Chicago's Midway Airport - Man charged with trying to board plane with gun

Chicago, IL - A 43-year-old man is expected to appear in bond court this afternoon after being charged with trying to bring a gun onto an airplane in Midway Airport this morning.
Rick Jones of the 17200 block of Forestway Drive in East Hazel Crest was charged today with boarding an aircraft with a weapon, Chicago Police said in a press release this morning.
Jones was arrested after he attempted to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint with a handgun in his carry on luggage, police said.
He is expected to appear in bond court at 26th and California today, police said.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

The arrestee, Rick Jones, told the TSA and the Police it wasn't his fault. Jones said that Jerry Finnigan placed the gun into his carry on bag when Jerry was shaking him down for monthly protection cash.

Federal funds have been approved for the Central Ave. overpass - Between 65th & 72nd Streets - Major congestion relief predicted

Funding OKd for Midway Airport area bypass
Federal funding has been approved to build the long-awaited Central Avenue bypass, a project designed to reduce traffic congestion near Midway Airport, officials said today.

The bypass will connect Central between 65th and 72nd Streets in Bedford Park and help reduce congestion on Cicero and Harlem Avenues, transportation officials said.

Central currently ends at the Belt Railway Co. yard south of Midway, leaving no north-south route in the 3-mile stretch between Harlem and Cicero.

Opening Central Avenue would improve access to Midway and link major highways, in addition to alleviating congestion and boosting economic development on the Southwest Side, said U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Chicago).

On Monday, Lipinski is scheduled to announce the funding agreement with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and state and local leaders. Construction of the bypass is estimated to cost more than $300 million.

The project had been discussed since the 1970s to improve traffic flow and connect Burbank with Bedford Park and Chicago via Central.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

They have been talking about this since I was a small child and now it is finally going to happen. That area of the city does need alternative routes. Congestion and traffic is awful.

It has to be nice to be an elected official and then REFUSE to answer questions when asked by the media.

Daley refuses to talk about insider's Olympics deal
Mayor Richard Daley today declined to answer questions about a Tribune story on how a member of his Olympic bid team arranged to develop city-owned land near a park that would be transformed for the 2016 Summer Games, potentially positioning himself to cash in if the Games come here.

Developer Michael Scott Sr., an early member of the mayor's Olympic committee, leads a group planning a residential and commercial project on lots kitty-corner from the proposed Douglas Park sporting venues, a location where land values could jump if the city gets the Olympics.

Asked by a Tribune reporter when he would be available to talk about Scott's project, Daley said the question insulted him.

"Oh, I do it everyday, you've been with me every day. Never insult me with that question," Daley said. "You're insulting me because every day I'm here, you're never here. And don't print that, so I know you'll print it."

Daley's press staff then ended the news conference.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

If the Mayor doesn't want to answer questions from the media about this inside rip off - maybe the Feds need to subpoena this midget asswipe of a mayor to the federal grand jury.

Latest attack fits pattern of muggings in Lincoln Park

This morning's strong-arm robbery of a couple in the Lincoln Park area fits the pattern of other attacks in that neighborhood based on the location, time of attack and the fact there were several offenders, a Chicago police source said.

Detectives from the Belmont Area were still interviewing witnesses but the link to four other robberies in Lincoln Park "looks pretty good,'' the source said.

If connected, this would be the fifth attack in a string of muggings in the North Side neighborhood that are marked by a swift assault followed by a beating and robbery.

In the latest incident, a couple was robbed at 3:30 a.m. today near 410 W. Deming, police said. The couple told police three men got out of a dark four-door car - a fourth stayed inside - and approached them from behind.

The man struggled with one of the muggers as they took the man's wallet, which contained several credit cards and $45 in cash. They then got back in their car and drove west on Deming.

Near the robbery scene, police found a black T-shirt they said belonged to one of the robbers. "There was a struggle between the victim and the bad guys and during the struggle his wallet was taken forcibly by one of the offenders,'' said Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez. "They approached him from behind."

The couple provided a good description of one of the attackers.

The attacker was described as black with a dark complexion, about 18 years old, 5-foot-9 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds with dark eyes and hair and wearing dark clothing, police said. His companions also were wearing dark clothing.

Also on Friday, police released a sketch of a possible robber from an earlier attack.

The other four attacks that police have so far linked to one group of robbers happened last week. On July 30, two separate assaults happened, both minutes apart at about 2 a.m. in the 600 block of West Fullerton Parkway and the 2100 block of North Stockton Drive.

On Saturday, the crew struck again at 3 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Cleveland and at 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of West Webster.

An older model small maroon car was also believed to have been used in at least one of those attacks, police said.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

If this group of thugs were smart, they would NOT COMMIT another robbery. And chances are that they will never be caught. But with that being said we all know that most street criminals are not smart. And the only real way to catch this group of robbers is to catch them in the act itself.

Chicago Police, suspect exchange gunfire in Lincoln Park

Chicago Police exchanged gunfire with a suspect who reportedly shot a man early Friday in the North Side’s Lincoln Park community.

Police responding to a report of a person shot near North Clybourn and West Fullerton avenues exchanged gunfire with the suspect about 1:35 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines, who was citing preliminary information.

Police said a suspect was taken into custody, and a weapon was recovered, Gaines said.

No officers were shot and police bullets did not strike the suspect, according to Gaines.

The shooting victim walked into University of Chicago of Chicago Hospitals and was transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Gaines said. His age and condition were not immediately available.

Belmont Area detectives and the police Independent Review Authority, which investigates all police involved shootings, are investigating.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

As always, the number one thing that matters... The cops are OK! Everything else is secondary. With a very hot weekend predicted, one can also predict a very very very busy weekend. My prayers are with you all for a safe weekend.

Chicago 2016 Olympics: Member of city's bid team has deal to develop land near park earmarked for the Games

A member of Mayor Richard Daley's team working to bring the Olympics to Chicago has quietly arranged to develop city-owned land near a park that would be transformed for the 2016 Summer Games, potentially positioning himself to cash in if the Games come here, a Tribune investigation has found.

Developer Michael Scott Sr., an early member of the mayor's Olympic committee, leads a group planning a residential and commercial project on lots kitty-corner from the proposed Douglas Park sporting venues, a location where land values could jump if the city gets the Olympics.

The plan -- which would include a Nike store -- already has gotten crucial support from the local alderman, who has set aside the lots for Scott and his group.

The city generally sells taxpayer-owned lots for $1 apiece for affordable housing projects, and in other cases negotiates land prices.

Scott owns Michael Scott & Associates, a real estate development and investment firm. He also serves as president of the Chicago Board of Education, and was in the news earlier this week when he said he was subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury looking into admissions to the city's elite public schools.

Scott's designs on the public land are sure to reinforce concerns of residents that it's the mayor's friends who would benefit from Daley bringing the 2016 Olympics to the city. The story is a familiar one in Daley's administration, where City Hall insiders have personally profited from even the most civic-minded of projects, from recycling garbage to building Millennium Park.

The development team includes six West Side ministers, some of whom are politically connected.

Scott, who acknowledged plans to develop the lots around Douglas Park, said he has done nothing improper and defended his roles as a member of Daley's Olympic committee, school board president and developer.

"I've had an interest in Douglas Park long before the Olympics came and will probably have an interest long after we get them or not," Scott said. "That's where I was raised, that's what I know, so if that's something that's punishable, I can't tell you that."

Scott got his start in politics as a housing activist in the West Side's Lawndale neighborhood, where he was born and raised. He has served under several mayors, including Harold Washington and Daley.

He was criticized in 1990 for his insider connections when he left his job as city government's chief cable administrator to go work for a cable company.

Earlier this year, Scott's roles as school board president and as a member of the city's Olympic committee stirred controversy.

