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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Palos Hills Officers Receive Medals of Valor for Kenneth Conley Arrest

The three officers responsible for apprehending Conley, who reportedly broke out of a Chicago high-rise prison in December, were honored Thursday night.

A Palos Hills lieutenant, sergeant and officer credited with capturing a man who authorities say escaped from a Chicago high-rise prison were recognized for their efforts Thursday. Lt. Warren Becker, Sgt. Robert Mankowske and Officer Kevin Price each received medals and plaques before a Palos Hill City Council meeting. The three veteran officers were responsible for arresting Kenneth Conley on Jan. 4. Conley had been on the lam after he and Joseph “Jose” Banks had climbed out of a window of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in December using a rope made of bed sheets, according to authorities. Conley has since pleaded not guilty to escaping from prison, Huffington Post reports. "We all know what the service of the men and women of the …

silent sauce

11:34 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013

ya thx to the tip they got from a resident try workin out u wont get hurt its from doing nothing but filling out dui paperwork and not catching real criminals thx again for doing your job   more ›

Friday, December 21, 2012

Convicted Bank Robber and Prison Escapee Appears in Court

Joseph "Jose" Banks appeared in court after escaping a downtown prison on Tuesday, visiting Tinley Park and being arrested Thursday in Chicago.

After a daring prison escape from a cell 15 stories off the ground and three days on the run, Joseph “Jose” Banks, 37, appeared in federal court Friday, a day after police and federal agents surprised him at his cousin's Lincoln Park apartment and took the convicted bank robber back into custody. Known as the Second-Hand Bandit for the duds he wore during his heists, Banks was quiet and respectful, a sharp contrast to his defiant words at trial last week, where he promised the judge "you will hear from me." Banks faces one count of escaping federal custody with a sentence of up to five years in prison on conviction, in addition to sentencing in March for his conviction last week on two bank robberies and two attempted holdups, according to…

ernie

7:31 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012

I bet they let him escape hoping he'd lead them to the cash. The guy who stole the lousy $4K is still on the lam.   more ›

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