City's right to set number of police sergeants affirmed
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ALTON - An arbitrator recently upheld the city's contention that its management rights allow officials to determine how many police sergeant positions it will fill, up to 14. Raymond E. ...
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Police arrest three for car burglary
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Tweet Widget CHAMPAIGN - Champaign police arrested three male teens late Friday night for allegedly breaking into a car in an area of campus plagued by vehicle break-ins. Sgt. Nate Rath said ...
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Lawmaker demands the National Guard patrol the streets of Chicago to stop gun violence:
Davis, a 76-year-old Democrat who represents Chicago in the Illinois House of Representatives, said Tuesday that Gov. Pat Quinn should order both the Illinois State Police and the Illinois National Guard to assist with law enforcement efforts in her city aimed at curbing crime. Ref. Source 2
Chicago police predict who will likely be involved in crime, as perpetrator or victim :
Robert McDaniel was puzzled when the Chicago police commander dropped by his West Side home unannounced last month. The visit was cordial, but Barbara West's message was clear: Don't commit any more crimes or face the consequences.: Ref. Source 2
Police Recover Guns 160 Rounds Of Live Ammo From Gresham Trash Can
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Chicago Police found two guns and more than 160 rounds of live ammunition hidden in a Gresham neighborhood garbage can Tuesday on the South Side. Tactical officers patrolling the Gresham District were flagged down by a person who told them the firearms were stashed in a trash can in a nearby alleyway, according to a police statement. The officers found a rifle, shotgun, scope and the rounds of ammunition inside a plastic trash bag, police said. This is an important example of how members of the commu
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Chicago Police ATF Form Intelligence Center To Fight three-percenters (VIDEO)
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The Chicago Police Department, working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and FBI, has opened the Crime Gun Intelligence Center to crackdown on illegal guns from what they call three-percenters. A number of agencies including Chicago PD, the Department of Justice, the FBI, the ATF, and other regional partners, will operate the new joint task force from within the ATFs Chicago Field Division. The target of this Crime Gun Intelligence Center: a group the ATF is referring to as three-percenters.
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Dozens of people were shot across Chicago over the Fourth of July holiday weekend -- some by police officers -- CNN affiliates WGN, WLS and WBBM reported.
The stations reported 11 were killed and at least 50 others were injured in Chicago shootings since Thursday.
Chicago police told CNN that officers shot five suspects from Friday to Saturday, killing two of them. They did not release details about the other reported shootings. Ref. CNN