In May, he asked all of the city's school principals to form plans to promote the Olympics. Teachers and union officials said Scott's tactics were heavy-handed and they feared retaliation if they did not support Daley's quest for the Games.

Daley first floated his vision of bringing the Olympics to Chicago in 2005 after previously dismissing the idea as too costly. He assembled an exploratory committee in mid-2006 that included Scott.

As Daley forged ahead with his plans, the exploratory team evolved into Chicago 2016, the committee spearheading the city's push for the Olympics.

When the committee unveiled its original ideas in summer 2006 for hosting the Olympics, Douglas Park did not figure in the plans, nor was the park part of revised plans unveiled months later.

By March 2007, however, Chicago 2016 announced it had again tweaked its plans. Among the changes, Douglas Park would play a role in the Olympics: The aquatics center would move from the University of Illinois at Chicago to the park.

Ald. Ed Smith (28th) said he had pressed the Olympic committee to put a venue on the city's West Side. He said he originally wanted an Olympic swimming pool to be built at Westinghouse High School in his ward. Smith said he had met with members of the Olympic committee, including bid chairman Patrick Ryan, but could not recall if Scott attended.

"I was adamant that we have Olympic activity on the West Side of Chicago. They came out and made the decision to use Douglas Park," Smith said. "I don't know who decided that."

Scott served as president of the Chicago Park District board in the 1990s, and his son is now an area parks manager.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Michael Scott is also the city school board president, who is being investigated by the FEDS for allowing clout heavy kids into the city's magnet schools. No end to the handshake deals among friends of Mayor Daley.

Naked homeowner in Jackson (Michigan) breaks burglar's jaw with baseball bat

As an intruder rummaged through his living room and his two children slept upstairs, Tim Maynard stood near a doorway, naked and armed with a baseball bat.

The burglar came toward him and Maynard swung, breaking the man's jaw and sending him stumbling out a sliding door.

"At the beginning I was frightened. I didn't believe what was happening," said Maynard, 28. "Once I knew what he was doing, I knew I had to do everything to protect my family."

Police responding to a call placed by Maynard's wife arrived about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday to the couple's home at 233 Griswold St., and Officer Jeremy Barnett arrested the alleged burglar in a neighbor's backyard.

The suspect was taken to Allegiance Health for treatment of a broken jaw, Jackson Deputy Chief John Holda said.

Police will seek charges when he is released from the hospital, Holda said.

While Becky and Tim Maynard slept, a man had entered the Maynards' home through a sliding glass door, Tim Maynard said.

Becky Maynard, 29, heard noises, felt "frozen with fear" and awoke her husband, she said.

She took a phone off a night stand and went to a bathroom connected to the bedroom to call 911.

Knowing she was away from the intruder, Tim Maynard, not bothering to get dressed, fetched the bat stored beneath their bed for "just such an occasion" and listened to the noises in the living room.

The man was pulling at cords stemming from the TV and other electronics, pushing around the family's possessions and making a lot of noise, Tim Maynard said.

Intending to stand guard until the man left the home or went after Maynard or his wife or children, Maynard said he was forced to act when the intruder headed into the bedroom, which opens to the living room.

He hit the man, who fell, and struck him again. The man then went outside and over the backyard fence, Tim Maynard said.

"I shouted after him, 'Get out of my house. Leave,'" Maynard said. He then checked to make sure his daughter, almost 3, and his son, 1, were safe.

The two never woke, he said.

Tim Maynard said the man took off from the house with video and digital cameras, Becky Maynard's Blackberry and a cold beverage, all of which police recovered.

Some other items were spilled about the living room floor, Tim Maynard said. Blood and chewing gum were near the back door.

He said he felt fortunate nothing went wrong, that his wife and children were unharmed.

"I wasn't like in a rage. I just wanted him out of my house and away from my family," he said.

"Life is really fragile. Our safety is really fragile, and that is a sobering thought."

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

I sure hope it was the baseball bat he used to break the intruder's jaw with. (LOL)


Thanks to the Six Million Dollar Man for this submission - Steve Austin

Happy Belated Birthday to Geoff Pinkus - Our Eddie Schwartz on Steroids Overnight Sensation

WIND-AM 560 Overnights radio show host!

Big fan of the police and firefighters.

And now the old prick is one year older!

But your not getting older... your getting longer....

or as my favorite Mayor of Chicago use to say....
"Some of it hurts but all of it works!"
Mayor Harold Washington

Traveltalks - 1948 Chicago the Beautiful

This is a 1948 short film about Chicago and some of the neighborhoods.

Kindly sent to me by LeftIsTheBest

As both of us noticed - check out when they show Jackson Park - the demographics have slightly changed over the years.



But it is always cool to be able to go back in time and see what the city looked liked.

Ald. Sandi Jackson considering run for lieutenant governor

Barely halfway into her first term as a Chicago City Council member, the wife of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is considering a campaign for statewide office.

The congressman told the Tribune today that his wife, 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson, “is not going to discourage” supporters who want to collect signatures to put her on the February primary ballot for lieutenant governor.

“She hasn’t made a judgment,” said Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate. “I know she is very committed to the people of the 7th Ward. She has 1,500 volunteers in her organization who are primed to circulate [nominating] petitions. A number of people have asked her about [running for lieutenant governor]. She is considering it.”
Reached at the couple’s South Side home, Jesse Jackson Jr. said his wife did not wish to comment on the possibility of a statewide campaign.

With heavy campaign cash support from her husband, Sandi Jackson was elected to the council in February 2007, unseating Darcel Beavers, an ally of Mayor Richard Daley. Sandi Jackson also is Democratic committeeman for the 7th Ward.

An “e-newsletter” sent out today by her political organization asks in its subject line: “Sandi Jackson for Lieutenant Governor?” The e-mail does not make any further mention of the topic but does note that Sandi Jackson’s chief of staff will be filling in for the alderman at the next two “ward nights,” where constituents are asked to bring their concerns.

The field of potential Democratic lieutenant governor candidates is too numerous to list, but Jackson would bring some family name ID in Chicago, where much of the Democratic primary vote takes place.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Not 1/2 way through her 1st elected position and now she wants Lt. Governor. These asswipes sure have some balls, I would love to see Jesse Sr., Jesse Jr. and the old lady all be given truth serum and be questioned for a few hours. Boy, the things we would learn.

Fire breaks out at Hodgkins Wal-Mart store

Firefighters battled a blaze at a Wal-Mart store in southwest suburban Hodgkins this afternoon, according to witnesses and officials at the scene.
At about 1:30 p.m. Nancy Peth was exiting the Sam's Club Store next door and loading items into her car in the parking lot when her son Jack looked up and said "Whoa, what's that?" she said.

A plume of thick black smoke was rising from the roof of the Wal-Mart.

She heard the beeping of a fire alarm from inside the store.

The store is undergoing an expansion, she said, but was still open.

"The parking lot is packed," Peth said, "so I'm sure the store was packed," she said.

Pleasantview Fire Protection District Chief Dan Hermes said the fire was under control by about 2:15 p.m. and that officials were still investigating whether the fire was related to the construction work.

The fire started near a stockpile of roofing panels that workers had intended to install as part of the expansion of the store into a Super Wal-Mart, he said.

Hermes said the Wal-Mart and Sam's stores were both evacuated by the time he arrived on the scene. No one was hurt in the blaze.

The interior of the Wal-Mart sustained significant water damage and the store will be closed "at least a day" as it is cleaned up, the chief said.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

The black cloud of smoke could be seen from Chicago's southwest side. It looked like a plane crashed. Well get ready for the great sale on water dameged items in the next few days.

The University Trustees are forced to resigned but NOT ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL who did the pressuring will even get a hand slapped. - A TOTAL FARCE!

