A 29-year-old Southside man was fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer he had attempted to run down after a vehicle stop in a high-crime neighborhood.
Read More →Bernard Williams, who is affiliated with the Gangster Disciples, is the brother of a 25-year-old woman Officer David Blake was dating at the time. Police say Williams lured the officer to a dirt alleyway to apparently talk about moving in with him
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Line-of-duty deaths surged nearly 40 percent; firearms-related killings increased by more than 20 percent for a second year in a row.
Read More →The Chicago Police Department will further expand its video surveillance system coverage using SpeedLAN 9200 outdoor wireless routers by wireless network solutions provider Mountain Secure Systems.
Read More →A woman who scuffled with officers who had followed her into a Chicago home caused an officer to stun himself, after being struck in the pinky finger with one of the probes
Read More →Timothy Herring Jr. is being held for the fatal shooting of Chicago PD evidence technician Michael Flisk and former Chicago Housing Authority police officer Stephen Peters.
Read More →Officer David Blake, 45, was found Nov. 22 dead with multiple gunshot wounds inside his SUV in the 2900 block of West Seipp Street, several miles from his home. A cigarette was dangling from his mouth. The vehicle's windows were up, suggesting the shots were fired from inside, several sources have told the Tribune.
Read More →The body of Officer Michael Flisk, 46, was found in a South Side alley along with the 44-year-old man who had called in the attempted burglary.
Read More →Officer David Blake was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at about 6:30 p.m. Monday in his vehicle parked in the Southwest side of the city. His service weapon was found inside the vehicle, indicating he was shot be someone inside the SUV with him.
Read More →Applicants must now be 25 to take the police entrance exam with the exception of military veterans who have served at least three consecutive years of active duty. They can still apply after they turn 21.
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