Marine Unit Again
We take the good news where we can find it, and the Marine Unit must be manned by nothing but heroes!
- A 911 call about a boat sinking in Lake Michigan resulted in marine unit police rescuing two men this evening, according to police.
The incident was called in to emergency dispatchers at about 7:30 p.m. about the 28-foot-power boat and resulted in Chicago Police Marine Unit officers responding, police said.
The boat was located about a half-mile off east of Navy Pier in the lake, police said. Police found that the boat was quickly taking in water through its engine shaft, police said. One of the men called police on his cell phone, police said.
All joking aside, another nice job by the guys and gals on the water. It certainly bolsters the case for keeping a decent sized and adequately prepared presence on the lakefront.
Labels: good news
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
34 Comments:
NATO order coming out tuesday morning. Packets to be picked up 1000hrs by the D/C secretary. Nothing like last minute.
maybe we can have another summer mobile beach party? those were the days ;-)
Man them Marine unit boyz, sum baaaaaad mofos!!!!
Enough already, SCC! Jesus! You're like the Frank Main of the super clout heavy units!
Please, it's not that same maniac again, is it?
If so, his wife should cuff him to a radiator and sell the boat before she unlocks him.
OT:Staff report
12:39 a.m. CDT, May 14, 2012
Des Plaines police shot and killed a man on Sunday afternoon at a strip mall in the western suburb, authorities said this morning.
The incident occurred at about 3:12 p.m. in the 1900 block of East Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines police said in a news release.
Authorities didn't say how the incident unfolded, but said the offender, Carlos Salgado, 44, of the 400 block of West Touhy Avenue, died at the scene.
Police said that officers sustained injuries and were treated at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, but didn't indicate how many officers were hurt, or how the injuries occurred.
Hope the officers are OK, Good job!
SCC, just so you know according to the NATO protest/occupy chicago website the official protesting started about one hour ago. The first official protest will be a small one infront of obama headquarters tomorrow at 8am downtown on randolph street.... There is absolutly no order out... also, to the police officers out there in 009.. Im sure nobody has told you yet but there is going to be an anti cpd/anti jon burge march from 51 and halsted down to the 9th district station tuesday May 15th from 6pm till midnight. If you dont believe me then here is the link to the complete link of protests that are planned and the specific times. Since downtown isnt giving anyone a heads up I will.... here is the link to the events page:
http://natoprotest.org/events/
here is the link to the anti police/jon burge march to 009th district:
http://natoprotest.org/article/ftpanti-capitalist-militant-march/
and here is the link of the route map they will be taking for the anti police march on the 15th of may:
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=51st+and+halsted%2C+chicago&daddr=31st+and+halsted%2C+chicago&hl=en&ll=41.819815%2C-87.64575&spn=0.037228%2C0.084543&sll=41.815082%2C-87.633476&sspn=0.03723%2C0.084543&geocode=FWzXfQIdd6PG-inVEYJ7kS4OiDEeA1zdtH5tgQ%3BFdNlfgId1p_G-inFvKmvRywOiDFlLkbAMCkWug&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ls&z=14
******BEWARE... SOME OF THE EVENTS THEY ARE HOLDING ARE TITLED: HOW TO DISARM AND POLICE OFFICER AND ANTI POLICE BRUTALITY MEETING.. THEY ARE ALSO BEING PREPPED BY CIVIL ATTORNEYS THIS WEEK******
Also, it appears that after the nurses march on friday the 18th there is going to be an even larger, unscheduled and non permit march through out all of downtown with no planned route.. obviously to screw up friday rush hour traffic... they are encouraged to "make as much noise as possible".
They are also going to attempt to protest and infiltrate the first pitch at the cubs/white sox game friday night because NATO general John allen will be throwing out the first pitch at the game.
The Blac Bloc will be marching with the main protest group at noon sunday. A day they are calling on for "chaos" and disorder in chicago. The blac bloc says they will create a "blac hurricane in chicago" on sunday and monday.
monday 5/21 they are going to do a "shut down boeing" mission then tuesday another protest of the wars and on wednesday(after the Nato summit ends) its not going to end for us.. they are calling for a Mass rally and protest to take back chicago at 4pm at daley plaza. this could be a long week if they get enough numbers together.
Being on Lake Michigan and calling for help is no joke. It is a very sick feeling if your boat is taking on water and you are in rough seas.
Anyone who has NOT been on the lake in bad weather, you do not know how bad it can get. (Sometimes you will not make it back)
There was a case where 4 drowned off of Kenosha. (About 16 years ago). They were down to a cellphone (they had lost all power on their boat). The response was too late.
Never take Lake Michigan lightly.
Good job to CPD.
Not a LEO, JAFO
Trivia Time:
What year in CPD history marked the end of grabbing the squad car keys and driving around aimlessly?