U. of I. trustee resigns in wake of critical report
University of Illinois Trustee Edward McMillan -- the only board member not tied to the school's admissions scandal -- submitted a resignation letter Thursday, following a blue-ribbon panel's recommendation that the entire board step down.
McMillan said he sent the letter to Gov. Pat Quinn about 15 minutes after the Illinois Admission Review Commission approved its final report.
Though he has served on the panel for less than seven months, McMillan said his gesture was meant as a sign of respect to U. of I. and to the commission's work, which he called "thorough" and "impartial."

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Truly amazing, make all the people who were forced by clout heavy elected officials to do them favors - to step down but NOT ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO DID THE PRESSURING WILL EVEN GET A SLAP ON THE HAND! What a farce!

Mike Royko's son taken into custody

A son of legendary newspaper columnist Mike Royko was taken into custody today for failing drug tests while released on bond for a 2005 attempted bank robbery.

Robert Royko, 46, who pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in federal court in March, had been scheduled to be sentenced today. U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen revoked Royko's bond and reset his sentencing for Sept. 3. He faces as many as 10 years in prison.

"There is no rancor in my heart. I think it's the best thing to do," Andersen said. "I'm saddened by the whole course of events."

Royko tested positive for marijuana three times in the last five months, prosecutors said. He missed two tests in July alone. Royko also has failed to show up for drug counseling, prosecutors said.

"What he's done since he pleaded guilty is get high," Assistant U.S. Atty. Patrick Pope said. "The time is over. He doesn't get to keep flouting the law."

Royko was arrested in April 2005 after he displayed what appeared to be a pipe bomb, donned a ski mask and demanded money from the Associated Bank at 6355 N. Central Ave. An off-duty police officer slapped the device out of his hand. It contained no explosives.

Andersen said he wished he had put Royko in custody years ago. "I'm convinced the mistake I made is [not realizing] that your life doesn't really begin until all this is behind you," Andersen said. "This is the day which starts ticking off the time."

Royko's attorney, Gerardo Gutierrez, said he will continue to appeal a judge's decision barring his client from raising a defense of diminished mental capacity at trial.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

It does amaze me that so many children of the rich and famous or celebrity status are complete fuck ups. They have the world by the balls and a head start over all of us and they just throw it all away.

Some Fast National News Bits For Today.......

Director John Hughes Dead at 59
Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "Home Alone," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59.
Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said. He was in New York to visit family.
Jake Bloom, Hughes' longtime attorney, said he was "deeply saddened and in shock" to learn of the director's death.
A native of Lansing, Mich., who later moved to suburban Chicago and set much of his work there, Hughes rose from ad writer to comedy writer to silver screen champ with his affectionate and idealized portraits of teens, whether the romantic and sexual insecurity of "Sixteen Candles," or the J.D. Salinger-esque rebellion against conformity in "The Breakfast Club."
Hughes' ensemble comedies helped make stars out of Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and many other young performers. He also scripted the phenomenally popular "Home Alone," which made little-known Macaulay Culkin a sensation as the 8-year-old accidentally abandoned by his vacationing family, and wrote or directed such hits as "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Pretty in Pink," "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" and "Uncle Buck."

Detective Shavedlongcock:
Truly sad news. Hughes loved Chicago and the Chicago area. Many of his movies were based on this area and filmed in this area. He also did some of the best family entertainment films ever produced. In a era where many movies has sex, swear words and violence, Hughes focused on people and relationships without all the non-sense. Godspeed to this director/producer. What a shame that he went so early in life.

'Clunkers' Refill Passed - 2 billion more dollars added to pot....
Congress OKs $2B extension of 'cash for clunkers' program, clearing legislation for Obama's signature

Detective Shavedlongcock:
That is $3,000,000,000.00 in total, yes, THREE BILLION DOLLARS. And the most amazing thing there is... even after THREE BILLION DOLLARS IS BEING PUMPED INTO CAR SALES, WATCH FOR THE AUTO MANUFACTURER TO STILL GO BANKRUPT.

• Sotomayor Confirmed to Supreme Court on 68-31 Vote
• Freshman Franken Presides Over Sotomayor Vote
Sonia Sotomayor watched vote unfold on large-screen televisions at New York City courthouse, where she worked as district judge and on a federal appeals court.

Detective Shavedlongcock:
Two 1st's here ... One that a Latina female is a Supreme Court Justice and that a dumb ass liberal comedian (and a suckass comedian he is) presided over the Senate vote.

CTA will have about 3 employees left

CTA to fire employees caught using cell phones on duty
New policy also applies to other personal electronic devicesChicago, IL (UPI) - Drivers and thousands of other CTA employees caught using personal electronic devices on duty will be fired under a new "zero tolerance" policy that reflects a growing national concern over motorists' cell phone use and texting.
"If an employee is using a personal cell phone while on duty, they will be discharged," CTA spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney said Wednesday.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

ROFLMAO! LOL! OK... maybe this ban will be as effective as the ban on cell phones while driving! Because you never see anybody on the cell phone while driving.

You know what this is going to cost us? When about 1000 black CTA employees are all suing to get their job back???? Give me a fucking break already. Every CT employee you see is walking around with a blue tooth in their ear and chatting about bullshit.

How suite it is to be Council Finance chief Ed Burke

Chicago (CITY HALL) IL - When times are tough, most people forget about remodeling. If the carpeting has holes and the paint is peeling, they live with it.

Not Chicago's most powerful alderman. Finance Committee Chairman Edward M. Burke (14th) is freshening up his third-floor suite at City Hall.
New carpeting is being installed to eliminate the need to cover holes with duct tape. Walls are being re-painted. A "small number" of chairs and cubicles are being replaced.

Acting General Services Commissioner Mark Maloney offered no cost estimate on the Finance Committee project.

"I was not aware that we were doing any work down there," he said.

Finance Committee spokesman Donal Quinlan also provided no budget. But he insisted that the touch-up was justified -- even after an early '90s remodeling that created a giant conference room in the suite.

"The Finance Committee was last re-carpeted in 1993-94. We have at least seven areas of carpeting that are torn. Many of them are patched over with wide, unsightly silver duct tape so people don't trip," Quinlan said, after taking a reporter on a tour of the office suite.

"See all these spots -- these taped wide areas. . . . And as you can see, some stains just won't come out."

No matter what the cost, the touch-up comes at the worst possible time from a public relations standpoint. Most of Chicago's unionized employees have been forced to take unpaid days off and make other cost-cutting concessions.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Hmmmmm... the police officers still have no contract and most of our squad cars have over 130,000 miles with torn floor carpeting and paint peeling on the outside... but nobody is rushing to give us anything. But good old Slick Eddie has to have an impressive office to "wheel and deal" in....

Jury Convicts Former Lawmaker in $90,000.00 Freezer Cash Case

Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia -- A former U.S. congressman was convicted Wednesday of taking bribes in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer.
Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa. A federal jury convicted him on 11 of 16 counts, including bribery, racketeering and money laundering.

Jefferson was stoic as the verdict was read and had little to say afterward, deferring most questions to his lawyer. Asked how he was doing, he said, "I'm holding up."
Defense lawyer Robert Trout said he will appeal the convictions.
"We certainly believe we have strong issue for a legal appeal," Trout said outside the courthouse.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Many of us have $90,000.00 hidden in our freezer... usually right under the frozen pizza and next to the bearer bonds from Switzerland. It's all perfectly normal.....

Now give the crooked US Congressman the ELECTRIC CHAIR! What an ass wipe, he is going to appeal the verdict. Boy, these elected officials really believe they are the holy ones....

Robberies near Metra stations prompt warning

Authorities Wednesday announced a series of half a dozen robberies at or near Metra train stations on Chicago's South Side.

The robberies happened between July 19 and July 30 at or near six stations along Metra's Electric Line, between the 83rd and 95th Street stops on the South Chicago and University Park runs, police said today.

