ACT in Self Defense

You will no longer go to a race to compete or cheer on your friends or family without worrying that an unattended backpack lying nearby might contain a bomb.

What steps should you consider taking in case the police aren’t there in large numbers to quell the next mob action?

“He was told to go to the back room. Then the guy roughed him up,” she said. “It was awful. Terrible. There was only $80 in the drawer.”

The 69-year-old Frankfort Square woman had just pulled into the driveway of her home and was sitting in her car when a man approached her and pointed a handgun at her and ordered her to accompany him.

“You saw parents grabbing their babies, and run into stores — one woman had two babies,” said Manny Torres, a salesman at the mall. “It was crazy.”

Tips to help you avoid becoming the next CTA robbery victim.

There is no single best way to respond to a dangerous situation such as this, but considering the alternative, you need to think about what action you would be willing and able to take.

Terrible events like this continue to occur so you may want to give some thought to what actions you might take should you find yourself in similar circumstances. Would you have tried to escape, attempt to fight back, or just do what they asked and hope for the best?

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 [...]