Terror Alert
- Illinois state officials say they're passing on intelligence to local authorities about potential terrorist threats as federal investigators chase a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York.
But Illinois Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson says it's up to municipalities to decide whether to beef up security and how.
There weren't obvious signs Tuesday of upgraded security at Chicago subway and train stations.
A police dog sniffed at bags while passengers waited to board an Amtrak train at Union Station. Several armed police also watched nearby. But it isn't clear if the measures are upgrades or normal procedure.
Chicago transit and city officials declined comment on specific responses, if any, to federal security bulletins.
Maybe there weren't any security upgrades because...well, there isn't any protocol in place for them? We know we haven't received any TARA refresher training in years now. We haven't even seen anything about the terrorist arrests in Denver and New York in the CO Book that might affect patrol patterns in and around transportation hubs.
Full speed ahead to the Olympic Dream!
Full speed ahead to the Olympic Dream!
Labels: terrorism
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
68 Comments:
Who cares. When does Chicago find out if it gets the Olympic bid?
SCC you are a Fool! Ronnie Lubberman says that it is not possible to train the beat cop for a terrorist incident.
Why do you doubt the powers that be?
Typical liberal thinking says if we talk nice and ignore the problems they will go away.
Please note sarcasm.
How about, you go to roll call and that's it!
No one tells you of emerging crime trends, wanted suspects or vehicles. What happened in adjoining districts.
NOTHING!!! YOUR HERE, THANKS!
After reading this only one thing
comes to mind...MUNICH...
just sayin...
All this shit happening around the country while the SHITTY OF SHITCAGO decreases its police department....BRING ON THE OLYMPICS!
AND LETS NOT FORGET WE HAVE A LEADER WHO RUNS WHEN EGGS ARE THROWN AT HIM....YOU BITCH!
Don[t you think its kind of presumptious to think the Chicago Police Department is the only agency in Illinois, or Chicago for that matter that deals with potential acts of terrorism or has protocols that kick in when ambiguous non specific threats are made? For christ sake get over yourself.
We don't discuss security measures. But we can tell you that most of our measures are covert and not visible to the the untrained eye.
How about the fact that there isn't any manpower. Remember when you use to tell your children, if you get lost or in trouble find a police officer.
My grandchildren were in from out of town this weekend (ages 9 and 6) and I took them downtown on Saturday. Walked from the train station to Sears tower to Millenium Park and back. Saw a total of ONE wagon in the 5 hours we were there.
God help us all if anything happens.
Stay safe....a wife
Here's a terror alert for ya. The Stuttering Prick has no help in the Police Academy, so all Chicagoans should prepare to be terrorized by the hoodrats trying to take EVERYTHING you own. The incidents in Lincoln Park this summer were just the tip of the iceberg... especially with Quinn unleashing another 1000 "NONVIOLENT" offenders on your ass!!!
its only a matter of time before the radical muslims pay chicago a visit.
I didn't know that there was even an issue about terrorist attacks in the US, I thought the big issue was Outlaw Biker Gangs the DOC told me to be on the look out for them and even gave me helpful advice that when I stop a biker, that I shouldn't allow him to put his kickstand down. I don't know what rags your reading but I trust the terrorism experts in TARA and the DOC.
THE DALEY WAY-WE ARE LEAD BY THE ARROGANT RUN AWAY I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT THINK IM GREAT NO SECURITY CLEARANCE NO COMBAT EXPERIENCE WANNABE CLOUT HEAVY 31 FLAVORS OF POLITICAL FAVORS= Chicago is NOT SAFE-Semper Fi
daley said we are protected from terrorists as he touted the 911 center! You know the one where zones go down at the drop of a hat! Ok daley keep the fantasy world your in alaive goofus!
Anonymous said...
Don[t you think its kind of presumptious to think the Chicago Police Department is the only agency in Illinois, or Chicago for that matter that deals with potential acts of terrorism or has protocols that kick in when ambiguous non specific threats are made? For christ sake get over yourself.
9/23/2009 07:10:00 AM
No dick! We are the 1st ones that will respond, that is why we are 1st responders when the shit hits the fan, not like the other agencies who will come in after the event is finished! Can I get an event number for this??
YOU R NOT GOING TO GET AN ALERT EITHER GUESS WHY?
THE MAYOR ORDERED HIS STAFF TO NOT SAY A FRICKING THING ABOUT TERRORISM UNTIL APPROVAL OF THE OLYMPICS IS COMPLETE.