People using the Metra line were approached by one to three armed robbers who demanded money and personal property such as cell phones, according to a community alert issued by the Calumet Area Detective division.

No one was injured in any of the robberies, and the descriptions of the robbers have been varied and general, police said. No distinct or unique identifiers were given by victims other than male black with a gun.

Metra spokeswoman Judy Pardonnet said there is no pattern of similar crimes at or near Metra stations elsewhere in the Chicago area. She said the recent holdups happened in "an area where [there] does seem to be a concentrated number of incidents."

Pardonnet said Metra police, who were working with Chicago police on the cases, were not releasing any descriptions of possible robbers. No one was in custody as of Wednesday night.

Anyone with information is asked to call Calumet Area Detectives at 312-747-8273 or Metra Police at 312-322-2800.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Between the Lincoln Park robbery pattern and now the southside Metra robbery pattern... You can't leave your house in this city without being robbed either by Mayor Daley's taxes or the brother man on the street.

They have Polish jokes for a reason......

Man electrocuted after falling onto power lineThe Sun-Times reports: Marian Malewski, 64, was apparently electrocuted after falling out of a tree onto a power line Wednesday evening in the 4400 block of North Kenneth Avenue in the Northwest Side's Irving Park neighborhood.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

This is the actual news story from the Chicago Sun-Times this morning. Let's see how many Polish jokes can be made from it.

I will start... How do you get a Polack to fall from a tree... You waive to him.

6 stabbed at Cook County Jail

At least six Cook County Jail inmates were stabbed in a fight this morning, authorities said.
A sheriff's department spokeswoman said the fight broke out in a maximum security section of the the jail and that no guards were hurt.
"An investigation will take place. We don't have many details," said spokeswoman Lisa Gordon.
Fire Department spokesman Kevin MacGregor said two inmates were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, one in serious condition to Mt. Sinai Hospital, one in fair condition to Mt. Sinai and one in fair condition to St. Anthony Hospital.
A six inmate was being treated on the scene and was expected to be taken to a hospital, he said.
Gordon said she knew only of four injuries.
An Emergency Medical Services Plan 1, which sends out five ambulances, was called for the jail just before 5:15 a.m.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Pres. Obama is going to expand the "Cash for Clunkers Program" and start the "Cash for Jailhouse Shanks Program". We can save a lot of money by having the prisoners stabbed with new clean shanks instead of the old crusty ones. It will also be an economic stimulus to the jailhouse commissary.

BREAKING NEWS - Defense Attorney - My client didn't murder the victim, Officer Jerry Finnigan murdered the victim

Photo: Former S.O.S. Chicago police officer Jerome Finnigan


A defense attorney for a marijuana dealer charged with killing and burying a man because he stole his money pointed to Chicago Police officer Jerome Finnigan as the man who pulled the trigger.

Finnigan, formerly of the police Special Operations Section, shot Eric Kaminski three times in the head on Feb. 4, 2004 after Daniel Nevarez told him Kaminski stole $40,000 of cash and two kilograms of marijuana from his home, Stuart Goldberg claimed during his opening statement’s at Nevarez’s murder trial this afternoon.

“Jerome Finnigan, supervising officer of the S.O.S. commanding team was the murderer of the victim in this case,” Goldberg said.

“It was Jerome Finnigan who ended Eric Kaminski’s life.”

Nevarez, 27, had been paying off Finnigan $3,500 a month to keep him from getting arrested, Goldberg said.

And when the money disappeared, Nevarez allegedly told Finnigan he couldn’t pay him. So Finnigan met with Kaminski, 25, in a building Nevarez’s father owns, in the 2200 block of West Coulter, and shot him, Goldberg said.

Finnigan has been charged along with other members of the now-disbanded Special Operations Section of falsely arresting and robbing people. Finnigan is also charged in federal court with plotting to kill a fellow officer, Keith Herrera, whom he believed was cooperating with the corruption investigation.

Nevarez was charged in 2008 with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide.

Prosecutors allege Nevarez, a reputed member of the Satan Disciples street gang, shot Kaminski in the head and shoulder and buried him under a dirt floor in the basement of his father’s basement.

He got a friend to help dig a hole in the basement by threatening him, “You better help me ***********(Mother Fucker) or you’ll end up like him,” Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Bill Delaney said.

Nevarez had hired Kaminski to paint his home, in the 4400 block of South Knox.

Finnigan's attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

More to come....

2 Chicago police officers, 1 civilian injured in vehicle crash

Two police officers and a woman were injured late Tuesday when the car the woman was driving apparently rear-ended a police car on the West Side, authorities said.

The crash happened about 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Madison Street and Central Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood, said Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin MacGregor.

The car the woman was driving hit the marked police squad car from behind in the crash, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines. None of the injuries from the crash were life-threatening, Gaines said.

One officer was seriously injured and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center for treatment; the other was taken with less serious injuries to St. Anthony Hospital, he said.

The driver of the civilian car was taken to Loretto Hospital, Gaines said.

No information about citations or charges against the driver was available, Gaines said.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Our prayers and wishes to all those injured for a speedy and full recovery.

By the time my morning readers read this - OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT OVERNIGHT

8 hurt in shootings on South, Southwest Sides

Eight people were hurt in two shootings on the Southwest and Far South Sides early today, authorities said.

None of those shot had life-threatening injuries, police said.

In a shooting in the city's West Pullman neighborhood, four people were shot, three seriously, near 123rd Street and Lowe Avenue about 1:10 a.m., police and a Fire Department spokesman said.

Four men or boys were hurt in the shooting, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer David Banks. Two people in serious to critical condition were taken by ambulance to Stroger Hospital, and one person in serious to critical condition was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin MacGregor.

A fourth person was taken in fair to serious condition to Roseland Hospital, MacGregor said.

Earlier this morning, a woman and four men, all between the ages of about 18 and 21, were shot on the street in the West Englewood neighborhood, Banks said. The shooting took place about 12:40 a.m. in 2100 block of West 64th Street, he said.

The woman was shot in the ankle; one male, in the leg; another in the foot; and the third, in the buttocks, Banks said, adding two of the victims were taken to Holy Cross Hospital, and two to other area hospitals. All were in fair condition, he said.

1 killed, 1 wounded in West Side shooting

A 52-year-old Bellwood man was fatally shot and another man wounded during an argument on a Humboldt Park street Tuesday night, police said.
The suspected gunman was in police custody, officials said.

2 wounded in SW Side drive-by shooting

Two males were shot and wounded tonight in an apparent drive-by shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side.
The victims were wounded by someone from within a dark-colored sport-utility vehicle in the 4600 block of South Mozart Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood just after 7 p.m., police said.
One victim is believed to be a man in his 30s, while the age of the second victim was unknown, police spokesman John Mirabelli said.
Both victims were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, authorities said. Their conditions weren't available.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

And it is only 3AM in the morning right now... with many more hours of darkness left... It's a blood bath out there tonight.

Police Confirm Mom in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed 8 Was Very Drunk and High

Photo: Police Confirm Mom in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed 8 Was Very Drunk

A Long Island mother was very drunk, with an extra-large bottle of vodka in her car, and was smoking marijuana before she caused a wrong-way crash on a New York highway that killed her, her young daughter and six others, police said Tuesday.

Diane Schuler's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the July 26 wreck and she still had undigested alcohol in her stomach, police said. Blood tests also showed she had smoked marijuana 15 minutes to an hour before the crash, said Betsy Spratt, chief toxicologist for the Westchester County Medical Examiner.

"With that level of alcohol ... she would have had difficulty with perception, with her judgment with her memory," Spratt said. "You start to get what we call tunnel vision."

