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Attorney General Raoul Charges Man For Allegedly Stealing More Than $800,000 In Retail Goods

2 years 11 months ago
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced criminal charges against a Cook County man over the alleged theft of more than $800,000 in retail goods. The charges are the result of an investigation by Raoul’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force that recovered thousands of stolen items at several storage units in Chicago in December 2021. Raoul’s office charged Mahdi Alhaw, 31, of Justice, Illinois, with eight counts of non-probationable Class 1 felony theft, each punishable by up to 15 years in prison, and four counts of Class 1 probationable felony theft, each punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Alhaw’s bond was set at $25,000, and his next court date is scheduled for January 30. “Organized retail crime is a multibillion dollar per year industry, but more important than the financial cost is the danger organized retail crime poses to our communities. These crimes are committed by sophisticated criminal organizations that are involved in drug and

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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 11 months ago
The Sun King, as depicted on the wrought iron fences surrounding the palace of Versailles. It all makes sense to me except for the hand in the upper right. What is that supposed to symbolize? UPDATE: It's the hand of justice, apparently. Okey doke.
Kevin Drum

YWCA Announces Free Book Giveaway Thru Month Of December

2 years 11 months ago
ALTON – The YWCA Southwestern Illinois is pleased to announce a free New Book Giveaway during the month of December. YWCA has 80 plus titles of books with multiple copies of each title. The majority of the books are hard back. All books are in excellent condition and are suitable for holiday gift-giving. YWCA was gifted 30,000 pounds of brand new books from Dr. Mary Mason of the Little Medical School and Dr. Genie’s Kids Foundation. Dr. Mary Mason, a native Altonian, received the books from the Molina Foundation “is thrilled to pass on these books to my home community. The books include a variety of genres—children’s books, young adult books, fiction, non-fiction, Spanish, coffee table and Disney books. There are few things in life that are free anymore and I am delighted to be able to work with YWCA and offer these new books to the community free of charge.” YWCA is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is open 9 a.m. t

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Watch FIFA World Cup soccer on FOX 2 Tuesday

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The FOX 2 television program schedule will look a little different Tuesday, December 6, 2022. FIFA World Cup soccer can be seen on FOX 2 starting at 8:00 a.m. with Morocco vs. Spain. The Power of Two News will be on FOX 2 and KPLR 11 starting at 11:00 a.m. Stay tuned [...]
Joe Millitzer

J6 Suspect Challenges FBI’s Geofence Warrant, Exposing The Massive Scale Of The Fed’s Data Haul

2 years 11 months ago
Geofence warrants are popular. They’re also controversial. Cops have discovered Google houses plenty of location data. Going to cell phone providers is a bit tricky, thanks to the Supreme Court’s Carpenter decision, which erected a warrant requirement for acquiring weeks or months of location data. But geofence warrants don’t have a particular target. The only […]
Tim Cushing

St. Louis Hills Man Designs Security App to Combat Crime

2 years 11 months ago
After someone carjacked one of his closest neighbors a few years ago, Tom Scheifler had enough. His neighborhood, St. Louis Hills, did not feel the same as it did when he and his wife moved there about 30 years ago. Crime had become more and more frequent.
Monica Obradovic

ISP District 18 Announces Results Of Special Enforcement

2 years 11 months ago
LITCHFIELD – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 18 Commander, Captain Mark Gillock, announces the results of Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (sTEP) in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties during November. These sTEPs allowed the ISP to provide increased enforcement for impaired driving, occupant restraint, speeding, and distracted driving violations during the National “Click It or Ticket” Campaign. Violations Enforcement Activity Occupant Restraint Violations 8 Driving Under the Influence and Drug/Alcohol-Related Citations 0 Speeding Citations and Warnings 80 Distracted Driving Citations and Warnings 1 Total Citations 107 Total Written Warnings 19 Driving the posted speed limit, sober, not distracted, and buckled up will save your life and the lives of many others. This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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