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Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn told aldermen last week that the department misreported more than 5,300 aggravated assaults since 2006 as minor offenses.
Although he pledged to correct those errors with the FBI, the agency's national crime reporting program only allows revision for two years after crimes are reported.
Stephen Fischer, spokesman for the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services division, said the Police Department can revise its crime data for 2011 and the current year.
But any changes made in last year's figures will not be reflected in the FBI's Crime in the United States 2011 report to be released this fall, because "the publication process has passed the point where we can make adjustments," Fischer said.
That means thousands of serious assaults misreported by Milwaukee police since 2006 will not be included in the FBI's annual crime reports for those years.
In all, figures from an internal department audit show 20% of aggravated assaults were underreported as lesser offenses that didn't get counted in the city's violent crime rate during that time. That error rate is 10 times higher than the accepted standard, a crime coding expert said.
Fischer did leave the door open for future revision. He said Milwaukee police should submit revised data to the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, then the FBI will determine "any future course of action" on updating its records.
"The FBI is always willing to work with states (and) agencies to ensure the most accurate data is represented in the UCR," Fischer said.
Tami Jackson, spokeswoman for the state Justice Assistance office, said that while the FBI accepts revisions to crime data for up to two years, the state agency will allow Milwaukee police to send corrections to their data as far back as necessary.
However, the office will not make any revisions to previously published crime reports available on its website.
"In this unique and specific case, OJA has decided to relax our edit (and) validation parameters for a three-month period to allow MPD to submit adjustments to previously reported crime data," Jackson said. "At the state level, we made this decision to have better quality data even if that data is historical."
Milwaukee police officials did not respond to questions for this story.
The internal police audit released last week echoes the findings of a Journal Sentinel investigation in May of a more limited pool of cases that identified in excess of 500 misreported serious assaults over a three-year period. The newspaper's review found more than 800 additional cases that fit the same pattern but couldn't be checked with available public records.
The Journal Sentinel has sought those 828 incident reports through an open records request. Flynn said it will cost more than $10,000 to redact information and provide the reports. That's more than twice what it requested in 2010 for providing about 750 such reports, an issue that long has been tied up in court.
The state Supreme Court is expected to rule Wednesday on whether the department can charge fees for redacting parts of the reports.
The internal department review also determined that almost 1,200 minor assaults were overreported as aggravated assaults during the past six years. Overreporting means those assault cases should have been classified as minor offenses.
When the FBI reviews crime data reported by states, the goal is to find less than a 2% error rate for all crimes, said Daniel Bibel, director of the crime reporting unit for the Massachusetts State Police. An underreporting error rate of 20% for aggravated assaults is 10 times higher than the accepted benchmark.
27 Haziran 2012 Çarşamba
NO! NO! NO! CEASEFIRE doesn't stop elderly crimes.... Man, 77, and woman, 62, found murdered in their separate homes
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A 77-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman were found murdered Tuesday night in their homes on the city’s South Side, police said.
At 10:25 p.m., the man was found fatally stabbed at his home in the 9000 block of South East End, police said, adding that the man had multiple stab wounds throughout his body.
The man – identified as Donald Ellens – was found dead by relatives who had not heard from him for some time, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.
About 10 minutes later, the woman was found shot multiple times at her home in the 9000 block of South Dobson, police said.
Althea McGee was dead on the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Officers were conducting a well-being check at the request of her relatives, according to police.
Early reports indicted that nothing was taken from both homes, and neither residence showed signs of forced entry, police said.
Police said the two murders do not appear to be related.
At 10:25 p.m., the man was found fatally stabbed at his home in the 9000 block of South East End, police said, adding that the man had multiple stab wounds throughout his body.
The man – identified as Donald Ellens – was found dead by relatives who had not heard from him for some time, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.
About 10 minutes later, the woman was found shot multiple times at her home in the 9000 block of South Dobson, police said.
Althea McGee was dead on the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Officers were conducting a well-being check at the request of her relatives, according to police.
Early reports indicted that nothing was taken from both homes, and neither residence showed signs of forced entry, police said.
Police said the two murders do not appear to be related.
George Zimmerman Passed Police Lie Detector Test Day After Trayvon Martin fatal shooting
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A day after killing Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman passed a police lie detector test when asked if he confronted the teenager and whether he feared for his life “when you shot the guy,” according to documents released today by Florida prosecutors.
According to a “confidential report” prepared by the Sanford Police Department, Zimmerman, 28, willingly submitted to a computer voice stress analyzer (CVSA) “truth verification” on February 27. Investigators concluded that he “has told substantially the complete truth in regards to this examination.”
Zimmerman, the report noted, “was classified as No Deception Indicated (NDI).”
Along with questions about whether his first name was George and if it was Monday, Zimmerman was asked, “Did you confront the guy you shot?’ He answered, “No.” He was also asked, “Were you in fear for your life, when you shot the guy.” Zimmerman replied, “Yes.”
Before the CVSA test, Zimmerman--who was apparently not accompanied by legal counsel--signed a Sanford Police Department release stating that he was undergoing the examination “voluntarily, without duress, coercion, threat or promise.”
The lie detector test was requested by Chris Serino, a homicide investigator with the Sanford Police Department.
A day after killing Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman passed a police lie detector test when asked if he confronted the teenager and whether he feared for his life “when you shot the guy,” according to documents released today by Florida prosecutors.
According to a “confidential report” prepared by the Sanford Police Department, Zimmerman, 28, willingly submitted to a computer voice stress analyzer (CVSA) “truth verification” on February 27. Investigators concluded that he “has told substantially the complete truth in regards to this examination.”
Zimmerman, the report noted, “was classified as No Deception Indicated (NDI).”
Along with questions about whether his first name was George and if it was Monday, Zimmerman was asked, “Did you confront the guy you shot?’ He answered, “No.” He was also asked, “Were you in fear for your life, when you shot the guy.” Zimmerman replied, “Yes.”
Before the CVSA test, Zimmerman--who was apparently not accompanied by legal counsel--signed a Sanford Police Department release stating that he was undergoing the examination “voluntarily, without duress, coercion, threat or promise.”
The lie detector test was requested by Chris Serino, a homicide investigator with the Sanford Police Department.
Never bring a FART to a GUN FIGHT - Colored Man threatens neighbor with gun for flatulence (FART) attack in front of his home
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Odor in the court.
A 72-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with threatening to shoot his neighbor for farting in front of his home.
Instead of waving off Monday night’s flatulence attack, Daniel Collins of Teaneck pulled a .32-caliber revolver and threatened to “put a hole” in his gassy neighbor’s head, cops said.
The stink apparently stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the two men over noise, police told The Record of North Jersey.
Collins told cops his 47-year-old neighbor cut the cheese so loudly in his vestibule he heard it inside his apartment before he smelled it.
Collins was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and making terroristic threats. He was released without bail.
Odor in the court.
A 72-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with threatening to shoot his neighbor for farting in front of his home.
Instead of waving off Monday night’s flatulence attack, Daniel Collins of Teaneck pulled a .32-caliber revolver and threatened to “put a hole” in his gassy neighbor’s head, cops said.
The stink apparently stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the two men over noise, police told The Record of North Jersey.
Collins told cops his 47-year-old neighbor cut the cheese so loudly in his vestibule he heard it inside his apartment before he smelled it.
Collins was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and making terroristic threats. He was released without bail.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy James Lee who arrested Mel Gibson is being fired from the force
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The deputy who accused the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department of retaliating against him after he arrested Mel Gibson in 2006 on a drunk-driving charge is being fired, an official said.
After arresting Gibson, Deputy James Mee sued the department, alleging his supervisors targeted him because he resisted requests to remove the actor's anti-Semitic slurs from an initial arrest report.
Earlier this year, he reached a settlement agreement for $50,000.
Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore would not comment on the details of the firing, but he denied it was retaliation for Mee's lawsuit.
"It has nothing to do whatsoever with the Mel Gibson arrest," he said.
Richard A. Shinee, Mee's attorney, said the department has been after Mee since the Gibson incident.
"Now they’ve put together this extremely flimsy case against him. This is a guy who had an outstanding career, a leader in street safety," he said. "He was well-respected until after the department got embarrassed by the Mel Gibson case, and they have pursued him relentlessly ever since."
Shinee said the department is trying to fire Mee over a June 17, 2011, pursuit of a drunk driver who slammed into a gas station, causing a fire. Mee received a letter dated June 7 notifying him the department intended to fire him, Shinee said.
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After arresting Gibson, Deputy James Mee sued the department, alleging his supervisors targeted him because he resisted requests to remove the actor's anti-Semitic slurs from an initial arrest report.
Earlier this year, he reached a settlement agreement for $50,000.
Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore would not comment on the details of the firing, but he denied it was retaliation for Mee's lawsuit.
"It has nothing to do whatsoever with the Mel Gibson arrest," he said.
Richard A. Shinee, Mee's attorney, said the department has been after Mee since the Gibson incident.
"Now they’ve put together this extremely flimsy case against him. This is a guy who had an outstanding career, a leader in street safety," he said. "He was well-respected until after the department got embarrassed by the Mel Gibson case, and they have pursued him relentlessly ever since."
