Is Crime Down?
- At least 33 people were wounded, 6 fatally, within 13 hours from Saturday to Sunday across the city in separate shootings, which includes an attack in the West Pullman neighborhood that left one man dead and wounded six other people.
In the West Pullman neighborhood on the city's Far South Side, a man was killed and six other people were wounded in a single attack about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a banquet hall used as a nightclub, police said.
But, as we've pointed out, it was going to be near-impossible to match 2016's torrid 98 homicides. Expect Special Ed to be on the news shows for a few days straight, touting the "drop" in August this year over last year and start with the "crime is down" story line again.
But is crime actually trending downward? That answer would be "No."
"But how do you know SCC? Surely you don't doubt the brilliant minds that run this Department and city?!?!?!?"
Well, let's try a little experiment.
But is crime actually trending downward? That answer would be "No."
"But how do you know SCC? Surely you don't doubt the brilliant minds that run this Department and city?!?!?!?"
Well, let's try a little experiment.
- pretend 2016 didn't exist
Special Ed and the Department brass and the politicians are about to start with the "crime is down compared to last year" bullshit. So let's just pretend that last year didn't exist. In so many ways, it was a complete aberration. We've said so a dozen times. Take car jackings - 2015 versus 2017:
Only one District has seen a reduction in car jackings and another has exactly the same number. That means twenty Districts have seen an uptick.
"Oh SCC, that's only car jackings. Who cares about car jackings? It's just a property crime"
Okay - explain this then:
"Oh SCC, that's only car jackings. Who cares about car jackings? It's just a property crime"
Okay - explain this then:
Look at the top section - there isn't a single category where crime has gone down, 2015 versus 2017. 2016 might have been an out-of-control dumpster fire where homicides were concerned, but crime was trending upwards across the board and there's the proof.
Look at the second section - a bunch of reductions there, right? Look where the biggest reductions are. We'd call those "police initiated contacts." Narcotics arrests are down nearly 60% alone. Prostitution down another 40%.
The totals are a big indicator - violent crime up 14%. To drive the "total crime" down to a more palatable 0.6%, the bean-counters had to add in all those other categories. But look at the arrest totals:
Look at the second section - a bunch of reductions there, right? Look where the biggest reductions are. We'd call those "police initiated contacts." Narcotics arrests are down nearly 60% alone. Prostitution down another 40%.
The totals are a big indicator - violent crime up 14%. To drive the "total crime" down to a more palatable 0.6%, the bean-counters had to add in all those other categories. But look at the arrest totals:
- 2015 - 44,300 arrests
- 2017 - 30,881 arrests
A 30% decrease. That's "fetal-ity" kicking into full gear. And all of the indicators are that crime is on an upswing while what we used to call "policing" is on a downward slope.
But what do we know? We're just cops with a few decades of experience....writing an "insignificant" blog.
But what do we know? We're just cops with a few decades of experience....writing an "insignificant" blog.
posted by SCC at 12:09 AM
104 Comments:
Crimes up. Arrests are down. Beautiful.
A carjacking is a crime against the person. Just like a robbery or a home invasion. Otherwise they'd be an auto theft, a theft and a burglary...those are property crimes. Don't let the department's, more specifically, Phat Phil's restructuring of the detective division fool you.
A carjacking is a crime against the person. Just like a robbery or a home invasion. Otherwise they'd be an auto theft, a theft and a burglary...those are property crimes. Don't let the department's, more specifically, Phat Phil's restructuring of the detective division fool you.
This is what the Liberal Democrat politicians want. Any decent law abiding citizen will leave Chicago and Crook County if they can. Chicago is dead.
Goodness gracious!
Carjackings in 011 easily led all other districts in both years. That damn district has been the most violent in the city for the past 50 years.
30,000 arrests is still too many.
I'm going to end the year in single digits. Stay fetal my friends.
Remember that rahm is a Clintonista. rahm is following the same lie, deny, delay tactics that both Bill and Hillary Clinton have used for decades. Make no mistake about it, those tactics worked for the Dems. She should be in prison, along with many others but none of them will. Also, how big of a political bombshell is this really going to be for rahm, if there is no serious opposition? Right now there is nobody. There are whispers of Baby G running but I think that is a pipe dream.
