Second Prison Escapee Arrested in Palos Hills (UPDATE)
Kenneth Conley, 38, was arrested by Palos Hills police Friday afternoon. A police officer was injured during the incident and remains hospitalized.
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Friday, January 4, 2013
Second Prison Escapee Arrested in Palos Hills (UPDATE)
Kenneth Conley, 38, was arrested by Palos Hills police Friday afternoon. A police officer was injured during the incident and remains hospitalized.
Updated 8:39 p.m. A Palos Hills police lieutenant remains hospitalized after wrestling with a wanted man who escaped from a downtown Chicago correctional center in December. Kenneth Conley, 38, was arrested by officers from the Palos Hills Police Department Friday afternoon. Police say Conley was hiding out in the basement of an apartment building at 10279 86th Terrace. Conley and another man, Joseph "Jose" Banks, 37, are convicted bank robbers who authorities say managed to escape from the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Dec. 18. Banks was arrested Dec. 21 in Chicago by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force and the Chicago Police Department. A lieutenant involved in investigating the apartment was injured in a struggle with Conley, …
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Frankfort's Top 10 Stories in December
From escaped convicts to murder charges, find out which Frankfort Patch stories were most read in December.
December was an eventful month for Frankfort and the surrounding area. See which Frankfort Patch stories were most read during the last month by reviewing the list below. 1. Woman Dead in Possible Domestic Incident (Updated) One woman is dead and a person is in custody Wednesday in what was described as "a domestic case" in the Brookside Glen neighborhood ... to read more, click here. 2. Alsip Nursery Linked to Puppy Mill in Humane Society Report A dozen Chicago-area pet stores—including Alsip Home and Nursery in Frankfort —have been listed in a puppy mill investigation conducted by the Humane Society of the United States ... to read more, click here. 3. Fatality Reported in Brookside Glen Patch recently received reports that a case of …
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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…
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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 ›
FBI: Prison Escapee Caught in Chicago; Cellmate Still at Large
Joseph 'Jose' Banks, who broke out of a downtown Chicago prison Tuesday and was sighted in Tinley Park and New Lenox, was captured by Chicago Police and the FBI on Thursday night.
Authorities captured late Thursday night one of the two convicted bank robbers who escaped from a downtown prison earlier this week, the FBI reports. Joseph "Jose" Banks, 37, was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of North Bosworth Street in Chicago by members of the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force and the Chicago Police Department, an FBI press release stated. Kenneth Conley, his cellmate and fellow escapee, is still at large, the release stated. Banks and Conley broke out of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Authorities discovered a knotted rope or bedsheet dangling from a window high above the street. A manhunt for the two men led law enforcement agencies to Tinley Park, where …
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
D157-C and D161 Schools Remain on 'Soft Lockdown'
Frankfort and Frankfort Square schools are taking extra precautions with students' safety after two convicted bank robbers escaped Tuesday morning from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in the Loop and were reportedly seen in Tinley Park.
Schools in Frankfort School District 157-C and Summit Hill School District 161 remain on a 'soft lockdown' today after two convicted bank robbers who escaped from a jail in the Loop were seen Tuesday morning in Tinley Park. Schools in D161 will keep their doors locked and will have indoor recess until the convicts are apprehended or until the end of the week, said Nancy Hutchinson, administrative assistant to D161 Superintendent Dr. Barb Rains. D157-C schools will also lock their doors, but decisions about indoor recess will be made on a day-to-day basis until the district has confirmation that the convicts are no longer in the area, said D157-C Superintendent Dr. Thomas Hurlburt. Hurlburt also said that police will continue to be present…
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Fugitive Manhunt: FBI Posts $50K Reward for Info on Convicts (Updated)
Patch goes through the timeline of Tuesday's events as two convicted bank robbers escaped from a downtown Chicago prison and made their way to Tinley Park.
UPDATED (10:59 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19): The FBI announced Wednesday morning that it is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Joseph "Jose" Banks and Kenneth Conley, according to an agency press release. Anyone with information on the two men should contact the FBI Chicago office at 312-421-6700 or other local law enforcement. Two convicted bank robbers who escaped a federal prison in downtown Chicago on Tuesday morning and fled to Tinley Park were still at large. Law enforcement officials searched the village and surrounding communities throughout the day for Joseph "Jose" Banks and Kenneth Conley, following tips and information from the public. Patch breaks down what happened Tuesday, who was involved, …
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Scenes From a Manhunt (Photo Gallery)
Patch captured the images from Tuesday's search in Tinley Park and the surrounding area by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for two men who escaped a downtown Chicago prison complex.
Updated: 5:23 p.m. Cook County Sheriff's Police were investigating a possible lead in the 800 block of South Cedar Road in New Lenox. According to police, a New Lenox resident was identified as having shared a mutual friendship with one of the escaped convicts. A police officer, who refused to give his name, said the lead "didn't pan out." A line of a dozen or so unmarked squads are parked in the center divide of Cedar Road. Officers were huddled together on the front lawn, discussing the investigation. READ: Fugitive Manhunt—What Happened and What's Next Helicopters have been flying around New Lenox since the early afternoon. However, the number of helicopters with search lights seemed to increase around 4 p.m. Update 5:15 p.m. The FBI, …
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Mrs. Featherbottom
10:46 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
Michael, I agree with you on this one. We are the land of the free, not the land of the tell your neighbor how to live their life. We ARE the land of the FREE TO tell your neighbor how to live their life though. Ha! I do have to say that almost everyone here is borderline fascist. more ›
Christina
11:09 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
This is ridiculous. The crime did not occur in Palos, the idiot just hid-out there. Some of our fellow patch readers will take any opportunity to voice their opinions on how the "neighborhood isn't what it used to be" regardless of the story. In this case, that comment was silly and unnecessary. Thank you Palos Hills Police Department for a job well done and best wishes for a speedy recovery to … more ›