Gold Coast Shots Fired (and more)
Earlier tonight:
And of course, last night was all over the news, too:
Tick tock. Tick tock.
- A Chicago police officer fired on a car fleeing a Gold Coast retail store this evening, after the driver of the vehicle tried to run him down when the officer tried to stop four people with their arms full of stolen clothing, officials said.
No is believed to have been injured, said Chicago Police News Affairs [...].
The incident happened about 6:10 p.m as an officer responded to a call of a theft in progress in in the first block of East Walton Street, just east of Rush Street
And of course, last night was all over the news, too:
- The 67-year-old man stabbed at a North Michigan Avenue hotel Saturday night had been downtown with seven family members for the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, his niece said.
A second man was also injured in the attack while trying to keep the assailant from fleeing, police said, and a man is in custody.
Tick tock. Tick tock.
Labels: crime
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
72 Comments:
"The 67-year-old man stabbed at a North Michigan Avenue hotel Saturday night..." was a doctor, a radiation oncologist. He went to the men's room for a moment and was savagely attacked.
The Mayor is busy peering into vending machines for bad things.
These are just isolated cases! It's safe downtown! Bring your families (to be robbed) and drive past our traffic cameras so they can clip you on the way in and out!
Then pay too much to park at our meters that now generate income not for the city of Chicago, but for Arabs who it was leased to by an asshole whose wife we're now going to fork out $55 million to build a fucking park for!
You voted for it people! Now enjoy it!
I CALL BULLSHIT!
They're just making this stuff up. Everyone knows Kenny "Da Nose" Angarone cleaned 18 up and drove out all the criminals. Thats why he was rewarded and made the Commander of the Organized Crime Division.
Wait, unless maybe the bad guys learned that Da Nose was gone. Then they decided to re-infest 18. Yeah, thats what happened. So now that he's running OCD I think you'll see the outfit and the narcotics traffickers just give up and go legit. They really don't have any choice. Da Nose dropped the hammer on the iPad snatchers, armed robbers, and roving gangs of thugs on the gold coast right? So, really what chance does anyone have against him?
A pack of ghetto beasts was fighting on Oak Street beach near the cafe on Saturday night.
Great place to bring the family. Don't forget to take the subway in too. It's safe because Rahm says it is.
Great job for the officer on scene. Justified in everyway. There is a lot of issues in 018 that many don't realize especially with the lovely people from the southside coming off the redline causing havoc on michigan avenue.
Hey the Christmas spirits are upon us.
Also tonight we have two men dressed as women robbing the north Michigan ave. Victory Secrete store, dancing on the tables at the 62nd/Western ave McDonalds, and a man with a hammer busting out a jewelry case 76st/Cicero making off with $17K in gold.
On a side note why do we allow this midnight Black Friday krap with people lined up outside of stores just begging for trouble when we have a manpower shortage?
Was walking the dog down grand ave. just east of Ashland about a month ago at 10 pm. I always pay attention, looking around. Stopped for a moment to read something in storefront window when suddenly one of obamas sons came up behind me from between two parked cars. If I hadn't been paying attention I would have gotten robbed at the very least. This city sucks.
It's time to move the special employment to where the taxpayers are. We need the units back.!
No "the next Detroit" comments yet?
Nobody of any race, gender, sexual orientation or class would be stabbed in the neck (jugular) in Detroit over a wallet.
And this is your "fancy" area? Westin, Magnificent Mile, Macy's and any other fancy name next to this fancy area was quickly removed from the MSM.
When does the Red Line shut down for "repairs"?
Lies!!! All Lies!! Tiny D said there a was a decrease in the increase...
Amish?
Was the oncologist's knife-wielding attacker Amish or Scandinavian? Canadian? All of the above?