WHEN THE MAYOR WAS ASKED ABOUT TERRORISM HE TALKS ABOUT THE CITY HAVING THE BEST 911 CENTER.
SO ONCE AGAIN J-FED PUTS ARE ASSES IN DANGER B-CUZ HIS BOSS TOLD HIM TO KEEP HIS PIE-HOLE CLOSED.
"OLD*6970 said...
After reading this only one thing
comes to mind...MUNICH"
Go get your Lambchop sideburns trimmed,pick up a carton of Chesterfields and spend the day watching Laugh-in reruns. The feeling will soon pass...
My personnel pet peeve with response to a terror alert is this.
Why do we have flower pots "Blocking" our streets ?
If CPD or CFD have to respond to an emergency their vehicles would be blocked. No longer can they drive quickly and safely up the middle of the streets. They have to go on the other side, facing traffic. Very dangerous. Chicago is not a street of Boulevards. It was designed as a working man's town. Pull those flower pots out, you will make bicycle's safer, and save money now. You will have a direct route for emergency vehicles, if need be.
How about the fact that there isn't any manpower. Remember when you use to tell your children, if you get lost or in trouble find a police officer.
My grandchildren were in from out of town this weekend (ages 9 and 6) and I took them downtown on Saturday. Walked from the train station to Sears tower to Millenium Park and back. Saw a total of ONE wagon in the 5 hours we were there.
God help us all if anything happens.
Stay safe....a wife
9/23/2009 07:24:00 AM
WOW you were lucky. Had family over from out of town for a barbeque at the house last saturday. Saw a total of 0 police cars in 13hrs. Then I realized, that's right I pay taxes so I deserve nothing in return. When the terrorists do hit shitcago I'll be thinking,"man am I glad I work in the ghetto!!!"
No need to worry about any terrorist here in a major industrial hub.
Maggie Daley wouldn't allow that!
That's why we don't need any scary ole carbines at the airport ,let alone in the city!
I saw a sign at the airport,"No Jihadist allowed ,by order of Mrs. Richard M.Daley"(Yes dear,your absolutely right dear. No more scary men with guns dear.)
Ignorance makes a great blanket,sleep well Chicago.
Anybody remember the old "Duck and Cover" filmstrips that they use to show in the schools,for in the event of an A-bomb attack?
who do you hate more? radical muslims or liberal copwatch lawyers and yuppies? Each could easily be responsible for the downfall of this great country.
Anonymous said...
its only a matter of time before the radical muslims pay chicago a visit.
9/23/2009 07:42:00 AM
Hey wing-nut, they're already here. Have been for years. We aren't allowed to rattle their cages because it would be racist.
We can simply wait for the inevitable and deal with aftermath. Proactive police work is for TV.
TO: 7:10
Hey fucknuts, we know that there is POTENTIAL for terror elsewhere in the state.
BUT, in knowing and following trends in muslim terrorism we know that they try to hit high profile targets which will have an exponential detrimental effect.
NineteenDavid said...
We don't discuss security measures. But we can tell you that most of our measures are covert and not visible to the the untrained eye.
9/23/2009 07:21:00 AM
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Special Training on Covert Ops provided courtesy of David Copperfield and Criss Angel
Anonymous said...
its only a matter of time before the radical muslims pay chicago a visit.
9/23/2009 07:42:00 AM
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Hell..they've already moved into the Ukrainian Village/Wicker Park/Smith Park/Humboldt Park community. The new Language Arts Magnet School on Division Street has added Urdu, which is from Pakistan, and NOT even their official language, unless they're a CAB DRIVER; and Arabic...I guess the kids will be able to translate a Terrorist Plot for us???
Called to see if they were beefing up CTA special employment, seeing if I could get more than the 1 day I got this month.
They laughed and said "No, we're taking a wait and see approach".
Call back if something blows-up. Click.
I rest my case and for those of you wondering if the Olympics will be good for Chicago, well it'll be real good for the small choosen few that line Shortshanks pockets with gold.
Patti Thomson sum it up best, "it's better up to the municipalities to decide..."
Bend over Chicago, this one's gonna hurt...
the only problem about Daley and Companie's rhetoric is the real Terrorists, and most of the City's Taxpayers, know that it's utter bullshit.
Will OBAMA keep us safe from OSAMA ???
