It's that time of the year again.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-74-people-182103689.html
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It's that time of the year again.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-74-people-182103689.html
Just another day in Chicago, unless it's not. Anyone recognize this last name?
http://abc7ny.com/man-arrested-in-chicago-carrying-nypd-swat-gear-loaded-handgun/3261826/
* I'd suggest theft,...
Come for the body count. Stay for the irony of illegal immigration.
Bonus: source is WaPo (so double the irony points, Scrabble style).
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Play-by-play of the radio traffic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/chicago-police-commander-shot-to-death-while-responding-to-robbery/ar-BBJ5RLf?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-off-duty-officer-shot-downtown-20180213-story.html
Place your bets on near-future events, folks.
People in the thick of it can be the best sources of unvarnished Truths.
If you want statistics for Chicago, I suggest the following hyperlink
http://i.imgur.com/ZCu2WMP.png
Sunday, August 28, 2016 08:34AM
http://abc7chicago.com/news/7-dead-38-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/1488222/
For current 2016 stats, see http://heyjackass.com/
To whit -
What will America's cities look like, if the Cartels bring their war North of the border?
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Note the editorialized headlines' juxtaposition with the Police leaderships' hopeful proclamation. :rolleyes:
Chicago murders tie 2011 -- with 2 months to go
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-slain-officer-bike-ride-020100719,0,2059109.column
Along the same lines :
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/day-3-of-chester%27s-state-of-emergency
See also...
8 people were killed and at least 44 more were shot this past weekend in war-stricken Afgha....oh wait, it was in Chicago*
http://www.wbbm780.com/Bloody-weekend--at-least-40-shot/7514229
* Props...
While there's @ 500 PR NG on the streets "fighting crime" now, the Chicago suggestion is pure political grandstanding.
Hooray for Daley!
Murders in the city peaked first in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in...
Swell idea, if only it worked...
Violent crime is worse than ever, say Pcs on the front line
By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor
Last Updated: 2:15am BST 28/04/2008...
Orwellian in it's scope, ain't it?
1) CHICAGO (AP) — Police planned to increase patrols and put SWAT officers and specialized units on the streets over the weekend, a show of force aimed at deterring violence like the three dozen...