The fiery head-on crash on the Taconic Parkway, about 35 miles northwest of New York City, killed the 36-year-old mother, her 2-year-old daughter, three young nieces and three men in an SUV. Schuler's 5-year-old son survived. Investigators said Schuler had been driving erratically on other suburban roads before hitting the Taconic Parkway.

State police have been investigating why the businesswoman, who was a regular visitor to an upstate New York campground, would have been driving toward her Long Island home the wrong way on a highway she reportedly had driven many times.

Toxicology reports found Schuler's blood-alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the state's legal limit of 0.08, state police Maj. William Carey said. She also had six grams of undigested alcohol in her stomach, Carey said.

A broken, 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut vodka was found in the wrecked minivan, Carey said.

Schuler's husband, Daniel, told investigators that everything seemed fine when he and his wife left the Sullivan County campground at about 9:30 a.m. on the morning of the crash. He went on a fishing trip while his wife headed home with the children.

Her brother — father of the three girls who died — said she called him about a half hour before the wreck sounding disoriented and saying she didn't feel well. Her cell phone was later found abandoned at a rest stop.

Witnesses have told investigators that they saw Schuler's red Ford minivan driving erratically — straddling two lanes, tailgating, headlights flashing and horn beeping.

Others saw the vehicle veering from one lane to another and one witness said it appeared as if she was attempting to pass him on the shoulder of the highway. Another witness said the van drove across a grass divider at a service area.

Six drivers called 911 before the collision, which happened after Schuler drove 1.7 miles south in the parkway's northbound lane.

An attorney who served as a family spokesman at funerals last week did not immediately return a telephone message left by The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Floral Park village police blocked access to the home of Schuler's brother and said no one was there to comment. There was no answer when a reporter knocked on the door of the Schuler family home in West Babylon.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

This is the 1st time I have ever used this word on my blog - but this woman was a CUNT! & innocent people wiped off this planet because she wanted to get high and drunk. Kids that were killed because the world revolved around this bitch getting high and drunk! Thank the Lord this bitch is dead.

Another Left Wing Liberal Gies Nuts - Shoots more than a dozen people - 4 are confirmed dead so far

URGENT: Gunman reportedly turns off lights and fires 52 shots in aerobics classroom at Pittsburgh area health club, killing 4, including himself, and injuring at least 9 others.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Why can't these whack jobs just off themself and leave everybody else alone? People just trying to stay healthy by going to the gym are now dead because this asshole wanted to play God. Thank the real God he is now fucking dead!

Another Nympho Female Teacher Banging Her Young Students

An Ohio teacher has been arrested and accused of having sex with students. Rittman High School teacher, Erin Speicher, 34, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly having sex with several students. According to officials with the Orrville Police Department, Speicher, of South Vine Street, in Orrville, was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with sexual battery.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Where the hell were these horny nympho teachers when we were in school????

Bill Clinton snags the two female reporters from North Korea - These two females might be safer staying in North Korea

Photo: Laura Ling and Euna Lee (Photos courtesy www.lauraandeuna.com)
DEVELOPING ...

The two American journalists jailed in North Korea have been pardoned, state media reported Tuesday, and are expected to return home with former President Bill Clinton.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned the reporters after Clinton made a surprise visit to the communist nation to negotiate their release.

During the visit, Clinton met with Kim as well as Laura Ling and Euna Lee -- the reporters sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor after North Korea accused them of sneaking into the country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts."

Sources said the framework for the journalists' release had been negotiated ahead of time.

The White House would offer few details on the mission Tuesday.

Clinton's private plane is still on the ground, sources told FOX News.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Good old Bill Clinton, what he won't do for two women and the mile high club.

Two beluga whales pregnant at Shedd

These two whale pregnancies occurred after the Democrats held their private party at the Shedd Aquarium's Beluga Room.... Hmmmmmm!
Chicago, IL - Two beluga whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium are pregnant.
Shedd senior vice president Ken Ramirez said Tuesday that both female whales are healthy and staff at the aquarium remain "cautiously optimistic" about the pregnancies. Ramirez says the pregnancies have been progressing normally. The whales that are expecting are 23-year-old Puiji and 20-year-old Naya.
Shedd's beluga whale Naluark fathered both calves.
Shedd officials say the belugas should be pregnant for between 14 and 16 months. They'll still be on public display at the aquarium. Shedd has seven beluga whales.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Since these two whales will be born on the city's south side, both baby whales will be eligible for LINK, Welfare, WIC and many other free free free free programs.

Two more attacks overnight in Lincoln Park - In one the victim fought the attackers.

Attackers routed in 5th Lincoln Park mugging
In another Lincoln Park mugging, the victim fought off three men trying to rob him last night. But police said they had not connected the incident to four earlier robberies in the same neighborhood.

At about 11 p.m. Monday, the three attackers approached the victim, a man walking his bicycle to his car near the intersection of West Fullerton Parkway and North Cannon Drive, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer David Banks.

They demanded money, but the man fought them off with a bike chain, Banks said. The victim threw his money -- reportedly $137 -- on the ground and the attackers grabbed the cash and ran, Banks said.

Police only had a vague description of the attackers.

This mugging was east of Clark Street, near the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Of the earlier muggings, two occurred last Thursday and the other two on Saturday, all in the early morning hours. Police issued a community alert in those cases and described the men as in their early 20s. The attackers didn't use any weapons, only their fists.

One person was seriously injured with a broken jaw.

The muggings occurred in the 600 block of West Fullerton Parkway, the 2100 block of North Stockton Drive, the 2000 block of North Cleveland Avenue and the 300 block of West Webster Avenue.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Hmmmm.... Maybe Jody Weis' Multi-Strike Force Task Force will be re-assigned to overnights in the Lincoln Park area. We need the most elite and specialized unit we can find to work on this crime pattern. OR just Sgt. Dave Snethen... and four body bags.

Do you even remember a past shooting in Chicago's Chinatown? THREE SHOT & WOUNDED IN CHINATOWN

3 struck by gunfire in Chinatown
Three people were shot and seriously injured in Chinatown this morning, police said.

About 1:35 a.m., police responded to shots fired in the 2200 block of South Archer Avenue, said Chicago News Affairs Officer David Banks. Witnesses told police a male in a blue car shot at the victims and sped off, Banks said.

A 43-year-old woman was found shot in her lower right leg, Banks said. She was initially in critical condition, but her condition had stabilized at John Stroger Hospital by about 3:30 a.m., Banks said.

A 31-year-old man also was shot in his left hip and buttocks and is listed in serious-to-critical condition at Stroger Hospital. A 21-year-old man was struck in the shoulder and is in serious-to-critical condition at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.

Police were investigating.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

It does appear lately that these shooting fools are finding new places to do their shootings. I am sure Chinatown has had shootings in the past but I just don't remember any taking place recently.

He gets 3 years for murder of 9 yr. old girl - Yes, I said 3 years! And you wonder why crime is sky high?

Man gets 3 years in Englewood girl's death
One of two men charged in connection with the drive-by shooting death of a 9-year-old Englewood girl in June was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in the slaying.

Gerald Lauderdale, 20, of the 7400 block of South Normal Avenue, was pleaded guilty during a Wednesday court appearance for a weapons offense relating to the slaying of 9-year-old Chastity Turner, court records indicated. Police sources have said her father, Andre Turner, 30, may have been the target.

His co-defendant, 17-year-old Davionne Whitfield, of the same block, was charged with first-degree murder in the girl's death, and is currently being held in Cook County Jail on $750,000 bail.

On June 24, Whitfield was one of three people who pulled up in a van and fired between 10 and 20 shots in the 7400 block of South Stewart Avenue, prosecutors have said. One of the bullets struck Chastity in the back as she ran toward her home's laundry room, relatives have said. She died a short time later.

Turner was shot in the arm and underwent surgery at Stroger Hospital. Two friends of Turner's were also wounded in the shooting.