I asked Weis at one of his first town hall meetings when we were going to get a plan for how to respond to a terrorist attack, specifically if we are off duty. Where do we go? How do we get to our equipment? It's been 8 years since 9/11 and as far as I know, as a first responder, we have no plan. It's not something that can be implemented on the fly and hope to work well. We're only the second or third largest city in the country. I'm sure we aren't a target.
DID TARA IN MAY AND THEY SAID TARA PART II WAS COMING.
As a guy who serves summons for a living I,would like to point out one thing.We all know who drives the cabs in this city,they have access to every big building,airport,subway in terms of getting up real close.In the last 8 years I,have tried to serve at least 40 cabbies for traffic accidents,not one has lived where his D.L.shows.Trying to locate them, a/k/a skip trace is next to impossible,because 6 or 8 share an apartment and all utilities etc,are in one guys name.When we get a share of terror,my bet it comes from a cab.Not one verification system in place for these guys.
SCC you are a Fool! Ronnie Lubberman says that it is not possible to train the beat cop for a terrorist incident.
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That is certainly true. It is however possible to train cops on what they are expected to be doing when the terrorist incident occurs. The beat cop probably is not the guy that can directly respond to such an event, but he will almost certainly be the first cop on the scene and there ought to have been a lot of thought put in to what it is he is supposed to do. And then some beat level training on how to accomplish what it is that is expected of him.
Not even talking about shooting back kinds of things. That kind of thing is relatively easy. gathering information and getting it to the right people quickly is probably more important than anything else.
radical Muslims(Nazi, whom ever) visit Chicago.... With the Olympics comes all sorts of visitors....Watch Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (1 of 10) on you tube.... very enlightening
The personel who are assigned to TARA training (at least 2nd watch) are knowledgeable about their subjects. That being said, teaching a subject and RESPONDING to an incident are TWO completely different things. We (CPD) aren't ready for s***.
What a joke Shitcago and the CPD is. That's why I left and it was the best decision I ever made in my life. I was a proud Chicago police officer once, it's sad that I don't feel that way anymore most of the time especially when you here about the shit going on there these days. The grass is greener on the other side fellas, so if you're still young do it before it's too late. Most major cities around the country have been responding to these threats and Chicago just sits there with there thumb up their ass. Did anyone know that the very next day after the Mumbai terrorist attacks big brass and tactical teams from the NYPD were on a plane heading straight over there to share intel with their police force and discuss security measures and how the attacks were planned out. Chicago has a shit load of big hotels in the downtown area that can easily be targets and they're not doing shit about it. I guess they're too busy making bumper stickers. How about another Hezbola here in the U.S.A. It can happen. And they want the Olympics? HAHAHAHA!!! I'll be far away from that place if they do get it.
>>>Anonymous said...
How about, you go to roll call and that's it!
No one tells you of emerging crime trends, wanted suspects or vehicles. What happened in adjoining districts.
NOTHING!!! YOUR HERE, THANKS!
9/23/2009 01:35:00 AM<<<
Our bosses may play those usually stupid videos once, maybe twice if they have anything good and tells us "what they really mean is..." and sometimes play a bonus video from You-tube or a news clip.
They do tell us what happeded on the previous watch, in and arround our district. Look for this or that car or bad guy. Be careful of a whole bunch of things and a few jokes and old timer stories.
On Wednesdays, the W.C. brings out a toolbox of gun oil, patches, brushes and Q-tips and lets us clean and oil our guns.
Then, BE CAREFUL, YOUR HERE, THANKS!
OLD*6970 said...
After reading this only one thing
comes to mind...MUNICH...
just sayin...
9/23/2009 01:49:00 AM
MUMBAI?
How about BELSAN (Chechnya)?
TARA refresher?? SCC you make me laugh!! It should have been named TA for Terrorism Awareness... There was no Repsonse training. Cause that would have cost more money.
In 001 there wasnt even a mention of ANYTHING related to Terrorism, but they did ask for more contacts and ANOV's.
Why wasnt some mention made of the possible threat to Sports Arenas or Mass Transit???
I can only surmize that an increased presence at the possible targets would have cost money thus cutting into CHICAGO 2016 funds.
The only training given by the CFD recently was the "ethics test". Oh yea,,and we are checking fire hydrants now so they do not freeze up in the winter months. WTF!
Oppps just told every single terrorist out there WE ARE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED JUST LIKE THE CPD!
