Crime Continues
- Three robberies of bicyclists along a portion of The 606 / Bloomingdale Trail in the Northwest Side in recent weeks on the have prompted a community alert from the police.
The robberies all occurred at night. Each time, someone riding a bike on the popular cycling and walking trail was tackled or placed into a headlock by two to four teenagers or young men who robbed them and ran off, according to the police.
They happened around 11:30 p.m. Feb 19 at 3200 W. Bloomingdale, around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at 2542 W. Bloomingdale and around 10:30 p.m. Thursday at 2558 W. Bloomingdale, the police said.
A week of Capt. John F or Sgt. Dave S riding a bicycle up there would clear this right up....if you know what we're saying.
Labels: crime
posted by SCC at 12:31 AM
65 Comments:
What in hell kind of idiot people are out riding a silly bicycle at 11:30 at night? They deserve to be robbed.
Somebody tell the hipsters that the trail is closed at night.
that stupid 606 is going to be more dangerous than riding the el.
Stop making those guys out to be the greatest cops we've ever had...any decent tact team could solve that mess if they actually put some effort into it. There was a time when cops would take crime patterns occurring on their beats or in their districts of patrol personally, and put in the work needed to resolve the issue. It looks like that day has definitely come and go...just go put in a 'special unit' request to go look into it. Some things never change.
Rumor has it that there have been no yearly qualifications yet because the department didn't buy any ammo! Can't make this shit up...
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Aldo Brown gave an interview with Mary Mitchell.
In it he blamed his legal woes on being black, that Dante Servin got away with killing someone because he was white.
Last I checked Servin is actually Hispanic, but more importantly I think Aldo missed the real issue, our skin color is blue Aldo.
I know you're upset Aldo, we are all upset for you, but playing the race card isn't going to get you any support.
Off topic but can someone please define "loitering" for me? I know the term to mean stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose. The department does not define this term. The definition and examples presented in the gang/narcotic loitering ordinances state that the person must be flashing gang signs or yelling gang slogans or any other type of disruptive behavior. Just standing on the corner isn't enough for dispersals tact and sat guys.
Lol @ the "Exploding Pizza Box."
"Pepperoni" is a mofo too late at night.
The "catered-to constituents" doing the robberies
and their allies will bitch, sue, protest, cry racism and whine.
Just like they did when the old CTA Decoy Unit was in full
effect and killing/maiming the shit out of armed robbers back
in the day.
Just like they did when shotguns rode up front with coppers.
"Overt signs of Police power."
"Scary."
"Intimidating to the community."
"You guys need to stop being all
combative toward us..."
Every good defensive/protective tool Policemen had,
elicited whines and cries of "No fair!" from the usuals
who have no pause to their cause.
Dat One Pound Instant Fight Stopper
& Foolitness Mitigator tho'!
That was back in the day. Not in these times. Maybe the good old citizen's will finally demand that the police be allowed to be the police.
What was the name of the character played by Charles Bronson in Death Wish???
Thats what we need
Now, now, let the yuppies learn to swim in the deep end of the pool on their own.
"The Bloomingdale Trail will never get off the ground" . .
someone said that on this blog 2 years ago.
Well guess what? It has, and what a hell hole it is.. just as expected.
Hey Captain and hey Sargent...go to your Watch...take care of business...protect the citizens. Thats what your Mayor wants you to do...after-all, he spent all that money building the 606 Trail. Ya know what I mean???
It is time to get Securitas up their patrolling the trail. Don't they have cameras?
"A week of Capt. John F or Sgt. Dave S
riding a bicycle up there would clear this
right up....if you know what we're saying."
NYAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Hilarity ensues as they pedal their
undercover "paletas y heliados"
carts around during the warm
season...
🎶 Ding-A-Ling!🎶
"Yeah gimme yo money
an' some ice cream..."
>Silly Muthafuckah opens the lid to the box
only to see a hand with a Colt Detective Special
in it looking right back at him<
That split second when realization crashes head-on
into recognition... And when that .38 +p soft as a gumball
LHP cuts the bill of his ball cap clean down the middle...
O_o?
"Oh sh..."
>BANG!<
We'd discretely lurk in the underbrush just
to see the spectacle unfold with our own eyes.
