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April 6, 2009: Solicitation for Murder Investigation
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Winthrop Harbor Police Investigation leads to Federal ATF Arrest Purchase of Firearm/Solicitation for Murder Investigation In early April 2009, the Winthrop Harbor Police Department received anonymous information alleging that a local subject was seeking to purchase an untraceable firearm for use in the murder of his wife, one of her relatives, and a third, unrelated person. A report was taken, and the case turned over to the Detective Bureau of the Winthrop Harbor Police Department. The Wheeling Police Department, in whose jurisdiction the suspect's wife resides, was contacted to insure her safety during the course of the investigation. After further investigation, Winthrop Harbor Detectives learned that the suspect worked and lived in the Village of Winthrop Harbor. The Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) agency was contacted and agreed to
assist the Winthrop Harbor Police Department during the course
of the investigation due to the anonymous information received.
On April 10, 2009, ATF Agents, with the assistance of the Winthrop
Harbor Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
personnel, took Charanjit K. Sharma, 44, of Winthrop Harbor into
custody without further incident. Sharma was charged federally
with Possession of a Firearm with Manufacture Serial Number Removed
and with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in Violation of a Court
Order. Sharma was transported to the Metropolitan Correctional
Center (MCC) in Chicago pending a court date. |
| Note: Any person charged with an offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law. Persons named herein are merely alleged to have committed the offense(s) they are accused of. |