No surprises here. Chicago has been dodging the terrorism bullets for now but the luck is running out and the clock is ticking. Note to self, buy more ammo.
Radical Mexican Gangs are already here!!
you guys have been misinformed...the reson jfed ran away from the egg throwing, was to save an egg shortage for HALLOWEENIE! can't blame the man for thinking aHEAD!
What terror alert? Don't we now have Mr. anti-terror guy in charge? This guy must be the answer to all of the communist red hordes that will come over the hills and attack our fair and honest city. Since he was hand picked by Weis, who was himself was a most excellent g-man we must be in good hands and I will never again think Roy to be an idiot>
Ha Ha Ha
OT...
This is one of those times when you just have to relax and hear something beautiful to take your mind off of the situation we're in.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It's truly moving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCOfMP8cOZQ
No TARA refresher training because it's the same waste of time "training" as of last week that you had years ago!!
OFF-TOPIC:
Pittsburgh police vehicles vandalized
Officers found nails and screws in the tires of about a dozen vehicles at Pittsburgh police headquarters ... Pittsburgh police have not said whether the vandalism was committed by protesters in the city for next week’s G-20 economic summit.
Special Training on Covert Ops provided courtesy of David Copperfield and Criss Angel
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Copperfield and Angel are good at what they do. Not CPD trainers.
(OT) Is this not the airport that "silent vics" girl is running making $250K a year! http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ohare-runways-24-sep24,0,6297221.story
Say it ain't so rosie!
Anonymous said...
Who cares. When does Chicago find out if it gets the Olympic bid?
9/23/2009 12:22:00 AM
The dirty midget already knows. That's why a celebration is planned.
More special employment coming.
If the city was to acknowledge the threat then they are obligated to prepare a response.
If you see a terrorist.....do a contact card. JPW
Why would anyone attack Chicago? Murder capital of the U.S. We have terrorists for breakfast. Bara bing bara boom.
Mass transit attacks- what about the doofus Chicago area ma who had a CTA radio and tried to wreck trains?
Is he going to be shipped to Gitmo or the prison replacing Gitmo?
What about the rest of the "homegrown rapists..I mean terrorists - we hear them everyday.. When will they be prosecuted..
Questions..questions..where are the answers
Anonymous said...
Anybody remember the old "Duck and Cover" filmstrips that they use to show in the schools,for in the event of an A-bomb attack?
9/23/2009 09:49:00 AM
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Sure do. As a third grader, I got in trouble for refusing to do it. I told the teacher that radiation would go through the desk and we'd all be dead, anyway, so there was no point.
After a chat with my parents she did the only reasonable thing; she asked me to go along with it, just to be polite. I did, but thought she and the other teachers must be pretty stupid not to know it was a waste of effort.
I kind of feel that way today. We all know Osama and Company hate us. We are incapable of doing much about it.
Our terrorism expert, 'that's why he was hired', Jody Weis, has YET to put out one useful piece of anti-terrorism or preparedness information in his tenure here.
Anonymous said...
As a guy who serves summons for a living I,would like to point out one thing.We all know who drives the cabs in this city,they have access to every big building,airport,subway in terms of getting up real close.In the last 8 years I,have tried to serve at least 40 cabbies for traffic accidents,not one has lived where his D.L.shows.Trying to locate them, a/k/a skip trace is next to impossible,because 6 or 8 share an apartment and all utilities etc,are in one guys name.When we get a share of terror,my bet it comes from a cab.Not one verification system in place for these guys.
9/23/2009 12:20:00 PM
What;s the best way to get 10 car bombs spread throughout a metro area in high visibility places all at once?
Taxi cabs
The best hiding place is right in plain sight.
Terror alert my ass! Watch for the status quo until something happens.
This is the same Mayor who had a shit fit when SWAT was deployed at O'Hare after 9/11 with rifles, walking the terminals.
This is the same Mayor who has Airport Police who don't carry so much as a pistol on duty.
This is the same Mayor who OKs the firing of Maurer when Maurer complains about manpower to his boss.
This is the same Mayor who has eviscerated manpower at both airports to the point that special employment is needed--and then scales back that special employment.
This is the same Mayor who's former Chief of Staff stated that the average PO on the street doesn't have the brainpower to be trained in anti terrorism practices.
It will take an attack of 9/11 proportions again to knock us awake again.
