By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Sun Times
With murders up 16 percent, Chicago Police officials Friday announced they are launching a second Mobile Strike Force unit to work in high-crime neighborhoods.
Through Friday morning, there had been 487 murders in Chicago, up from 421 at the same time last year, police said.
Violent crime is up 2.6 percent and [...]
-
Recent Comments
- Midnightlady on What Police Officers Think About Funding Jon Burge
- Midnightlady on JUSTICE: Ex-Chicago cop Burge arrested in torture cases
-
Tags
abuse Add new tag Altgeld Gardens Anthony Doyle Anti-War Barack Obama Black Panthers Burge Chicago Reader Christina Ballard Christine Ballard Copwatch LA Corrupt Judges Death Penalty Drugs Drunk Cop Emmanuel Lopez Found Dead Fraternal Order of Police Freddie Wilson gang enforcement unit John Conroy Larnester Hull Marquette Park mental health Mike Mette misconduct Mobile Strike Force New York Times Niger Arnold Pedro Solis Pepper-Spray police shooting Protest racial profiling Rep. Danny Davis Richard Doroniuk Richard M. Daley Riot Gear Riverdale South Loop Southwest Youth Collaborative Sterling Oliver tech Torture -
Archives