If you wish really hard, sometimes funny
CAN happen in Police work...
Cue:
The usual cryin', floppin', snot flingin'
and 8th grade graduation picture showin'
in the aftermath.
SCC, your right about the Capt and Sgt. Hey Devil Dog, you ready to come of retirement for a day or 2?
They killed agressive robbery teams with set up victim years ago. Besides you can't shot offenders any more. Detroit here we come!
I know what you're saying.
But leave the Good Capt & Dave S. retired. That's where they belong, and I hope that they are happily "killing" the pension fund. It's what they deserve!
If they were out here on today's streets, the fbi or DoJ would create an excuse to put them in prison!
"HOW MANY?!?!" [faints]
That's right, about as many as Cancer has killed.
"Oh sweet Jesus" [faints again]
Where is your CCL citizen walking around--- get that guy who a couple months back shit that asshole in humbolte park to sit around up there... Oh yeah, didn't the department take his weapon for that legit busting a cap in someone assholes ass... Makes sense.
Those names bring back memories. The Second Deputy would have taken care of it, cleaned his gun, then called out---Next!
sorry good citizen.. not enough RAS to make a stop
will isr's be delivered by drone or air dropped by chopper? fanny packs are out of the question. forms may become creased or wrinkled.
And still not even the simplest of details on who done it. Attacked by six or seven perps but to be politically correct they can't narrow it down to at least color to keep the citizens a tad safer, nooooo
any cameras on those trails????if not,shoot and scoot......
And a complete description of offenders on the TV news isn't given why ?
I'm not one bit surprised. I read an interview with someone from the Park District pretty much blaming a cyclist because she said it was after it had closed (11-something?), which is fine, but it seemed to be just after it closed, not in the middle of the night. I haven't taken my kids because I'm just not sure it's that safe during daylight hours - I feel things are just not reported in the media.
I would like to ask the officers who work there during the day, am I just being paranoid, or is it safe enough to take my kids (no bikes, probably) during the day or on the weekend? It looks nice when I drive under it, or when I see it from the Blue Line.
Yep, Sgt Dave can ride up on the group of dudes and say, " hey, anybody order a pizza!!!!"
I think the term NUMB NUTS applies here. And I'm not talking about the effects of sitting in the saddle for an hour.
I volunteer to ride the bike...... and when I'm attacked, my bike taken, and my life is in danger....like someone said....pump 16 rounds into him.
Still disgusted
Put a cop on bike and catch them!
Howabout Drones over the 606, armed with Hell-fire missile's?
Who ordered a pizza?
Everyone saw this coming when they announced the plans for this trail. Except the usual suspects, of course.
Perhaps Capt F walking down the trail with a pizza box would teach some youngins a lesson.
We need to bring back the death penalty and use it frequently.
On the bright side its probably Democratic voters thinning the herd.
The ACLU can do a midnight ride fund raiser.
Anonymous 29 and a day said...
What was the name of the character played by Charles Bronson in Death Wish???
Thats what we need
3/06/2016 01:22:00 AM
Paul Kersey
Should be called Route 666 "The Devil's Trail"
Ah Dave S. Best damn pizza delivery man on the southside...
How convenient! My friend and neighbor Bernhard "Bernie" GOETZ and I share many common interests to include gun marksmanship and bicycling, particularly late at night. While we're both native New Yorkers, we both now reside on the same block of Cortland St. in Bucktown. The Bloomingdale 606 Trail is only a block away.
Our profound thanks for the tip.
Damn those roving bands of feral Scandinavian yutes.
CCW!!!!
Anonymous 29 and a day said...
What was the name of the character played by Charles Bronson in Death Wish???
Thats what we need
3/06/2016 01:22:00 AM
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I didn't have the time to Google it but, if my recollection serves me correctly, I think it was Pud Jones.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I'm not one bit surprised. I read an interview with someone from the Park District pretty much blaming a cyclist because she said it was after it had closed (11-something?), which is fine, but it seemed to be just after it closed, not in the middle of the night. I haven't taken my kids because I'm just not sure it's that safe during daylight hours - I feel things are just not reported in the media.
