Subject: Illinois State Police

• Unreal eyes a tasty bride and apologizes for a Jewmongous error

  April 30, 2008

• Lock 'Em Down, Lock 'Em Up

  Did Lock 'Em Down Records exec Dewanzel Singleton lead a well-choreographed double life, or did the DEA finger an innocent man?

  January 9, 2008

• Guilt-Edged

  Pugnacious defense attorney Frank "Tony" Fabbri never backed away from a fight. Then the lawyer ran afoul of the law.

  December 5, 2007

• Funky Town

  Smokestacks, strip joints and a seriously solid tax base: Welcome to Sauget, Illinois

  January 14, 2004

• Win Lose Die

  Belleville racketeer Thomas Venezia goes out with a bang

  December 7, 2005

• The Resurrection of Carl Officer

  East St. Louis’ prodigal son is back — but is he the man to save Sin City?

  March 23, 2005

• Road Rules

  When a checkpoint isn't really a checkpoint, the constitutional forecast is cloudy

  June 16, 2004

• Death Race 2000

  July 19, 2000

• East St. Louis Mayor Says City's Nightclubs Will Continue to Stay Open Late

  photo by Keegan HamiltonEast St. Louis mayor Alvin Parks said Friday that the city's bars, liquor stores and nightclubs will continue to serve alcohol until the current closing time, despite criticism.Parks doubles as East St. Louis' liquor commissioner and said nightclubs will remain open until 6 a.m. and package liquor stores until 3 a.m.The decision comes despite pressure from the East St. Louis City Council, St. Clair County law enforcement officials, and many East St. Louis residents to res

  April 27, 2009

• Illinois State Police Write 120 Tickets in One Day In East St. Louis

  local4traffic.files.wordpress.comThe police also wrote 111 tickets in Alton.The jaw-dropping number of traffic citations comes courtesy of another one of the Illinois State Police's patented "roadside safety checks" at the freeway off-ramp at Broadway and Fourth Street in East Boogie.The BND has the impressive breakdown on the ticket stats."One person was arrested for driving under the influence and 19 were arrested on outstanding warrants. Tickets were also issued to 18 people for having o

  July 1, 2009

• Where Not to Drink and Drive this 4th of July Weekend

  flickr.com/photos/fensterbmeIt's not that we here at Daily RFT endorse drinking-and-driving. We don't. (Truth be known, we're much bigger fans of drunk jazzercising.) But for those who do plan to imbibe this three-day weekend and get behind the wheel, here's a few areas you'll definitely want to avoid. Olivette: The city sent out a press release earlier this week saying that it's ramping up its sobriety checkpoints throughout the month of July. Random motorists will be pulled over for tests thro

  July 2, 2009

• UPDATED: Shooting Investigation Closes Poplar Street Bridge This Morning, Initial Reports Suggest Ties to East Side Nightclub

  flickr.com/photos/bkrammeThe Poplar Street Bridge (foreground) as viewed looking toward East St. Louis. ​All westbound lanes of the Poplar Street Bridge were closed this morning at 7 a.m. for about 15 minutes as St. Louis police searched for evidence tied to a double-shooting.Details are scare but KMOV has the scoop:The shooting happened around 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday at a night club in the Metro-East.Authorities say that a 24-year-old woman was shot to death and a male victim was also shot and s

  August 4, 2009

• The Big Bloody: Another Shooting at The Pink Slip Strip Club

  Wikimedia Commons​For the second time this month, a man was shot at the Brooklyn strip club the Pink Slip, the Belleville News-Democrat reports. This time the shooting was not deadly. Details are scarce but here's the rub:A St. Louis man was shot inside a nightclub early Sunday.According to Illinois State Police, a man was shot during a verbal fight at about 3:27 a.m. Sunday inside the Pink Slip Nightclub. The victim was Amos Blanchard, 35, of St. Louis, and he was transported to an area

  August 24, 2009