More Attacks on Off-Duty Officers?
We can only guess that since they didn't involve gun crime, they don't count, but the guys over at CrimeInBoystown blog have an exclusive as far as we can tell:
- In a stunning development this morning, the 19th district handled two calls of off-duty police officers being jumped, apparently in two separate incidents near Wrigley Field around 5 o'clock this morning. Few details are available at this hour.
In the first incident, an off-duty officer who was riding his bike to work was jumped by four men near the intersection of Grace and Sheffield. An on-duty unit made contact with the officer and the officer is OK. According to a "flash" issued to on-duty officers, the attackers, described as four male blacks in their 20's, were last seen running south and possibly west from the scene of the attack. One offender wore a red sweat jacket with two white stripes and the other three offenders wore all black. News of the attack came first from the 19th district desk.
Moments later, at 5:07AM, dispatchers announced that two off-duty offers sought shelter in the CFD firehouse at 1052 W. Waveland, just outside of Wrigley's left field wall. According to dispatch reports, the police officers went to to fire station for help after being "beaten up." No further information is available at this time.
So in a single weekend, we have 7 attacks on officers at 6 locations. But hey, crime is down!
This is from SecondCityCop.Blogspot.com -
If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a police officer, click on the link above. As you can see, it is not all glamour, girls showing cleavage to get out of getting a ticket, or free meals at the doughnut shop.
This is another example of out of control violence and more importantly, bad policing. This is not a criticism of Chicago's policing tactics, but of the fact that we have had several Commanders in the last few years and none have addressed the problem of gangs until recently.
Even with the help of Senator Mark Kirk, gangs still run wild, brazenly attacking females, which is usually not reported in mainstream media, and robbing and now more and more, assaulting the cops along with private citizens.
It is obvious we need citizens to report more violence and crime and we need police to take a more pro-active stance against the gangbangers and the people who collaborate with them.
It is not too late, we still may need to call in the National Guard. The police are being assaulted more and more, so it is time for some assistance.
Senator Kirk had it partially correct when he stated he wanted "all of them arrested." All means some politicians, nuisance business owners as well as the thugs that make this city a cess pool and have earned it the nickname "Chi-raq."
To do this, we may need the National Guard and soon it time to admit the situation is out of control and stop this madness.
