On Thursday, April 18, 2013 the FBI has released photos and videos of the 2 suspects that may be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings. Please visit the official FBI website to see of you can help with the investigation. Use extreme caution if you see these men as they should be considered armed and dangerous. Do not try to apprehend them on your own. Contact your local law enforcement or the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3, with information. All media inquiries should be directed to the FBI’s National Press Office at (202) 324-3691.
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Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Photos Released
Thursday, April 18th, 2013Shop owner fights back during armed robbery in Logan Square
Monday, April 15th, 2013CTA bus driver hit with stun gun, robbed on West Side
Thursday, March 7th, 2013A CTA bus driver was rendered immobile by a passenger with a stun gun who robbed her and left her slumped at the wheel of her bus Saturday morning in Columbus Park in the Austin neighborhood, authorities said.
The 40-year-old driver was treated and released from Loretto Hospital after a 20-year-old man noticed her slumped at the wheel of her bus in the 5900 block of West Jackson Boulevard Saturday morning, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.
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KC officer accused of pepper spraying Navarro players
Monday, February 25th, 2013KILGORE — Members of the Navarro Junior College basketball team were left with skin burns after being pepper-sprayed Saturday by a Kilgore College police officer in an incident minutes after a game against the Rangers.
The incident occurred in the wake of Kilgore’s 88-78 win over Region XIV-leading Navarro.
Minutes before the pepper- spray incident, several Navarro players had to be restrained by their fans as they tried to re-enter the court area while Kilgore players and fans celebrated at midcourt.
The Navarro players were ushered back into a Masters Gymnasium corridor leading to the opposing locker room when an unidentified male Kilgore College police officer entered the hallway.
“As I stood between my players and him, I’m telling my players to go back in the locker room because he’s telling them they’ve got to be in the locker room,” said Navarro assistant coach Eric Colbert.
“They’re in the hallway. He sprays over my shoulder, sprays my guy in the face and then rushes into the hallway and sprays all the rest of my players. (more…)
Three women charged in connection with fight at motel
Monday, February 18th, 2013CONYERS — The Conyers Police Department charged a woman with aggravated assault Friday after she allegedly threatened her girlfriend with a .380 handgun. Two other women were also charged in connection with the incident.
Chasidy Debrielle Mitchell, 27, of 1901 Sheppard Road, Conyers, was charged with aggravated assault after she and three other women went to the victim’s hotel room at Super 8 on Dogwood Drive at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. The victim told police that she and Mitchell had been arguing about Valentine’s Day earlier in the evening and Mitchell had left and gone to a bar.
Mitchell and the three other women later returned, and a fight broke out among Mitchell, two of the women and the victim inside the victim’s motel room. The fourth woman, who reportedly was waiting in the car, apparently tried to break up the fight.
The women drove away from the scene, apparently striking the victim’s car in the process. Police located the driver of suspects’ vehicle at Eastmont Town Homes. Saliashia Lashon Daniel, 24, of 1440 Eastmont Drive, was arrested and charged with battery, criminal trespass, and duty to stop upon striking an unattended vehicle. The other woman allegedly involved in the fight, Phyllis L. Harris, 45, of 940 Bryant St., was charged with battery and criminal trespass. (more…)
Should people carry pepper spray and personal alarms?
Friday, February 1st, 2013Yes they should! Your life may depend on it. With the increase in crime/attacks today, for example the Loyola rapist, the Lincolnshire sledgehammer assault, and the coyote attacks pepper spray and personal alarms are becoming increasingly popular to fight off a would-be assailant.
The reason you should carry a personal alarm and/or pepper spray is if you’re out walking the dog late at night or getting off work late at night you should always be prepared for the unthinkable. If being attacked having a personal alarm will scare off a would-be attacker and draw attention to yourself. If you’re being attacked and have pepper spray, spraying the attacker would disorient the person, burn their eyes, make it difficult for them to breathe, and give you enough time to get away.
Personal alarms come in all different types of sizes some ranger no larger than a golf ball while others can range in size as big as a cell phone. Most have a flashlight built in and a panic button to sound off a piercing alarm. Some also may have a pull tab which activates an alarm when pulled or detached from the main unit.
Pepper sprays normally come in aerosol type containers, some no larger than a tube of lipstick. Some are small enough to attach to a key chain. Some are disguised as a pager or baton. Most of these sprays can be fired several times and have a range between 8 and 20 feet, depending on model and size.
