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1113 Barber Lane, Joliet.

1113 Barber Lane, Joliet.

The Will County Sheriffs Department is providing assistance to the Rolling Meadows police department at 1113 Barber Lane near Ingalls Avenue in Joliet in the search for human remains.

Scott Slocum of WJOL was on the sceneas investigators cordoned off the area.

The remains are tied to the 1977 murder conviction of Russell Smrekar,a 1974 graduate of Joliet West High School, who died in 2011 inMenard Correctional Center. Smrekar was convicted of the brutal shotgun slayings of Lincoln shop owner Jay Fry and his pregnant wife, Robin. Smrekar was sentenced to two 100- to 300-year prison sentences.

According to The State Journal Register, on his deathbed Smrekar also confessed to killingRuth Martin of Lincoln and burying her remains under a section of I-55 which was then under construction.He also confessed to killing Michael Mansfield of Rolling Meadows, who had been Smrekars classmate at Lincoln College.

The home on Barber Lane was once owned by a relative of Smrekar but has been empty for two years.

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HEMET Very few details have been released afterHemet police officials responded toreports of a dead body discovered in a back yard of a homeTuesday morning, Jan. 24. The body was reportedly found in the 800 block of W.Wright Avenue near Felipe Place in Hemet.

In spite of multiple inquiries, police officials have not released any details or information about how the victim diedor what might have led up to or caused the deadly incident.

By early Tuesday morning, W. Wright Avenue was cordoned off with crime scene tape. The area remained closed to through traffic between Felipe Place and Gilbert Street while authorities investigate to determine the cause of the victims death as well as how the man ended up in the back yard where his body was found.

Numerous crime scene markers could be seen in front of a home and in the homes driveway, as well as in the street in front of the home.

Several residentswho live in the area said they areworried and nervous, wondering if there is any immediate danger to those who live in the neighborhood.

One neighbor who declined to be identified, said the victim appeared to be that of a middle-aged man with a buzz-style haircut.

Some residents who were interviewed by police officials reported hearing severalgunshots the previous evening or early this morning.

As of 2 p.m., numerous marked and unmarked police vehicles, including a crime scene investigation truck, could be seen parked along W. Wright Avenue, as detectives and forensic technicians photographed, documented, and collected evidence.

Evidence collected at the scene included several shell casings, according to neighbors who live in the neighborhood where the body was found.

By late afternoon, authorities had obtained a search warrant for one of the homes on Wright Avenue. It was not immediately known if the search warrant was for the residence where the body was discovered or another, nearby home.

A Hemet police volunteer at the scene said no details would be available until officials issued a press release, possibly later in the day.

Anyone one with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Hemet Police Department at (951) 765-2400. Callers can remain anonymous.

HEMET: Officials investigating dead body found in residential back yard added by Trevor Montgomery on January 24, 2017 View all posts by Trevor Montgomery

Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff Department in 1998. During his time with the sheriff's department, he worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula and the Lake Elsinore Station along with many other locations. His assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and PWC based Lake Patrol, Problem Oriented Policing Team and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator. Montgomery was a foster parent to nearly 60 children over 13 years and is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 7 grandchildren.

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Catawba Valley Community College students Abbie Kincaid and LaToya Williams were recently awarded the Brian R. Porter Memorial Scholarship through the CVCC Foundation Inc.

The scholarship honors the memory and career of Porter, who served as a deputy sheriff for the Gallia County Sheriffs Office in Gallia County, Ohio. The scholarship was founded by Porters friend and Catawba Valley Community College faculty member Kristy Wooten to benefit students pursuing a career in criminal justice or law enforcement.

Kincaid is enrolled in the Basic Law Enforcement Training program. She earned an associate degree in Criminal Justice Latent Evidence at CVCC in 2015 and an associate degree in Criminal Justice Technology last May. She also holds certificates in law enforcement, retail-industrial security, court administrator, correctional-probation and parole, and latent evidence crime scene investigation she earned at CVCC.

