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Chicago sets a new record for February carjacking reports — up 18% over last year (and up 390% compared to February 2019)
Carjacking reports increased 18% in February compared to the same month last year, according to the latest info from CPD. But you wouldn’t know that by the way the department framed its monthly “crime is down” press release yesterday. More on that in a minute. One of...
NYPD subway crimes skyrocket over 200% in week after Mayor Eric Adams deploys more police, services
New York City subway crimes skyrocketed by more than 200% this past week compared to the same time in 2021, after several reports of heinous attacks in the transit system and despite Mayor Eric Adams’s crackdown efforts. There were 55 subway crimes reported from Feb....
Gov. Youngkin signs first veto on policing auditor bill
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, signed his first veto Tuesday on a bill that would have created a politically appointed independent policing auditor hired directly by the Arlington County Board of Supervisors. H.B. 670, which reached Youngkin’s desk after...
Crime increasing as EPD shrinks
Reported crime in Evanston has increased over the past four years as the size of the city’s police force has declined. That’s what’s shown in data to be presented to Interim Police Chief Richard Eddington to the City Council’s Human Services Committee on Monday....
With major crime up 34%, 95 more cops walk out the door; CPD is losing cops at “unsustainable” rate, alderman says
One month ago, we reported that CPD statistics showed reports of major crimes were up 24% in the first three weeks of the new year compared to the same time last year. How have things improved since then? They haven’t. Major crime reports are now up 34%, with all...
Downtown Seattle bakery closes, citing excessive crime, after fatal shooting Sunday
It wasn’t just the fatal shooting Sunday that led Olga Sagan to close her Piroshky Piroshky bakery in downtown Seattle. Last week someone was shot and injured near the bakery’s location near Third Avenue and Pike Street, Sagan said. When she tried to open the store...
Our Chicago: Police deal with shootings, carjackings and theft as crime continues in city, suburbs
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Saying "enough is enough," President Joe Biden pledged on Thursday that the federal government would step up its fight against gun violence. He made this promise during a visit to New York City, but it's a problem nationwide. Last year, there were...
Downtown Seattle bakery closes ‘for the safety of its employees’ amid rampant crime, drug use
A downtown Seattle bakery is temporarily closing one of its locations "for the safety of its employees" after a spate of recent shootings, including at least one that was fatal, has left owners concerned, according to officials and reports. Piroshky Piroshky Bakery...
What’s this Mag Mile mall worth? A lot less than it was.
A California mall owner has sold its 50% stake in the Shops at North Bridge to its partner in a deal that offers a reminder of just how far the Magnificent Mile has fallen. Several years after floating ambitious plans to expand the Shops at North Bridge on North...
A shooter fired at officers. Police say it was a 4-year-old, acting on his dad’s instructions.
As police struggled to arrest a man who allegedly pulled a gun on McDonald's workers for messing up his order, one of the officers turned toward the man's car. He saw a gun pointed at his fellow officers. The officer swiped the gun to the side as it fired, the bullet...