Crime

Let’s get the myths out of the way: COVID wasn’t the main driver behind the recent crime surge

I didn’t meet Davell Gardner Jr. Yet his photo — and the bubbly personality it captures — will forever remain etched in my mind. The picture shows a baby with fuzzy curls; trusting, happy eyes; a beaming, gap-toothed smile. His chubby, loaf-like baby hands remind me of my own kids’ hands, which I often can’t help kissing or blowing raspberries on. There he is, crawling on his dad’s belly, enjoying one of the last playtimes of his life.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plans over the last year or so to alleviate the violence plaguing the city she was elected to run simply aren’t working, as evidenced by the extreme failure of her “Our City, Our Safety” program. Who knew that injecting “resources” en masse instead of allowing police to do their jobs wouldn’t work?

At least 11 people were killed and another 61 were wounded in shootings across the Chicagoland area over the weekend. This past weekend’s numbers are up from the previous weekend, which saw at least 10 fatally shot and another 50 wounded.

The surge in crime is finally starting to affect Washington’s cozy and wealthy elite

Imagine dining al fresco at a popular French brasserie in Washington DC. It’s a clear, summer night and the streets are buzzing with residents and tourists alike. You’re enjoying your Burger Americain, and suddenly gunshots ring out down the street. Diners duck and run for cover. You later hear that two men were injured just blocks away from where you were enjoying your meal. The stark realization hits: the heart of the nation’s capital is not safe.

Be amiss…

George Floyd and Ashli Babbitt: a tale of two police murders and two very different media treatments.

Here’s a tale of two cops and two murders: Derek Chauvin and George Floyd, and John Doe and Ashli Babbitt. Two cops, two unarmed citizens killed. One you care about, one you don’t. Even murder is politicized these days.

CHICAGO — Eleven people have been killed and 45 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend, police said.

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown announced Monday that he creating a special team of 50 officers to target gun trafficking and gun crimes.

Superintendent Brown said the new team would work with the ATF and the CPD firearms investigations unit on mid-level and upper-level gun trafficking investigations.

Well that’s 11 more votes for the Democrats.

“…The committee head moved to the affluent district with his husband a few years ago from New York, where he had been CEO of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for about 20 years. He said he has been disturbed by the “brazenness” of the criminal behavior as of late, pointing to a high murder rate, home invasions while residents are home, and a recent police warning of “bump and robs.”

I wonder why?

Atlanta police ditching department and slamming leadership in letters

Law enforcement officials have made an arrest in the ghastly attack on a Chicago couple in the aftermath of the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade last month, with authorities revealing an additional tragic aspect to the case.

Video appeared to depict a group of men dragging Gyovanni Arzuaga and Yasmin Perez — both of whom were in their 20s and were parents of two young children — out of their vehicle, with one of the assailants allegedly opening fire in the incident that occurred near Humboldt Park. Arzuaga was rushed to a local hospital where he tragically died from a gunshot wound to the head. Yasmin Perez, who was critically injured, passed away three days later.