Criminal Justice Chicago police accused of press freedom violations in premeditated mass arrest at DNC protest by Kacie Kress October 15, 2024 Protests at the Democratic National Conference were peaceful. That didn’t stop officers from making arrests. Police body camera footage has revealed ...
More like the chasm. Only 132 of the 507 murder cases in the city last year were closed last year. That makes for a homicide clearance rate of 26 percent—the lowest in two decades, according to internal police records provided toChicago.(The true picture is even worse; more on that lat...
He was previously charged with running a criminal enterprise, conspiracy to murder, money laundering and other drug-related crimes. “Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, and the Justice Department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member, and associate ...
Chicago police arrived to find a man fatally wounded, and Saffold was the main witness. Saffold picked Harris out of a lineup. The high school senior, who had no criminal record, soon found himself charged and convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 76 years in prison, just a...
This does not include Smith’s case, because police labeled her case “non-criminal,” then opened a separate police investigation into her death, which is not linked to her original case in CPD’s missing persons data.“If you’re trying to understand how many of the missing person cases...
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A Chicago Police deputy chief and officer surrendered for arrest Thursday on criminal damage to property charges. Police said Grand Central Area Deputy Chief Roberto Nieves, 53, and police Officer Jacob Gies, 26, surrendered Thursday at the Central (1st) District police station ...
“Street buzz, his criminal record and the Internet hit ‘I Don’t Like’ have conspired to make Keef the most notable new face of Chicago hip-hop,” opined Chicago Tribune music writer Greg Kot (2012). Cozart also wrought attention from songs and Twitter posts that made frequent reference...
Grayson had a disciplinary file that included accusations of bullying behavior and abuse of power, records obtained by CBS News show. He'd also twice pleaded guilty to driving under the influence before becoming a police officer, and served on six law enforcement agencies in four years. ...
State's Attorney Kim Foxx said her office will determine whether the officers’ use of force was warranted or necessitated criminal charges. “Let me assure you that our pursuit of justice will be relentless, guided by the facts, grounded in evidence and the law,...
In the days following the unrest, the Chicago Police Departmentmaintained that the majority of the arreststhat weekend were for“criminal conduct tied to looting.” A report issued by CPD at the end of the week following the initial protests stated “1,258...