Elk Grove police announced that a former Helen Carr Castello Elementary School campus supervisor was arrested Monday on suspicion of sexually touching and communicating with an 11-year-old student. David Martinez Jr., 49, is in custody after turning himself in for communicating inappropriately and touching a minor with sexual intent, according to an Elk Grove Police […]
Police recovered the body of a person Thursday from a pond in Maple Grove that might be of an 18-year-old man who hasn’t been seen for nearly three weeks. Officers responded around 2:20 p.m. after receiving a report of “something suspicious” in a pond near 80th Avenue N. and Lakeview Drive, according to a news […]
Beulah Crossing, two mixed-use buildings, will serve as the entrance from downtown Grove City to the Beulah Park Living development. Developers are heading to the finish line of the 220-acre Beulah Park development in Grove City. The development, on the former site of the Beulah Park racetrack, is adding two mixed-use buildings on the southwest […]
“I’d like to hear that a case has been filed,” Amy Maison said when asked what she would like to hear from the prosecutor’s office as she and other protested in memory of her of her step-grandson Saturday. About 18 people held signs along Pine Grove Avenue Saturday afternoon shouting “Justice for Matthew,” a 3-year-old […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A top official with the United States Department of Agriculture arrived in the Portland metro area with big money for local projects. Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke, along with Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore), went to the Countryman Estates in Forest Grove, the future site of Habitat for Humanity’s eight planned […]
A black bear that was being illegally fed by people in Cottage Grove, including from a car dealership, was killed by wildlife officials on Monday. The 2-year-old male bear was first seen in the city on March 5 and was spotted repeatedly near people or homes over the last several weeks, according to the Oregon […]
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – A Downers Grove man allegedly falsely claimed his tools were stolen in order to receive thousands of dollars in insurance payouts. Robert J. Sladek, 45, faces two counts of felony theft, two counts of insurance fraud, one count of forgery and one count of filing a false police report. In March 2022, […]
Parents in the Elk Grove Unified School District are speaking out in support of the teacher who oversaw a campus Rainbow Club at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. They spoke at Tuesday’s school board meeting in response to controversy mustered by conservative parents and organizations who thought the student lunchtime group — called a UBU (short […]
A small black plastic box is tightly clasped around Stephanie Clark’s left ankle at the dining table as she plays Uno with her son. The court-ordered GPS monitor is tracking her every move, and so is the 9-year-old boy. He’s clinging to his mom after two years apart, only getting a few hours to play […]
SUGAR GROVE −The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office arrested a village man after a child pornography tip. The Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) was also involved in the arrest in the 100 block of South Main Street around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Detectives executed a search warrant after getting a tip from the Internet Crimes Against […]
The former chief of detectives in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Anthony F. Ambrose, III, was injured when a firearm was accidently discharged at him this past Friday in Cedar Grove, officials said. Ambrose has since been treated and released from a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The accidental shooting occurred at a private […]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old girl who has been reported missing from Grove City. An alert was issued just before 8 a.m. that the victim, Kaylee Cope is reportedly missing. The suspect has been identified 17-year-old Jeffery Gimenez. In the release, Grove City police said Gimenez […]