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Suit alleges pattern of harassment Fox Lake man suing village, Gliniewicz estate, says he was targeted in probe of officer’s death By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com FOX LAKE – A man who claims he was one of several targeted as suspects in the death of police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the village and the estate of the now-disgraced officer. Vernon Randolph III, who is black, alleges in the six-
count lawsuit filed Friday that Gliniewicz routinely harassed him because of his race before the officer’s Sept. 1 death, and that his race played a factor in being considered an early suspect. The suit also alleges the village, along with Mayor Donny Schmit and former police chief Michael Behan, “perpetuated, tolerated and fostered” Gliniewicz’s numerous misdeeds that resulted in Ran-
dolph’s alleged harassment at the officer’s hands. Gliniewicz on the morning of his death radioed Lt. Joe in that he was Gliniewicz pursuing two white males and one black male engaged in suspicious activity near an abandoned con-
Teen, 19, stabbed in fight charged
crete plant. He was found shot dead with his own .40-caliber service handgun. A massive manhunt Donny Schmit ensued, and Gliniewicz, a 30-year veteran of the force known as “G.I. Joe” to the community, was given a he-
ro’s funeral. But investigators concluded earlier this month that Gliniewicz in fact committed suicide and staged the crime scene out of fear of getting caught for stealing from the police youth group he led. Randolph alleges he, along with two white men, took their children to a nearby bus stop each day, and Gliniewicz was aware of that. The lawsuit states he was “surrounded by
ATF agents with guns pointed at him,” and his elementary school-age daughter was subjected to search and investigation. It did not take long for police to clear the three men, who according to investigators had solid alibis. The lawsuit also alleges Fox Lake police searched Randolph’s home and swabbed
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By CAITLIN SWIECA cswieca@nwherald.com WOODSTOCK – A week after being stabbed in a fight in the 200 block of Madison Street, a 19-year-old Woodstock man was arrested on charges of attempted home invasion, criminal trespass to residence and battery, according to a news release from the Woodstock Police Department. Antonio M. Bowman was arrested in Woodstock Antonio M. o n F r i d a y Bowman and is being held on $80,000 bond after an investigation into the Nov. 6 incident resulted in those charges. Police said the investigation found Bowman had learned a 17-year-old acquaintance had fought another 17-year-old at a church parking lot at Hayward and Calhoun streets. Bowman sought retaliation against the other combatant and was taken to the residence on Madison Street. He attempted to force his way inside and was told to leave by several juvenile subjects, police said. After the people in the house struggled to close the front door to keep Bowman out of the house, police said. Bowman grabbed a 16-yearold boy, pulled him out of the house and threw him onto the front lawn. In fear for his safety, police said the 16-year-old removed a pocket knife from
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ABOVE: Police officers secure the Stade de France stadium Friday during the international friendly soccer match between the French and German national teams in Saint Denis, outside Paris. BELOW: Inside the Stade de France stadium, hundreds of people spilled onto the field after explosions were heard nearby during the soccer match. French President Francois Hollande later announced he was closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency after at least 120 people were killed in a series of unprecedented terrorist attacks.
Paris rocked by attacks that have killed at least 120 strike France since World War II. President Francois Hollande condemned it as terrorism and pledged that France PARIS – A series of attacks target- would stand firm against its foes. ing young concert-goers, soccer fans The worst carnage was at a concert and Parisians enjoying a Friday night hall hosting an American rock band, out at popular nightspots killed at least 120 people in the deadliest violence to See ATTACKS, page A5
By LORI HINNANT and GREG KELLER The Associated Press
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