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Sorry to start the day as a Debbie Downer, but it was a bad night for violent crime in the city. Yeesh.
- A 27-year Chicago Police veteran was killed early this morning just outside the police station at Belmont and Western. Belmont District Officer Richard Francis, 60, responded to a call of a street disturbance across the street from the station. He was confronted by a woman and a struggle ensued, during which the woman grabbed Francis' gun and fatally shot him in the head. Responding officers shot the woman, critically wounding her. Francis was the first CPD officer to be shot on duty in over six years. [Trib, S-T, CBS2, Fox]
- Five people, including four women, were shot outside a Bellwood home in the 400 block of Hyde Park Avenue Tuesday night. Fortunately, none of the injuries were life threatening. [Trib, S-T]
- There were a rash of shootings the injured several children yesterday, including an 11 year-old girl who was shot in the face and a 9 year-old boy who was shot in the foot. [Trib, S-T, ABC7]
- Two men were found stabbed at El stations in separate incidents. The first was discovered around 10 p.m. at the Library station (State & Van Buren). The investigation resulted in 10 minute delays for the Pink, Orange, and Green lines. The man was in serious to critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The second incident occurred at the Lawrence Red Line station Uptown where a CTA security guard reported a man who was apparently stabbed on the platform. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and his condition was not known. [Trib, S-T, CBS2]
- Finally, multiple homicide suspect Nicholas T. Sheley was arrested in downstate Granite City last night. He surrendered without a struggle. There's also this detail: "In a statement Tuesday, the FBI said all eight victims were killed by "blunt force trauma" to the head. A law-enforcement source said an ax was used in one or more of the homicides, and that method led authorities to begin linking the crimes."
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What's a summer night in Chicago without your daily dose of random and uncalled for violence? A cop killed, children shot, stabsville on the CTA ... just ass stupid.
that's some scary shit that went down. it wasn't even that hot last night.
These violent crimes prove, if you just make guns illegal - criminals will go away!
i was coming home at a ridiculous hour last night (2:30 am) and couldn't stop at the lawrence stop on the red line due to "police activity." well, there ya go.
*hiding under his desk now*
Nope, not coming out, nope!
Nice to be able to live a life of leisure Smussy! What are ya a trustie kid? You could at least spend some of your vast amounts of free time volunteering for your saviour O'bama!
man, I was driving over Belmont on Western right when that was happening last night. I think it was before the shooting though, there were just police cars set up in various intersections in the area trying to contain the situation I guess. I can't believe a cop got killed though, that's terrible.
Wow, I hadn't heard anything about the Lawrence stop on the news this morning. Now I'm sort of glad I'm moving neighborhoods.
Unfortunately, I think we will see more violence as the economy declines, regardless of the weather or season.
To all so-called "reverends," grandstanding local Democratic elected officials, and police-bashers, congratulations.
You have helped to create a perfect environment for crime to flourish. Did you notice that the Cook County Jail inmate census has plummeted?
Hmmm, I wonder why. Oh yeah, that's right. Bad guys are operating in our neighborhoods with no fear of getting caught. That's right. Crime is UP but inmate numbers are WAY DOWN.
You see, it is aggressive policing that results in arrests. It is the police who keep the peace in our neighborhoods. Why stop the guy dealing drugs or carrying a gun if you are going to get an abuse complaint, get sued, or get your badge pulled?
Legalize drugs just like prescription drugs (which kill more people) and you'll see a big reduction in crime. Isn't it weird Ward, how we jail more people than any other nation on earth but our crime still sucks worse than most first world nations? Maybe it's the system that's broken.
Navin
something we can agree on, besides fried pickles, by legalizing most drugs and regulating the potency, the goverment could tax the product (drugs)and increase funding for drug treatment programs, violence would be reduced if gangs werent shooting each other over drug corners, Walgreens and CVS would put the GD'sout of the drug buisness, and the cost of incarcerating non violent drug offenders would be eliminated. but its not going to happen no politican would get far with this plan. I do believe that cannabis has a chance to be decriminalized if not made legal.
Cheers Fed!