Troubled Cop Commits Suicide in Restaurant Parking Lot


A former Illinois cop named Robert Hebein who had  a history of legal troubles took the cowards way out and shot himself to death in the parking lot of Infusino's Pizzeria — less than one month before he was due in court on felony theft charges, authorities said.Hebein was arrested in 2001 for a possible connection to the armed robbery of a currency exchange in Elgin, IL.  He was also charged with felony theft in Milwaukee County after witnesses identified him as the man who drove a semi tractor trailer off the lot of Dalor Transit in Franklin in December 2011 and then sold most of the contents of the trailer. According to the criminal complaint, the semi tractor was worth $50,000, and the 42,000 pounds of brass inside the trailer was worth over $113,000. Racine County court records show that Hebein was convicted in 2006 after he pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct charges stemming from a 2005 incident. He also had several traffic violations and four civil cases listed.