Remember that rahm is a Clintonista. rahm is following the same lie, deny, delay tactics that both Bill and Hillary Clinton have used for decades. Make no mistake about it, those tactics worked for the Dems. She should be in prison, along with many others but none of them will. Also, how big of a political bombshell is this really going to be for rahm, if there is no serious opposition? Right now there is nobody. There are whispers of Baby G running but I think that is a pipe dream.
The end of the month my wife (retired from 25 years in records at a suburban PD) have to come into the glorious Kingdom of Rahm, only because we have to see our doctors. I'm retired and have to see my cardiologist too. Normally I would carry my 10mm Glock, or ParaOrdinance 45 Warthog. Will still carry the 10mm, but will be bringing my S&W 500 50 caliber revolver(that makes a 44 magnum 4 inch look like a tiny 38 snub) with me, just in case I get stuck at a red light too long. Only other time I carry it is when I'm hiking and might encounter an angry grizzly (not smaller black bear)bear. Momma's, Aunties',store front Reverunds, BLM, and other community activists will be shedding tears if I have to use it. So will I, ammo for it costs $3+ a round!
Good job!
Staying fetal means staying out of trouble
The decrease is because of reduction of cops who are capable of being cops, let's face it throw 1000 pops out there, they don't know what to do... so you won't get any poleecing and no arrests. Then again I don't care about arrests if it don't lead to a conviction. So you better have guys and gals are capable Foxx. Arrest arrest arrest, dismiss dismiss dismiss. Keep on hiring Rham, you can hire your way to a Poleec department, you can dismiss cases to your living in a shit hole tho, keep creating taxes to Prickwinkle
Wait until the next round of censuses comes out! Everyone is leaving, crime is up. Population is down!
Which means crime is way up.
Crime is...oh look. The Blue Angels.
The only place crime is down is in the twerp murder mayor's home with the wedding dress...
SCC - Very well done as usual. We as residents (retired CPD) are totally living in a Lawless city. Dope pinches are way down after the street copper' got the drift that PCS arrests will get your ass jammed up when the mutts play the blame the police game.
Carjacking was never something that happen everyday. Now it is on the news every day and people are getting popped when they resist.
The city and residents are in a war zone. The middle east is safer then this pit of a city.
Keep the line moving.
Nuke 'em....
6 dead within 13 hours and all we hear are multiple press conferences and breathless media reporting of one murder committed by a college professor
Tear down those statues Mr Mayor! End the carnage!
Never one to let a good crisis go to waste, Rahm will use these stats at contract talks to proclaim that CPD doesn't deserve a raise because of these numbers. He'll certainly poison the 'tax paying communities' by sneering that this 'out of control, fetal' department who aren't doing enough to end crime have the auducity to request more money from this welcoming, cash-strapped city. The shame and greed of them!
Great job!! You will never get into NW Journalism School with reporting like this. Too many actual facts and real life experiences factored into the research. You need more "think tank expert" opinion in order to make it in a Chicago newspaper.
Can you please spend your time focusing on the important issues of the day!!! I heard that somewhere in the city there is a bust of a guy who once passed a bratwurst to Hitler at the 1931 Oktoberfest. It must be destroyed!!!!!
We have to be able to blame this on the Little Jagoff Emanual, so they VOTE this asshole out of office next election !!!!!
Homicides are for the most part, ghetto bidness, and thus really don't reflect what's going on in the city as a whole. You could have 900+ murders and they really wouldn't affect the functioning of the city as long as they were geographically isolated. Chicago experienced that for years and was a better place to live and conduct commerce.
Jackings are now happening in normal and affluent areas because Dude has zero fear of the repercussions of being caught. Add that to the strong arms, burglaries, and thefts that are now daily events in 016,017,018,019,020.
A certain wing of the democrat party wants these areas to experience crime as payback for racial grievances against innocent people, and Rahm and his stoogealdermen have to take it so as not to be attacked as racists.
In 016, the forced degradation of the neighborhood by leftist corruptocrat John Arena, is dependent on city financing for the housing project to be built on Northwest Highway.
Emanuel can block this financing with one call. Let him know he is accountable and bowing to Arena is a bridge to far.
This superintendent will not be blamed for anything..
01:17:00 AM
cardio nurse: is that a cannon or are you just happy to
see the doctor?
doctor: just keep working out with the 10 lb free weights.
let me test your grip strength.
I knew a S.F. cop with a bad ticker. very jittery guy. liked
fast cars and was always fighting with the brass.
just a tip, son: those high cal guns can give you a detached
retina and mess with your cataracts.