If you have to use your pepper spray in self-defense, make sure that you have some distance between you and your attacker if possible. You don’t want the spray to affect you. Aim the spray at the chest to avoid missing if you aim at the face, then release a 1 to 2 second burst of spray. After spraying the attacker, carefully move away while keeping your eyes on them. If you keep an eye on the attacker you will be able to tell if further sprays are needed. Once the attacker is incapacitated, seek help and call the police. Though it may not seem “cool” to carry pepper spray it’s better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
Seven Teens Charged in Beating – Posted to YouTube
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Seven teens were charged early Wednesday in the attack and robbery of another teen. The attack was caught on tape and posted to YouTube.
The attack occurred on Chicago’s southside in an alley in the 2700 block of South Shields on Sunday at around 4:00 p.m.
Because of his age, Raymond Palomino, 17, was the only person in the group charged as an adult, with robbery and aggravated battery. The other six attackers are two 16-year-old boys, three 15-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl. They were all charged as juveniles and also charged with one count of robbery and one count of aggravated battery. Their names and pictures were not released due to their ages.
Allegedly, the girl is the one who shot the video of the attack that was then posted to YouTube. The video shows five males kicking and punching the victim while ridiculing him with racial slurs. Eventually, the victim was able to run away, was taken to a local hospital, treated, and released.
After the video went viral, friends and relatives recognized Raymond — the only attacker not wearing a ski mask — and called his father, who then called the cops on his son.
Stolen from the victim were a pair of gym shoes, a wallet and cash.
Although the victim is of Asian descent according to The Associated Press, and racial slurs can be heard on the video, the police say the crime does not appear to have been racially motivated. (more…)
Babysitter of Missing Indiana Girl Charged With Murder
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011A 9-year-old Indiana girl was reported missing last Friday. On Monday evening, her body was discovered. The details of her death are extremely gruesome.
Mike Plumadore, age 39, the neighbor who had been watching Aliahna, was interviewed by police and taken into custody at 9 p.m. and charged with murder on Monday night. Plumadore had been watching Aliahna and her sisters before she was reported missing. On Monday evening, Plumadore told investigators where the girl’s body could be found.
Police say Plumadore bludgeoned Aliahna with a brick, then dismembered her with a hacksaw.
After beating Aliahna Lemmon to death last Thursday, Michael Plumadore told police he stuffed her body into trash bags and hid her in his freezer, according to an affidavit filed by the Allen County sheriff’s department. Plumadore said he later chopped up her body, stuffed her remains into freezer bags and hid some at his trailer and some at a nearby business.
More than 100 emergency workers searched for Aliahna around the mobile home park Saturday, though no active search was done Sunday. Tinkel said the same size search could not be sustained because of the Christmas holiday. I think a missing child should take priority over a holiday and the search should have continued on Sunday – despite the fact that we now know the child was murdered on Thursday. (more…)
Gambler Says He Was Robbed of $10,000 Won at Casino
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Good luck quickly changed to bad luck for a Chicago man yesterday. He was lucky enough to win $10,000 and then very unlucky to have lost the money in a flash. This 62-year-old Chicago man was robbed of more than $10,000 he had won at a casino less than a half hour earlier.
Chicago police are investigating a report from a 62-year-old Chinese immigrant that two men robbed him overnight of more than $10,000 he won at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.
Police and fire paramedics responded to a call of an armed robbery in the 2200 block of South Princeton Avenue just after 2:15 a.m. There they found the victim with a bleeding cut on his forehead, police said.
The victim told police the attack happened as he returned home from a trip to the Hammond casino, where he won more than $10,000 in cash and casino chips, according to police and his son.
Mr. Chan only had to walk 20 steps from his car to his front door. As he walked to the front door of his Chinatown apartment, the victim said he saw two young men running toward him. The victim wasn’t able to get inside fast enough and was attacked by the two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, said police and the victim’s son, William Chan. (more…)
‘Blond Bandit’ May Have Struck Again
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011A woman being referred to as the “blond bandit” suspected of multiple heists in Virginia has now been linked to another crime – a carjacking on Thanksgiving Day in Maryland.
Stephanie Lynn Schwab, 26, earned her nickname after after being named in connection with an earlier carjacking and two bank robberies, all of which took place between Nov. 18 and Nov. 21. She is described as a 5’3″ white female with blond hair and green eyes.
In her most recent incident that occurred on Thursday, Baltimore County police say Schwab asked a woman for a ride from the parking lot of a Safeway supermarket to a Shoppers Food Warehouse. When the victim stopped her car, Schwab allegedly displayed a knife and told her to keep driving.
The victim asked a nearby man for help. At that point, the suspect attempted to climb into the driver’s seat. In her defense, the victim tried to grab the knife from Schwab and was cut on the hand. Schwab then fled on foot. (more…)
