The Latest on Illinois officer’s death: Authorities analyzing newly obtained
The school is located at 1133 Main St., Antioch. “His initials were inscribed on the Bulldogs” helmets, his nickname on the cheerleaders’ ribbons and a sea of blue and black filled the stands.
“There are different cameras that are putting the story together”, Filenko added.
Known to the community as “G.I”.
A $50,000 award is being offered by Motorola Solutions, which employs residents of the village where the murder took place. The federal agents are working to put the videos in chronological order, Filenko said. “We want to make sure we’re looking at the right people”, Cmdr. George Filenko said.
Earlier today, a woman was accused of falsifying a report after she allegedly reported Wednesday that two men had approached her vehicle near Fox Lake and then fled into a cornfield.
The phone number for those with information about the suspects is 1-800-CALL-FBI. It is fbi.gov/foxlake. The pair provided updates in the search for the suspects in the death of Fox Lake Police officer Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz.
“Now we’ve acquired several more videos that we believe are even more relevant than [the original residential] one”, he said.
During the 12:30 p.m. news conference in front of the Fox Lake Police Department, Filenko said he thinks they’re making “significant progress”.
More than 100 leads are actively being tracked as of Friday, Filenko said, and the FBI has opened a dedicated tip line and website to help collect more.
Officials in the Fox Lake investigation say they have found “significant evidence” related to the case at the crime scene.
At Thursday’s bond hearing, Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim said the report “redirected the entire focus of this investigation for about five hours”. Chris Covelli said several other businesses have made similar offers to pledge money for a reward.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Christopher Covelli says she has acknowledged she had lied.
Lt. Gliniewicz was patrolling Fox Lake, Illinois, a mid-sized suburb around 50 miles north of Chicago.
An autopsy was completed, but authorities aren’t releasing the results yet, Filenko said.
“It brought a smile to their face which is our objective, you know in this case we went down to the dispatch center and spoke to the dispatchers and a commander”, said Patrick Quinn, dog ministry from Dixon, Illinois. It was found near his remains. Flags will fly half-staff from sunrise Saturday morning to sunset Monday evening.
Visitation and funeral arrangements for fallen Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz are now set.