Tuesday. The man was...
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Colorado elections clerk indicted in voting system breachMar 09, 2022 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A grand jury in Colorado has indicted a county election clerk who sowed doubt about the 2020 presidential election, alleging she was part of a 'œdeceptive ...
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Round Lake Beach man now charged with murder in death of 6-year-old boyMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Prosecutors filed murder charges Wednesday against a 34-year-old Round Lake Beach man already behind bars on charges alleging he severely beat a 6-year-old boy who died ...
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Addison woman stole co-workers' cash and jewelry, police sayMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - An employee at a Des Plaines business was arrested Tuesday on allegations she stole cash and jewelry from co-workers' belongings, authorities said in a news release. Ver...
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Three suspects sought in robbery of Elmhurst 7-Eleven storeMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - A 7-Eleven convenience store in Elmhurst was robbed at gunpoint around 2:19 a.m. Wednesday. Elmhurst police say they are looking for three teenage Black males wearing da...
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Judge gives 'Uncle Mick' 18 months for running illegal gambing ringMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - A federal judge gave 18 months in prison Wednesday to a man the feds say ran the largest, longest and most lucrative criminal gambling ring in the history of Chicago's f...
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Ex-Tennessee rep pleads guilty to fraud in consulting schemeMar 08, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee Republican lawmaker pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal wire fraud charge over allegations she helped carry out a political co...