PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
January 26,
2010
MAYWOOD
PAROLEE CHECK
NETS
SEVEN GUNS
AND ELEVEN
ARRESTS
Maywood police,
aided by Illinois
Department of
Corrections,
Illinois State
Police and US
Marshals Great Lake
Regional Task Force,
arrested eleven
parolees and seized
seven guns in a
compliance check
yesterday
afternoon. A total
of 47 parolees were
targeted by local
police with 28
brought into the
police department.
Sixteen tested
positive for illegal
drug use.
Of those taken into
custody, three had
guns in their
possession—one had
two handguns; one
had four weapons
including a 12-gauge
shotgun; and one had
a 25-caliber Beretta
handgun loaded with
eight rounds of
ammunition.
Mayor Henderson
Yarbrough Sr.
praised yesterday’s
collaborative effort
to fight crime in
Maywood. “It is
this continuous
collaborative
pro-active police
enforcement that has
made our community
safer. In behalf of
our residents, I
thank all of those
police officials who
were involved in
yesterday’s very
successful action.
Getting criminals
and guns off of our
streets is our
highest priority,”
he concluded.
The following were
arrested:
-
Devon Fields—tested
positive for
cocaine, found
cocaine in his
possession along
with a stun gun and
two 9 MM
rounds—received new
felony charges for
PCS and UUW. Turned
over to Maywood PD
for processing on
new charges. IDOC
warrant was issued
-
Wayne Edwards—tested
positive for THC,
had a .25 caliber
Beretta handgun in
his possession
loaded with 8 rounds
of
ammunition—received
new charges for
felony UUW and was
turned over to
Maywood PD for
processing on the
new charges. IDOC
warrant was issued.
-
Eli Fisher—tested
positive for THC,
had in his
possession a
12-gauge shotgun, a
30/30 rifle, a .22
rifle and a .32
revolver-- received
new charges for
felony UUW and was
turned over to
Maywood PD for
processing on the
new charges. IDOC
warrant was issued
-
Therman Goodlow—Early
Release prisoner
tested positive for
THC and Cocaine,
found in his
possession a .25
Rueger handgun and a
.357 Rueger handgun—
received new charges
for felony UUW and
was turned over to
Maywood PD for
processing on the
new charges. IDOC
warrant was issued
-
Darryl Smith—tested
positive for
morphine and
cocaine—IDOC warrant
was issued and he
was returned to
Stateville NRC
-
Cedric
Grantham—tested
positive for
morphine-- IDOC
warrant was issued
and he was returned
to Stateville NRC
-
Tavel Eiland—tested
positive for THC,
cocaine and
morphine-- IDOC
warrant was issued
and he was returned
to Stateville NRC
-
Lamont Parker—found
in his possession
cannabis—given a NTA
and I-Bonded out.
IDOC warrant was
issued and he was
returned to
Stateville NRC
In
addition, eight
parolees testing
positive for some
illegal substance
were turned over to
a parole supervisor
for sanction. One
parolee provided
information on a
shooting and one
parolee provided
information on local
drug dealers.
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