Is the current heat wave in Chicago exacerbating the already high number of shootings that have occurred in the city’s neighborhoods? The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that fifteen people were shot and wounded in just 6 hours on the streets of Chicago. It was another hot day in the city with temperatures in the upper […]
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CTA robberies may be down but robbers seem more vicious
Most passengers continue to be totally oblivious to what is going on around them. That type of behavior will not only increase their chances of being robbed, but could end up endangering their physical well-being and possibly the life of an innocent bystander.
How might your lack of attention get someone else injured or killed?
Victim’s screams bring Good Samaritan to her rescue
The assailant looked up to see Mr. Penska coming his way with shovel in hand, and took off running.
Homeowners: Beware of Armed Robbers Posing as Delivery Men
Last Saturday was a busy day for armed robbers invading the homes of several victims by posing as delivery men or claiming they had car trouble.
Elderly have another thing to worry about
The elderly are in the cross hairs of predators looking for an opportunity to take advantage of them. Seniors are targeted by criminals when out on the street, and now they have to worry about whether the deliveryman is casing the place for a future robbery.
63-year old fights back against muggers – Part 2
Seniors citizens are prime targets for a strong-arm robber. Muggers assume seniors are frail and defenseless and will be easy marks for a strong-arm robbery, but not this time. They didn’t count on Sidney Tyson’s willingness to go down fighting. Mr. Tyson was sitting on a bench waiting for a bus. As he began to […]
63-year old victim fights back against muggers – Part 1
You have more years behind you than ahead of you, using a cane to get around after having had a couple of strokes, and while you are waiting for a bus on Chicago’s south side a group of young men jump you from behind and start hitting you as they grab your phone, how would you respond?
How would you respond to an armed robbery?
Have you ever been the victim of an armed robbery?
Burglars find Chicago’s north suburbs ripe for picking
Burglar crews have targeted Chicago’s North Shore suburbs once again. In addition to the number of homes that have been burgled in the last few weeks you can also add dozens of unlocked cars sitting in driveways just asking to be robbed. Why do North Shore residents leave their cars unlocked when they are sitting […]
Apple Pickers on the CTA don’t always get away!
Potential victims aren’t too hard to find on the CTA. They are the ones who have their heads down reading their emails, surfing the web, or possibly watching a video on their smartphones or other electronic devices.