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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2021

2 Brothers Charged in Murder of Chicago Officer Held Without Bail

Both suspects, Emonte Morgan and Eric Morgan, were on probation at the time of the shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2021

Chicago 911 Dispatcher Praised for Response to Fatal Shooting of Officer

Keith Thornton Jr.'s quick thinking is being credited for saving the lives of more officers and helping law enforcement on the streets quickly apprehend the suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2021

Chicago Officer was One of 11 People Killed in 73 Shootings in City Over Weekend

At least 73 people were shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, according to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2021

Some Chicago Officers Turn Backs to Mayor at Hospital Treating Critically Wounded Comrade

Lightfoot tried to talk to the male officer’s father, who himself is a retired Chicago police officer. The father reportedly excoriated the mayor and blamed her for what had happened.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2021

Chicago Officer Killed, Another Critically Wounded at Traffic Stop

The slain officer has been identified as Officer Ella French, 29. Officer French joined the Chicago Police Department in 2018. She was assigned to the police department’s community safety team working with the gun task force.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2021

Illinois Officer Killed Deploying Spikes During Pursuit

Brian Pierce Jr., 24, who was identified by his family, was struck by a car around 3 a.m. while trying to deploy spikes on the bridge to flatten the fleeing car's tires, said Lt. Michael Lewis of the Illinois State Police.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2021

IL Officer Aids Disoriented Elderly Couple Driving 900 Miles from Home

Officer Ross Chibe of the Palos Park Police Department was patrolling the western heavy forested wooded areas of the area after midnight Monday when he noticed a vehicle ahead of him, driving very slowly, and then stopping and starting.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2021

IL Agency Releases Video Showing Officer Under Attack in Strangling Incident

The video shows more officers eventually moving in, but not before the Kane County State's Attorney said one of those women, Sheba Taylor, 26, of Chicago, began to strangle the pinned officer "to the point where he was unable to breathe."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2021

New Illinois Law Prohibits Use of Deception in Interrogation of Minors

Commonly used interrogation tactics, such as promising leniency or insinuating that incriminating evidence exists, are banned when questioning suspects younger than 18 under the new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, NPR reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2021

Chicago Man Gets 3 Years Probation for Burning Police SUV

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman told Jacob Fagundo that he could have hurt or killed someone when he set fire to the police SUV on May 30, 2020. But the judge agreed the crime appeared to be an aberration in Fagundo’s behavior.

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