ACT in Self Defense

What can you do to keep from becoming the victim of a robbery or crazed attacker while using a public washroom?

How can we safely respond to a cry for help?

Black Friday brought out millions of shoppers and also a number of thieves looking for potential victims who might not be paying enough attention to what is going on around them. One such victim was walking on East Erie Street near North Wabash Avenue when she was attacked. The suspect, Richard D. Mendoza, 31, came [...]

The attack took place at 5:40 a.m. The 30-year old victim was walking in the alley in the 5600 block of North Kenmore Avenue when the assailant grabbed her. The victim started screaming for the man to let go of her.

Would you have known what to do if it had been you who came upon Mr. Pedroso at the beach that day?

It would have been bad enough for three young men to rob a senior citizen by threatening him with violence, but Mr. Cross was never even given a chance to offer up his money and wallet to avoid being hurt.

What can you do to try and stay cool without air-conditioning?

The economy must be pretty bad in Ohio if strong-arm thugs need to come to Chicago to mug people? Allen McCrone, 26, of the first block of Boxwood Court in Springdale, Ohio, found himself in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood this past weekend waiting for the right victim to come along. He thought he found a [...]