CRIME & SAFETY
Chicago man tried to lure and abduct minor in suburb, police say
COOK COUNTY - A Chicago man has been arrested for allegedly trying to lure and abduct a minor in the suburbs on Monday. Around 4:43 p.m., Cook County Sheriff's police officers responded to the 5000 block of South Long Avenue in unincorporated Stickney Township after receiving a report that a man driving a silver SUV had followed a minor and attempted to lure the child into his vehicle, a witness related to them.
Video shows CTA bus driver being attacked; head of transit union worries about safety
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A recent attack on a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver was caught on camera, and the head of the drivers' union said it was targeted.Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, is also worried about driver safety heading into summer.The video shows a CTA bus driver fighting someone as passengers looked on."The request of two dollars and 50 cents to ride the bus triggered an altercation," Hill said.The attack happened at 9:06 p.m. Friday of last week, police said.The person who was asked to pay and did not was not the man seen fighting the driver...
Two men break into home, steal items and attack the victim, one suspect gets shot: Police
CHICAGO (WTVO) — A man was shot after breaking into a home and attacking the owner on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday afternoon, according to Chicago Police. Two suspects entered a home by force around 1:54 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Carpenter Street that was inhabited by one man and two women, police told […]
Man Shot and Killed in Chicago's South Shore, Police Investigation Underway
A 59-year-old man lost his life to gun violence in Chicago's South Shore area on Tuesday evening, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Police responded to a call around 7 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Chappel Avenue, where they discovered the victim with a critical gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Family of man killed when Chicago police fired 96 times during traffic stop file wrongful death suit
The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the department of “brutally violent” policing tactics. The 76-page federal complaint alleges the officers violated multiple laws and police department policies during the “predatory, violent, unlawful traffic stop” on March 21 that left 26-year-old Dexter Reed dead.A police oversight agency released videos and documents this month. The agency has said Reed fired at the officers first. The footage raised questions about the officers’ use of force and tactical squads that use...
Services for fallen Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca scheduled
CHICAGO — Visitation and funeral services for fallen Chicago Police Department Officer Luis M. Huesca have been scheduled. Visitation will be open to the public from 1-8 p.m. on Sunday at the Blake and Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 West 103rd Street in Oak Lawn. A mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday at St. […]
Amazon driver witnesses armed robbery, then gets robbed by the same crew (video)
CHICAGO — An Amazon delivery driver saw an armed robbery in progress as he made deliveries in Back of the Yards on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, he got out of his car before the robbers left, and they stopped their getaway car to rob him, too. Ring surveillance footage captured the entire episode.
Man killed, 3 others wounded in Oak Forest cul-de-sac shooting, ME says
Four people were shot in southwest suburban Oak Forest Sunday in what’s believed to be a domestic incident. Police responded to gunshots at about 5:10 p.m. to a cul-de-sac off Central Avenue.
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