The traffic unit officer and officer Hespe who was on the window detail that were the first responders to the stabbing did an unbelievable job along with all the other Officers that caught the offender, properly secured the crime scene where the offender was arrested and the knife was recovered. It is good to see that there are still officers willing to step up and do the job like they are supposed to!
well at least the media is some what
starting to show what's happening
but no calling Mayor sweetlips out about it
i was going to say what does it take to stop just wait till someone gets killed
but the mayor and the city don't realize we are way past that
Supposed to be spring-like weather the next few days. I can't wait to see what chalkie and his friends have in mind.
Thank God we have this blog otherwise the citizens of this SHIT city would not know of the shootings,stabbings,robberies,WILDINGS,on the gold coast, must be just an increase in the decrease.
A man from Crystal Lake was found dead in an ally in Lincoln Park. According to breaking news he died of blunt force trauma to his head. If it was a robbery or something add one more act of savagery to the totals for the weekend.
can't even go to a resturant without out getting shanked on the gold coast... awsome
The Trib now says that the guy from Westin has an address at a homeless shelter. That wouldn't be the Pacific Garden shelter would it? I mean, its not like the Pacific Garden has supplied the offenders for more than 50% of the violent crimes in the downtown area for 20+ years, including virtually 100% of all criminal sexual offense (stranger) offenders. Unreal how this happens over and over, and nobody in the media or government or leadership of the CPD ever has anything to say about Pacific Garden!
any description of offenders ?
"On a side note why do we allow this midnight Black Friday krap with people lined up outside of stores just begging for trouble when we have a manpower shortage?"
11/19/2012 12:42:00 AM
Midnight? It's gonna start at 8 PM Thanksgiving Day in some stores.
They're frantic.
Let the "people running from police with large amounts of clothing on hangers draped over their arms" have it all. I ain't buying anything.
I would like to know when enough will be enough. When will people open their eyes? Why will it take? I mean honestly.... This is where we live and raise our children....
maybe now the libtard crunchers will realize that this city is run by a bunch of thug savages with no regard for life and it will make the national news.Hannity if your listening pleeeeease pick up this story and show what a sucky city chicago is since that immigrant sitting in the white house loves
Just keeping it real peeps. My bad. Peace out.
On a side note why do we allow this midnight Black Friday krap with people lined up outside of stores just begging for trouble when we have a manpower shortage?
11/19/2012 12:42:00 AM
Maybe because we aren't the owners of Sears, Walmart, Macy's and Microcenter.
Sorry, folks. The only way I'd come to Chicago is in full body armor with a battle rifle with a basic load of ammo and at least two handguns.
On the other hand, maybe the "yutes" that attacked the doctor thought a "radiation oncologist" was some kind of Mormon.
ECS
Anonymous said...
"The 67-year-old man stabbed at a North Michigan Avenue hotel Saturday night..." was a doctor, a radiation oncologist. He went to the men's room for a moment and was savagely attacked.
The Mayor is busy peering into vending machines for bad things.
11/19/2012 12:06:00 AM
The savage that stabbed the doctor, Jimmie Harris, was convicted of Armed Robbery in 2007 and sentenced to 10 years. He served barely half of that 10 years and was paroled 8 days before the attack at Michigan and Delaware. Out only 8 days!
That was his 8th or 9th time in prison. Many convictions. Why only half the sentence after so many convictions and for a violent crime too? Dunno. Cozzi did almost 4 years for slapping a deserving shithead. This bonafide bad guy does 5 years for armed robbery after multiple convictions. What happened to 85% of sentence on a finding of violence? I guess armed robbery is not a violent crime in the State of Quinn and Alvarez.
So how many years will he get to serve now? It's not like he killed anybody.
The 67-year-old man stabbed at a North Michigan Avenue hotel Saturday night..." was a doctor, a radiation oncologist. He went to the men's room for a moment and was savagely attacked.
The Mayor is busy peering into vending machines for bad things.
11/19/2012 12:06:00 AM
Tiny D, at his presser just said (12p) that "the incident happened in a hotel mensroom. It has nothing to do with street crime." AND that the city is having its best year in decades crime wise, its down 10% over all. Im sure this will make the cancer Dr. feel much better...