Shinee said the department is trying to fire Mee over a June 17, 2011, pursuit of a drunk driver who slammed into a gas station, causing a fire. Mee received a letter dated June 7 notifying him the department intended to fire him, Shinee said.
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25 Haziran 2012 Pazartesi
Debt balloons for Chicago-area pension plans - Funds accrue $27.4 billion shortfall between 2001 and 2010 - That's $27,400,000,000.00
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Photo: "(The elected officials) By ignoring this issue for so long, you've guaranteed that any pension reforms (Including Chicago Police & Fire) will have to be much larger to be effective," said Laurence Msall, president of the the nonpartisan Civic Federation.
The debt from 10 Chicago-area pension plans swelled more than 600 percent to $27.4 billion between 2001 and 2010, according to a study released Monday by the nonpartisan Civic Federation. That's $8,993 for each man, woman and child in Chicago, according to the report.
The shortfall comes on top of more than $83 billion in unfunded pension liabilities at the state level, driving the cost up to nearly $15,000 per Chicagoan, the report shows.
"While they're debating what to do about the state funds, these local funds are continuing to decline," said Laurence Msall, Civic Federation president. "Inaction during the past 10 years means it's not just politically more difficult to fix this problem but also mathematically more difficult."
The report bolsters the urgency for pension reform expressed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn in recent months. In May, the mayor traveled to Springfield to testify before a House pension panel, saying essential city services and education reforms would suffer if dramatic changes aren't made to the city's pension system.
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Photo: "(The elected officials) By ignoring this issue for so long, you've guaranteed that any pension reforms (Including Chicago Police & Fire) will have to be much larger to be effective," said Laurence Msall, president of the the nonpartisan Civic Federation.
The debt from 10 Chicago-area pension plans swelled more than 600 percent to $27.4 billion between 2001 and 2010, according to a study released Monday by the nonpartisan Civic Federation. That's $8,993 for each man, woman and child in Chicago, according to the report.
The shortfall comes on top of more than $83 billion in unfunded pension liabilities at the state level, driving the cost up to nearly $15,000 per Chicagoan, the report shows.
"While they're debating what to do about the state funds, these local funds are continuing to decline," said Laurence Msall, Civic Federation president. "Inaction during the past 10 years means it's not just politically more difficult to fix this problem but also mathematically more difficult."
The report bolsters the urgency for pension reform expressed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn in recent months. In May, the mayor traveled to Springfield to testify before a House pension panel, saying essential city services and education reforms would suffer if dramatic changes aren't made to the city's pension system.
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Chicago's Palermo Pizza facing union organizing, immigration issues by Illegal Beaners
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No longer are the illegal beaners afraid to talk to the media and be public. Now the illegal aliens want unions and higher pay... Fucking amazing!
PHOTO: Three-year employee Leopoldo Rodriguez chants with other protesters on strike Friday at Palermo Villa Inc. in the Menomonee Valley. Protesters have been meeting for two shifts a day Monday through Saturday, chanting phrases such as "No justice, no pizza." The employees also want a promise by Palermo that they will not turn in undocumented workers.
Menomonee, WI - When it announced it would move its sprawling frozen pizza business into the Menomonee Valley's new business park, Palermo Villa Inc. was praised by city officials as a corporate star, bringing new development and good paying jobs to the heart of the city.
That was in 2005, when Palermo agreed to buy 14 acres of city-owned land and build a 100,000-square-foot facility that consolidated operations from three locations - including one in Illinois - in the valley. Since then, the company that markets frozen pizzas throughout the United States and Canada has expanded, churning out products under its own name, as well as other supermarket brands. Today it employs 450 workers.
It's a business that's boomed, especially in tough economic times, when popping a frozen pizza in the oven is cheaper than takeout or a night at the corner restaurant.
But today the company finds itself at the center of several hot-button issues - unionization, jobs and immigration enforcement - that have drawn national attention.
Workers - most of them Latinos who had either walked off the job or been fired - have picketed outside the company all month as part of an effort to form a union, which workers say is needed to deal with sick day policies, wages, discrimination by some supervisors and retaliation for efforts to form a collective bargaining unit. There's an attempt to start a boycott of Palermo's pizza.
The AFL-CIO, steelworkers union, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association and other unions, along with faith groups such as the Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope and political figures including state Reps. JoCasta Zamarripa and Josh Zepnik, both of Milwaukee, have rallied with the workers.
The national "Nuns on the Bus" tour, a group of Catholic sisters who visited Wisconsin last week as part of a tour protesting Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed budget, joined the striking workers to offer support.
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant and worker rights group, has been helping the workers organize and maintains the company is using an immigration audit it recently underwent as a tool to bust the organizing effort.
The company has fired back in what's becoming a heated battle.
"The allegations leveled against Palermo are categorically false," said Chris Dresselhuys, director of marketing.
The story of Palermo Villa is the quintessential American success story, founded by Sicilian immigrant Gaspare "Jack" and Zina Fallucca, he said.
"Papa worked his fingers until they bled doing stonework, and then he was able to open an Italian bakery and later the pizza business," he said.
Fallucca's sons Giacomo and Angelo now run the business.
Dresselhuys said Palermo's pay is in line with wages paid by other companies its size that use unskilled workers. He said the company offers health benefits and paid time off. He denies there have been discriminatory or retaliatory actions.
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PHOTO: Three-year employee Leopoldo Rodriguez chants with other protesters on strike Friday at Palermo Villa Inc. in the Menomonee Valley. Protesters have been meeting for two shifts a day Monday through Saturday, chanting phrases such as "No justice, no pizza." The employees also want a promise by Palermo that they will not turn in undocumented workers.
Menomonee, WI - When it announced it would move its sprawling frozen pizza business into the Menomonee Valley's new business park, Palermo Villa Inc. was praised by city officials as a corporate star, bringing new development and good paying jobs to the heart of the city.
That was in 2005, when Palermo agreed to buy 14 acres of city-owned land and build a 100,000-square-foot facility that consolidated operations from three locations - including one in Illinois - in the valley. Since then, the company that markets frozen pizzas throughout the United States and Canada has expanded, churning out products under its own name, as well as other supermarket brands. Today it employs 450 workers.
It's a business that's boomed, especially in tough economic times, when popping a frozen pizza in the oven is cheaper than takeout or a night at the corner restaurant.
But today the company finds itself at the center of several hot-button issues - unionization, jobs and immigration enforcement - that have drawn national attention.
Workers - most of them Latinos who had either walked off the job or been fired - have picketed outside the company all month as part of an effort to form a union, which workers say is needed to deal with sick day policies, wages, discrimination by some supervisors and retaliation for efforts to form a collective bargaining unit. There's an attempt to start a boycott of Palermo's pizza.
The AFL-CIO, steelworkers union, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association and other unions, along with faith groups such as the Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope and political figures including state Reps. JoCasta Zamarripa and Josh Zepnik, both of Milwaukee, have rallied with the workers.
The national "Nuns on the Bus" tour, a group of Catholic sisters who visited Wisconsin last week as part of a tour protesting Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed budget, joined the striking workers to offer support.
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant and worker rights group, has been helping the workers organize and maintains the company is using an immigration audit it recently underwent as a tool to bust the organizing effort.
The company has fired back in what's becoming a heated battle.
"The allegations leveled against Palermo are categorically false," said Chris Dresselhuys, director of marketing.
The story of Palermo Villa is the quintessential American success story, founded by Sicilian immigrant Gaspare "Jack" and Zina Fallucca, he said.
"Papa worked his fingers until they bled doing stonework, and then he was able to open an Italian bakery and later the pizza business," he said.
Fallucca's sons Giacomo and Angelo now run the business.
Dresselhuys said Palermo's pay is in line with wages paid by other companies its size that use unskilled workers. He said the company offers health benefits and paid time off. He denies there have been discriminatory or retaliatory actions.
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Chicago's City Council panel OKs signs warning cops, firefighters of unsafe buildings
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Firefighters, cops and paramedics arriving at dangerous, vacant buildings would be warned by emergency dispatchers and bright reflective signs under new city efforts to avoid another disaster like the December 2010 roof collapse that claimed the lives of two firefighters.
Earlier this year, the city began compiling a list of dangerous buildings for 911 dispatchers, who will warn first responders en route to those sites. And the City Council Zoning Committee on Monday endorsed a measure to put 2-foot by 2-foot reflective signs, each with a large red “X,” on those buildings.
Firefighters Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum were killed Dec. 22, 2010 when a roof collapsed. Seventeen other firefighters were injured. They were searching an abandoned laundry during a fire on the 1700 block of East 75th Street.
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Firefighters, cops and paramedics arriving at dangerous, vacant buildings would be warned by emergency dispatchers and bright reflective signs under new city efforts to avoid another disaster like the December 2010 roof collapse that claimed the lives of two firefighters.
Earlier this year, the city began compiling a list of dangerous buildings for 911 dispatchers, who will warn first responders en route to those sites. And the City Council Zoning Committee on Monday endorsed a measure to put 2-foot by 2-foot reflective signs, each with a large red “X,” on those buildings.
Firefighters Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum were killed Dec. 22, 2010 when a roof collapsed. Seventeen other firefighters were injured. They were searching an abandoned laundry during a fire on the 1700 block of East 75th Street.
