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As the FBI looks into the tragedy that took the lives of agents Laura Schwartzenberger and Daniel Alfin, law enforcement experts say the tragedy may be the catalyst to change how warrants are executed.

A Chicago woman has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department after she says police officers wrongfully executed a search warrant at her home and pointed their guns at her while she, her child and elderly grandparent parent were inside. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court and alleges that Chicago police officers didn’t follow proper...

Jasmine Vale has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department after officers raided her Rogers Park home while her child and elderly grandparent were present in search of a suspect that had not lived at the residence in years. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciehowski reports

Investigators say they have issued an arrest warrant for a woman in the burning of a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta during protests over the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks

Animal shelters from around Georgia were called in to help authorities rescue 700 dogs from a home in Valdosta. News outlets report the shelters say the dogs were kept in small cages, and many of the animals rescued on Saturday had never been walked or held before. One shelter, Release Atlanta, calls it “an extreme hoarding puppy mill case.” A...

Sen. Martin Sandoval has submitted his resignation to the Illinois Secretary of Senate’s office months after federal agents raided his office.

Police have arrested a Brooklyn, New York, man after officers found a small alligator, drugs and a weapon inside his apartment, according to authorities.

Ring, the video doorbell company owned by Amazon, has helped law enforcement agencies across the country solve a lot of crimes. But it has also raised concerns about privacy, and critics have been sounding off on social media for months. Tech writers, meanwhile, have wondered if Ring users were getting the full story about the cameras they’d attached to their...

Federal agents sought items related to at least 70 separate people or entities when they raided the office of state Sen. Martin Sandoval late last month, according to an unredacted search warrant released by the Illinois Senate on Friday.

Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval resigned as Transportation Committee chairman on Friday, the same day details were released about a search warrant executed at his home and office. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Federal agents were executing search warrants at multiple locations tied to Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval Tuesday, according to a law enforcement source. Agents were seen at his district office in the 5800 block of West 35th Street in suburban Cicero, while a representative for BlueRoomStream, an online streaming service for events at the Illinois State Capitol, reported that there were...

A 45-year-old man has been indicted on first-degree murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper. The Belleville News-Democrat reports Christopher R. Grant was also indicted by a grand jury on other charges including unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and armed violence.

A Bolingbrook man is accused of selling counterfeit sports jerseys, championship rings, and other sportswear through an online store.

Days after an Illinois state trooper was fatally shot, a woman posted an emotional tribute on social media recalling the time he came to her aid on the side of the road. Cynthia Stanley said she still remembers the time Trooper Nicholas Hopkins helped her on the side of a highway four years ago. Recalling their meeting in a Facebook...

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot while serving a search warrant.

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot while serving a search warrant.

An Illinois State Police trooper who was shot while executing a search warrant in East St. Louis Friday has died, officials say.

A 33-year-old state trooper is dead after being shot while executing a search warrant in downstate Illinois. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.