It is safer on the Costera Miguel Aleman in Acapulco than it is on Michigan Avenue (Gold Coast) in Chicago and the beaches are safer in Acapulco
It is time to flee south for the winter!
9.5 says the downtown area is "safe" for all tourists, i guess getting stabbed in the neck is his idea of being safe!
Warmer weather keeping out the wildebeasts, thugs, and genuinely stupid people.
To the officer I am glad you are ok. To the citizen I hope you fully recover and your injuries are not too bad.
No matter how you dress it up. Chicago is quickly turning into shit. Once the "good parts of town" slowly go bad, it's lights out folks.
For a long time officers on this blog have warned again and again about the manpower shortage. And how it translates into a lower quality of life for the hard working tax paying citizens of Chicago. But most people don't care. In the meantime our beloved city and hometown turns into the next Cleveland and then Detroit.
Just read this guys rap sheet, he doesn't need to be put in prison, he needs to be exterminated. Where's the Dexter Morgan's of this city?
Seems to me that this a-hole offender should have still been in the pen, if he was serving an armed robbery conviction from 2007. Isn't that a mandatory (minimum) 6 year sentence? And why would he even get the minimum? Cook County judges are amazing!
So the man doing the stabbing just got out of jail last week! Is he out on an I-bond yet?
I guess we'll have to just sit around the Christmas tree and tell our kids of the "good ol days" when you use to walk along and look at the Christmas lights and displays in the store windows....
Tis the season... so watch your backs out there.
Oh it's such a friendly city it is.
Whenever I go out for a stroll it never fails. There's people asking me if I have a smoke, spare change, asking if I know the time.
Why just yesterday there was a group of three young gentlemen saying hey how ya doin' to which I replied fine hows it going and kept walking.
Then it was come-here, come-here man I want to talk to you for a minute. heeeey acting like they knew me. Naw man I don't know you. Sure you do. Naw man where do I know you from. Over by there. I don't live here how could you know me over by there.. Just kept walking while maintaining the perimeter all the while.
I've noticed one thing about this city. Keeping at least one hand in your pocket while walking down the street seems to have a direct impact on the number of friendly people asking for things, acting like long lost friends. Why is that?
/sarcasm
How about the 21y/o found dead in the alley off Fullerton in the exclusive Lincoln Park area. Oh never mind that was in the alley so it's okay.
Anonymous said...
Seems to me that this a-hole offender should have still been in the pen, if he was serving an armed robbery conviction from 2007. Isn't that a mandatory (minimum) 6 year sentence? And why would he even get the minimum? Cook County judges are amazing!
11/19/2012 01:42:00 PM
He got 10 years in that armed robbery case. He was released on parole 8 days ago. Thank Gov. Buffoon Quinn for that one. And they are closing Tamms.
Anonymous said...
9.5 says the downtown area is "safe" for all tourists, i guess getting stabbed in the neck is his idea of being safe!
11/19/2012 01:02:00 PM
Newspeople asked the ballerina about this one. Rom said well, there was a fast arrest. Like what else do you want? We arrested him before he stabbed more, don't bother him, he is a busy mayor.
If you shoot at a car that is "going to hit you" and you kill an innocent by standard, you are going to prison.
Somewhere in the last five years cops forgot about the prohibition of shooting at vehicles, but you have now been warned, so when you are staring at 10 years for manslaughter, please do not ask anyone to buy tickets for your benefit.
IPRA has been waiting to get a case they can press for criminal charges. Word is they may have recently found a couple.
Anonymous said...
9.5 says the downtown area is "safe" for all tourists, i guess getting stabbed in the neck is his idea of being safe!
11/19/2012 01:02:00 PM
It is! Rahm said on the news it didn't happen on Michigan Ave but in a bathroom. What a delusional fucker.
They can't close the south branch of the red line down for "repairs" soon enough for me! This city is CIRCLING THE DRAIN.
