AltWeeklies Wire
Cop Charged with 49 Felonies Pleads Guilty to Two Misdemeanors, Goes Freenew
Was David Lewis a pervert who used his police powers to terrorize vulnerable young women? Or was this case coldly concocted -- as Lewis insists -- in retaliation for his sniffing around the a strip club for information possibly linking the state's attorney's office with gangs, prostitution, and cocaine?
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Glimmer of Hope in 1996 Karyn Slover Murder Casenew
Last week, the 4th District Appellate Court referred the case back to Macon County for a hearing on the Slovers' postconviction petitions.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Opt Outnew
Rookie cop Tara Borders was nothing like Renatta Frazier -- so why did Springfield drive her away too?
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
11-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lightning Strikes Againnew
More proof that you can't believe everything you read, even when it’s a DNA test.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Twice Burnednew
Aidah Mahmood waited 35 years for justice.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blow to Gonew
Illinois may become second state to require breath-alcohol ignition devices for first-time offenders.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paybacknew
Springfield man who was target of two discredited detectives sues the city, and gets the Rev. Jesse Jackson in his corner.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Springfield's Worst Nightmarenew
Cops thought they nailed a drug kingpin -- what they got instead is a world of trouble.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Final Noticenew
Two detectives accused of bending and breaking the law are fired after a year-long investigation.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Above the Lawnew
A confidential Illinois state police summary details violations by two Springfield detectives and five supervisors.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
You're Screwednew
The power of prosecutors grows as defense resources wither.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Endnew
For nine long years, Julie Rea Harper insisted someone else murdered her son -- last month, she got 12 jurors to believe her.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Boysnew
One Springfield detective showed up intoxicated three times at crime scenes, and plodded through a victim's blood in his flip-flops; another falsified records to help an informant, according to a preliminary report by a state-police investigator.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Just a Tool'new
Records show Springfield police detectives misstated and misunderstood facts in the Tommy Munoz case.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'No New Evidence'new
The grand jury investigation of the Rhoads murders continues, but Randy Steidl is no longer a target.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
06-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