She served as president and vice president of the Criminal Justice Club and now serves as treasurer. She is an active member of SkillsUSA and won first place at the state level and first place at the national level in the crime scene investigation competition in 2015. In the same category, she also placed first in the 2016 state competition and took third in the nation in 2016. She was awarded the Student Government Association award for Academic Excellence in Criminal Justice Latent evidence. She is a member of the Student Leadership Academy and Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.

A native of Iowa, she volunteers with the Catawba County Humane Society and works as an officer at the rank of corporal for Allied Universal security company. She and her husband and family live in Maiden.

A Catawba County native, Williams is enrolled in the Criminal Justice Latent Evidence associate degree at CVCC. She attended Bandys High School and completed her high school diploma through the GED program at CVCC. Williams has achieved high honors for the past two semesters and has been invited to join Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. She is a member of the Criminal Justice Club and plans to graduate in early 2018.

Williams has been employed by Republic Service for nine years. She started out as a receptionist, and was later promoted to customer service. She has served as the maintenance shop administrator for the past two years. She and her three children live in Conover.

The mission of the CVCC Foundation, Inc. is to foster and promote the growth, progress, and welfare of CVCC. For more information on giving, contact Teresa Biggs, executive director of the CVCC Foundation, 828-327-7000, ext. 4288, tbiggs@cvcc.edu.

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Kampala The U.S. Government is helping to build the capacity of Ugandan authorities to protect the country's natural heritage and to combat illicit trafficking that threatens both Uganda's abundant wildlife and security.

The donation of 10 wildlife crime scene investigation (WCSI) kits by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will assist several Ugandan agencies in their mission to combat wildlife-related crimes throughout the country. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the Uganda Police Force (UPF), and the Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN) were among the beneficiaries on this donation, and also received training in forensic investigation techniques.

Law enforcement and forensic science experts from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior (the lead U.S. agency for public land management) - trained 17 investigators from UWA, UPF and NRCN during a recent week-long workshop near Murchison Falls National Park. With support from the Uganda Conservation Foundation, these experts helped participants develop the skills to conduct wildlife crime scene investigations, including collecting evidence and preserving the chain of custody. The workshop also fostered cooperation and information exchanges among the participants from UWA, UPF, and NRCN, which will help to advance future investigations.

After the workshop, USAID donated 10 wildlife crime scene investigation kits to be used by the trained investigators in the field. The kits contain materials necessary for collecting and preserving evidence from wildlife crime scenes, which is crucial for the successful prosecution of wildlife crimes. USAID made this donation through its regional Partnership to End Wildlife Trafficking with the Interior Department's International Technical Assistance Program (DOI-ITAP). "Wildlife crime is a threat not just to conservation, but to the security and livelihoods of Uganda's people," said USAID Mission Director Mark Meassick. "This partnership allows us to share the expertise of U.S. conservation professionals to help enhance Uganda's wildlife management and enforcement capacities, improve national and international coordination, and share best practices."

Wildlife trafficking remains a significant problem for Uganda. The Standing Committee of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna in 2013 named Uganda one of the leading nations responsible for illegal ivory trade. Between 2009 and 2014, some 20 metric tons of ivory were trafficked through Uganda, mainly to Asia. The country's continued role as a transit hub for illegal trafficking also exposes it to the negative effects of organized crime and corruption. Illicit revenue gained from such activities often funds insurgent groups that contribute to regional instability and fuel further demand for trafficked products.

The training workshop and donation of the kits are the first steps in a planned program of training and technical assistance in combating wildlife crime to be implemented under the partnership between USAID and DOI-ITAP. This support aims to build a cadre of Ugandan wildlife professionals with the specialized knowledge and skills to bring wildlife poachers and traffickers to justice, and to help end practices that threaten both Uganda's rich biodiversity and security.

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1 in custody after man dies in Vancouver shooting KOIN.com Come out this morning to find we have a crime scene investigation going on up the street, said Chad Lawrence, a neighbor. First time I've ever in 15 years here that I've dealt with a crime scene unit over a shooting situation. Neighbors said the ... and more »

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