Posted on: March 16, 2018
The Park Forest Board of Trustees Monday evening will officially designate a section of Lakewood Boulevard, from Forest Boulevard to Orchard Drive, as Honorary Officer Tim Jones Way.
A dedication will take place at 6 p.m. just outside of the Park Forest Po...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: February 19, 2018
Close to 60 local organizations that provide service to area kids attended a summit Friday in downtown Park Forest at the Dining on the Green banquet hall.Participants included Park Forest staff members, schools, public service agencies, local civic group...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: January 19, 2018
The Park Forest Police Department’s Brian Rzyski, who since October has assumed the role of deputy chief following the promotion of former deputy chief Christopher Mannino to police chief, was officially sworn in Monday evening.Rzyski is in this 18th year...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 25, 2017
The Park Forest Police Department’s summer youth program, celebrating 20 years this year, is registering now.
The Police Athletic Activities Center (P.A.A.C.) is an athletic-based summer youth program for ages 10 to 15, beginning held June 10 ...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: January 9, 2017
The Park Forest Police Department will hold its annual Honors Ceremony on Saturday, January 14 at 9 a.m. at Freedom Hall.
During this ceremony, the Park Forest Police Department will honor and recognize Police Department personnel members along with area r...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: December 9, 2016
A host of area first responders took part in a tabletop exercise at Park Forest’s Freedom Hall Wednesday morning to discuss best practices in response to crisis situations.
The three-hour-long meeting led by Deputy Chief Christopher Mann...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: December 1, 2016
In recent weeks, the Park Forest Police Department have alerted the public to four reports of a male suspect forcing entry into the homes of women there alone, battering and tying them up, and leaving with valuables. Similar incidents were reported on Jac...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: October 28, 2016
On the evening of October 27, 2016 around 6 p.m., a woman was confronted by a man armed with a knife who entered through the unlocked back door of her home in the West Lincolnwood neighborhood. The man tied up and battered the victim and stole items befor...
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: May 13, 2016
The Park Forest Police Department's summer youth program is registering now.
The Park Forest Police Department’s Police Athletic Activities Center (P.A.A.C.) is an athletic-based summer youth program for ages 10 to 15, being held this year June 13 to ...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 27, 2016
Drop off your unused medications at the Park Forest Police Department on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for safe disposal. Help prevent medications from being accidental ingested, abuses, and disposed of in unsafe ways.
All medications acc...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: March 19, 2016
On March 19, 2016, at approximately 5:40 a.m., Park Forest Police were on scene at a vacant residence on the 300 block of Neola St. investigating a break-in to the structure and a stolen vehicle found at that location. When it was learned that a person wa...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: February 10, 2016
The Park Forest Police Department is actively investigating three separate incidents that occurred between January 30 and February 9, 2016 where a lone female resident of a multi-family housing area on the Western Avenue corridor was robbed or attempted t...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: February 9, 2016
The Park Forest Police Department and the FBI are investigating the robbery of First Midwest Bank located at 2 Main St., Park Forest, on February 8, 2016 at approximately 4 p.m. A black male believed to be in his 20s entered the bank and demanded money a...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: January 19, 2016
The Park Forest Police Department will hold its annual Honors Ceremony on Saturday, January 23 at 9 a.m. at Freedom Hall.
During this ceremony, the Park Forest Police Department will honor and recognize Police Department personnel members along with...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: January 8, 2016
The Park Forest Police Department has concern about the whereabouts of a 31-year-old resident who has not been seen or heard from since late Sunday evening. On January 5, 2016, Brenda Jackson, of the 200 block of Arcadia St. in Park Forest, was reported m...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: December 16, 2015
In the past five weeks, there have been nine Residential Burglaries reported in the multi-family areas of Park Forest. These incidents occurred throughout the co-operative areas and Central Park Townhomes. Most of these incidents occurred on weekdays, in...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: November 16, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department is proud to again be taking part in a toy drive to benefit needy children this holiday season through the Toys for Tots charity.
Interested residents should drop off their unwrapped gifts at the Park Forest Police Depa...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: September 23, 2015
UPDATE: Pauline Patton has been located and is back with her family. (9/24/15)
Police in Park Forest are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing elderly woman. Pauline Patton, 79, walked away from her residence on Antietam Street in...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: September 23, 2015
Police in Park Forest are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing senior woman. Pauline Patton, 79, walked away from her residence on Antietam Street in Park Forest where she resides with her daughter. Patton was last seen on Sept. 22, 2015 a...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: September 14, 2015
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsors National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop-off unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs and/ or other medications at the Park Forest Police Depart...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: September 14, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the evening hours of Wednesday, August 19, 2015.