Whitfield is due for another court appearance Aug. 12.


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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Officer Cozzi is serving three years for getting into a struggle with a dope head sitting in a wheelchair - and the alleged "victim" wasn't even injured.

And they GIVE THIS ASSHOLE 3 YEARS FOR MURDERING A LITTLE GIRL IN A DRIVE BY SHOOTING????

Hey Sheriff Tom Dart - Maybe you should get your ass off those bones in the cemetery and LOOK AT THIS. Mayor Daley, Jody Weis and whoever else is listening - THREE FUCKING YEARS FOR KILLING A 9 YEAR OLD GIRL!!!!

HEY ARNE DUNCAN, you were all over the news the other day giving Chicago a "F" in student protection... I DON'T HEAR YOU SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!

HEY Ronnie Huberman... this was one of your students... I don't hear anything from you!!!

HELLO.... ANYBODY LISTENING??? Where are the reporters asking our elected officials if they are with this sentencing.....


THIS IS FUCKING NUTS!

It's The Det. SLC Adult Comedy Break - Please be over 18 years of age. - What does a Muslim Pussy look like?

What does a Muslim Pussy look like?






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Police say Geneva park ranger police officer also was a drug dealer

Kane County, Illinois - A veteran Kane County park ranger has been indicted on charges he dealt marijuana and cocaine while living in a taxpayer-funded house at the popular Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva.

Kalvin L. Grimes, 46, was indicted July 8 on multiple felony drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation involving the sheriff's office, court records show. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the most serious offense.

Police said Grimes was arrested March 20 after investigators seized 322 grams of marijuana and several grams of cocaine from his car trunk while executing a search warrant at his home at the forest preserve along Batavia Avenue. Also seized were suspected Vicodin pills, cash and drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.

Laurie Metanchuk, spokeswoman for the Kane County Forest Preserve District, said Grimes was hired as an assistant ranger in 1997 and, at some point, became a full ranger. He resigned in April and has since moved out of a house funded by the forest preserve district for full-time employees at the park, which straddles the Fox River and features a Japanese garden and house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

"He resigned shortly after his arrest. He no longer lives at Fabyan," Metanchuk said, declining further comment.

According to police, Grimes used a "stash house" on Fifth Avenue in St. Charles where he sold drugs to an informant four times in February and March. The informant told police Grimes sold illegal drugs for years. Grimes also is suspected of delivering drugs to locations in Aurora, Bristol, Geneva, Oswego and Kendall County, according to police.

Defense attorney Kathleen Colton, who is representing Grimes, could not immediately be reached for comment. But court records indicate she intends to ask a judge to throw out the bulk of drug evidence, arguing police had the authority to search her client's house - but not his car.

Grimes is free on $150,000 bond and due in court Aug. 20.

LINK TO STORY - CLICK HERE

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Hmmmmm a nice place to live, a nice job, a nice salary and so much more. Now where is our little blog racist troll that claims the only reason crime happens is because of the lack of jobs for the minorities..... This may blow your theory.



Thanks to Motor Cop!

Anybody surprised by this: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder - The 1st Black USAG - Prisons not the answer to crime problems

Open the prison doors, let everybody out, why lock anybody up? There is no more "WRONG" in this country. The only people who should be punished are those bad people working everyday and paying taxes, they are the bad people! Not the inner city ghetto tax absorbing violent crime criminals.
More prisons are not the answer to America’s crime problems, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told the nation’s lawyers Monday.

“We will not focus exclusively on incarceration as the most effective means of protecting public safety,” Holder told the American Bar Association delegates meeting here for their annual convention. “Since 2003, spending on incarceration has continued to rise, but crime rates have flattened.”

Holder conceded that the massive build-up of prisons — a seven-fold increase over the past 40 years — probably has something to do with the crime rate dropping 40 percent since 1991.

“Today, one out of every 100 adults in America is incarcerated — the highest incarceration rate in the world,” he said. But the country has reached a point of diminishing returns at which putting even greater percentages of America’s citizens behind bars won’t cut the crime rate.

That’s in part because once people spend time in prison, they’re likely to keep engaging in the kind of behavior that sends them back to prison, he said.

“Most crimes in America are committed by people who have committed crimes before,” Holder said. “About 67 percent of former state prisoners and 40 percent of former federal prisoners are re-arrested within three years of release. If we can reduce the rate of recidivism, we will directly reduce the crime rate.”

Prisoners who undergo drug treatment and/or work training in prison are 16 percent less likely to re-offend after their release, he said.

Diverting non-violent drug offenders away from prison and into treatment programs, as New York State does, saves taxpayers money, better rehabilitates offenders and helps reduce the crime rate, Holder said.

“Every state in the union is trying to trim budgets,” Holder said. “States and localities are laying off teachers, cutting back on public health, and canceling after-school programs for our children. But in almost all cases, spending on prisons continues to rise. This is unsustainable economically.”

Holder provoked applause from the delegates when he complained that across the country, state and local governments are under-funding public defenders, whose growing caseloads make it difficult for them to adequately represent their clients.

Holder did not speak on the delegates overwhelming voice vote to ask Congress to repeal part of the Defense Of Marriage Act that prevents same-sex partners receiving federal benefits even in states that have legalized gay marriage.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Your right Mr. 1st Black US Attorney General Holder... Give them a free house, free car, a Link card, expense money... Give them more more more more more!

Flags fly at half-staff for firefighter killed in motorcycle wreck - Just had a set of triplets

UPDATE:
Donations can be made at
National Bank and Trust
C/O Kuhl Triplets
230 West State Street
Sycamore Illinois 61078

A volunteer firefighter and the recent father of triplets from far northwest Machesney Park died Sunday after a motorcycle wreck near Schaumburg last Tuesday afternoon.

Joshua F. Kuhl, 33, of an unidentified address in Machesney Park, was pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m. at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

At 2:53 p.m. on July 28, Kuhl was driving a 2008 Buell motorcycle southbound on Illinois 53 on a ramp to westbound I-90 when he lost control while negotiating the ramp, according to Illinois State Police Tollway District Master Sgt. Susan Ewald.

“It’s a very long ramp,’’ she said.

Kuhl, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle and came to rest on the pavement with serious head injuries, according to Ewald, who said Kuhl initially was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in serious condition.

It was sunny and dry at the time of the crash and no one else was hurt, according to the master sergeant, who said drugs and alcohol had been ruled out as a cause of the accident.

Since February 2008, Kuhl had been a volunteer firefighter for the North Park Fire Protection District, 600 Wood Ave. in Machesney Park, a spokeswoman for the fire district said.

The spokeswoman said when she came in Monday morning the flags there were at half-staff to honor Kuhl.

Though witnesses reported Kuhl was traveling at a high rate of speed, it was not known what caused the wreck, according to Ewald.

Ewald said Kuhl recently became the father of triplets.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Godspeed Firefighter Joshua F. Kuhl

My prayers and deepest condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Joshua.

I will try to find out a mailing address for donations.

13 Convictions - 100's of arrests and she is still shoplifting at 86

Cops: Woman, 86, is a 'habitual shoplifter'An elderly woman police describe as a "habitual shoplifter" was being held today on $10,000 bail after being charged with felony shoplifting after trying to steal several items, including wrinkle cream, over the weekend from a North Side grocery store.

The woman, whom Chicago police and the Cook County state's attorney's office identified as Ella Orko, 86, of the 1200 block of South California Boulevard, has been arrested more than 60 times in her life. Of those arrests, many of which were theft-related, police said the woman has 13 convictions on her criminal record.