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Study calls for probing of political corruption in more than 60 Chicago suburbs - Study? How about INDICTMENTS????
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Political corruption is widespread in Chicago's suburbs, especially in the black southern suburbs, and requires an inspector general to investigate, a university study has found.
The study by the University of Illinois at Chicago documented criminal convictions or conflicts of interest affecting more than 60 suburbs in Cook and surrounding counties and more than 100 public officials and police officers.
Former Chicago Alderman Dick Simpson, now head of UIC's Political Science Department, led the study, and on Monday said corruption in the suburbs, in some cases, is worse than in the city.
"This isn't a minor problem," Simpson said. "This is a major problem."
The IG could either be created by lawmakers and the governor, by each county, or by a consortium of suburbs. It would cost about $1 million annually, far less than the $500 million estimated cost of the problem, according to the study.
Political corruption is widespread in Chicago's suburbs, especially in the black southern suburbs, and requires an inspector general to investigate, a university study has found.
The study by the University of Illinois at Chicago documented criminal convictions or conflicts of interest affecting more than 60 suburbs in Cook and surrounding counties and more than 100 public officials and police officers.
Former Chicago Alderman Dick Simpson, now head of UIC's Political Science Department, led the study, and on Monday said corruption in the suburbs, in some cases, is worse than in the city.
"This isn't a minor problem," Simpson said. "This is a major problem."
The IG could either be created by lawmakers and the governor, by each county, or by a consortium of suburbs. It would cost about $1 million annually, far less than the $500 million estimated cost of the problem, according to the study.
Chicago Police Officer cut by glass while arresting suspect in stabbing
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A Chicago police officer was cut by a shattered store window this morning as he tried to arrest a suspect in a stabbing in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side, authorities said.
Police were called to the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. to check reports of a fight, officials said. Officers found a 31-year-old man lying on his back suffering from several lacerations, according to Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.
Witnesses told officers the victim had been attacked by a man who was standing across the street, in front of a yogurt parlor, Mirabelli said. When the officers tried to question the man, he started struggling and fell through the shop's glass window, he said.
An officer suffered a severe cut to his right hand, Mirabelli said. But another officer was able to handcuff the suspect and take him into custody.
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A Chicago police officer was cut by a shattered store window this morning as he tried to arrest a suspect in a stabbing in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side, authorities said.
Police were called to the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. to check reports of a fight, officials said. Officers found a 31-year-old man lying on his back suffering from several lacerations, according to Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.
Witnesses told officers the victim had been attacked by a man who was standing across the street, in front of a yogurt parlor, Mirabelli said. When the officers tried to question the man, he started struggling and fell through the shop's glass window, he said.
An officer suffered a severe cut to his right hand, Mirabelli said. But another officer was able to handcuff the suspect and take him into custody.
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23 Haziran 2012 Cumartesi
So this is how McCarthy & Rahm handle a Mag Mile Shooting... Don't think of this as a DOWNTOWN SHOOTING, it could have happened anyplace!
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Let's all close our eyes and PRETEND this shooting didn't happen on the Mag Mile, the center of tourism for the city of Chicago...This shooting could have happened anyplace....One Problem, it DIDN'T HAPPEN ANYPLACE....IT HAPPENED ON THE MAG MILE! You assholes!
In what police are calling gang-related road rage, a man was shot and seriously wounded near the corner of Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street early this morning after he got out of a car and used a pipe to break the window of an SUV.
The SUV, gray or silver, then sped off and almost hit a Streets and Sanitation tow truck as it fled west on Ontario and south on Rush Street, police said.
The man, 31, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
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In what police are calling gang-related road rage, a man was shot and seriously wounded near the corner of Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street early this morning after he got out of a car and used a pipe to break the window of an SUV.
The SUV, gray or silver, then sped off and almost hit a Streets and Sanitation tow truck as it fled west on Ontario and south on Rush Street, police said.
The man, 31, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
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1st a Mag Mile shooting - Now Lincoln Park Shooting - 14-year-old boy killed in Englewood, 13 others wounded across city
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One shot, two ran over by car outside Lincoln Park near nature museum just before sunrise
A 14-year-old boy was killed and 13 other people were wounded by gunfire across the city Friday night into Saturday morning, including a gang-related shooting near the Lincoln Park Zoo, authorities said.
Antonio Davis, of an unknown address, was found dead with several gunshot wounds in the 7000 block of South Union Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood about 8:40 p.m. Friday, according to the Chicago Fire Department and the medical examiner's office.
The boy was walking with at least one other person when a grey van pulled up and a passenger, a man wearing a dark-colored hoodie, exited with a gun, said police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez.
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A 14-year-old boy was killed and 13 other people were wounded by gunfire across the city Friday night into Saturday morning, including a gang-related shooting near the Lincoln Park Zoo, authorities said.
Antonio Davis, of an unknown address, was found dead with several gunshot wounds in the 7000 block of South Union Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood about 8:40 p.m. Friday, according to the Chicago Fire Department and the medical examiner's office.
The boy was walking with at least one other person when a grey van pulled up and a passenger, a man wearing a dark-colored hoodie, exited with a gun, said police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez.
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Hurley Wisconsin Cops Shoot & Kill a 85 Year Old Man
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The town's slogan on the Hurley police department's patch is WHERE ROUTE U.S. 51 ENDS? WOW, now thats a big town!
HURLEY, Wisconsin — Police in the northern Wisconsin town of Hurley shot and killed an 85-year-old-man who they say had multiple firearms in his possession.
A news release from the Hurley Police Department said officers responded about 8:30 Friday morning to a report of a man with a gun at an apartment complex. It said the man retreated to his apartment and that police learned he had other weapons.
A local SWAT team was activated and neighboring residents were evacuated. The news release said the man refused contact with authorities, but provided no further details about the shooting.
Hurley Police Chief Dan Erspamer did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking more information. A dispatcher at the Iron County Sheriff's Department said no one was available to answer questions about the incident.
HURLEY, Wisconsin — Police in the northern Wisconsin town of Hurley shot and killed an 85-year-old-man who they say had multiple firearms in his possession.
A news release from the Hurley Police Department said officers responded about 8:30 Friday morning to a report of a man with a gun at an apartment complex. It said the man retreated to his apartment and that police learned he had other weapons.
A local SWAT team was activated and neighboring residents were evacuated. The news release said the man refused contact with authorities, but provided no further details about the shooting.
Hurley Police Chief Dan Erspamer did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking more information. A dispatcher at the Iron County Sheriff's Department said no one was available to answer questions about the incident.
Timing is everything....Off Duty Chicago Police officer in right place at right time, nabs would-be Negro robber who once again was targeting whites
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OFF DUTY CHICAGO COP AWARDED THE DETECTIVE SHAVEDLONGCOCK GOLDEN SHAVEDLONGCOCK AWARD!
A Chicago Police officer who was off duty interrupted an armed robbery of a Near West Side gas station last night – foiling it and catching the culprit, police said.
Donald Davis, 23, of the 7600 block of South Morgan Street, was charged with attempting to disarm a peace officer and attempted armed robbery, police said.
Davis was expected to appear today in bond court.
Shortly after 9 p.m. the off-duty officer was already inside the Shell at 1160 W. Van Buren St. when the officer saw Davis, who was wearing a black skull cap, a white rag covering his face and red gloves, draw a handgun and point it at a staffer, according to a police report.
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A Chicago Police officer who was off duty interrupted an armed robbery of a Near West Side gas station last night – foiling it and catching the culprit, police said.
Donald Davis, 23, of the 7600 block of South Morgan Street, was charged with attempting to disarm a peace officer and attempted armed robbery, police said.
Davis was expected to appear today in bond court.
Shortly after 9 p.m. the off-duty officer was already inside the Shell at 1160 W. Van Buren St. when the officer saw Davis, who was wearing a black skull cap, a white rag covering his face and red gloves, draw a handgun and point it at a staffer, according to a police report.
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Motorcyclist flees after hitting female Chicago Police officer
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A motorcyclist fled the scene after running into the Chicago Police officer who pulled him over for causing a disturbance at the Museum Campus late last night on the Near South Side.
The female officer was not badly hurt and has been released as of this morning from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, authorities said.
It was about 11:30 p.m. when the officer tried to stop a man on a motorcycle who was wanted for causing a disturbance with a park security officer in the 700 block of East Solidarity Drive between the Adler Planetarium and Soldier Field, said Central District police Lt. John Willner.
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A motorcyclist fled the scene after running into the Chicago Police officer who pulled him over for causing a disturbance at the Museum Campus late last night on the Near South Side.
The female officer was not badly hurt and has been released as of this morning from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, authorities said.
It was about 11:30 p.m. when the officer tried to stop a man on a motorcycle who was wanted for causing a disturbance with a park security officer in the 700 block of East Solidarity Drive between the Adler Planetarium and Soldier Field, said Central District police Lt. John Willner.
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21 Haziran 2012 Perşembe
68-year-old Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in upstate New York gets BULLIED by little asshole school kids on school bus
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Fundraising efforts yield 6-figure bonanza for bullied bus monitor in viral video, Matt Lauer calls tormenters ‘narrow-minded monsters’
Overwhelming support mounted for 68-year-old Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in upstate New York. The clip, recorded on one of the bully’s cell phones, shows Klein being mercilessly tormented by students on the bus home.
