East St. Louis

East St. Louis Detective Arrested On Drug Charges

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:44:20 +0000

An East St. Louis police detective is in federal custody today on charges that he and six other men helped distribute more than five kilos of cocaine in St. Clair and Madison counties over the last month.

Orlando Ward, 41, has been with the department for more than a decade. He will remain in jail until a hearing on May 15.

East St. Louis: Once Poised For Greatness, But Struggles Persist

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:37:42 +0000

The citizens of East St. Louis once believed their town was destined for greatness. They thought the town was poised to outdistance Chicago as the premier industrial giant and railroad freight node of the Midwest.

According to Andrew Theising, political scientist at the Institute for Urban Research at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and series editor of the East St. Louis Sesquicentennial series, “In the 19th century residents really did think it would be the new Pittsburgh. (Early) documents are just gushing with civic pride.”

Youth Violence in East St. Louis, Mayor Parks: We Cannot Tolerate It

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:08:34 +0000

Less than one week ago East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks announced a list of new measures in an attempt to curb recent violence in the city. Among the new rules is a curfew for all youth after 10:00 p.m. A ban from wearing royal blue or bright red clothing was also in effect for all men though the Mayor has since backed down.

Host Don Marsh talks with multiple guests about the new measures which stem from a deadly weekend in which an 18 year old man was stabbed to death and three young men died after being shot in the parking lot of a local club.

Parks: 'Almost War-Like Situation' In East St. Louis Warrants Strict Curfew

Maria Altman — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:05:45 +0000

East St. Louis’ mayor has put a strict curfew in place for teens on the heels of four killings earlier this week.

Mayor Alvin Parks Jr. says police will arrest teenagers 17 and younger who are NOT in school between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Teens younger than 18 also will be arrested if they’re out later than 10 p.m.

Parks says he knows some people will consider the curfews too strict, but he wants to keep the city from losing more young people.

East St. Louis police officer sentenced

The Associated Press — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:14:40 +0000

A former East St. Louis police officer who stole a Rolex watch planted by federal agents as a test has been sentenced to 66 days in prison.

Larry Greenlee, of Belleville, pleaded guilty in May to stealing the watch, which agents planted as part of an integrity test. Greenlee came across the Rolex, encircled with diamonds, in what he thought was a stolen car, which agents had bugged with recording devices.

The sentence was announced Friday by the U.S. Attorney's Office in southern Illinois.