SCC, the one question I have and I hope you can answer is in regards to the arrest totals. Let me ask this. Does the data account for offenders who were arrested and released without charging or if they were arrested for felonies and our wonderful States Attorneys Office rejected the charges knocking it down to a misdemeanor? If they do not account for that then our numbers are even lower, therefore the public is being lied to once again.
Signed,
Fed Up Sgt.
Today's crime is brought to you by the solar eclipse
So when the Powers that be see these charts, are they gonna say " Hummina, Hummia, Hummia, The sky is Blue again today, all is well.".....
This topic indicates why it is extremely important to pass national concealed carry. As an Indiana resident who works in the Loop, I have both Indiana and Utah permits. There are so many shitheads downtown, I carry in violation of Illinois law because I get off work sometimes after 7:00 PM and then have to go to my car in the elevated parking garage at Lake and Wacker and there are always shitheads walking around inside or in the stairwells. I never use the elevator. I don't want trouble, but I also don't want to be a victim, because no one is there to help you in the critical first few minutes. Security camera's are worthless.
Two things I never leave home without: My Glock 9mm and my scapular medal bracelet. Hopefully both will protect me. Two more years, and I retire to northern Arizona. SCC, thank you for your work on this blog.
The through the roof car jackings and increase in crime is symptomatic of something greater.
Are you paying attention Foxx???
Eddie???
Rahm???
Aldermen???
Great read.
When a top brass or aldermans wife gets carjacked then they'll do something about it.
And of course we all know what they'll do. They'll blame police.
OT 016 made a real good pinch in a road rage case with a guy cutting people off and waving a gun at them. They got the guy before he opened fire on people, probably saved a few from being ventilated. Witness came forward, complaints signed. Kimmy Foxxs people would not co operate and the guy got just minor charges. No wonder arrests are down and crime is shooting up.
SCC, no matter how hard you work to show facts to the media that are watching, they will only talk about and/or print the Democratic Party rhetoric. Thank you for putting this together, it obviously took a lot of work, but I think your preaching to the choir.
Another reason more people didn't get killed is because so many of the last years offenders are dead in last years violence. It's called "Darwinian Cleansing"...the crime rate will increase again as another generation of near do wells ages....give law enforcement back the death penalty in all 50 states, and Darwin wont be able to keep up.
liberal mayor + liberal States Attorney + liberal jailer = Chaos
when the ACLU is dictating policy it's over
now we have to hear about the Southern Poverty Law Center deciding who is and who isn't a fascist group
Good info SCC.. the unfiltered truth ,, see Rahmicide's media soft pedaling the 8 killed ,50 wounded, over the weekend
Shame on Chicago Democrats , Rahmicide
Total reported INCIDENTS of prostitution and narcotics are down. Will check back on arrests for both of those. Most certainly arrests in those two categories are down too.
Fewer arrests in these will make some people happy especially the lower number of narcotic arrests. However, the devil, as always, is in the details. We all know that a lower number of reported incidents and a lower number of arrests, does not mean drug abuse in Chicago has suddenly declined.
Not to mention, think of the crime(s) that occur with any activity associated with the drug trade (e.g. robbery) and crime will continue to climb as it is doing. Drugs are and will continue to drive all other sorts of crime.
Arrest really ain't down. It's the non contributors aren't breaking the law, at least I ain't seeing any of them doing anything to arrest them for.
Do you think, their running out of ammo?
As long as I have unlimited data on my phone it makes for a nice tour.
765B
A decrease in activity, not crime...
But let's rename parks and remove statues.
Blame political climate change and restless community is just warming up for the Lack of Labor Day Weekend crunch.
Contributing to 007 drop in car jacking is due to empty gas tanks and lack of vehicles - either aren't any cars remaining or they're all out driving in 001.
Crime professor Sherman Klump will say whatever Rahm tells him to say.
There will be no podium event unless Rahm says so and the Media will not be asking about violent crime.
They will seek comments on when the city will be removing all statuary that the community finds unsatisfactory and not representative.
Formers Phil and GMac are scratching their noggins on this one.
Big thanks to the house mice for the compiled statistics, job well done to crunch those alternative numbers.
Year end should be better.
Slow down and keep writing those GOCR's.