Explosive fundraising efforts have reached $150,000 — and still climbing — for a woman who’s seen being heartlessly harassed and verbally abused by school bus bullies in a viral video.
Overwhelming support mounted for 68-year-old Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in upstate New York, after a cell phone video of the cruel treatment was posted online.
“I saw the video and really felt for Karen,” Max Sidorov, who set up the site where donations are being collected, told USA Today. “I have some experience with bullying from when I was young and what they were doing to her was just heartbreaking. The best thing I could think to do was start a fundraiser to send her on vacation.”
On the fundraising website Indiegogo.com, the figure on Karen’s page hit more than $100,000 on Thursday morning continued to rapidly increase — far more than Sidorov expected.
“It’s just huge,” the Toronto nutritionist said. “I thought it would get a few thousand dollars, maybe. But maybe she could retire on this.”
The page notes that Klein “doesn’t earn nearly enough ($15,606) to deal with some of the trash she is surrounded by.”
Klein, a widow, has worked for the Greece Central School District for more than two decades. She was a bus driver for 20 years, and has been a bus monitor for the past three years.
More than 1 million people have viewed the 10-minute video since it was uploaded to YouTube less than two days ago.
The clip, recorded on one of the bully’s cell phones, shows Klein being mercilessly tormented by students on the bus home from Athena Middle School in Greece, N.Y.
Some of the comments are particularly disturbing — at one point, a student tells Klein that if he stabbed her in the stomach, the knife would go through like butter, because “it’s all f---n’ lard.”
Another student asks her if she has an STD.
Klein, whose oldest son committed suicide 10 years ago, told ABC affiliate WHAM in Rochester that the most hurtful comment came when students said her family should kill themselves.
As the taunting continues, Klein tears up but says little, trying to ignore the cruel comments.
Klein, who appeared Thursday on “Good Morning America” and the “Today” show, told ABC News she won’t resign from her job as bus monitor.
“That’s not like me,” she said. “I’m not a real vindictive person. I just know I want something to happen to make them [the students\] realize what they did.”
RELATED: VIDEO OF SCHOOL BUS MONITOR BEING BULLIED SPARKS INVESTIGATION
On “Today” Thursday morning, Matt Lauer called the students “narrow-minded monsters,” and said that their parents should be ashamed.
Greece police have interviewed the students involved and are conducting an investigation.
School district officials say the students will be disciplined. (Right, like a 5 minute time out?)
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Overwhelming support mounted for 68-year-old Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in upstate New York. The clip, recorded on one of the bully’s cell phones, shows Klein being mercilessly tormented by students on the bus home.
Explosive fundraising efforts have reached $150,000 — and still climbing — for a woman who’s seen being heartlessly harassed and verbally abused by school bus bullies in a viral video.
Overwhelming support mounted for 68-year-old Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in upstate New York, after a cell phone video of the cruel treatment was posted online.
“I saw the video and really felt for Karen,” Max Sidorov, who set up the site where donations are being collected, told USA Today. “I have some experience with bullying from when I was young and what they were doing to her was just heartbreaking. The best thing I could think to do was start a fundraiser to send her on vacation.”
On the fundraising website Indiegogo.com, the figure on Karen’s page hit more than $100,000 on Thursday morning continued to rapidly increase — far more than Sidorov expected.
“It’s just huge,” the Toronto nutritionist said. “I thought it would get a few thousand dollars, maybe. But maybe she could retire on this.”
The page notes that Klein “doesn’t earn nearly enough ($15,606) to deal with some of the trash she is surrounded by.”
Klein, a widow, has worked for the Greece Central School District for more than two decades. She was a bus driver for 20 years, and has been a bus monitor for the past three years.
More than 1 million people have viewed the 10-minute video since it was uploaded to YouTube less than two days ago.
The clip, recorded on one of the bully’s cell phones, shows Klein being mercilessly tormented by students on the bus home from Athena Middle School in Greece, N.Y.
Some of the comments are particularly disturbing — at one point, a student tells Klein that if he stabbed her in the stomach, the knife would go through like butter, because “it’s all f---n’ lard.”
Another student asks her if she has an STD.
Klein, whose oldest son committed suicide 10 years ago, told ABC affiliate WHAM in Rochester that the most hurtful comment came when students said her family should kill themselves.
As the taunting continues, Klein tears up but says little, trying to ignore the cruel comments.
Klein, who appeared Thursday on “Good Morning America” and the “Today” show, told ABC News she won’t resign from her job as bus monitor.
“That’s not like me,” she said. “I’m not a real vindictive person. I just know I want something to happen to make them [the students\] realize what they did.”
RELATED: VIDEO OF SCHOOL BUS MONITOR BEING BULLIED SPARKS INVESTIGATION
On “Today” Thursday morning, Matt Lauer called the students “narrow-minded monsters,” and said that their parents should be ashamed.
Greece police have interviewed the students involved and are conducting an investigation.
School district officials say the students will be disciplined. (Right, like a 5 minute time out?)
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fundraising-efforts-yield-6-figure-bonanza-bullied-bus-monitor-viral-video-matt-lauer-calls-tormenters-narrow-minded-monsters-article-1.1099696#ixzz1yRHfy6vQ
Mother of Natalee Holloway suing National Enquirer, claiming taboid continues to publish untrue stories to profit from daughter’s 2005 disappearance
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Hot damn tamale...Beth Holoway is looking pretty smokin' hot!Magazine has published 'false headlines, articles and statements' for nearly seven years, Beth Holloway says in lawsuit
PHOTO: Natalee Holloway, daughter of Beth Holloway, went missing in 2005 in Aruba. Natalee was declared dead by a judge in January
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The mother of Natalee Holloway is suing The National Enquirer, saying the tabloid published untrue stories to profit from her daughter's 2005 disappearance in Aruba.
Beth Holloway said in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that the magazine and its publisher, American Media Inc., published "false headlines, articles and statements" for nearly seven years.
"They keep on doing it," said Lin Wood, the attorney for Beth Holloway. "We had no choice but to file this lawsuit. This is a mother who has exercised every effort to make sure her daughter is alive."
Natalee Holloway was 18 years old when she vanished during a high school graduation trip to the Caribbean island of Aruba. She was last seen leaving a bar the morning of May 30, 2005 with Joran van der Sloot, a Dutchman who was raised in Aruba.
Holloway's body was never found and the ensuing searches for her would create intense media scrutiny and worldwide attention. In January, a judge declared Holloway dead.
Wood said Beth Holloway hopes her daughter is still alive. But if Natalee Holloway is not, Wood said, the mother believes Van der Sloot is responsible for her daughter's death, saying the "evidence is overwhelming" against him.
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PHOTO: Natalee Holloway, daughter of Beth Holloway, went missing in 2005 in Aruba. Natalee was declared dead by a judge in January
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The mother of Natalee Holloway is suing The National Enquirer, saying the tabloid published untrue stories to profit from her daughter's 2005 disappearance in Aruba.
Beth Holloway said in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that the magazine and its publisher, American Media Inc., published "false headlines, articles and statements" for nearly seven years.
"They keep on doing it," said Lin Wood, the attorney for Beth Holloway. "We had no choice but to file this lawsuit. This is a mother who has exercised every effort to make sure her daughter is alive."
Natalee Holloway was 18 years old when she vanished during a high school graduation trip to the Caribbean island of Aruba. She was last seen leaving a bar the morning of May 30, 2005 with Joran van der Sloot, a Dutchman who was raised in Aruba.
Holloway's body was never found and the ensuing searches for her would create intense media scrutiny and worldwide attention. In January, a judge declared Holloway dead.
Wood said Beth Holloway hopes her daughter is still alive. But if Natalee Holloway is not, Wood said, the mother believes Van der Sloot is responsible for her daughter's death, saying the "evidence is overwhelming" against him.
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Matthew Zucco gets 35 yrs in prison for murdering Hanover Park Drug Dealer Joseph Ziegler, 19
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Photo: Booking photos of Matthew Zucco, left, Clinton Johnson (Hoffman Estates police / May 2, 2012)
Convicted in the slaying of a former Schaumburg High School football player during a botched robbery, a Hanover Park man apologized for the killing before a Cook County judge on Wednesday sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
But Jeffery Ziegler, the father of the victim, refused to accept Matthew Zucco’s apology, and said after the hearing in Rolling Meadows branch court that he had hoped for a longer sentence. (I think they should dig up his son,Joseph Ziegler, and give him a few years in jail too for selling all those teens their weed...and daddy too for allowing the kid to do it out of the family home)
“I knew the apology was for the judge,” said Ziegler, whose only son, Joseph, was shot and killed in September of 2008 at the family’s home. “I don’t believe it was for me. I don’t feel we wanted an apology.”
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Convicted in the slaying of a former Schaumburg High School football player during a botched robbery, a Hanover Park man apologized for the killing before a Cook County judge on Wednesday sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
But Jeffery Ziegler, the father of the victim, refused to accept Matthew Zucco’s apology, and said after the hearing in Rolling Meadows branch court that he had hoped for a longer sentence. (I think they should dig up his son,Joseph Ziegler, and give him a few years in jail too for selling all those teens their weed...and daddy too for allowing the kid to do it out of the family home)
“I knew the apology was for the judge,” said Ziegler, whose only son, Joseph, was shot and killed in September of 2008 at the family’s home. “I don’t believe it was for me. I don’t feel we wanted an apology.”