I would like to ask the officers who work there during the day, am I just being paranoid, or is it safe enough to take my kids (no bikes, probably) during the day or on the weekend? It looks nice when I drive under it, or when I see it from the Blue Line.
3/06/2016 08:18:00 AM
Stay off it. Don't bring your family to that shit. You are correct: There are things happening that are buried in the media.
Well the last time that I checked the 606 closed at 11pm. Just like the parks do.
IMO they shouldn't of been there. So it's on them...ijs
Moral of thes tory....stay off the trail after it closes, dumbasses!!
Anonymous at 1:10 AM
Give credit where credit is due. Disregard the pizza man decoy incidents of both JF and DS. During their respective careers both were truly among the CPD's greatest street cops. While their most well known incidents may remind some of a reincarnation of the late and great Frank Pape, both were among Chicago's (very) Finest.
My contemporaries may say that I probably hold the career record for well over a thousand felony arrest incidents for index crimes, So what? I consider myself blessed in that I never caused great bodily injury or the well-deserved justifiable deaths of any two-legged scum. In armed robberies-in-progress and other violent crimes, the gunmen wisely decided to drop their weapons and surrender. My closest call was my very first tour of duty on the job when my partner saved our lives by shooting a cop-killer wannabe in 011 on the midnights. Aside from calling in our 10-1, this then rookie was clueless, my weapon still holstered. (R.I.P. to the late A'Roterick "Ronnie" McLaughlin, a Walter Payton lookalike and a genuine life saver).
If the CPD were legit, John would have been Chief of Detectives and ultimately Superintendent with "Second Deputy" David as his first deputy. Then again, I believe that both men were wise enough to refuse the job, even if offered. An office job was not in their DNA. They both craved the mean streets. I hold both guys with the utmost respect.
A little known fact about JF: After we made detective together back in 1970, John was shot in an incident in 019. His partner MM shot and killed the gunman. John was on crutches for a while but the CPD never even awarded him the purple ribbon. Even then, John is so damn modest that I doubt that he would even wear it on his uniform.
Now in this current anti-police climate, I'm certain that the last place you will find John and David is on the Bloomingdale Trail.
Enjoy your retirement, guys!
can NOT legally carry CCL on the trail, NO GUNS are allowed on park property, gun free zone LOL
Hope & Change in action.
I don't know what it's like on a cold day, but I was on the Bloomingdale Trail one weekday morning in September, and passed like 20 people. In reasonably warm weather, it's safer than the average sidewalk in the area. If you live in Lincoln Park or Sauganash and you're scared of the rest of the city, then don't bring your kids. But for anyone who lives anywhere near there, yeah, it's safe in the daytime.
What was the name of the character played by Charles Bronson in Death Wish???
That's what we need
3/06/2016 01:22:00 AM
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Geez! How can you forget my name?
Plus, the person who mentioned Detroit. Don't knock Detroit. At least in their airport, their cops ride Segways AND carry guns. How come at Chicago O'Hare police do not carry guns?
Sorry for the off topic post SCC, but to The Box Chevy Phantom - you're the best damn writer!
there was an arrest yesterday of one of the offenders by a detective from area central
Anonymous Anonymous said...
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Aldo Brown gave an interview with Mary Mitchell.
In it he blamed his legal woes on being black, that Dante Servin got away with killing someone because he was white.
Last I checked Servin is actually Hispanic, but more importantly I think Aldo missed the real issue, our skin color is blue Aldo.
I know you're upset Aldo, we are all upset for you, but playing the race card isn't going to get you any support.
3/06/2016 01:14:00 AM
Problem is, a large majority of black officers I've encountered on this job think this way when they step is shit. It's been old for a while, and I'm sorry to see Aldo swing that bat with that race monger Mary of slumtimes. There are other angles to play to work the heart strings, and that was not one of them.
Just Democrats (voters) collecting tolls on the 606
"Plus, the person who mentioned Detroit. Don't knock Detroit. At least in their airport, their cops ride Segways AND carry guns. How come at Chicago O'Hare police do not carry guns?"
And the word is they won't be carrying guns even though it was publicized nationally.
John Northen you are right. I had the pleasure of working with both Capt. John and Sgt. Dave. Both were standup guys and among the best, but times have changed. I hope both are enjoying their well deserved retirement.
