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Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan
Read full article: Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's planNearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
White Sox say they weren't aware at first that a woman injured at game was shot
Read full article: White Sox say they weren't aware at first that a woman injured at game was shotThe Chicago White Sox say they were not aware at first that a woman injured during Friday’s game at Guaranteed Rate Field was shot and that the Chicago Police Department would have stopped play if officers thought it was unsafe to continue.
Chicago man faces multiple charges in hit-and-run that injured 4 outside ballpark
Read full article: Chicago man faces multiple charges in hit-and-run that injured 4 outside ballparkChicago police say a 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox.
4 teens charged with murder in slaying of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work
Read full article: 4 teens charged with murder in slaying of Chicago police officer who was returning home from workAuthorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work.
Video: Chicago boy wasn’t holding gun when shot by officer
Read full article: Video: Chicago boy wasn’t holding gun when shot by officerViewers reacted with a mix of outrage and grief to newly released bodycam video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old less than a second after the boy dropped a handgun, turned toward the officer and began raising his hands.
Video: Chicago boy wasn't holding gun when shot by officer
Read full article: Video: Chicago boy wasn't holding gun when shot by officerDisturbing bodycam video shows a 13-year-old boy appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before a Chicago police officer shoots and kills him.
Judge: Man impersonating Chicago cop 'danger' to community
Read full article: Judge: Man impersonating Chicago cop 'danger' to communityThis photo provided by Chicago Police Department shows Vincent Richardson. Authorities say Richardson, who is charged with felony impersonation of a police officer, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Richardson is accused of pretending to be a Chicago police sergeant on Jan. 14, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3. During an afternoon hearing, Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Ellen Brett outlined incidents on Jan. 14, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 in which Vincent Richardson, wearing a full Chicago police uniform, allegedly pretended to be a sergeant. “Your actions show you are a danger to the community,” the judge said before ordering Richardson be held in lieu of $75,000 bond.
Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rants
Read full article: Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rantsThose killed included a 30-year-old University of Chicago student from China named Yiran Fan, Anthony Faukner, 20, and Aisha Nevell, 46, a security guard. Wounded were a 77-year-old woman, 81-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl, according to Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown. Authorities didn't release many details about Nightengale, a Chicago man whose LinkedIn page listed work over the years as a janitor, security guard and forklift operator. In one posted Thursday, Nightengale held a gun to the camera and muttered unintelligible statements as he appeared to be driving. After leaving the store, Nightengale shot a 15-year-old girl who was riding in a car with her mother, leaving the girl in critical condition, police said.
Lack of body cameras fuels suspicion in Chicago shooting
Read full article: Lack of body cameras fuels suspicion in Chicago shootingAuthorities have said they found a gun at the scene, but they acknowledge that the officers who shot him were not wearing cameras. After Allen was shot on Sunday, activists immediately seized on the news that the officers were not wearing body cameras. These details are uncorroborated, partially because CPD also claims there is no body camera footage available for this interaction, the group said. Questions about the lack of body cameras extend beyond activist groups. Chicago police have also used body camera footage to show that officers acted properly, possibly heading off the kind of rampage that unfolded this week.
Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties
Read full article: Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest dutiesProtesters gather on Federal Plaza Thursday, July 23, 2020, after a collection of Chicago activists groups announced they are filing a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, and the federal government, in Chicago. The lawsuit also asks a judge to prevent agents in Chicago from making arrests or detaining people without probable cause and to require agents to identify themselves and their agency before taking either action and explain why someone is being arrested. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties
Read full article: Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest dutiesProtesters gather on Federal Plaza Thursday, July 23, 2020, after a collection of Chicago activists groups announced they are filing a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, and the federal government, in Chicago. The announcement did little to calm some Chicago residents’ fear that the agents’ presence will lead to the violent clashes between demonstrators and federal agents seen in Portland. The planned surge already has caused some members of the activist groups to draw back from protest plans this weekend, “due to the well-founded fear that they will be brutalized or kidnapped by federal agents,” attorneys wrote. Barr said the additional agents will focus on “classic crime fighting," expanding an existing operation that sent federal agents to Kansas City, Missouri, after a 4-year-old boy’s shooting death. “Neither the President, Defendant Barr, nor Defendant Wolf gave any assurance that the ‘hundreds’ of federal agents flooding Chicago would leave protestors alone,” the activists' lawsuit said.
Report: 16 officers participated in Laquan McDonald cover-up
Read full article: Report: 16 officers participated in Laquan McDonald cover-upVan Dyke was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison in January following his conviction of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. Van Dyke fired seconds after arriving on scene and took 15 seconds to fire 16 shots. Van Dyke continued to fire, unloading every round from his 9-mm Smith & Wesson handgun. They included police claims that McDonald pointed his knife at Van Dyke, who was forced to backpedal and fired to stop an imminent threat. The deputy chief also falsely said in Van Dyke's tactical response report that McDonald "continued to approach" the officer.
Chicago police officer 4th on force to commit suicide this year
Read full article: Chicago police officer 4th on force to commit suicide this yearGetty Images(CNN) - A 17-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department apparently took his own life Monday night, becoming the force's fourth officer this year to die by suicide, police said. "Debilitating news for the #ChicagoPolice family as we come to grips with the unthinkable loss of a dedicated police officer to suicide tonight," Guglielmi tweeted Monday night. Patrols in the Rogers Park neighborhood will not be affected if colleagues of the officer are overcome with grief, Guglielmi said. The New York Police Department has also been shaken by a spate of officer suicides. Of nine NYPD officer suicides in 2019, seven have happened since June, with department brass looking for ways to tell the rank and file that it's OK to ask for help.
Police: 3 teens arrested after girl with special needs beaten in video
Read full article: Police: 3 teens arrested after girl with special needs beaten in videoLt. Ozzie Valdez of the Chicago Police Department updates reporters on the investigation into the beating of a 15-year-old girl with special needs. CHICAGO (CNN) - Three teenage girls have been arrested for the alleged beating of a 15-year-old girl who authorities say has special needs. The girl who appears in the video had been reported missing on July 18, Valdez said. The video shows several girls beating another girl in an alley. Around the time they learned of the video, police also obtained a picture of the victim, Valdez said, and began canvassing areas she was known to frequent.
7 charged for vandalizing Chicago 'Bean,' police say
Read full article: 7 charged for vandalizing Chicago 'Bean,' police sayChicago's Cloud Gate structure, also known as the Bean, was spraypainted by vandals early Tuesday in the city's Millennium Park. (CNN) - Seven people are facing charges after the famous "Bean" sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park was vandalized earlier this week. The stainless steel structure, officially known as the Cloud Gate, was spray painted with graffiti, Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Kellie Bartoli told CNN. The Cloud Gate was completed in 2006, according to the Millennium Park Foundation's website. One hundred and sixty-eight stainless steel plates were cut using computer technology and assembled together like a puzzle to create the sculpture.