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Fat Nasty Stanky Black Welfare Wildebeest Stephanie Dillard crashes car, leaves kids in smashed car, gets naked and stops off for ice cream in Texas
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Driver Stephanie Dillard collided with a bus then left her three children behind in the car as she headed to a drugstore, stripped and then had dessert.
This car crash was a real train wreck.
Driver Stephanie Dillard, after colliding with a Houston city bus, wandered to a nearby CVS where she peeled off her clothes and scarfed down some ice cream, a local television station reported.
Dillard, 34, was charged with suspicion of child endangerment for leaving her three kids alone inside the damaged car before cops scooped her up, according to KPRC-TV.
The woman put up a fight when police arrived to find her liberated from her clothing and enjoying her dessert, the station said.
In her defense, it was 93 degrees in Houston on the day of the accident.
Dillard’s 5-year-old child suffered a gash over his eye in the crash, and was left at the accident scene with his 12-year-old and 16-year-old siblings.
The kids were turned over to their grandmother as Dillard was taken into custody.
Authorities were unsure what caused Dillard’s strange behavior in the aftermath of the wreck.
This car crash was a real train wreck.
Driver Stephanie Dillard, after colliding with a Houston city bus, wandered to a nearby CVS where she peeled off her clothes and scarfed down some ice cream, a local television station reported.
Dillard, 34, was charged with suspicion of child endangerment for leaving her three kids alone inside the damaged car before cops scooped her up, according to KPRC-TV.
The woman put up a fight when police arrived to find her liberated from her clothing and enjoying her dessert, the station said.
In her defense, it was 93 degrees in Houston on the day of the accident.
Dillard’s 5-year-old child suffered a gash over his eye in the crash, and was left at the accident scene with his 12-year-old and 16-year-old siblings.
The kids were turned over to their grandmother as Dillard was taken into custody.
Authorities were unsure what caused Dillard’s strange behavior in the aftermath of the wreck.
The War on Whitie Continues - ‘Not Fair to Be White’: See the Unbelievable New Campaign Sponsored by the University of Minnesota-Duluth
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Here’s a pop quiz: What do we usually call unsubstantiated assumptions about someone’s class, or position in life, based upon the color of their skin?
That’s right, racism. And that appears to be what Campus Reform has uncovered at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which is sponsoring an ad campaign whose core message is very difficult to distinguish from undiluted racism. Watch the ad below if you don’t believe us, and if that doesn’t convince you, keep reading:
Here is what Campus Reform has to say about the ad campaign:
The University of Minnesota – Duluth (UMD) is now sponsoring an ad-campaign designed to achieve “racial justice” by raising awareness of “white privilege.”
The project disseminates its message, that “society was setup for us [whites]“ and as such is ”unfair,” through an aggressive campaign of online videos, billboards, and lectures. The ads feature a number of Caucasians confessing their guilt for the supposed “privilege” that comes along with their fair features.[...]
“You give me better jobs, better pay, better treatment, and a better chance – all because of the color of my skin,” reads one poster that features a close shot of a Caucasian male.
The Un-Fair campaign also held a series of lectures and events on campus last semester. One included a presentation by Tim Wise, author of Dear White America. In his book, Wise confesses a “longstanding fantasy” where he turns to a man with a “God Bless the USA” button and asks him, “why can’t you just get over it?”
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Here’s a pop quiz: What do we usually call unsubstantiated assumptions about someone’s class, or position in life, based upon the color of their skin?
That’s right, racism. And that appears to be what Campus Reform has uncovered at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which is sponsoring an ad campaign whose core message is very difficult to distinguish from undiluted racism. Watch the ad below if you don’t believe us, and if that doesn’t convince you, keep reading:
Here is what Campus Reform has to say about the ad campaign:
The University of Minnesota – Duluth (UMD) is now sponsoring an ad-campaign designed to achieve “racial justice” by raising awareness of “white privilege.”
The project disseminates its message, that “society was setup for us [whites]“ and as such is ”unfair,” through an aggressive campaign of online videos, billboards, and lectures. The ads feature a number of Caucasians confessing their guilt for the supposed “privilege” that comes along with their fair features.[...]
“You give me better jobs, better pay, better treatment, and a better chance – all because of the color of my skin,” reads one poster that features a close shot of a Caucasian male.
The Un-Fair campaign also held a series of lectures and events on campus last semester. One included a presentation by Tim Wise, author of Dear White America. In his book, Wise confesses a “longstanding fantasy” where he turns to a man with a “God Bless the USA” button and asks him, “why can’t you just get over it?”
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19 Haziran 2012 Salı
California Superior Court judge found safe in Carson, police say - She called police because she didn't want to go through a "bad part of town"
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A 71-year-old L.A. County Superior Court judge was found safe several hours after she was reported missing from her Pacific Palisades home, officials said Tuesday.
Los Angeles police say Linda Kay Lefkowitz, a judge at the Santa Monica courthouse, was located around 11:30 p.m. Monday in Carson in good health.
Lefkowitz called police and told them she was lost, according to KTLA News. Prior to the call, Lefkowitz was last seen around 8:30 a.m. Monday at her home.
The station reports the judge’s family became concerned when she didn't return home as usual after work and could not be contacted. Lefkowitz's daughter, Terri Chapman, told KTLA her mother had been undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer and that she seemed scattered on Sunday.
Lefkowitz told police she was not suffering from dementia or any other age-related disease, according to KTLA. She said she stopped to call for help rather than driving through what she called “a bad part of town,” KTLA reported.
Los Angeles police say Linda Kay Lefkowitz, a judge at the Santa Monica courthouse, was located around 11:30 p.m. Monday in Carson in good health.
Lefkowitz called police and told them she was lost, according to KTLA News. Prior to the call, Lefkowitz was last seen around 8:30 a.m. Monday at her home.
The station reports the judge’s family became concerned when she didn't return home as usual after work and could not be contacted. Lefkowitz's daughter, Terri Chapman, told KTLA her mother had been undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer and that she seemed scattered on Sunday.
Lefkowitz told police she was not suffering from dementia or any other age-related disease, according to KTLA. She said she stopped to call for help rather than driving through what she called “a bad part of town,” KTLA reported.
BUMPED UP - COMMUNITY ALERT FOR MT GREENWOOD & BEVERLY AREA - GANGBANGER's FUNERAL PROCESSION TO MT HOPE CEMETERY - TODAY 19 JUNE 2012 - 2PM to 4PM
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Chicago's Mt. Hope Cemetery 11500 South Fairfield (located right behind Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery) was once a beautiful cemetery that many famous people have been buried at... From U.S. Congressmen, Major League Baseball Players and even Mr Swift from Swift Meat Packing company... In recent years Mt Hope has become the burial home to gangbangers, career colored criminals and any other piece of shit who ends up with a free burial courtesy of us taxpayers... Now gun shots are heard routinely, clouds of Cannabis smoke and loud car radios fill the dumping grounds at Mt. Hope.
Black Stones/ EBK Jonathan DUNCAN (IR# 1570121) was murdered on 10 Jun
2012 at 715 W. 50th Pl. by opposing members of the "50 Strong" GD's at that location.
There has been an ongoing war initiated from the murder of Black P
Stones member Zachary Allmon on 25 Apr 2009. (RD# HR-287259)
On 10 Jun 2012, offender DUNCAN and an unknown offender arrived at 715 W.
50th Pl., wearing masks and armed with an AK-47 and other unknown weapons.
DUNCAN and the co-offender opened fire on the large group playing basketball
at that location striking and killing opposing gang member “50 Strong” Gangster
Disciples Shondell ADAMS (IR# 1962663). The group returned fire and struck
Jonathan DUNCAN multiple times. The AK-47 was recovered on the scene. The
2nd masked co-offender fled in a tan Buick Rendezvous and made good his escape.
(RD# HV-328499)
Shondell ADAMS funeral will be held on Tuesday, 19 Jun 12 at 1400hrs at Gatling’s
Chapel, 10133 S. Halsted. The burial is at Mt Hope Cemetery located at
11500 S. Fairfield Ave immediately following funeral services. Information has
been received that a retaliatory shooting is planned at either the burial site or during the procession to the cemetery.
Black Stones/ EBK Jonathan DUNCAN (IR# 1570121) was murdered on 10 Jun
2012 at 715 W. 50th Pl. by opposing members of the "50 Strong" GD's at that location.
There has been an ongoing war initiated from the murder of Black P
Stones member Zachary Allmon on 25 Apr 2009. (RD# HR-287259)
On 10 Jun 2012, offender DUNCAN and an unknown offender arrived at 715 W.
50th Pl., wearing masks and armed with an AK-47 and other unknown weapons.
DUNCAN and the co-offender opened fire on the large group playing basketball
at that location striking and killing opposing gang member “50 Strong” Gangster
Disciples Shondell ADAMS (IR# 1962663). The group returned fire and struck
Jonathan DUNCAN multiple times. The AK-47 was recovered on the scene. The
2nd masked co-offender fled in a tan Buick Rendezvous and made good his escape.
