Suburban Takeover

Happening again....and again:

• After Naperville police allegedly found a 14-year-old carrying a loaded, semiautomatic pistol at a downtown “teen takeover” event last weekend, authorities are urging safety and, again, stressed they have zero tolerance for illicit behavior.

  “While we encourage everyone to exercise their first amendment right and we encourage everyone to enjoy what the downtown provides, we need everyone to do that lawfully,” Naperville police Cmdr. Rick Krakow said. “There’s going to be zero tolerance for any sort of criminal behavior, from trespassing to disorderly conduct to fighting.”

  Since May 1, there have been seven planned teen takeover events in Naperville, each with varying degrees of participation, Krakow said.

  The latest, held Saturday, resulted in five arrests, including that of the 14-year-old, who was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, authorities said. Charges in other arrests included disorderly conduct and battery, Krakow said, adding that he had no reports of injuries from the incidents.

Crime is mobile and always seems to pop up where the criminals know they won't be hassled, or at least hassled less. Naperville is ground-zero for the lib-tarded takeover of formerly tough-on-crime DuPage county, so (A) we can't say we're surprised and (B) we have a difficult time generating any sympathetic feelings.