Think of how much money could be saved if all the exempts turned in their cars! We could have a short bus, driven by special Ed, of course, pick them up at home and deliver them safely back at the end of their tedious day, safe and sound. Then actually working police could park at HQ for "real" police business. Come to think of it if all the Exempts would just stay home the entire CPD would run like a fine watch.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
SCC - Very well done as usual. We as residents (retired CPD) are totally living in a Lawless city.
WHY??? Get the hell out of ChiRaq!!! You're retired, no longer required to submit to Rham's wishes, take your money out of Illinoyed and it will go soooooo much further. No bag tax, no soda tax, no trash pickup tax, etc. etc.
It's the new math they teach at the public schools
Politicians created the perfect storm. They drastically cut hiring nearly 12 years ago, putting manpower at a very dangerous level. Then they appeased activists by handcuffing the police just so they could get a few extra votes, all under a false narrative. Then they put in all kinds of rules and restrictions for the police while creating a very hostile IPRA and police board. Then they crush the pension fund and sky rocket the cost of living with all kinds of massive taxes. A continued forced residency policy is keeping qualified applicants that live outside Chicago from applying and instead going elsewhere. Forced residency is also forcing police officers to retire earlier and find other work outside Chicago too. It's a massive mess across the board. The only thing the city can do to increase the applicant pool and to get better applicants, is lift residency or at the very least lift it after 5 or 10 years of service. No one wants to move here anymore. In the past maybe, but doing this job today isn't worth moving your family here. Thanks politicians! Hope you get the votes you're looking for.
Remember the Five Terrorists shot by Police in Spain?
They crashed into a police roadblock and jumped out to attack the police.
One officer shot Four Terrorists, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Turns out he practices A LOT. He trained in the Spanish Army prior to this too.
The fifth terrorist stabbed a woman in the neck before he was shot.
Get out there and practice. The life you save may be your own.
Then we have this idiot pope saying this:
Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_REL_VATICAN_REFUGEES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-21-06-26-22
Just another reason we give absolutely zero to this fake church! Why don't they start on every catholic church put MB on the end like they do in the black communities? MB=Make Believe church!
We better tax sodas and tear down Civil Wars statues.
Can't do a damm thing unless you can articulate reasonable suspicion in an official CPD document, required under state law which is then monitored by the ACLU, CPD, and anyone that makes a FOIA request. You better not lie about your reasonable suspicion just to please some boss because it's an official document. If an arrest results what are the odds of nothing happening in the courts and the bad guy being back out doing the same stuff?
Looks like this fire boss did not follow the rules "gimme your car" ahh no:
Police: Off-duty Chicago fire lieutenant shoots carjacker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-conceal-carry-carjacking-20170821-story.html
Crime is down right rahm?
63 shot over weekend in Chicago; only long July 4th weekend more violent this year
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/
63 shot,many killed in chiraq yet still no marches on city hall,county building,state house! The idiots march for nonsense but groups like antfarm (100,000+ signatures declaring it a terror organization), black lies matter the fake revs, the priest,faker-jackson-sharpton absolutely no marches on rahms house,the aldermans homes/offices guess they will not get paid off!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
SCC - Very well done as usual. We as residents (retired CPD) are totally living in a Lawless city. Dope pinches are way down after the street copper' got the drift that PCS arrests will get your ass jammed up when the mutts play the blame the police game.
Carjacking was never something that happen everyday. Now it is on the news every day and people are getting popped when they resist.
The city and residents are in a war zone. The middle east is safer then this pit of a city.
A little exaggeration. Move to Syria I hear Fallujah is pretty nice
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The end of the month my wife (retired from 25 years in records at a suburban PD) have to come into the glorious Kingdom of Rahm, only because we have to see our doctors. I'm retired and have to see my cardiologist too. Normally I would carry my 10mm Glock, or ParaOrdinance 45 Warthog. Will still carry the 10mm, but will be bringing my S&W 500 50 caliber revolver(that makes a 44 magnum 4 inch look like a tiny 38 snub) with me, just in case I get stuck at a red light too long. Only other time I carry it is when I'm hiking and might encounter an angry grizzly (not smaller black bear)bear. Momma's, Aunties',store front Reverunds, BLM, and other community activists will be shedding tears if I have to use it. So will I, ammo for it costs $3+ a round!
I enjoyed the Air Show Saturday and the Cubs game Sunday. Didn't bring my gun to either. Also had dinner downtown Saturday after water show and dinner in Wrigleyville after the Cubs game and left my gun at home
There were 24 people shot on August 19th but just 2 died.
