Chicago Crime

A couple of nights ago, we came home and found police buzzing up and down Bryn Mawr. The normal entrance to our parking lot was blocked off by police, so we went around the block to the back entrance. On the way, we were cut off and almost splattered by carloads of undercover cops. The way they were driving, I was sure Osama Bin Laden had been spotted at the Red Line stop.

We parked and walked down the alley. There was a black Chevy Malibu, and a single bicycle cop standing guard over it. We asked him what was up.
"The car is hot [as in stolen], and the occupant took off running when they pulled him over," he said.
"Wow. Welp. Good luck!"

We rode the lone working elevator upstairs, and looked down in the alley again from our apartment:
Several police cars (not shown) and cops were tearing the car apart. The ATV cops from the park later showed up too. If you look closely, you can see the childrens' red wagon that was in the trunk. They later pulled out a golf bag, and whole bunch of other crap. There were no less than 20 cops on the scene.

Now comes the part I want to get to the bottom of. I check in the paper the next day, and found this story.
They shot the guy! It happened about 3 miles due west of here -- the 12th police-related fatality this year. Apparently, a weapon was found in the car, but as with many of these police-related stories, I have a hard time learning about the details on the internet.

My usual standby is Chicago Crime. They usually run about a week behind, so there's no info on this shooting yet. But while I wait for this to be updated, I usually waste time looking at all kinds of other crimes in the city. For instance, dice games in parks can be found primarily in 3 regions of the city,and homicides cluster on the South and West sides. There's also still a market for crack in Chicago.

More to come...