Belleville News Democrat: Crime and Controversy http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2009 Belleville News Democrat Crime and Controversy 60 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:10:55 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Crime among concerns for extended bike trail http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/604981.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/604981.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:10 CST Some residents who attended an informational meeting on a proposed extension of a bike trail Tuesday expressed concerns over crime and privacy, while others said they can't wait for the trail to head farther west. East St. Louis teens arrested in stolen vehicle http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/605622.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/605622.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:39 CST Police arrested four teenagers after they were spotted in a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon. Two Illinois officers on leave for shooting suspect after high-speed chase http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/604711.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/604711.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:30 CST Two police officers who fired weapons at an armed bank robbery suspect at the end of a high-speed chase in central Illinois have been placed on leave pending an investigation, authorities said Tuesday. East St. Louis official cleared of phone harassment http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603645.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603645.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:13 CST A St. Clair County judge has found the East St. Louis tax increment financing director didn't commit telephone harassment when she called the city treasurer, angrily asking for a reimbursement check. Wood River toddler injured after angry tug-of-war over Christmas tree http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/604239.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/604239.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:17 CST An Illinois woman is accused of reckless conduct after an angry tug-of-war with a relative over a Christmas tree seriously injured her toddler. New Douglas man charged with car burglaries in Highland http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603217.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603217.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:12 CST A 17-year-old New Douglas man was charged Monday with two counts of felony burglary for allegedly breaking into and stealing from two vehicles in Highland. East St. Louis woman charged with voter registration fraud http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603073.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603073.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:44 CST An East St. Louis woman has been charged with submitting false information on voter registration cards, including turning in cards from nursing home residents without their knowledge. Judge OKs fingerprint evidence in triple killing at Belleville salon http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603616.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603616.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:53 CST The judge in the triple stabbing homicide of three people in a Belleville hair salon concluded the underlying scientific principle used to test a bloody fingerprint found in a victim's sports utility vehicle was sound. Collinsville man is charged with violating order of protection http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603208.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603208.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:58 CST A Collinsville man who was convicted in 2007 of aggravated domestic battery was charged Monday with felony unlawfulful violation of an order of protection. 3 charged in Alton shooting death http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603653.html http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/603653.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:12 CST Three people, including the victim's ex-girlfriend, have been charged with killing an Alton man and wounding his nephew.