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31 May 2016
Superintendent Eddie Johnson and the Chicago Police Department are announcing today that starting this week every police officer responding to calls is now trained to use a Taser. Additionally, CPD is announcing that the police department’s body-worn camera program has officially expanded, with officers in the 14th District now wearing the cameras while on patrol and officers in the 15th District scheduled to wear the cameras in the next couple weeks.  For More Information Click Here
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25 May 2016

This alert gives notice to residents of the Morgan Park (22nd) District of recent Garage Burglary incidents that occurred in the Auburn Gresham & Washington Heights neighborhoods on beat 2221. Unknown offender(s) entered Garages through the overhead door either by force, or after a homeowner left it open. Once inside, the offenders took tools, and yard equipment from within. Four garages were burglarized in May. Offenders targeted the area between the blocks of 8700-9100 and Marshfield to Laflin.

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18 May 2016
Edwards was arrested on May 14, 2016, by the Danville Police Department after a traffic stop revealed the offender had an active murder warrant originating in Chicago. Kevin Edwards, Dwight Boone-Doty, and Corey Morgan are charged with luring nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee into an alley and executing him in the 8000 Block of South Damen on November 2, 2016. With all three offenders facing felony charges, the case is now closed.  For more information, click here.
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4 May 2016
This alert gives notice to residents of the South Chicago (4th) District of three recent robberies which occurred in close proximity to one another and involved a similarly described offender. In each incident, the victims were approached by the below described offender who proceeded to produce a handgun and rob them of their cellular phones. For More Information Click Here
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4 May 2016
This alert gives notice to residents of the South Chicago (4th) District of three recent armed robberies that occurred in close proximity to one each other and involved a similarly described offender. In each incident, the victims were approached by the male offender who proceeded to produce a handgun and rob them of their cellular phones. For More Information Click Here
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