Preliminary Statement on Police-Involved Shooting in the 5300 block of S. May
Preliminary Statement on Police Involved Shooting 4200 Block of South Ashland
25 Feb 2018 - Police Involved Shooting - 4200 Block of South Ashland
On Sunday, February 25, 2018 shortly before 8:00 PM, Area South Gang Team
Officers were conducting a narcotics investigation. The investigation led to a vehicle traffic
stop in the 4200 Block of South Ashland at which point the officers directed the occupants to
exit the vehicle. While exiting the vehicle, an adult male occupant pushed an officer and then
fled on foot in the direction of multiple parked tractor trailers. A brief foot chase ensued
leading to an encounter in which an officer discharged their weapon, striking the offender. The
male victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of his wounds and is in serious
but stable condition.
Mayor Emanuel, Police Department Announce Expansion of Predictive Crime Fighting Strategy
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced today the expansion of CPD’s new predictive policing strategy to more parts of the south and west sides – making district intelligence the driver of Chicago’s crime fight by using new technology and tools to help police get ahead of crime and prevent violence from happening in the first place.
CPD Conducts Another Successful Gang Raid Heading into the Holiday Weekend
CPD Conducts Another Successful Gang Raid Heading into the Holiday Weekend Continuing its work to fight crime and hold gang members accountable going into the 4th of July weekend, the Chicago Police Department concluded its second consecutive raid against violent criminal street gangs late Friday. 88 individuals were arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges. Of those, 55 were convicted felons and 16 of them were currently serving sentences on parole for earlier crimes. 8 firearms were seized during the operation and 20 search warrants were executed across the 11th and 15th Districts. Of the 88 offenders arrested, 76 are on CPD’s Strategic Subject List. Click here for more information.
CPD News Release – Interim Superintendent Johnson Orders Targeted Organized Crime Raid to Further Disrupt South Side Gang Violence
CHICAGO – The Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Organized Crime recently conducted a targeted mission to combat crime and violence in the 7th (Englewood), 8th(Chicago Lawn) and 9th(Deering) Districts. This mission was initiated at the behest of Interim Superintendent Johnson, due to the spike in violence in these targeted areas.
“The Chicago Police Department will continue to implement practices and missions aimed at reducing the crime and violence in our communities,” stated Interim Superintendent Johnson. “Enforcement missions, such as this one, will be part of an ongoing initiative to help further reduce the ability of gangs to inflict harm in Chicago’s neighborhoods.” For More Information Click Here
Deering (9th) District Commander Apprehends Burglary Offenders While En Route to Deliver Custom Notification Letter
Israel Diaz, 25, and George Milero, 38, were arrested after they were identified as the offenders who were observed breaking into a home in the 1600 block of West 38th Pl. on February 2, 2016 at approximately 10:22 a.m. Deering (9th) District Commander Daniel Godsel was en route to deliver a custom notification letter as part of CPD’s focused deterrence efforts to reduce gang violence when he heard a dispatch call of a burglary-in-progress at the above address. When the Commander and a Deering (9th) District Sergeant arrived, pry marks were on the front door and two offenders were inside the residence. The Commander and Sergeant detained the offenders and subsequently placed them into custody. Diaz and Milero, documented gang members and convicted felons, were charged accordingly.
03Feb16 Deering Commander Apprehends Burglary Offenders
Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent Escalante Announce Districts for Body-Worn Camera Expansion
Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Interim Police Superintendent John Escalante announced the additional six police districts that will soon be part of the Chicago Police Department’s expanded body-worn camera program.
Click here for more information on the Body-Worn Camera Expansion
Mayor Emanuel, Superintendent McCarthy Launch Police Recruitment Campaign
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Superintendent Garry McCarthy today announced that the City is accepting applications to join the Chicago Police Department for the first time since 2013. The starting salary for Chicago police officers is $47,604 and increases to $72,510 after eighteen months of employment. The application period is now open, and will close at the end of the day on Wednesday December 16, 2015. A written exam will be administered in February 2016 to those who apply.
0965B Makes a Split Second Decision to Save a Child’s Life
September 28, 2015 – 009th District
965B – “I’m going to County then…”
A split second decision that Superintendent McCarthy thinks may have saved the life of an eleven month old child.
A Sergeant, 965,called in “loud reports” in the area near 53rd and Aberdeen. Many 009th District and city-wide units responded to the scene. What 965B saw when they arrived at the location was a woman running up to them holding a child wrapped in a blanket. The blanket was blood stained and the child was screaming. The Officers noticed that the child was wounded and realized that they had mere seconds to decide what they were going to do because there were no ambulances on scene.
They did not hesitate…965B responded instinctively, one partner the driver, one partner carrying the wounded innocent child in the back seat, while he applied pressure to the wound, accompanied by the victim’s aunt.
In the next few seconds the driver called in “Emergency 965B…we have the child (that is) shot in my car…see if the firehouse at 43rd and Ashland has an ambulance right now.” Within seconds the dispatcher notified 965B that there was no “ambo” in that firehouse at the moment.
Again 965B, without pause, responded on their radio…” I’m going to County (Stroger Hospital) then..”
Within minutes, the officers made it to Stroger Hospital with the young victim.
When asked about why they responded the way they did…965B said … “We just tried to do something positive, the best we knew how.”
