by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 18, 2021 | Chicago Crime
Chicago is a crime spree in progress. Homicides in Cook County have topped 1,000, nearly 800 of them in Chicago. A stroll in the park or a trip to the grocery is a journey into harm’s way as accused murderers, violent gun offenders, armed robbers, and muggers are let...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 18, 2021 | Illinois News, McHenry
By the end of 2022, every McHenry County sheriff’s deputies will be equipped with a body-worn camera following a new state law that requires each police officer in Illinois to wear a camera when interacting with the public by 2025. The deadline for the McHenry County...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 17, 2021 | Who Would Have Thought?
Some people are going to great lengths to avoid having their windows smashed, even leaving their trunks open to show it’s empty. SAN FRANCISCO — Some car owners in the San Francisco Bay Area has been going to great lengths to avoid vehicle break-ins, even...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 16, 2021 | Illinois Crime
It’s no secret that Chicago, like many major U.S. cities, has suffered from an unprecedented spike in homicides and non-fatal shootings over the last two years. Despite seeing record low homicide rates between 2004 and 2015, Chicago residents are now experiencing...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 15, 2021 | Human Interest Stories
Joe Serna served three tours in Afghanistan as a Green Beret. Judge Lou Olivera is a veteran, too, who served in the Army as an intelligence officer. But when they met, it wasn’t on base. It was in a North Carolina courtroom. Serna had been struggling to adapt...