(RD# HV-328499)
Shondell ADAMS funeral will be held on Tuesday, 19 Jun 12 at 1400hrs at Gatling’s
Chapel, 10133 S. Halsted. The burial is at Mt Hope Cemetery located at
11500 S. Fairfield Ave immediately following funeral services. Information has
been received that a retaliatory shooting is planned at either the burial site or during the procession to the cemetery.
When you cater to the Welfare Breeding Inner City Mutts... Your ratings don't go up! But DOWN! McDonald's lowest in fast-food satisfaction
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Being the biggest doesn't necessarily yield the happiest customers, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index released Tuesday. Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. received the lowest customer satisfaction ranking of any full-service or fast-food chain on the survey, with 73 percent satisfaction, up from 72 percent.
McDonald's, which serves 68 million customers around the world every day, has been a historically poor performer on the satisfaction index. The chain has shown significant improvement in the past decade, up from 61 percent satisfaction in 2002. Competitors Burger King and Wendy's have posted smaller gains over the last decade, but their ratings were still higher in 2011. Wendy's outperformed all burger rivals with a 78 percent rating, and Burger King remained at 75 percent.
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Being the biggest doesn't necessarily yield the happiest customers, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index released Tuesday. Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. received the lowest customer satisfaction ranking of any full-service or fast-food chain on the survey, with 73 percent satisfaction, up from 72 percent.
McDonald's, which serves 68 million customers around the world every day, has been a historically poor performer on the satisfaction index. The chain has shown significant improvement in the past decade, up from 61 percent satisfaction in 2002. Competitors Burger King and Wendy's have posted smaller gains over the last decade, but their ratings were still higher in 2011. Wendy's outperformed all burger rivals with a 78 percent rating, and Burger King remained at 75 percent.
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WHEN GOVERNMENT MAKES A GREAT DECISION: Texas dad not charged in killing of daughter's alleged molester
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SHINER, Texas -- Authorities say a father used his hands to beat to death a man who allegedly tried to sexually assault his 4-year-old daughter on their rural farm.
Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon said Monday he doesn't anticipate arresting the father following Saturday's killing near Shiner. Harmon said nothing so far suggests the beating death happened for "any reason other than what he told us."
"He was just doing what he thought he had to do to protect his daughter," Harmon said.
The victim was only identified as a 47-year-old man from Gonzales who was not related to the girl's family.
Harmon said the man appeared to have no prior criminal history and that he went to the property Saturday to help care for some horses.
The father told authorities he punched the man after he heard his daughter screaming from the barn and then found the victim trying to sexually assault the girl.
The father's name is being withheld because of the ongoing investigation.
The child's grandfather said it was an accident and that he was sorry that it happened.
Harmon said he doesn't expect any charges against the father, but that the case will be heard before a grand jury.
Nearby resident Michael Veit said he undestands the father's actions.
"I have an 11-year-old son myself, and if anything would have happened to my family, I probably would have done worse," he said.
Authorities said the 4-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for examinations following the attempted assault and was released later that night.
SHINER, Texas -- Authorities say a father used his hands to beat to death a man who allegedly tried to sexually assault his 4-year-old daughter on their rural farm.
Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon said Monday he doesn't anticipate arresting the father following Saturday's killing near Shiner. Harmon said nothing so far suggests the beating death happened for "any reason other than what he told us."
"He was just doing what he thought he had to do to protect his daughter," Harmon said.
The victim was only identified as a 47-year-old man from Gonzales who was not related to the girl's family.
Harmon said the man appeared to have no prior criminal history and that he went to the property Saturday to help care for some horses.
The father told authorities he punched the man after he heard his daughter screaming from the barn and then found the victim trying to sexually assault the girl.
The father's name is being withheld because of the ongoing investigation.
The child's grandfather said it was an accident and that he was sorry that it happened.
Harmon said he doesn't expect any charges against the father, but that the case will be heard before a grand jury.
Nearby resident Michael Veit said he undestands the father's actions.
"I have an 11-year-old son myself, and if anything would have happened to my family, I probably would have done worse," he said.
Authorities said the 4-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for examinations following the attempted assault and was released later that night.
Oak Lawn, IL Police: Fat Nasty Gypsy charged after spitting on police officer
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An Oak Lawn woman has been charged with battery after she spent her mile-long ride in an Oak Lawn squad car spitting on the arresting officer and cursing him authorities say.
Officers finally placed a "spit hood" on Tiffany N. Miller, 17, during the ride from Advocate Christ Medical Center early Sunday, according to Oak Lawn Police Division Chief Mike Kaufman.
As the officer prepared to place the hood on Miller, she "spit twice more, striking him on the top of the head and ear," and then laughed and said ‘Gotcha!" and called him a name, Kaufman said.
Miller eventually apologized, Kaufman said.
Police had taken Miller into custody around 1:35 a.m. Sunday at the hospital, where she spat on hospital staff and cursed them, Kaufman said.
Miller, of the 7000 block of West 87th Street in Oak Lawn, remained in Cook County Jail this morning on $50,000 bail.
An Oak Lawn woman has been charged with battery after she spent her mile-long ride in an Oak Lawn squad car spitting on the arresting officer and cursing him authorities say.
Officers finally placed a "spit hood" on Tiffany N. Miller, 17, during the ride from Advocate Christ Medical Center early Sunday, according to Oak Lawn Police Division Chief Mike Kaufman.
As the officer prepared to place the hood on Miller, she "spit twice more, striking him on the top of the head and ear," and then laughed and said ‘Gotcha!" and called him a name, Kaufman said.
Miller eventually apologized, Kaufman said.
Police had taken Miller into custody around 1:35 a.m. Sunday at the hospital, where she spat on hospital staff and cursed them, Kaufman said.
Miller, of the 7000 block of West 87th Street in Oak Lawn, remained in Cook County Jail this morning on $50,000 bail.
18 Haziran 2012 Pazartesi
Colored Welfare Wildebeest pours hot grease on neighbors, including 2 children, during argument: cops
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Photo: The Section 8 free government home in which Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a fight between two groups of people in north Charlotte that ended with a pot of hot grease being tossed onto several people.
A North Carolina woman was arrested after allegedly dumping a pot of hot grease onto her neighbors gathered on a front porch on Sunday, authorities said Monday.
The eight victims ranged from ages 2 to 60, and screams could be heard rippling throughout the north Charlotte neighborhood as the grease reportedly hit their hands, arms and faces.
“It just sounds like something you’d hear in a horror movie,” neighbor Lajerrl Robinson told WSOC-TV in Charlotte.
Police charged Regina Terry, 33, with seven counts of malicious maiming after the chaotic incident that began with an argument between residents in 1511 A Polk Street and 1511 B, the Charlotte Observer reported.
“A suspect who was inside apartment A came outside and took a pot of hot grease and threw it on everybody ... who was on the front porch,” a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spokesman said in a news release.
Terry bolted after allegedly throwing the grease. It’s unclear what set off Sunday afternoon’s feud.
“That’s just malicious,” neighbor Toyea Jordan told WSOC after police were called. “I was horrified to think of the kids and whoever else got burned.”
The 2-year-old and a 27-year-old had to be flown to a Chapel Hill burn center, The Observer said, while four other victims were also taken to the hospital.
Their conditions were not immediately known.
CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte said an eighth victim was a young girl who suffered superficial burn wounds to her arms.
Police also charged Terry with six counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.
Neighbors said they never expected the quarreling could turn so heated.
“They argue on a daily basis, but it never gets physical ... this right here went to another level,” a neighbor told WBTV.
A North Carolina woman was arrested after allegedly dumping a pot of hot grease onto her neighbors gathered on a front porch on Sunday, authorities said Monday.
The eight victims ranged from ages 2 to 60, and screams could be heard rippling throughout the north Charlotte neighborhood as the grease reportedly hit their hands, arms and faces.
“It just sounds like something you’d hear in a horror movie,” neighbor Lajerrl Robinson told WSOC-TV in Charlotte.
Police charged Regina Terry, 33, with seven counts of malicious maiming after the chaotic incident that began with an argument between residents in 1511 A Polk Street and 1511 B, the Charlotte Observer reported.
“A suspect who was inside apartment A came outside and took a pot of hot grease and threw it on everybody ... who was on the front porch,” a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spokesman said in a news release.
Terry bolted after allegedly throwing the grease. It’s unclear what set off Sunday afternoon’s feud.
“That’s just malicious,” neighbor Toyea Jordan told WSOC after police were called. “I was horrified to think of the kids and whoever else got burned.”
The 2-year-old and a 27-year-old had to be flown to a Chapel Hill burn center, The Observer said, while four other victims were also taken to the hospital.
Their conditions were not immediately known.
CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte said an eighth victim was a young girl who suffered superficial burn wounds to her arms.
Police also charged Terry with six counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.
Neighbors said they never expected the quarreling could turn so heated.
“They argue on a daily basis, but it never gets physical ... this right here went to another level,” a neighbor told WBTV.
Chitlings Corey Colbert, 9 and Christopher Colbert, 6 split the free government paid for home after they were told to clean their bedroom
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The adults in the family previous split when told to get a job!
