it identified the pattern for. something innocent would explain mats innocence. we still had hope that it was something crazy. it was something would show up. something that we laugh. about but just in case it wasn t, matt s mother and girlfriend, after waiting the required 24 hours went, to matt s hometown police in chester field, to get an official missing person case going. bob stayed here, just in case. we wanted to make sure somebody was always here, at the house. at first, chester field pd told the land juries that it wasn t their case. they need to go to the cops in another jurisdiction. 13 miles south, where francesco lived, and warm that had last been seen. did you get the feeling that you are being rushed? on yes. it was a nuisance? case yes. he said wait in the. lobby was a family frustrated? i think they were frustrated. chester field detective soft black world was struck by
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The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. (pictured in 2013) pays tribute to officers lost in the line of duty. Three police officers from Illinois have died while on duty in 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
ILLINOIS The biggest effect the coronavirus pandemic had on National Police Week isn t that activities in Illinois and elsewhere have been postponed, but the number of police officers whose lives and careers were cut short by the virus.
While their names won t be read at the National Police Officers Memorial Service until its Oct. 16 rescheduled date, they will be honored virtually during National Police Week from May 9-16 this year.
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Otis Pruitt, 23, of Oak Lawn is charged with reckless homicide, felony DUI and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. (Shutterstock)
HOMETOWN, IL An Oak Lawn man has been charged with fatally striking a Hometown police officer who was directing traffic in the early morning hours of April 3 for an unrelated DUI crash, prosecutors said. Otis Pruitt, 27, was charged with reckless homicide. Bail was set at $1 million during a bond hearing Monday afternoon at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
Lt. James Kouski, 58, was a 34-year-veteran of the Hometown Police Department. Kouski was born and raised in Hometown, and lived at New Lenox at the time of his death. Kouski worked the night shift and was directing traffic away from a fallen light police around 3 a.m. Saturday for an unrelated DUI accident near 90th Street and Pulaski Road.
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A veteran Hometown police officer was fatally struck by a car while investigating an accident early Saturday. (Shutterstock)
HOMETOWN, IL A Hometown police officer died early Saturday morning when he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a car accident. James Kouski, 58, was a 34-year veteran of the Hometown Police Department.
Kouski was investigating a DUI crash around 3 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Pulaski Road. Police said the officer was struck by a white sedan. Kouski was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
The police department sent an emergency text alert to residents around 5 a.m. stating that traffic in both directions on Pulaski Road between 87th and 91st Streets. Charges are expected against the 0ther driver.
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Updated on April 3, 2021 at 4:52 pm
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A Hometown police officer was killed Saturday morning while investigating a crash, according to authorities.
Police said the incident happened at approximately 3:11 a.m. in the 9000 block of Pulaski Road. Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.
An officer was struck by a vehicle and succumbed to his injuries, police said.
As shown in photos posted on Twitter, Chicago Police Department officers joined in a procession escorting the fallen officer from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn to the Cook County Medical Examiner s Office.