"Tiny D, at his presser just said (12p) that "the incident happened in a hotel mensroom. It has nothing to do with street crime."
UNBELIEVABLE.
"AND that the city is having its best year in decades crime wise, its down 10% over all. Im sure this will make the cancer Dr. feel much better..."
YES. I just heard that "down 10%" too.
That's Rahm's story and he's sticking to it.
Gets paid no matter what he says -- and doesn't even need the money.
I refuse to take my family downtown without protection anymore. It's a fucking crap-shoot whether you'll get out unscathed!
I suppose that 20-something dead in an alley off Fullerton doesn't count since he "took it to the alley".
I wish TwinkleToes would remove his raccoon eyes from his ass and take a good look around this shithole city -- it's not safe anymore for the average, hard-working, law-abiding citizen.
Mc Ding Dong called this attack not the norm and told channel 2 news. That he again states " Police presence doesn't not deter crime" when told the area is covered with police. He has to be taking in more than beer. He's been smoking Voodoo sh..
This is not the norm, he's right the norm is wildings, apple picking, outdoor stabbing, definitely not indoor stabbings at a top hotel are not the norm.
I never spend a dime on Mag mile anymore. Not worth my safety.
Unbelievable - from WGN TV's website today:
Asked about the attack, Mayor Rahm Emanuel noted that an arrest had been quickly made and that progress is being made in reducing crime in all neighborhoods in Chicago.
"It's not about just the Magnificent Mile," he said at an unrelated new conference. "It's about every part of this city having the safety that as I said before, I want Roseland as safe as Ravenswood, I want South Shore as safe as Sauganash, and I want Woodlawn as safe as Wildwood. And I won't rest until that happens. And there is in fact, if you look at the stuff, and you look at, every day it's a struggle."
Struggle for whom?
--No Cop Here
Hey dont you guys believe the slum times?! mayor sweet lips told the slumtimes today that the gold coast is safe now would he lie to the public and the slumtimes go with it?
if he says it safe it must be he feels the "those "insignificant"blogs
are just stirring up a hornets nest
no truth in what they say he cites fact and figures that crime is down
and this is just a bump in the road
Mayor -- "The incident happened in a hotel mensroom. It has nothing to do with street crime."
Tribune -- "The bartender at the restaurant chased Harris out the door and tried to stop him on the street, but Harris turned and stabbed him once in the chest."
Oh. Is it a crime yet?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-1-injured-in-attack-outside-north-michigan-avenue-hotel-20121117,0,4467911.story
Read this. F__er is CVL, unbelievable record.
The savage that stabbed the doctor, Jimmie Harris, was convicted of Armed Robbery in 2007 and sentenced to 10 years. He served barely half of that 10 years and was paroled 8 days before the attack at Michigan and Delaware. Out only 8 days!
That was his 8th or 9th time in prison. Many convictions. Why only half the sentence after so many convictions and for a violent crime too? Dunno. Cozzi did almost 4 years for slapping a deserving shithead. This bonafide bad guy does 5 years for armed robbery after multiple convictions. What happened to 85% of sentence on a finding of violence? I guess armed robbery is not a violent crime in the State of Quinn and Alvarez.
So how many years will he get to serve now? It's not like he killed anybody.
11/19/2012 10:52:00 AM
Admission date 21 Sep 12 Parole date 09 Nov 12 got 10 years WTF
stabbing offender, another early parolee.... senteced to 10years in 2008, so he suppose to be locked up till 2018,,, 70 arrests, 13 convictions..
Too bad the guy that got stabbed wasn't a Cook County judge. Until it hits home, they just don't give a shit.
McNumbnuts was on TV tonite saying crime is lower on the Mag Mile than 30 yrs ago. Must've been a bitch, then ...
Yep heard McF--kTheMissionAndHoldYourPosistion on the ray-did-de-oh confessing, talking about the Gold Coast.
you could put a cop on the corner but that may not reduce crime it may just move the crime someplace else!