Bonus Question:
Under which exempt was this groundbreaking policy implemented?
America's Heroes
Great Job. Any word on Sgt. List? How many?
I happened to be there the day our CPD Marine Unit, led by Sergeant Mazzola, was assigned to do further diving related to the days-old Michael Scott death investigation. It was a miserably cold, rainy Fall day. They were tasked w. locating/recovering specific items belonging to Michael Scott, which required diving in freezing cold muck w. almost no visibility. Onlookers could sense these were dangerous, tedious conditions, even so near the river wall. But what the CPD divers successfully located and pulled from watery blackness that day helped prove it had been a suicide, not a robbery/homicide. Anybody contemplating the lack of worth of our city's Marine Unit is just plain ignorant of why they exist, and specifically, what they're skilled in/trained for in the first place.
~from CPD family
Don't these scumbags know that poor Jon Burge is in prison?
Answer to TRIVIA TIME. My guess. Sodini. The creator of the "EVENT NUMBER". Policing on paper. Not on the street.
Ahhh, the summer mobile beach parties. Everything you ever heard about them is true, and then some. You kids don't know what you missed.
The real Avengers!!! Good job
These guys and gals are getting more action than our elite SWAT..... whaaaaaaaat???
NATO order coming out tuesday morning. Packets to be picked up 1000hrs by the D/C secretary. Nothing like last minute.
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opsec. no reason to tell people who do not need to know what they don't need to know until they need to know it.
Good jod guys and gals. Except for the grand jury King
Enough already, SCC! Jesus! You're like the Frank Main of the super clout heavy units!
5/14/2012 12:35:00 AM
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Hey, whiner, it's not like SCC is fabricating these stories. Boaters do dumb things, weather does dumb things. And it's summer.
This is what the marine unit is there for, right?
Personally, I gotta think the copper by himself on nights who has to respond to a shooting not knowing anything about it is the real hero. it is not flashy and it is far more common so it is not "news".
not a cop
The only thing more powerful than their heroism is their phone call.
Trivia Time:
What year in CPD history marked the end of grabbing the squad car keys and driving around aimlessly?
Bonus Question:
Under which exempt was this groundbreaking policy implemented?
If you're asking "When did CAPS start?" the answer is Oct 1993 (Together We Can) under Superintendent Matt L Rodriguez.
Is this to try to show we need a Marine unit? What about the Coast Guard? Put the marine unit on the street, that's where they're needed.
Huh huh. He said shaft. Huh huh huh huh.
We did that all the time when I was there, part of the job.
Not a clout heavy unit...20% management like all the rest!
Yes, check this out. If you want to know what is planned, the loons have it all marked out here.
http://natoprotest.org/
Someone is shelling out a lot of money for all this fuss, huh?
Of course, the idiots who are actually going to get hurt travel here to sleep in the bushes and work for nothing.
Andy Thayer is not going to bail you out of jail.
Damn, it's almost like the Marine Unit is doing what they've been trained to do on a daily basis...
Can I have an event number for my 23rd Lifesaving Award?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
maybe we can have another summer mobile beach party? those were the days ;-)
Can we also bring back the supervisor that enjoyed sucker punching his own guys while under the influence? yes, those sure were the days........
Anonymous said...
Trivia Time:
What year in CPD history marked the end of grabbing the squad car keys and driving around aimlessly?
Bonus Question:
Under which exempt was this groundbreaking policy implemented?
The answer is Dept Sup of Patrol Charlie Williams, and I want to guess the year was 2006? Not sure though. I do remember seeing a memo from his office stating this very thing....what a jerk off
JAFO said...
Being on Lake Michigan and calling for help is no joke. It is a very sick feeling if your boat is taking on water and you are in rough seas.
Anyone who has NOT been on the lake in bad weather, you do not know how bad it can get. (Sometimes you will not make it back)
There was a case where 4 drowned off of Kenosha. (About 16 years ago). They were down to a cellphone (they had lost all power on their boat). The response was too late.
Never take Lake Michigan lightly.
Good job to CPD.
Not a LEO, JAFO
5/14/2012 01:18:00 AM
This man is 100% correct. By time the winds get to this area they have had over 300 miles of water to go over, a long fetch. The waves in a blow here are ferocious.
Anonymous said...
This is what the marine unit is there for, right?
Personally, I gotta think the copper by himself on nights who has to respond to a shooting not knowing anything about it is the real hero. it is not flashy and it is far more common so it is not "news".
not a cop
5/14/2012 11:24:00 AM
It is pointless arguing who is the greater hero. The real heroes have their names engraved in stone.
An "old mariner" told me once, that the great lakes can be far more hazardous than the oceans.
The Marint unit is one of the only sources of positive news stories for the dept.
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