This years totals could definitely equal or surpass 2016.
Still 4 months and 11 days to go.
Carjacking was never something that happen everyday. Now it is on the news every day and people are getting popped when they resist.
The city and residents are in a war zone. The middle east is safer then this pit of a city.
I'll relay that to the marines serving over there. That will comfort them.
BARCELONA — Police in Spain have confirmed that the fugitive being sought in
connection with the Barcelona van attack has been shot and killed.
Younes Abouyaaqoub has been shot down in Subirats, small town outside the city.
great work by the Spanish authorites had they been in Chicago special ed who had stripped them and they would be 30 pending because even special feels a terrorist life is too valuable to take, kemisha ( im dumber than I loik) fox would had had the Spanish police indicted on murder .
to my brothers in spain stay safe and great work
But they've been cancelling days off and restricted all time due. Wasn't that supposed to reduce crime??? And they promoted a shit load of more bosses who are tripping over each other in the station. Earning six figure salaries to stare at the time due book and deny time-- that's helping reduce crime too, right?
So in other words, I could just take a walk through Hyde Park, West Pullman areas or walk down Roosevelt. Who do I believe: Rahm or this blog. I'll go with the blog. Rahm is a politician. Period.
NOT ILLINOIS, NOT LAW.
Don't know if you follow President Trump's tweets, but:
"Great job by all law enforcement officers and Boston Mayor"
and...
"Looks like many anti-police agitators in Boston. Police are looking tough and smart! Thank you.
12:22 PM - 19 Aug 2017"
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump
I don't think Pres. Trump ever said anything nice about Rahm. Police:1, Rahm:0
Stay strong.
as a former homicide/violent crimes detective I always thought that a truer indicator of crime is how many robberies, batteries, and stolen autos that were reported. Homicides I my opinion is not a true indicator of volume of crimes especially with todays medical treatment.
At least some Chicago off-duty firefighter made sure that the rate of carjacking might slightly decrease as of today. It seems that one carjacker forgot ask himself " Is my potential target carrying a firearm to shoot me with?". Maybe he should have stuck to some non-confrontational type of crime where the odds of getting killed are not as high.
(OT) i'm Nother feel good story judge gets ambushed but George was carrying a handgun return fire and the probation officer killed the assignment we have to have more judges aren't more concealed carry we had a Chicago fire Lieutenant today shooting and killing offender who is trying to run the fire Lieutenant over with his own car firefighters paramedics should be allowed to carry a weapon on duty and off duty in the killing fields of Chicago!
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/us/ohio-judge-gun-ambush.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-conceal-carry-carjacking-20170821-story.html
Just read that 63 People were shot over the weekend. Any city in the U.S. top that number?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VCQfyqw4M8
Hey Scc, where is the outcry with the union regarding Labor Day Weekend days off being restricted and forcing at least 15 officers who are RDO per shift/day to be forced to work. Kevin Graham needs to step up and speak up on this bullshit. Why should officers be forced to work every holiday weekend when its there RDO. This is getting out of hand and is becoming the norm for every holiday weekend, the union needs to fight this. How come the house cats don't get utilized to work these weekends?
Congratulations to the CFD Lieutenant and the Steubenville, OH judge! They both prepared with obtaining a CC permit and both were able to defend themselves against an armed assailant! They are both heroes and the assailants are both dead!
I enjoyed the Air Show Saturday and the Cubs game Sunday. Didn't bring my gun to either. Also had dinner downtown Saturday after water show and dinner in Wrigleyville after the Cubs game and left my gun at home
8/21/2017 12:41:00 PM
I am impressed cowboy. NOT! It is called dumb luck. You were dumb and lucky, but someday the luck will run out. Unfortunately, being stupid is forever.
WHY??? Get the hell out of ChiRaq!!! You're retired, no longer required to submit to Rham's wishes, take your money out of Illinoyed and it will go soooooo much further. No bag tax, no soda tax, no trash pickup tax, etc. etc.
8/21/2017 10:50:00 AM
I will not leave until after voting against TD 9.5 for a third time. Hopefully, this time, there will be more voters doing the same and we can topple the arrogant prick. Fuck you raccoon eyes!
Slightly O/T But Relevant:
Filed under "Unintended Consequences
Of Being Greedy."
Remember when Shortshanks got greedy and cut The Police
out of the court revenue stream in the mid 90's?
Remember when going to court was your side job?