Photo: Corey Colbert, 9 (left) and Christopher Colbert, 6
Two brothers, ages 6 and 9, were found safe this morning after they ran away from their South Shore home because they didn't want to clean their room, police said.
The boys had last been seen playing basketball in the area of 1700 East 68th Street Sunday afternoon, according to an alert issued by police.
The boys told authorities they hid in bushes near their home Sunday night because they did not want to clean their room, police said.
The brothers were reunited with their mother after they showed up at the home of their babysitter at 85th and Saginaw this morning, police said. The babysitter alerted the mother, who showed up at the home, police said.
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Photo: Corey Colbert, 9 (left) and Christopher Colbert, 6
Two brothers, ages 6 and 9, were found safe this morning after they ran away from their South Shore home because they didn't want to clean their room, police said.
The boys had last been seen playing basketball in the area of 1700 East 68th Street Sunday afternoon, according to an alert issued by police.
The boys told authorities they hid in bushes near their home Sunday night because they did not want to clean their room, police said.
The brothers were reunited with their mother after they showed up at the home of their babysitter at 85th and Saginaw this morning, police said. The babysitter alerted the mother, who showed up at the home, police said.
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Former suburban storeowner canel jockey Dawoud Zoubeidi faces trial after shooting at armed Negro thief
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I have to side with the Camel Jockey on this one...Everybody has a right to protect themselves from the dark willdog.
Above Photo: Dawoud Zoubeidi, a former storeowner charged with gun crimes after he fired at a robber, stands outside of his former store, The Connection Wear at 1571 E. Sibley Calumet City,Il. Thursday, June 14, 2012
Did a south suburban storeowner fire at a fleeing thief in self-defense?
Or was he engaging in a reckless act of vigilante justice?
The answer may come in August when Dawoud “David” Zoubeidi is scheduled to stand trial on felony weapons charges for firing three shots at a man who sprinted out of his Calumet City store with stolen leather jackets.
Zoubeidi apparently didn’t hit the thief, who dropped the jackets and escaped in a waiting car. He and his attorney, Patrick O’Byrne, said he was justified in firing his .40-caliber pistol. Zoubeidi claims the thief flashed a pistol in his waistband first.
“He had the right to defend himself,” O’Byrne said. “The anti-gun climate punishes the law-abiding citizen.”
Cook County prosecutors feel otherwise. They have charged Zoubeidi with reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Above Photo: Dawoud Zoubeidi, a former storeowner charged with gun crimes after he fired at a robber, stands outside of his former store, The Connection Wear at 1571 E. Sibley Calumet City,Il. Thursday, June 14, 2012
Did a south suburban storeowner fire at a fleeing thief in self-defense?
Or was he engaging in a reckless act of vigilante justice?
The answer may come in August when Dawoud “David” Zoubeidi is scheduled to stand trial on felony weapons charges for firing three shots at a man who sprinted out of his Calumet City store with stolen leather jackets.
Zoubeidi apparently didn’t hit the thief, who dropped the jackets and escaped in a waiting car. He and his attorney, Patrick O’Byrne, said he was justified in firing his .40-caliber pistol. Zoubeidi claims the thief flashed a pistol in his waistband first.
“He had the right to defend himself,” O’Byrne said. “The anti-gun climate punishes the law-abiding citizen.”
Cook County prosecutors feel otherwise. They have charged Zoubeidi with reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
More Americans Killed In Chicago Than In Afghanistan - including all the soldiers fighting the terrorist war there
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This year 228 Chicago residents have been killed, while the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan during the same period is 144, The Huffington Post reported.
The news comes amidst some bad PR for the Chicago Police Department this month it assigned 100 officers to the wedding of the daughter of a White House adviser, Valerie Jarrett. The department has been proactive in trying to quell the violence, offering officers overtime pay for working their days off and deploying a large number of officers to high crime areas, like downtown where Black mob-style attacks have occurred recently.
It's not just this year that Chicago outpaced Afghanistan in terms of deaths by violence, either. Since 2001 more than 5,000 people have been killed by gunfire in Chicago, and during that same period 2,000 U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan, Chicago's WBEZ 91.5 reported.
The murder rate in Chicago is twice that of Los Angeles and four times higher than New York's rate, and in recent weeks the Windy City has had some high-profile incidents. Warmer weather has brought a surge in gun violence, with more expected at the upcoming Puerto Rican Festival and the large crowds it draws, The Huffington Post reported.
Garry McCarthy, Chicago's police superintendent, said the city's rate is actually improving but that it deals with a perception problem, the Chicago Tribune reported. Chicago's homicide statistics have actually improved in the past two years, he noted.
This year 228 Chicago residents have been killed, while the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan during the same period is 144, The Huffington Post reported.
The news comes amidst some bad PR for the Chicago Police Department this month it assigned 100 officers to the wedding of the daughter of a White House adviser, Valerie Jarrett. The department has been proactive in trying to quell the violence, offering officers overtime pay for working their days off and deploying a large number of officers to high crime areas, like downtown where Black mob-style attacks have occurred recently.
It's not just this year that Chicago outpaced Afghanistan in terms of deaths by violence, either. Since 2001 more than 5,000 people have been killed by gunfire in Chicago, and during that same period 2,000 U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan, Chicago's WBEZ 91.5 reported.
The murder rate in Chicago is twice that of Los Angeles and four times higher than New York's rate, and in recent weeks the Windy City has had some high-profile incidents. Warmer weather has brought a surge in gun violence, with more expected at the upcoming Puerto Rican Festival and the large crowds it draws, The Huffington Post reported.
Garry McCarthy, Chicago's police superintendent, said the city's rate is actually improving but that it deals with a perception problem, the Chicago Tribune reported. Chicago's homicide statistics have actually improved in the past two years, he noted.
Former Chicago Police Sgt John Pallohusky I.D.O.C. Photo/Info becomes publicly available
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You go from being a Chicago Police Sergeant & head of the Chicago Police Sergeant's Union to I.D.O.C. Jail Inmate Garb and being treated like a dog....
WAS IT WORTH IT JOHN?
M29183 - PALLOHUSKY, JOHN
Parent Institution: STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Offender Status: RECEPTION
Location: NORTHERN RECEPTION CENTER
PHYSICAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 02/05/1956
Weight: 195 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Sex: Male
Height:5 ft. 10 in.
Race: White
Eyes: Brown
MARKS, SCARS, & TATTOOS: NONE RECORDED
ADMISSION / RELEASE / DISCHARGE INFO
Admission Date: 06/08/2012
Projected Parole Date: TO BE DETERMINED
Last Paroled Date: DNA
Projected Discharge Date: TO BE DETERMINED
SENTENCING INFORMATION
MITTIMUS: 10CR0183601
CLASS: 1
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE:
THEFT/UNAUTHD CON/>100K-500K
CUSTODY DATE: 06/05/2012
SENTENCE: 12 Years 0 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO
WAS IT WORTH IT JOHN?
M29183 - PALLOHUSKY, JOHN
Parent Institution: STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Offender Status: RECEPTION
Location: NORTHERN RECEPTION CENTER
PHYSICAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 02/05/1956
Weight: 195 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Sex: Male
Height:5 ft. 10 in.
Race: White
Eyes: Brown
MARKS, SCARS, & TATTOOS: NONE RECORDED
ADMISSION / RELEASE / DISCHARGE INFO
Admission Date: 06/08/2012
Projected Parole Date: TO BE DETERMINED
Last Paroled Date: DNA
Projected Discharge Date: TO BE DETERMINED
SENTENCING INFORMATION
MITTIMUS: 10CR0183601
CLASS: 1
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE:
THEFT/UNAUTHD CON/>100K-500K
CUSTODY DATE: 06/05/2012
SENTENCE: 12 Years 0 Months 0 Days
COUNTY: COOK
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO
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83 year old man angry about Palos Hills being invaded by blacks, camel jockeys and illegal beaners attempts suicide by cop
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Palos Hills police subdued an elderly man Friday afternoon who was waving a gun in the air, telling police he wanted to end his life.
Police responded to a call in the area of Theresa Circle and found a grey-haired male, 83, sitting in the grass at the rear of the building with a gun.
According to police, he yelled to police to shoot him or he will shoot them, saying he couldn’t do anything any more with his changing neighborhood and wanted to end his life.
Police officers were able to talk the man into putting down his weapon and gain his confidence, according to a police department news release. As they moved closer to him, one officer stepped on the weapon, while two other officers wrestled him away from the gun, police said.
He was transported to Palos Community Hospital.
Police Chief Paul Madigan commended his officers for their “compassionate” response.
“This could have gone horribly bad had it not been for some very good police work,” Madigan said in a news release.
Palos Hills police subdued an elderly man Friday afternoon who was waving a gun in the air, telling police he wanted to end his life.
Police responded to a call in the area of Theresa Circle and found a grey-haired male, 83, sitting in the grass at the rear of the building with a gun.
According to police, he yelled to police to shoot him or he will shoot them, saying he couldn’t do anything any more with his changing neighborhood and wanted to end his life.
Police officers were able to talk the man into putting down his weapon and gain his confidence, according to a police department news release. As they moved closer to him, one officer stepped on the weapon, while two other officers wrestled him away from the gun, police said.