At approximately 9:10 p.m., Park Forest Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Allegheny St. in reference to a sho...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: August 20, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a report of a missing person.
Jerrica Laws, also known as “Ric- Ric”, was last seen walking in the 200 block of Lee Street in Park Forest on Sunday, August 16 at 7 p.m. Laws was reported missing by f...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: June 10, 2015
On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a Park Forest Police Officer on patrol observed a vehicle driving southbound on Western Avenue at a high rate of speed. Prior to the officer being able to turn around and stop the speeding vehicle...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: June 8, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department today issued a community alert after close to 20 vehicles -- mostly unlocked -- were burglarized in town. Residents are encouraged to call 911 if they see or hear anything suspicious and are reminded to always lock their...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: May 13, 2015
The Park Forest Police Athletics and Activities Center (P.A.A.C.) program is a summer youth program supervised by Park Forest Police and adult leaders from the community. The program provides area youth ages 10 to 15 with structured activities that build ...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: March 17, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department will conduct a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) in Will County during the hours of 10 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, until 2 a.m. on Monday, March 23. The RSC will be held along Western Avenue, north of Sycamore Drive.
The Park...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: February 26, 2015
Pete Green (pictured left), a 25-year veteran of the Park Forest Police Department, was named Park Forest’s new police chief earlier this month. Green succeeds former Police Chief Cliff Butz who retired from the department.
Green holds a masters degr...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: February 6, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a suspicious circumstance that occurred this morning, Feb. 6. 2015, at around 7:30 a.m. when a junior high school student walking to school on Wilshire St. near Wilson St. reported that a man in a vehicle...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: September 17, 2014
On September 16 at approximately 5 p.m., a teen-aged female juvenile reported that as she was walking on Gentry St. from Indiana St., a male walking past her in the opposite direction had his genitals exposed while touching himself. There was no conversat...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: September 3, 2014
Park Forest Police Department Deputy Chief Pete Green challenged fellow police chiefs and commanders of the Department to participate in the ALS Icebucket Challenge. All agreed but had no idea what they were in for.
Deputy Chief Green has now ch...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: August 15, 2014
A Park Forest Police Department and FBI joint investigation has led to two counts of Involuntary Sexual Servitude of a Minor being filed against a 30-year-old Park Forest man.
On Monday August 11, 2014, Park Forest Police acted on a lead regarding a mi...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: August 4, 2014
The Park Forest Police Department has made an arrest in a series of groping cases that begin in March in Park Forest and two other neighboring communities.
A press conference was held Monday regarding the arrest.
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Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: July 3, 2014
The Village of Park Forest is encouraging all residents to enjoy a happy and safe July 4th holiday by refraining from using fireworks.
Park Forest Fire Chief Bruce Ziegle says to leave the fireworks to the professionals.
“Most fireworks are illeg...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: June 30, 2014
On Sunday, June 22, 2014 at approximately 10:49 p.m., the Park Forest Police Department responded to a woman who had been accosted by a male subject in the 300 block of Gettysburg Street. The woman, who had been walking her dog in the neighborhood, was ap...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: May 8, 2014
The Park Forest Police Department, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will participate in a statewide effort to increase seatbelt usage and reduce the number of injury crashes over the Memorial Day holiday.
From May 9 to May...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 25, 2014
Three area police departments are issuing a joint Community Alert after a series of attacks on women in recent months. In the latest attack this morning, a woman was sexually assaulted in the area of Old Plank Trail and Homan Street in Matteson near the M...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 18, 2014
On Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Park Forest Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will sponsor a Prescription Drug Take-back Day at Park Forest Police Department, 200 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL.
The ev...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 11, 2014
The Park Forest Police Department continues to investigate a series of incidents in which young girls were approached by a male subject at times holding a knife. The offender robbed one of the victims in one incident while in the others groped the victims...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 3, 2014
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at approximately 8:40 a.m., Park Forest Police were dispatched to Forest Trail Middle School after receiving a call that a 13-year-old female student was approached while walking to school in the 300 block of Windsor Street by...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: April 2, 2014
Community Alert update from the Park Forest Police Department
A man wanted in connection with the groping of two women in separate incidents last month may be responsible for a similar attack that occurred Monday.
Around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, Mar...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: March 31, 2014
On Monday, March 20, the Park Forest Police responded to the report of a man wearing only boots and a skull cap, but otherwise naked, who battered a woman in a sexual manner while she was walking near Shabbona Park. Police issued a community alert, puttin...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News
Posted on: March 24, 2014
As the Park Forest Police Department Investigations Division continues to investigate three incidents last week where women walking alone were battered by a stranger, one of whom was also robbed at knifepoint, the Police Department continues to ask the pu...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Police News