In the latest case, the woman, who also has at least 20 aliases, was arrested Sunday for stealing the items from the Dominick's food store, 2550 N. Clybourn Ave., in the Lathrop Homes area of Lincoln Park, police said. In addition to the anti-wrinkle cream, she's accused of stealing other cosmetic items & wrinkle cream remover, nearly a dozen packs of AA batteries, four packs of Taster's Choice coffee and several packs of salmon, said Police Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman. He said the woman hid the items in her pants.

The value of the stolen items was just over $240, but Perez said her extensive criminal history prompted authorities to charge her with felony shoplifting.

"Supposedly, she's a habitual shoplifter," Perez said.

Sunday's arrest was at least the third time in four months that she has been arrested for shoplifting, according to court records. In the two previous incidents, which occurred in Chicago in April and July, she was arrested under a different identity, records show.
Perez said the woman's first arrest was in 1956 for petty larceny. She was also arrested for grand larceny two years later.

Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney's office, said the Cook County sheriff's department recommended that the woman be tracked through electronic monitoring if she makes bail. The woman's next scheduled court appearance is Aug. 10.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Hmmmmmmm - she's accused of stealing other cosmetic items & wrinkle cream remover, nearly a dozen packs of AA batteries, four packs of Taster's Choice coffee and several packs of salmon.

The Salmon is make the inside of her pants smell better and more like a woman. The wrinkle cream is strictly for her hanging breasts, where her nipples are in line with her belly button. All the batteries are for her B.O.B. (Battery Operated Boyfriend) and the coffee is so she can stay awake all night having fun!

Now give this stealing bitch the electric chair! You can't teach an old dog a new trick.

8 hurt in crash were lost on the West Side - NO, it should read - 8 hurt after jagoff repeat criminal purposely rammed their car for no reason

Photo: Actual scene of the accident and INSET: Shalimar "Jailhouse Homo Cocksucker" Santiago


An SUV full of friends was lost on the West Side over the weekend when a minivan suddenly slowed when passing them, then made a U-turn and rammed the SUV, causing it to roll over and injuring all eight people inside, prosecutors said in court today.

Two of the passengers remain in critical condition with severe head trauma. Injuries to the others ranged from fractured vertebra and broken bones to a punctured lung, authorities said.

The driver of the van was not hurt, and this afternoon Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil set $500,000 bail for him. Shalimar Santiago, 27, of the 3200 block of West North Avenue, is charged with eight counts of aggravated battery.


The victims -- whose names have not been officially released -- were driving around Humboldt Park in a Lincoln Navigator at about 4:15 a.m. trying to find their way home, said assistant state's attorney Lorraine Scaduto. They all lived in the western suburbs.

As they headed west on Augusta, they passed a Dodge Caravan driven by Santiago, according to Scaduto and court records. Santiago slowed down, looked at them through the open window of his the van, then made a U-turn and drove up behind the Navigator, Scaduto said.

Santiago rammed the SUV from behind, then sideswiped it, causing the navigator to spin and roll over 2 to 3 times, Scaduto said.

Several passengers were ejected, with one witness telling police "bodies were flying like airplanes," Scaduto said.

Santiago drove off, but he and a passenger abandoned the van at Augusta and Central Park and fled, she said.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

As I said here before on this blog regarding this incident and this asshole... Lock this piece of shit up and throw the fucking key away.

We just had the asshole who was out on bail for MURDER shoot 6 maybe 7 people outside a church during a funeral service.

Time after time these repeat VIOLENT criminals are being let back out on the streets to commit more violence. Fuck this piece of shit asshole.

3 different families just enjoying a vacation - None of these families will ever be the same again

Toddler Drowns at Largest Indoor Water Park in U.S.
SANDUSKY, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy has drowned at a northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself the nation's largest.
The boy drowned Sunday in an outdoor pool at Kalahari Resorts water park in Sandusky on Lake Erie. Police and park officials say lifeguards were on duty at the time.
Kalahari spokeswoman Carrie Leum says park employees are "deeply saddened" by the toddler's death. She says the park is cooperating with law enforcement.
The state has taken disciplinary action against Kalahari at least five times since the resort opened in 2005.
Inspectors with the Amusement Ride Safety Division told Kalahari management last May the park had fewer lifeguards than expected and "many water rides were operated in a careless and unsafe manner."
The 173,000-square-foot park features rides such as the Elephant Trunk and the Rippling Rhino.


Teen Dies on Flight After Disney World Trip
SAO PAULO — Officials say a 15-year-old Brazilian girl died on a Copa Airlines flight from Orlando to Sao Paulo after a trip to Walt Disney World.
Airport officials tell Globo TV the teen suffered a cardiac arrest a few hours before the plane was to land in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
Copa Airlines said two doctors who were passengers on the flight tried to revive the teen, but she was already dead when the plane arrived.
The Tia Augusta tourism agency that booked the girl's flight said in a statement that she had gone to an Orlando hospital with flu symptoms and tested negative for swine flu before being authorized to fly back to Brazil.


Chicago area Man dies trying to rescue relatives from lake while vacationing in Michigan
A 45-year-old west suburban man vacationing with his family in southwestern Michigan died in an apparent drowning Saturday while trying to rescue some young family members from Lake Michigan, authorities said today.
The man was overcome by strong waves near the South Beach Pier in South Haven about 6:30 p.m. while trying to rescue several children from the water, said South Haven Police Sgt. Patrick Carlotto. Other swimmers on the scene ended up rescuing the children.
Several police officers and firefighters also responded to the lake to try and rescue the children, Carlotto said, adding that some of the officers and firefighters had to be rescued themselves. Carlotto would not release the man's identity this afternoon, saying only he lived in the St. Charles area.
Police responded to two similar incidents of swimmers in distress earlier Saturday, Carlotto said. He said the beach hasn't had lifeguards in years, but signs are posted in the area that warn swimmers about the lake's strong currents.
Carlotto did not know exactly how many of the victim's family members were rescued. He said other people were swimming in the lake at the time but described the turnout in the lake as "less than a typical day" at the beach.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Life really sucks sometimes. Here we have three different families, basically doing the right thing, enjoying a family vacation together. And all in one day each family had forever changing tragedies strike their lives.

You really have to wonder, what the heck is the meaning of life?

As submiittted in the comment section
Monty Pythin's Meaning of Life opening

Illegal Alien Mariachi Band Member charged in crash that injured 8 - Intentionally rammed the victim's vehicle

Charges were announced late Sunday against a West Side man accused of deliberately ramming his minivan into a another vehicle in Humboldt Park, leaving eight people injured.
Shalimar Santiago, 27, of the 3200 block of West North Avenue was charged with 8 counts of aggravated battery for the Saturday incident, police said.

A Plymouth Voyager minivan, allegedly driven by Santiago, was used to intentionally ram a Lincoln Navigator in which the eight victims were riding, according to police.
The victim's sport-utility vehicle went out of control and flipped over, causing it to hit a light pole, police said.
At the time of the incident, two of the victims were reported in critical condition, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor. Five victims were reported in "stable" condition and an eighth was reported in good, Taylor said.

The victims, all of whom were believed to be riding in the SUV, were taken to Northwestern Memorial, Stroger or Mt. Sinai Hospitals following the crash in the 3500 block of West Augusta Boulevard. Their ages range from 19 to in their 20s.
The crash happened about 4:30 a.m., shortly after witnesses saw the minivan and the SUV traveling side-by-side while westbound on Augusta, according to Taylor.
Police said Santiago is gang affiliated and a convicted felon with numerous arrests. He is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Central Bond Court, police said.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

You do have to say this illegal alien bongo player had some balls to use his mom's mini-van to ram a giant Lincoln Navigator. It's like using your moped to ram a Harley Davidson.

And since he has a gang affiliation, and he's a convicted felon and he has some very serious anger management problems.... Can we keep this asswipe in prison this time? You don't need a fucking crystal ball to predict what the future holds for this asshole if he is allowed to be free on the streets.