"Batting For The Cycle"
meant hitting all the rooms on your
Court Key?
Male/Female Misdemeanor.
Male/Female Felony.
Traffic Court Major.
Traffic Court Minor.
Vehicle Impounds.
Narcotics Court.
Night Narcotics Court.
Whore Court.
Gun Court.
Municipal Ordinance Court.
Grand Jury & Criminal Trial Rooms.
All that yummy delicious court and the
best part was that you had enough control
to manage your work flow and make it work
best for you.
Chicago Policemen made a shit-ton of money
for the city and didn't do too badly themselves.
But Daley Inc. was stealing hand over fist and
thought it was sound management to curtail
money making opportunities for Policemen.
"We don't wanna let you guys have any money
but keep making money for US."
And when The Police put their revenue generators
in their pockets, Crime King Shorty had the nerve
to get pissed and started his push to privatize.
Know the past to see the future...
Yep up at Drudge 63 shot 8 dead
I enjoyed the Air Show Saturday and the Cubs game Sunday. Didn't bring my gun to either. Also had dinner downtown Saturday after water show and dinner in Wrigleyville after the Cubs game and left my gun at home
Keep playing the odds, your luck will run out sooner then later. The city sucks and you know it.
SCC:
You're raining on Rahm's Kool Aid parade.
Come on, my asswipe liberal shithead loving sister in law from Willowbrook keep telling everyone how safe shitchgo is. Her liberal asswipe son and his wife have a blacks lives MATTER sign in their front yard. THIER next door neighbor husband was the chief of police in Oak park Illinois.
OT: http://knifenews.com/illinois-governor-signs-switchblade-ban-repeal-but-theres-a-catch/
Felony charges are nil with that idiot S.A of crock county. You ever hear Eddie beef about her or her mentor Tony ? Rahm is into ghetto bike runs and ghost runners. Not a person in office says shit about her antics of not charging stone ass criminals with Felonies.
These democrats have never seized to amaze me with their b.s.
Eddie blames the IDOC for letting them get out early, but never about putting the rats in IDOC.
The governor has the power to make Foxx a d n a, and make the attorney generals office to prosecute all cases in Crock county
My 3 year old domestic trained alley Rat, has more ethics then Eddie, Rahm, Tony put together. Tommy Dart is just a walking mope who is make the manufacture of the monitoring on the mutts leg richer then shit. The mutts just cut em off and toss them. No one looks for the mutt and the street coppers cannot and are not allowed to interact with wanted mutts. Cost to replace those shit monitors got to be a $1,000 a pop or more, Does anyone know ?
Another win for the Carry and Conceal crowd!
Fire Lt. kills car thief! YES!
What can Fat Ed do a fireman? City should give him a medal for getting a piece of s--- off the street. Proactive policing by fire department.
"arrests followed the confession of a man who walked into the Estcourt police station at the weekend‚ declaring to officers that he was tired of eating human flesh."
Well, ladies and gents, at least you haven't, to my knowledge, had to contend with this. Yet.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-08-21-councillor-tells-of-human-ears-in-a-pot-in-cannibal-case/
Slightly OT: I heard on the news today that an off-duty Chicago Fire Department lieutenant did his part to battle Chicago's crime problem. Apparently some aspiring scholar tried to steal the car belonging to the lieutenant and was fatally shot after trying to run over the CFD officer. Nothing like stamping out a brush fire to prevent a future forest fire. SAVE THE TREES.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
as a former homicide/violent crimes detective I always thought that a truer indicator of crime is how many robberies, batteries, and stolen autos that were reported. Homicides I my opinion is not a true indicator of volume of crimes especially with todays medical treatment.
8/21/2017 02:40:00 PM
Not to mention the systematic killing, er, reclassifying of homicide's to just about anything less by the Irish mafia at #630. Hey Duffin was the muffin worth it? Nothing like a another merit goof to replace a morally bankrupt violent crime lieutenant.
There is goes Kim's future and current voting base. Nice work Kimmie.
The Slime Times is reporting a 24% reduction in pinches in 2016 http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-arrests-drop-24-percent-in-one-year/
And get a load of this guy. Funny how in one year "Police are harrassing people due to their color" can be turned into """Ald. Anthony Beale (9th), former longtime chairman of the City Council’s Police Committee, accused Chicago Police officers of abandoning pro-active policing.
“I can ride around and show you things police tolerate in our community that they don’t tolerate in other communities. They just drive right past. Quality of life issues are not being enforced in communities of color,” Beale said.