It won't be NYC, they are much more prepared than they were. It will be LA or us, especially after Copenhagen names us.
It is apparent that Obama is more than willing to lie down on this--we are going to get hit and get hit hard again.
It's time to send the Ultimate Tactical Warrior in to deep-cover to root these evil doers out. Lock and Load.
Remember, buy lots of guns and ammo (if you can find any).
SOFT TARGETS AND I DONT MEAN JFED!
to the person who wrote about taxis, i TOTALLY agree with you. there doesn't appear to be any official authority that can control rules/regulations for taxis. in fact, i'm not sure that there are any regulations. while i am sure most taxi drivers are seeking the american dream, any terrorist group can get access to a taxi (s), and no one would even know, 'till after the fact that something horrible happened. most taxi owners, have to keep the taxi running 24/7, if they are to make a living. thus, the owner/renter is not always the drivers. i have actually stopped drivers who don't even have a driver's license. and some even come from countries, where there are more bicycles than cars. AND YES IT'S TRUE...TAXIS KNOW THE STREETS AND MUCH MORE THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON. remember, just like the police, who work and know the streets, so do taxi drivers. GOD HELP US!
A little too close to home
Thursday, Sep 24, 2009
* You may have noticed this…
A 29-year-old Decatur man arrested on charges of attempted murder of federal employees and attempting to use explosives to detonate a vehicle bomb at the federal building downtown Springfield had his first court appearance this afternoon at that very building.
Federal officials allege that on Wednesday, Finton drove a van containing what he thought was explosive material and parked it directly in front of the northwest corner of the Paul Findley Federal Building at Sixth and Monroe streets.
He got out of the van, locked the door and got into another vehicle driven by an undercover FBI officer and drove away. Within a few blocks of the federal building, Finton made a cell phone call to remotely detonate the purported bomb,” officials said. […]
According to a federal affidavit, Finton considered the Findley building a primary target, and considered the nearby downtown Springfield office of U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, to be a secondary target.
Click here to read the Department of Justice press release. We don’t appear to have been in any real danger because the FBI identified this guy early on. But yikes, man.
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3901/pub_detail.asp
(Suggest you read the entire article)
"Matricula consulars are official identification cards that are issued by the Mexican government through its consular offices. The cards verify that the bearers are Mexican citizens who are living outside of Mexico with the government’s permission."
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"After 9/11, Mara Salvatrucha attracted the attention of top al Qaeda officials, who realized that the gang could be used to smuggle operatives and weapons into the United States. An agreement was forged between the terrorists and the gang-bangers.
In exchange for safe passage across the border, al Qaeda – through its cells in South America – agreed to pay the Maras from $30,000 to $50,000 for each sleeper agent they managed to smuggle into the country with bogus matricula consulars."
So....the Chicago Police Department is providing fingerprinting services (free of charge at the 12th district) for Mexican citizens to obtain matricula consular cards, relying only on paperwork provided by the Mexican consulate.
Could this mean the CPD is complicit in terrorist activity??
I guess you were the one who slept during the training because I didn't and learned a wealth of information.
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No TARA refresher training because it's the same waste of time "training" as of last week that you had years ago!!
Anonymous said...
I guess you were the one who slept during the training because I didn't and learned a wealth of information.
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No TARA refresher training because it's the same waste of time "training" as of last week that you had years ago!!
9/24/2009 10:18:00 PM
I went through tara nothing but hair gel kids on schlorship, waste of fucking time and federal money!
I've worked with the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau and they no the stakes. You can't travel around NY without seeing amped up security...8 years later. I just hope an attack isn't whats necessary for Chicago to at least make a CT effort.
Another sleeper.
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9/24/2009 10:18:00 PM
I went through tara nothing but hair gel kids on schlorship, waste of fucking time and federal money!
"Did anyone know that the very next day after the Mumbai terrorist attacks big brass and tactical teams from the NYPD were on a plane heading straight over there to share intel with their police force and discuss security measures and how the attacks were planned out."
No- but I did know that when Mumbai happened, I spoke to our TLO officer about what the CPD was doing in light of the events in Mumbai. He related that he had been calling downtown for information for three days - over a weekend if I remember correctly....and NO ONE WAS ANSWERING THE PHONE! So alerts went out- nothing-not even to the TLO officer and so as a result the average CPD officer gets more information from the internet we're not supposed to to use than from our leadership.
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