East St. Louis Crime

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• Belleville man admits stealing from plumbers union

  5 min ago | via WAND-TV Decatur 

  A southwestern Illinois man faces up to 10 years in federal prison now that he's pleaded guilty to stealing from a plumbers union where he served as business manager.

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• Man admits stealing from plumbers union

  15 min ago | via Alton Telegraph 

  A southwestern Illinois man faces up to 10 years in federal prison now that he's pleaded guilty to stealing from a plumbers union where he served as business manager.

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• Belleville man admits stealing from plumbers union

  1 hr ago | via WHBF-TV Rock Island 

  A southwestern Illinois man faces up to 10 years in federal prison now that he's pleaded guilty to stealing from a plumbers union where he served as business manager.

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  Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, East St. Louis, IL, East St. Louis, IL

• Metro East Police Commission Could Become A Reality

  3 hrs ago | via KTVI 

  EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - Illinois lawmakers want to send needed assistance to Metro area police.

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• No right to late-night drinking

  11 hrs ago | via Belleville News Democrat 

  East St. Louis had a public hearing May 22 in the City Hall rotunda regarding Councilwoman Emeka Jackson-Hicks plan to close liquor establishments at 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends.

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• Will Quinn sign off on new legislation to aid metro-...

  13 hrs ago | via Belleville News Democrat 

  If Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn gives his OK, some metro-east police departments will get crucial assistance.

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• CrimeStoppers asks for help solving 3 open homicide ...

  18 hrs ago | via KSDK NewsChannel 5 

  Sheldon Johnson was killed in a hit-and-run accident while riding his motorcycle May 29, 2006 on St.

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• Former East St. Louis cop admits on-the-job theft

  21 hrs ago | via WAND-TV Decatur 

  A former East St. Louis police officer faces up to six months in prison now that he's admitted stealing a Rolex watch that federal agents planted in what he believed to be a stolen car. 1 comment

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• Former East St. Louis cop admits to theft

  23 hrs ago | via WBEZ-FM Chicago 

  A former East St. Louis police officer faces up to six months in prison now that he's admitted stealing a Rolex watch that federal agents planted in what he believed to be a stolen car.

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• Larry Greenlee, former East St. Louis police officer...

  Yesterday | via KSDK-TV Saint Louis 

  East St. Louis, IL - A 39-year-old Belleville man pleaded guilty Tuesday for stealing government property, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen Wigginton said.

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• Former East St. Louis police officer pleads guilty t...

  Tuesday | via KSDK-TV Saint Louis 

  East St. Louis, IL - A 39-year-old Belleville man pleaded guilty Tuesday for stealing government property, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen Wigginton said.

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• Police calling East St. Louis fires suspicious

  Tuesday | via KSDK-TV Saint Louis 

  Fire Chief Dennis Blackmon says firefighters responded to a fire in a vacant structure located at 18th and Bond around 6:45 a.m. Blackmon says that firefighters were busy all weekend with fires, many in vacant structures, and it is too soon to tell if they are all connected.

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• Suspected Brentwood purse snatcher may be tied to ot...

  Tuesday | via KSDK NewsChannel 5 

  St. Louis County, MO - Charges may be filed as early as Tuesday against an armed robbery suspect who led police on a bi-state car chase.

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• 6 Dead, 36 Hurt in Holiday Weekend Shootings

  Monday May 28 | via Free Republic 

  Chicago Police continue investigating dozens of holiday weekend shootings, and with seven more since midnight, the numbers keep going up.

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• Police Reports for Monday

  Monday May 28 | via RiverBender.com 

  Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, Alton police were holding 23-year old Kamran A. Mehmandoost of the 100 block of Lauren Circle for criminal trespass, possession of a controlled substance, possession of 30 grams or less of a controlled substance and resisting a peace officer. 3 comments

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• East St. Louis Police want public's help to solve mu...

  Sunday May 27 | via KSDK-TV Saint Louis 

  East St. Louis, IL - Right now East St. Louis Police say they have little to go on in the case of an O'Fallon Illinois man fatally shot as he left a bar sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

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• 2 murders, 3 other shootings follow peace rally in E...

  Sunday May 27 | via KMOV-TV Saint Louis 

  EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- On the weekend after Trayvon Martin's parents came to East St.

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• East St. Louis police investigate weekend's second h...

  Sunday May 27 | via Belleville News Democrat 

  A 47-year-old O'Fallon man was shot and killed and three others were shot in separate attacks early Sunday.

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• Blotter 5/27: Man says he was hit in head with bird ...

  Saturday May 26 | via Belleville News Democrat 

  The following incidents were listed among the official reports of local law enforcement agencies and court clerks.

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• East St. Louis man fatally shot at barbecue

  Saturday May 26 | via Belleville News Democrat 

  Police Chief Michael Floore said John Haley was shot in the 900 block of Brady at 1:18 a.m. Police don't know a motive for the homicide.

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