by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 7, 2021 | Chicago Crime
CHICAGO – Chicago’s top cop had a few things to talk about Monday morning as he stood before reporters. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown introduced a new Narcotics Arrest Diversion program designed to keep drug offenders out of the system and in...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 7, 2021 | Retail Theft
Retailers and law enforcement around the country are ramping up security to combat a wave of thefts by criminal groups during the busy holiday shopping season. Some of the most brazen crimes, sometimes known as “flash mob” robberies, have happened in recent weeks. In...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 7, 2021 | National News, Waukesha Stories
Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com GoFundMe has removed a fundraiser for Darrell Brooks Jr., who has been charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide after Sunday’s Christmas parade massacre in Waukesha. A GoFundMe was created for Brooks...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 7, 2021 | Retail Theft
How the rise in organized retail theft is scaring shoppers, worrying workers and squeezing stores during the industry’s prime selling season. There’s a new feature at many luxury stores in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood this holiday season: security guards...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 7, 2021 | Illinois News
Merchants, Lightfoot and others look for answers amid 21 arrests and an attack that injured a CTA driver across from Millennium Park. Another outbreak of mass youth violence over the weekend has downtown merchants, a big labor union, police and others trying to...