WOW how profound!!
Where did he learn that from...Englewood? Washington Park?
Newspeople asked the ballerina about this one. Rom said well, there was a fast arrest. Like what else do you want? We arrested him before he stabbed more, don't bother him, he is a busy mayor.
11/19/2012 03:57:00 PM
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LMAO ..He say's that like an arrest means something. Like the 70 other times the man was arrested.
THIS -->
By Rosemary Regina Sobol Tribune reporter
10:34 p.m. CST, November 19, 2012
A north suburban Deerfield woman is expected in court tomorrow charged with stalking Rev. Michael Pfleger, police said.
Lidia Kuzniar, 55, of the 1100 block of Montgomery Drive, was charged Monday afternoon with felony stalking, police said.
Anonymous said...
Unbelievable - from WGN TV's website today:
Asked about the attack, Mayor Rahm Emanuel noted that an arrest had been quickly made and that progress is being made in reducing crime in all neighborhoods in Chicago.
"It's not about just the Magnificent Mile," he said at an unrelated new conference. "It's about every part of this city having the safety that as I said before, I want Roseland as safe as Ravenswood, I want South Shore as safe as Sauganash, and I want Woodlawn as safe as Wildwood. And I won't rest until that happens. And there is in fact, if you look at the stuff, and you look at, every day it's a struggle."
Struggle for whom?
--No Cop Here
11/19/2012 05:47:00 PM
Looks like Rahm wants the Mag Mile as safe as Englewood; and he's getting his way.
Just another area a decent person can't go to with their family; at least not unless they are carrying concealed, have received 200 hours of training and everyone is wearing a ballistic armor vest and someone has a first aid kit including clotting agent, battlefield dressings and other emergency lifesaving equipment.
What's that, no concealed carry in Illinois? Right, who needs it, only two stabbed before police caught up with Jimmie Harris and took him back into custody for the umpteenth time.
It is really too bad no officer had the opportunity to exterminate that vermin on the spot.
Anonymous said...
I refuse to take my family downtown without protection anymore. It's a fucking crap-shoot whether you'll get out unscathed!
I suppose that 20-something dead in an alley off Fullerton doesn't count since he "took it to the alley".
I wish TwinkleToes would remove his raccoon eyes from his ass and take a good look around this shithole city -- it's not safe anymore for the average, hard-working, law-abiding citizen.
11/19/2012 05:13:00 PM
Speaking of average, hard-working, law-abiding citizens, does Daley still get that 24/7 detail of bodyguards like an ex-president? Phew, at least he is safe, thank God, that takes a load off my mind. Wouldn't want Richie to encounter someone like Jimmie Harris in some luxury hotel's shithouse.
Anonymous said...
Was the oncologist's knife-wielding attacker Amish or Scandinavian? Canadian? All of the above?
11/19/2012 07:13:00 AM
A divinity student from Moody Bible Institute most likely. You know how those religious fanatics from Iowa can be.
/end of bitter sarcasm
Where's the Dexter Morgan's of this city?
11/19/2012 01:39:00 PM
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
feel free to flatter me.
Chalkie
Once the "good parts of town" slowly go bad, it's lights out folks.
11/19/2012 01:25:00 PM
actually, to me, it's lights on.
Chalkie
I would like to know when enough will be enough. When will people open their eyes?
11/19/2012 10:01:00 AM
there are none so blind, as those who choose not to see.
Lies!!! All Lies!! Tiny D said there a was a decrease in the increase...
11/19/2012 06:43:00 AM
a Baby Snooks moment.
Was walking the dog down grand ave. just east of Ashland about a month ago at 10 pm. I always pay attention, looking around. Stopped for a moment to read something in storefront window when suddenly one of obamas sons came up behind me from between two parked cars. If I hadn't been paying attention I would have gotten robbed at the very least. This city sucks.
11/19/2012 01:02:00 AM
i suspect that your dog was paying more attention.