He was transported to Palos Community Hospital.
Police Chief Paul Madigan commended his officers for their “compassionate” response.
“This could have gone horribly bad had it not been for some very good police work,” Madigan said in a news release.
Colored man with his stanky unwashed crotch arrested for public sex with a teddy bear… for the FOURTH TIME
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Chris Marshall of Cincinnati cited for pleasuring himself with the stuffed animal - and one day when he kills a little kid after raping that child...the elected officials will talk about how this asshole "fell between the cracks" of the justice system and should have been locked up for life.... For the fourth time in two years, a Cincinnati man was arrested for masturbating in public, with a teddy bear.
Chris Marshall was cited Wednesday for disorderly conduct after he was caught having sex with the stuffed animal in a public alley, the Smoking Gun reported.
Employees of the Elm Street Health Clinic spotted him and called police, WKRC Cincinnati reported.
The 28-year-old has three prior convictions for public indecency and disorderly conduct involving a teddy bear, court records show. It's unknown whether the same bear was used each time.
The first offense was in February, 2010. Marshall confessed to "engaging in masturbation with a teddy bear in a men's bathroom," Hamilton County Municipal Court records show.
Nine months later he was arrested again, for knowingly engaging in the indecent act, which officials said had been "an ongoing problem," according to court records.
Nine months after that, in August 2011, he was charged with the same offense, this time in "a place where minors were likely to be present," records show.
Marshall served light jail sentences and paid small fines for the misdemeanor crimes, the Smoking Gun reported.
Chris Marshall was cited Wednesday for disorderly conduct after he was caught having sex with the stuffed animal in a public alley, the Smoking Gun reported.
Employees of the Elm Street Health Clinic spotted him and called police, WKRC Cincinnati reported.
The 28-year-old has three prior convictions for public indecency and disorderly conduct involving a teddy bear, court records show. It's unknown whether the same bear was used each time.
The first offense was in February, 2010. Marshall confessed to "engaging in masturbation with a teddy bear in a men's bathroom," Hamilton County Municipal Court records show.
Nine months later he was arrested again, for knowingly engaging in the indecent act, which officials said had been "an ongoing problem," according to court records.
Nine months after that, in August 2011, he was charged with the same offense, this time in "a place where minors were likely to be present," records show.
Marshall served light jail sentences and paid small fines for the misdemeanor crimes, the Smoking Gun reported.
Burbank, CA - DUI Suspect in Custody After Wild Pursuit - Video by KTLA News
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- A driver claiming that "God took over" is in custody Saturday after taking police on a wild chase through Hollywood.
The pursuit started in Burbank around 7:45 p.m. when an off-duty police officer saw the man driving recklessly.
The officer called in for backup. The driver, identified as 29-year-old Vardan Aslanyan, refused to pull over.
He led officers across several freeways, hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour at times.
Aslanyan stopped at the Burbank off-ramp on the 170 freeway at one point and appeared to be surrendering but then started up again.
Traffic on the 101 slowed him down.
He slammed into the center divider and damaged the car's front left wheel but still kept going.
Aslanyan exited Highland still pursued by police cruisers.
He crashed into two vehicles along Franklin Avenue near the 101 freeway in Hollywood and spun out of control.
He was taken into custody claiming he was an "angel."
A child in one of the vehicles involved in the crash was hurt.
Her condition is unknown.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- A driver claiming that "God took over" is in custody Saturday after taking police on a wild chase through Hollywood.
The pursuit started in Burbank around 7:45 p.m. when an off-duty police officer saw the man driving recklessly.
The officer called in for backup. The driver, identified as 29-year-old Vardan Aslanyan, refused to pull over.
He led officers across several freeways, hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour at times.
Aslanyan stopped at the Burbank off-ramp on the 170 freeway at one point and appeared to be surrendering but then started up again.
Traffic on the 101 slowed him down.
He slammed into the center divider and damaged the car's front left wheel but still kept going.
Aslanyan exited Highland still pursued by police cruisers.
He crashed into two vehicles along Franklin Avenue near the 101 freeway in Hollywood and spun out of control.
He was taken into custody claiming he was an "angel."
A child in one of the vehicles involved in the crash was hurt.
Her condition is unknown.
Another colored person who couldn't swim - Rodney King found dead in swimming pool
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Just like a filthy bottom eating Catfish, Rodney King was found on the bottom of the pool with his lips stuck to the floor of the pool.
Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 sparked the L.A. riots, was found dead at his California home on Sunday. He was 47.
Police said King's fiancée discovered him at the bottom of the swimming pool at their Rialto, Calif., home, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles.
Police responded to a call at 5:25 a.m., pulled King out of the pool and attempted CPR, but could not revive him.
King's representative Suzanne Wickman confirmed to his death to KABC-TV. According to TMZ, King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, told friends King spent the bulk of Saturday drinking and "smoked marijuana at some point," before she went to went to bed at 2:00 a.m.
The cause of death is unknown, but police are investigating it as a drowning. Rialto Police Capt. Randy DeAnda told CNN there were no preliminary signs of foul play.
King was rightfully beaten by four white LAPD officers following a DUI stop on March 3, 1991 after leading cops on a high speed chase then exiting the vehicle and physically attacking the responding police officers. Footage captured by an amateur videographer showed the officers hitting King 56 times with wooden batons. Which wasn't enough because King kept fighting the police.
"I just got lucky that night to have the cameras on me," King said in April, marking the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots. "When I saw the tape, I was so happy that it was on tape and then looking at it, it was like I was in another body. I felt like I had died in that one, and was just watching it." But now I really have died!
The four officers--Theodore Briseno, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind and Sgt. Stacey Koon--were acquitted of criminal charges, sparking the riots that left 55 people dead. (Koon and Powell were later found guilty of federal civil rights charges and sentenced to 30 months in prison.)
"It felt like Armageddon," King said of the acquittal. "It felt like the end of the world. I was hurt. I was past upset.
"I was raised not to be violent, and not to be rioting and carrying on like a wild man," he added, "but at the same time, there was a side of me saying, 'What else can you do?' I didn't agree with it, but I understood."
During the five-day riots--marked by widespread looting, arson and racially-charged beatings throughout South Central L.A.--King made his famous public plea for peace: "People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?"
"Through all that he had gone through with his beating and personal demons, he was never one to not call for reconciliation and for his people to overcome and forgive," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement on Sunday.
King had long struggled with alcohol abuse, much of it detailed in his 2012 memoir, "The Riot Within." According to KABC, he was arrested or detained by police at least a dozen times on charges ranging from DUI to domestic violence.
In 2011--the 20th anniversary of his beating--King was arrested in California on suspicion of DUI.
According to TMZ, King was scheduled to compete in a celebrity boxing match against Jose Canseco in August.
Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 sparked the L.A. riots, was found dead at his California home on Sunday. He was 47.
Police said King's fiancée discovered him at the bottom of the swimming pool at their Rialto, Calif., home, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles.
Police responded to a call at 5:25 a.m., pulled King out of the pool and attempted CPR, but could not revive him.
King's representative Suzanne Wickman confirmed to his death to KABC-TV. According to TMZ, King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, told friends King spent the bulk of Saturday drinking and "smoked marijuana at some point," before she went to went to bed at 2:00 a.m.
The cause of death is unknown, but police are investigating it as a drowning. Rialto Police Capt. Randy DeAnda told CNN there were no preliminary signs of foul play.
King was rightfully beaten by four white LAPD officers following a DUI stop on March 3, 1991 after leading cops on a high speed chase then exiting the vehicle and physically attacking the responding police officers. Footage captured by an amateur videographer showed the officers hitting King 56 times with wooden batons. Which wasn't enough because King kept fighting the police.
"I just got lucky that night to have the cameras on me," King said in April, marking the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots. "When I saw the tape, I was so happy that it was on tape and then looking at it, it was like I was in another body. I felt like I had died in that one, and was just watching it." But now I really have died!
The four officers--Theodore Briseno, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind and Sgt. Stacey Koon--were acquitted of criminal charges, sparking the riots that left 55 people dead. (Koon and Powell were later found guilty of federal civil rights charges and sentenced to 30 months in prison.)
"It felt like Armageddon," King said of the acquittal. "It felt like the end of the world. I was hurt. I was past upset.
"I was raised not to be violent, and not to be rioting and carrying on like a wild man," he added, "but at the same time, there was a side of me saying, 'What else can you do?' I didn't agree with it, but I understood."
During the five-day riots--marked by widespread looting, arson and racially-charged beatings throughout South Central L.A.--King made his famous public plea for peace: "People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?"
"Through all that he had gone through with his beating and personal demons, he was never one to not call for reconciliation and for his people to overcome and forgive," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement on Sunday.
King had long struggled with alcohol abuse, much of it detailed in his 2012 memoir, "The Riot Within." According to KABC, he was arrested or detained by police at least a dozen times on charges ranging from DUI to domestic violence.
In 2011--the 20th anniversary of his beating--King was arrested in California on suspicion of DUI.
According to TMZ, King was scheduled to compete in a celebrity boxing match against Jose Canseco in August.
Chicagoan & Author Lisa Tortorello has an upcoming radio interview... Please listen if you have a chance!
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