“Guys hanging out on the corner shooting crap. A group of guys on the corner drinking. People having parties that get out of hand,” he said. “A lot of your drive-by shootings are people hanging out on corners. That’s an opportunity. If we police quality of life issues, we take away the opportunity.” """"
"Abandoned" Yeah we fucking "abandoned". Its called getting off a sinking ship before getting fired or killed. When you pull over a bunch of hoodlums in da 'hood and all of a sudden "da 'hood" has you surrounded with their Obama cam's video taping you to protect the hoodlums its pretty fair to say the 'hood don't want to pulling over hoodlums.
This city has lost its minds. Maybe the DOJ can find justice for them.
Why were 63 people shot? Rham is a hater. He is a rat backed into a corner of losing this city of his miss management and takes his hate of that fact out on our President Trump. Rham has to be the worst mayor in the history of mayors.
03:42:PM,
Is there something wrong with you?
Was the unfortunate Mr Kolby Craig . shot in the head at the Christ Universal temple banquet facility, the same Mr Kolby Craig arrested in February 17 for UUW and released the next day?
And driving a 100k plus BMW. parking it on South Ada in Englewood??
Crime is down and bullshit is up!same people said Hillary would win 45 states too.
Nothing works - had the extension of tour in my district this weekend. There were 5 or so cars driving around a little box. While we were there, nothing happened. Shitheads didn't move, but they didn't get shot, either. 5 minutes after we checked off, place went to shit.
In the meantime, the 10.25% tax on your water bill kicked in.......Gonna have to do like certain communities do with the electric - start stealing my neighbors...
OT: shots fired at the police in 003. Tac car struck twice. Tac Sgt terminated chase almost immediately. P.O. went over the air and said the car they were chasing shot at them and Sgt asked if anyone was hit. When the p.o. said no, Sgt terminated again. Un fucking real.
The end of the month my wife (retired from 25 years in records at a suburban PD) have to come into the glorious Kingdom of Rahm, only because we have to see our doctors. I'm retired and have to see my cardiologist too. Normally I would carry my 10mm Glock, or ParaOrdinance 45 Warthog. Will still carry the 10mm, but will be bringing my S&W 500 50 caliber revolver(that makes a 44 magnum 4 inch look like a tiny 38 snub) with me, just in case I get stuck at a red light too long. Only other time I carry it is when I'm hiking and might encounter an angry grizzly (not smaller black bear)bear. Momma's, Aunties',store front Reverunds, BLM, and other community activists will be shedding tears if I have to use it. So will I, ammo for it costs $3+ a round!
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RETIRED Officers should check out the following if you carry a weapon.
The PBPA is really pushing this insurance for retired officers as well as active.
However active are covered by your union as long as the shooting is deemed 'taking law enforcement action'.
check out:
https://www.shielduins.com/
Two things I never leave home without: My Glock 9mm and my scapular medal bracelet.
Hopefully both will protect me.
Two more years, and I retire to northern Arizona.
SCC, thank you for your work on this blog.
8/21/2017 07:52:00 AM
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You don't need the bracelet.
Just more ammo.
It's out in both papers today. CRIME is down according to the powers that be.
Pretty much weed is legal, car chases are against policy, smart coppers are staying away from street stops thanks in part to isr's, cops are doing less traffic stops, proactive policing is dead....so yes arrests should be down
Hey 8/21/2017 06:03:00 PM, I remember auto theft court and liquor license courts at 11-State too. overnight felonies at juvenile and 26-cal courts. Just doing your job and the required courts helped pay for my first house. 👮🏻
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Nothing works - had the extension of tour in my district this weekend. There were 5 or so cars driving around a little box. While we were there, nothing happened. Shitheads didn't move, but they didn't get shot, either. 5 minutes after we checked off, place went to shit.
That's why 1000 more police isn't going to change anything. The city and everyone else that thinks have no idea
What is the CPD going to do, put 5 2 man cars in every box 24/7. If the put 99 cars in a box the FOP will say it's not safe
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I enjoyed the Air Show Saturday and the Cubs game Sunday. Didn't bring my gun to either. Also had dinner downtown Saturday after water show and dinner in Wrigleyville after the Cubs game and left my gun at home
Keep playing the odds, your luck will run out sooner then later. The city sucks and you know it.