The 606 is safe during the day, but stay off of it at night.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
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Aldo Brown gave an interview with Mary Mitchell.
In it he blamed his legal woes on being black, that Dante Servin got away with killing someone because he was white.
Last I checked Servin is actually Hispanic, but more importantly I think Aldo missed the real issue, our skin color is blue Aldo.
I know you're upset Aldo, we are all upset for you, but playing the race card isn't going to get you any support.
3/06/2016 01:14:00 AM
Problem is, a large majority of black officers I've encountered on this job think this way when they step is shit. It's been old for a while, and I'm sorry to see Aldo swing that bat with that race monger Mary of slumtimes. There are other angles to play to work the heart strings, and that was not one of them.
3/07/2016 07:22:00 AM
Hey!
Don't go painting this picture with broad brush-strokes!
"...a large majority of black officers I've encountered on the job..."
And by your own statement, the sample size of your "large majority"
is way too small to issue a blanket statement like that.
Not criticizing, just saying it could've perhaps been phrased another way.
Let cooler heads prevail on this.
It's somewhat disheartening that Aldo Brown sought "solace" in the
arms of one like Mary Mitchell.
We wonder WHO pushed this?
Those who have the gift of introspection would take her article
with SEVERAL grains of salt.
At the end of the day she is STILL a Police Hater extraordinaire
with a forum by which she can disseminate her hatred with
little to no actual oversight, rebuttal or pain of compelled
retraction when she REALLY gets beside herself.
Mary Mitchell is just that...
Mary Mitchell.
Her column, her rules, her context, her world-view.
We can't help but wonder how much of what Ofc. Brown
Actually said was taken out of context to meet word count
restraints and mesh with an agenda?
Society owes Aldo Brown a debt of gratitude
which is actually more than anything
Mary Mitchell has garnered.
Really hate to see good Policemen get throw
to the wolves like this. As far was what transpired
during the arrest. None of us were there and no one
can rightfully speak for what Ofc. Brown saw and felt.
It is so dangerous that powers that be have come to
depend so heavily on video cameras.
"Catch The Police doing 'wrong,'" is the default setting
of the weak-minded, intellectually disinterested and the
mentally lazy when it comes to recorded use of force
incidents.
It seems there is no longer room at the table
for totality of circumstances.
Really hoping Aldo comes out of this at least
somewhat intact.
1:21 AM
I know the identity of the Box Chevy Phantom. An outstanding brilliant police officer whom I'd call "The Poet Laureate of the CPD".
While he/she would easily qualify for Mensa membership, the BCP will remain anonymous and otherwise fly under the radar. I will only say this. You'd be surprised--very surprised. No further comment.
Say what you want about it, but if you were smart enough to buy property over there 10 years ago you at minimum tripled your investment. If you bought one 3 flat along the trail in 2007 between Kedzie and Sacramento, for say 100k the land alone is worth 300k. If a greystone 450k. Never using your own money, borrowed from bank, with tenants paying your mortgage way better than deferred comp.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Well the last time that I checked the 606 closed at 11pm. Just like the parks do.
IMO they shouldn't of been there. So it's on them...ijs
3/06/2016 05:21:00 PM
Yes, of course it's the victim's fault.
Why would you blame the criminal for committing a crime?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
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Aldo Brown gave an interview with Mary Mitchell.
In it he blamed his legal woes on being black, that Dante Servin got away with killing someone because he was white.
Last I checked Servin is actually Hispanic, but more importantly I think Aldo missed the real issue, our skin color is blue Aldo.
I know you're upset Aldo, we are all upset for you, but playing the race card isn't going to get you any support.
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Last time I checked Cozzi was white. And he got 6 years.
"Plus, the person who mentioned Detroit. Don't knock Detroit. At least in their airport, their cops ride Segways AND carry guns. How come at Chicago O'Hare police do not carry guns?
3/06/2016 11:32:00 PM"
The Chicago Police assigned there have guns. Aviation Security, don't. Never will, and if they keep harping about it, may end up with the title "Security Guard," along with the $17 an hour pay to go along with it.
Is this the same Mary Mitchell who tried to stir the racist pot at a Cub game ?
And since we r talking baseball, Fuck the Cubs and there owner!
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