City of Chicago Police Department
Recent News About City of Chicago Police Department
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Prosecutors: Man arrested for alleged sexual assault three days after being released on parole
Anthony Richardson, who was recently paroled is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who had passed out from drug use in an elevator at the Grand Red Line station in Chicago.
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'You suck,' prominent plaintiff attorney tells prosecutors in profanity filled rant
Jennifer Bonjean, a prominent plaintiff attorney who has represented celebrity clients and numerous others in wrongful conviction cases, told prosecutors in a profanity filled YouTube rant that “you suck,” and the only reason you won is because “90 percent of the time the judge is predisposed to rule against the defendant.”
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Second City Cop: 'Nobody wants this job (cop) that has half a brain'
Last week’s disturbing tweet by the 16th and 17th District Chicago Police Scanner said that the city’s 25th District had eight police beats down one recent night, “meaning had no one assigned to patrol or respond to calls in the area…”
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Study finds half of Chicago residents witness shootings by the age of 40
The astonishing findings of a 25-year study, recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), showed that 50 percent of city residents witnessed a shooting by the time they reached the age of 40.
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Benefit to be held for Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston: 'She was a beloved daughter, sister, and friend'
A benefit for the family of slain police officer Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston will be held Wednesday, May 17.
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Chicago Police Department: ‘Charges were announced in the tragic murder of Officer Aréanah Preston’
The Chicago Police Department has announced charges for four teenagers in the murder of CPD officer Aréanah Preston.
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Lopez on ordinances that would levy ‘fines & requiring family counseling for parents when minors commit crimes’
Ald. Ray Lopez blames the “Black & Socialist caucuses” for killing ordinances he and Ald. Anthony Napolitano introduced that would require family counseling for the families of minors who commit crimes.
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Nine people picked up by police in weekend mob violence: 'Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated'
Deveon Williams, 19, was one of nine arrested over the past weekend for engaging in mob violence that wracked areas of Chicago.
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Nine people arrested in Chicago mob violence: 'Reckless behavior seen downtown this weekend will not be tolerated'
David O. Washington, 18, was arrested after a weekend of violent mob action in Chicago. He and an estimated 1,000 other teens flooded into parts of Chicago wreaking havoc. He was one of nine arrested.
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Man arrested along with teens in Chicago mob violence: 'Reckless behavior will not be tolerated'
Marvin Benites, 28, was one of an estimated 1,000 people who flooded into downtown Chicago last weekend.
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Multiple arrestee Vincent Griffin arrested in Chicago mob violence
Vincent Griffin, 19, was one of nine teens arrested over the past weekend and charged with crimes related to mob violence that wracked the City of Chicago.
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Peters: ‘I would look at the behavior of young people as a political act and statement’
State Sen. Robert J. Peters (D-Chicago) released a statement on the mob violence undertaken by a gang of over 100 youths in downtown Chicago last Friday.
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Activists target law enforcement tool valued by Chicago police and other law enforcement agencies around the country
A class action lawsuit against the city of Chicago over its use of a technology, ShotSpotter, that detects the sounds of gun shots and immediately notifies police, is at odds with law enforcement’s, and the community’s, endorsement of it.
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Legal authority of torture relief commission challenged in wrongful conviction cases
The very legal authority of an obscure state-level commission created to address claims of police torture is under fire in two wrongful conviction cases naming a former Chicago police detective.
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Robberies 002nd District (Wentworth)
This alert gives notice to citizens in the 002nd District (Wentworth) of recent robbery incidents.
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Plaintiffs’ firm asks city to stand down in wrongful conviction cases
A powerful plaintiffs’ firm this week announced it had filed 11 more wrongful conviction cases, and asked the city to settle them, not fight these and other cases alleging police brutality now percolating in the courts.
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Burglaries-Businesses in Districts 016 & 025
This alert gives notice to liquor businesses in the 016th & 025th District of recent burglaries in the overnight hours.
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Burglary 003rd District (Grand Crossing)
This alert gives notice to citizens in the 003rd District (Grand Crossing) of Burglary incidents which have occurred during the month of March.
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Offender Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking
The above offender was arrested by members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force on March 17, 2023, at approximately 11:52 a.m., in the 1700 block of W. 68th St.
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Offender Charged with Multiple Felonies and Attempted Murder of Chicago Police Officers
The above offender was arrested by the Chicago Police Department on March 17, 2023, at approximately 8:39 p.m., in the 7100 block of S. Lafayette Ave.