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Man 21 Fatally Shot By Police On Far South Side (Chicago)
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Man, 21, fatally shot by police on Far South Side By Jeremy Gorner A man on a bike was fatally shot by police on the Far South Side after he aimed a gun at officers, authorities said. A Calumet District tactical team had tried to stop the 21-year-old man for questioning as he rode a bicycle in the 13300 block of South Forrestville Avenue about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Someone had earlier called police about an armed man on a bike, according to a preliminary statement from the Chicago Police Department. Police: 21-year-old man fatally shot Pat Camden, spokesman...
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Chicago police detained thousands of black Americans at interrogation facility :

Of the thousands held in the facility known as Homan Square over a decade, 82% were black. Only three received documented visits from an attorney, according to a cache of documents obtained when the Guardian sued the police. Ref. Source 8z

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The Fox Lake, Illinois, police officer shot and killed early Tuesday was Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, Mayor Donny Schmit said. Gliniewicz was a 30-year veteran, the mayor said.

Police are still looking for three suspects, said Sgt. Christopher Covelli with the Lake County Sheriff's Department. Covelli said that an earlier report from Illinois State Police stating that one suspect had been captured was inaccurate. Ref. CNN

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How Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people :

Police "Disappeared" More than 7,000 people at an off-the-books interrogation warehouse in Chicago, nearly twice as many detentions as previously disclosed, the Guardian can now reveal. Ref. Source 9n

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U.S. To announce probe of Chicago Police Department

The Justice Department will soon announce it is launching an investigation of the Chicago Police Department in the aftermath of the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a Justice official told USA TODAY. The inquiry would examine whether officers engaged in a pattern of biased policing. The Chicago Police Department has come under fire after the release of a graphic video showing white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting McDonald, a black teenager, 16 times. Ref. USAToday

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Chicago police say a woman was "Accidentally struck" and killed by an officer's gunfire. Another person was also killed. The department has placed the officer on administrative duty for 30 days. Ref. CNN

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Violence-plagued Chicago plans to hire nearly 1,000 more cops

Chicago police superintendent to announce plans on Wednesday for hiring surge as homicides have risen nearly 50% in 2016. Ref. USAToday.

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Having more cops is one way to go for crowd control but I think the best way to put it to use is to have police in two so they aren't acting alone.