Sun Times has an article how crime is dropping in the City of Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times
Crime hot spots shifting
NEW TRENDS | Citywide rate is down, but W. Side, N. Side districts are seeing spikes in murders, other violence
CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Some Highlights:

The safest police districts in town have women commanders.
• • Under Cmdr. Lucy Moy-Bartosik's watch, the Foster District (20th) -- which includes parts of Edgewater, Andersonville and Lincoln Square -- had the fewest reported crimes: 1,239 incidents (including 160 violent crimes) during the first six months of the year. That's a nearly 5 percent crime decrease over 2008.
• • Police working for Cmdr. Kathleen Boehmer in the Town Hall District (23rd) -- which includes parts of East Lake View, Boystown and Wrigleyville -- came in a close second with 1,558 total reported crimes. That's a nearly 9 percent decrease over 2008.

Murders, burglaries up in Beverly
The Morgan Park District (22nd) -- where overall crime dipped 12 percent -- did see a 10 percent spike in burglaries. So far this year, there also were 10 murders -- four more than 2008.
Source: Chicago Police

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

One minute the media is reporting that crime is up and then the next minute crime is reportly down. I have a feeling these reporters are on the crack pipe.

Man posing as Sheriff Deputy Shoots Couple During Home Invasion

PHOTO: Map showing where St. Croix, Wisconsin is located.


WILSON, Wis. (AP) - A Wilson man and woman were shot by a man who invaded their home posing as a sheriff's deputy.
St. Croix County Sheriff's Chief Deputy John Shilts says the man entered the home of Tom and Maria Erickson about 11 p.m. Saturday demanding money and drugs.
He was wearing a T-shirt that said "Sheriff," a baseball cap and his face was covered. Shilts says he had a rifle, and forced the couple to the ground while pretending to call for backup.
They realized he wasn't a deputy and there was a scuffle. Shilts says the suspect shot Tom Erickson in the abdomen. Maria Erickson was shot in the calf. She was not hospitalized. Tom Erickson was in stable condition Sunday at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Authorities were still looking for the suspect.
Shilts says marijuana was found in the home. A 3-year-old child was not injured.
The St. Croix County district attorney will consider possible charges.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Even in the boonies of Wisconsin this drug bullshit is prevalent. I truly wonder if there is any where left in this country you can go and not have this shit going on?

Northwest Jet Blows 5 Tires on Landing in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP) — A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours.

No injuries were reported in Sunday's incident. Fifteen employees were on the plane, but there were no passengers.

The plane landed without crashing or going off the runway, although one runway was blocked for the rest of the afternoon.

It's not clear why the tires blew. Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Pat Hogan says the pilot reported his brakes were overheating. Hogan says airplanes have dual wheels like semitrailers that provide stability if tires blow.

Hogan says the plane was arriving in Minnesota to prepare for future flights. It was being operated by Delta Airlines.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

I can see one maybe two tires blowing but FIVE TIRES BLOWING ALL AT ONCE???

I have a funny feeling that Delta Airlines was forced to buy their tires from this shop....

4,500-Year-Old Skeleton Found on Italian Beach

Photo: July 31: Part of the skeleton of a warrior who was buried in a tomb on a beach near Rome.

A well-preserved 4,500-year-old skeleton of a man was found on a beach south of Rome, Italian police told Reuters.

The man is believed to be a warrior killed by an arrow in the chest, Reuters reported.

Six small vases were also found buried near the man.

"We thought it was that of a Roman solider, but then the experts identified it as dating back to the third millennium B.C.," said Raffaele Mancino, an official who oversees Italy's cultural heritage.

The skeleton was discovered during a routine air patrol of areas of archaeological interest.

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

These archaeologists are one weird group of guys. They get all excited about finding some bones on the beach.

Look at the bones I found on the beach... This beats their bones 1000 to 1!

Arne Duncan gives the city an "F" for failing to protect the CPS Students? Hey fuckhead, you were just the boss at CPS and you did SHIT also! Asshole!

PHOTO: Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan, now US Secretary of Education


U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan got a painful reminder last week that not enough has been done to save schoolchildren from violence.
On July 25, Christina Waters, 18, was shot in the head in the 8700 block of South Wood after leaving a picnic.
Waters' best friend, Kris Owens, was wounded in the attack. Waters remains in a coma, fighting for her life.
Duncan was in Florida, heading for Chicago, when people started calling and e-mailing him about the tragedy.

Waters had attended Ariel Community Academy, a small school founded by John W. Rogers Jr., head of Ariel Investments. The school is part of the Ariel Education Initiative, which Duncan led before becoming the Chicago Public Schools CEO.
Best friends since childhood, Duncan and Rogers went to see Waters together.
Duncan was in town to discuss the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" fund. The will award states an unprecedented amount of money to dramatically overhaul schools.

Seeing a promising young student lying in a hospital bed because someone fired wildly on the street brought home the challenges Duncan faces in fixing schools.
"She did everything right. She went to Ariel. She went to Von Steuben. She was on her way to college. She has a great mom and a great dad."
At Von Steuben High School, Waters was a member of the girl's basketball team. She was supposed to leave for the University of Northern Virginia in two weeks.

'It brings it all home'
"The school [Von Steuben] was devastated," Duncan said. "All of her friends and classmates who are supposed to be leaving for college don't want to leave her. I got a chance to talk to her mother, and she is planning to talk to the students and encourage them to leave," he said.
"Because Von Steuben is an integrated school, there was an outpouring of support from students, including Asians, Hispanics and whites," Duncan said.
"It tears me up," he said. "It was clear to me, it brings it all home. Our children deserve better. We as adults are failing our kids and the community at a level people don't begin to understand. She is trying to survive."

Because the president and so many of his close advisers come from Chicago, there is the expectation that more federal resources will go to target the violence.

After all, the weekend before Duncan came to town, 15 people were shot and wounded overnight. Seven people were shot in one incident on the West Side alone.
Although none of the shootings occurred in schools, dozens of Chicago Public School students have been victims.
Duncan admitted that he has worried "tremendously" about the violence.

'What is going on is just crazy'
"It was one area [where] we didn't do enough and failed our children," he said. "I give myself an 'F' on that one. As a city, as a state, as a country, we need to protect our children and have them be safe."

At Ariel, Rogers' innovative educational initiative has helped students like Waters avoid the pitfalls that have snared so many other youngsters who grow up in poverty.

Still, Rogers too feels powerless against the violence.

I ran into Ariel's founder at a reception for the National Urban League on Wednesday night, and he was visibly shaken by what happened to Waters.

"What is going on is just crazy," Rogers said.

As education secretary, Duncan said he has shifted a lot of resources to tackle the problem of student safety.
"I don't know if people don't care because they are black and brown children. The majority [of victims] are innocent kids," he said.
The violence has even created new and dubious landmarks in some communities, Duncan said.
He said he talked to a 9-year-old girl who told him that there are three points between her home and her school where people have been killed.
"Every day she is walking past that," he said. "What does that do to a young child?
"I argue if this violence was happening in a different community, I think you would see a very different reaction."

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Detective Shavedlongcock:

Hey Arne, it's your liberal Democratic party that paid all these inner city rug rats to have children and raise them like a pack of wolves on the mean inner city streets. You were just the top guy at the Chicago Public Schools and you ran
it into the ground, making CPS ranked almost at the bottom in this country.

And even though you did nothing at all to elevate the CPS at all because you were Daley's guy Obama made you the US Secretary of Education. NOW THAT IS TRULY AMAZING - MORE AMAZING THAN INNER CITY SCHOOL KIDS GETTING SHOT.

So get off your soap box and white horse and cut the fucking bullshit. Maybe if we didn't have back to back liberal fucking homosexuals as the top person for the CPS and somebody who has some balls, things would have been different.