From: [C upi] at [clari.net] (UPI) Newsgroups: clari.news.crime.misc,clari.local.illinois.chicago,clari.news.alcohol+drugs,clari.news.law_enforce Subject: Ford Hts. police chief arrested Keywords: legal, criminal proceedings, nonviolent crime, police, US government, US municipal goverment Organization: Copyright 1996 by United Press International Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 18:50:12 PDT CHICAGO, July 12 (UPI) -- Acting Ford Heights Police Chief Jack Davis was held Friday on federal charges that he accepted payoffs to protect drug dealers. Davis, 58, allegedly accepted thousands of dollars from two drug dealers-turned-government informants, including cash payments made in the south suburb's police station and fire station. FBI agents arrested Davis at his home Thursday afternoon. He was held overnight at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago on federal extortion charges and for aiding and abetting others in connection with narcotics distribution. A criminal complaint alleges Davis accepted $1,000 to help one informant in a pending criminal case. The second informant allegedly paid Davis $4,000 to protect his drug dealing business and another $1, 000 to increase police pressure on a rival drug dealing operation, investigators said. U.S. Attorney Jim Burns said Davis accepted payments ranging from $500 to $2,000 from others ``for assurances he would protect their drug trade.'' Prosecutors will argue that Davis should be denied bond because he is a flight risk and, according to Burns, already tried to tamper with witnesses. Davis will appear Tuesday before a federal judge for a bond hearing. -- C O P Y R I G H T * R E M I N D E R This article is Copyright 1996 by United Press International. All articles in the clari.* news hierarchy are Copyrighted and licenced to ClariNet Communications Corp. for distribution. Except for articles in the biz.clarinet.sample newsgroup, only paid subscribers may access these articles. Any unauthorized access, reproduction or transmission is strictly prohibited. We offer a reward to the person who first provides us with information that helps stop those who distribute or receive our news feeds without authorization. Please send reports to [r--wa--d] at [clari.net.] [Use [i--o] at [clari.net] for sales or other inquiries.] Details on use of ClariNet material and other info can be found in the user documentation section of our web page: . You can also read ClariNet news from your Web browser.