4:42pm
You are right about the increase in officers shooting at vehicles, started right around the time Weis came in, probably because thats when the bad guys started to get more brazen.
However, the general order does not prohibit us from shooting into a car, it does very strongly discourage it due to other factors, i.e. someone other than the driver or a gunman being struck.
Policy cannot override the U.S. Constitution when it comes to criminal matters. IPRA may attempt to recommend seperation or suspension time to those officers but they will probably get their time/job back before the board. The key factor is when you have a motor vehicle screaming towards you it is a deadly weapon, and you only need to express that you were "in fear for your life" in order to use your gun in the face of that deadly weapon.
If bystanders get hit, that sucks, but it really is no different than if they got hit in a shootout. The local politicians and the liberal media will brainwash you to believe otherwise, but the U.S. Constitution states otherwise.
Learn your profession. Here endeth the lesson.
"I want Roseland as safe as Ravenswood, I want South Shore as safe as Sauganash, and I want Woodlawn as safe as Wildwood."
11/19/2012 05:47:00 PM
"I want, I want, I want." At least the speechwriter picked up that much of the Mayor's style.
The rest is just baby rhymes.
...as innocent people get chopped up even in the luxury hotels...
"I want Roseland as safe as Ravenswood, I want South Shore as safe as Sauganash, and I want Woodlawn as safe as Wildwood." -- Rahm Emanuel
"Looks like Rahm wants [Michigan Avenue] as safe as Englewood!
11/20/2012 01:23:00 AM
Good catch!
TV interviewed passers-by, Shebanga and friend, on Michigan Ave. after this crime, and they said "It's not just here, it's everywhere."
Yeah, that's it. The street crime from the Gold Coast is starting to invade once-peaceful North Lawndale now.
F__ing nerve.
Illinois posts signs on the toll roads stating how many fatalities have occurred this year. Chicago should post signs at the city limits stating, "Mayor Rahm Emmanuel Welcomes you to Chicago! Only 500 Homicides in 2012!" Let's give the tourists a heads-up!
It is really too bad no officer had the opportunity to exterminate that vermin on the spot.
11/20/2012 01:23:00 AM
Notice career criminal does not go to gun fight with knife and does not try to resist............He is getting out anyway
Remember that movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper?
Alien beings have taken over the metropolitan areas of the world's cities?
*Hi Rahm!*
The one where the billboards had subliminal messages and shit?
*Breed*
*Consume*
Well Rahm's Utopia that is Chicago has the same damned thing going on.
*Fuck the children, nevermind the old and punish the sick for getting sick... Just step over them*
*The above does not apply if you're a catered to constituent*
*The Party is supreme*
*You who work are slaves for those who do not*
*Fees and fines for all to benefit the few*
*Thus sayeth Rahm... Fuckery shall reign pre-eminent over ALL institutions of human origin*
Et Cetera.
Scream and flee.
Trip and fall.
Die and rot.
This is your reward for living in the dystopia that is Chicago.
This is the legacy Rahm has chosen for you to pass to YOUR children...
HIS children will sniff derisively (if they aren't already) as they roll by in chauffered comfort.
>Why are those union people you always tell us about, so angry for no reason Poppa?<
Somehow we don't think he loses sleep at night worrying about trying to leave HIS children a little something in the face of powerful forces arrayed to leave them with nothing...
*Hint Hint*
These are the concerns of ther little insignificant people (like Coppers, Firemen and Teachers) Rahm hates for failing to share his "vision" of how things ought to be here in his temporary hometown.
Happy Thanksgiving?
Two hours later that same night a mob of 20 young men in SKI MASKS attacked and robbed a group of people on Oak Street Beach who had stopped there to watch the Navy Pier fireworks. I imagine even two hours after the stabbing at Delaware and Michigan Avenue there was still a large police presence in the area, but it did nothing to stop this attack two blocks away. Check out the story over at Skyline News.
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