8/21/2017 06:15:00 PM
Have to agree with the original poster. I carry sometimes and sometimes I don't depending on the situation. I would feel safe at Wrigley Field and the Chicago Air Show, but am armed anytime I'm downtown after dark on public transportation, the west side or situation I feel a need to be armed.
Just don't happen to agree with the idiot on a previous post that said the Middle East is safer than Chicago. Been to both and and that a ridiculous statement. Wonder if he is armed when he cuts the grass, waters the lawn, goes to church or washes the car. I wouldn't want to live like that and if anyone believes that stuff, they should leave Chicago before their luck runs out
Also it's not a good message to convey to your kids. Let them be kids instead of worrying about being shot or a victim of crime
A Chase termination when a police car is shot at, hit or not, is so over the top ridiculous that A) it should be NATIONAL NEWS on its own or B) all Chicago Police UNIONS of all kinds should be calling for openly and then actually executing a formal STRIKE as a PUBLIC grievance that FORCES it into the NATIONAL NEWS spectrum.
What do you guys pay union dues for if not the ability to stand up to THAT!
Yeah, or maybe cops could face up to the reality that the whole "arresting people because they shot at fleeing criminals because that is a crime (somehow or something)" is just being applied to YOU just like you apply it to the rest of us. SUCKS when you are disallowed even the most obvious of self defense actions, huh? Ready to see it and admit it yet? Ready to stop arresting people for the same things you cry about how WRONG they are yet? Hey, yer right, it is pure nonsense to stop a chase of a criminal who shot at ya...we have been trying to tell YOU "folks" that for DECADES. Maybe now you will LISTEN, you know, now that it is being applied to you too (now that you are no longer exempt).
Sometimes truth hurts.
This is one of those times.
See, that is why your UNIONS are paralyzed even with something this OBVIOUS!
When cops STRIKE over this issue right here, there is no way to avoid SELF DEFENSE and pursuit of those committing crimes and then fleeing being the focal point of the conversation - and the Unions are too beholden to , wait for it here it comes - DEMOCRATS to dare say a word about it.
They take your money, you get shafted in wages, you get shafted in pensions, you get shafted in healthcare, you get shafted in Garrity rules, you get shafted in promotions/testing and now yer even shafted in being disallowed the ability to chase those who SHOOT AT YOU......but you keep right on paying those dues, huh?
Who is the real mafia in ChiTown again?
Crime is down, single shootings now more doubles,triples,quads etc.. like this:
Four wounded in Austin shooting on West Side
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20170822-story.html
tiny dancer is in his tights on the ropes round 6 in an 8 round fight
all political opponents know it and will be challenging him in 2019
Garcia almost won , this could be the year for willie Wilson
Miriam Santos where are you , establish residency now , You will be the first female Hispanic American Mayor
This is great news. Just think, more de escalation and sensitivity training along with more diversity and safe places and Chicago will be heaven on earth. A few more yearly declines and I might come back and visit my childhood haunts in Marquette Park.
8/22/2017 05:38:00 PM
I grew up at 52nd and Luna, 3 weeks ago a friend I grew up with (we are 40y/o) was in town and she wanted to check up on her childhood home. She lived at 47th a couple blocks east of Cicero. The tears were real. I guess having never left the city I sort of don't get the full impact of "the change." When she said my dad worked so hard on that house, I almost lost it too and I've worked ghetto longer than I'd like to admit. Just when you thought you'd heard and seen it all......Stay safe
Anonymous@8/22/2017 05:38:00 PM,
Yeah, we who stayed "behind the lines" when "the change" happened are kind of like the frog who stayed in the kettle as the water kept getting warmer ... nice and comfy, getting sleepy, then: WTF THEY ALL WANT ME DEAD!
The Our Lady of The Angels School Fire website http://www.olafire.com/home.asp has acres of posts from the fire survivors and other former neighborhood residents telling these stories of lost homes and the block by block fight for their little patch of the city. I still live (always have) walking distance (though I wouldn't walk it now) from there.
Crime is crime when you are a victim in Chicago. The downplaying of anything less serious than murder in Chicago, is just another sign of the dysfunctional, incompetent leadership of the CPD and their Puppetmasters at City Hall. Break into Rahm's house or carjack his tricycle, and watch how fast the minor crime for everyone else becomes the major crime of the month. Typical of the 2-Tier Communist System of Government in Chicago. The Elite Rules, the rest just Fools. Welcome to Moscow by the Lake.
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