James Clark Charged After Placing Fake Pipe Bomb Outside Chicago Police Station
James Clark has been charged with one felony count of terrorism and making a false threat threat after placing a fake pipe bomb outside a Chicago police station.
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James Clark has been charged with one felony count of terrorism and making a false threat threat after placing a fake pipe bomb outside a Chicago police station.
"If we look the other way and allow it to happen, it is only going to get worse as the summer goes on."
For the first time, Chicago Police will begin tracking some wrong raids that result from faulty information, such as the raid on Anjanette Young's home two years ago.
Police on Sunday were hoping for a quieter night in the Loop, after a tense one the night before.
There was a large police presence Saturday night in downtown Chicago, as a group of young people was making its way through the Loop.
Chicago Police have issued a community alert, after a woman was attacked overnight in the Fulton Market area.
A 43-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl at a South Side motel and trafficking her to other men is now behind bars.
Four months after recommending "urgent" changes to the Chicago Police Department's search warrant policies, the city's top watchdog issued a new report that found Black men were the targets of CPD search warrants far more often than anyone else from 2017 through 2020.
A virtual townhall meeting was held Wednesday night to discuss a proposed city ordinance aimed at preventing botched police raids – named for Anjanette Young.
Concern is high after two deadly police shootings took place in March following foot pursuits.
CBS 2 has dug into Chicago's contract with ShotSpotter - a high-tech gunshot detection system that can alert police of potential gunfire in seconds.
The Anjanette Young case is drawing support for a new ordinance aimed at preventing botched police raids.
Activists on Sunday demanded changes in the systems that have failed to protect children from abuse.
Shootings are up for the month of April along with more victims, according to crime statistics the Chicago Police Department released.
"The first thing we realized is how young he is."
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has wrapped up its investigation of the case of Anjanette Young, the social worker who is suing the city after she was handcuffed naked in a botched police raid two years ago.
Before the video was released, Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested the chase and shooting stemmed from a simple traffic violation, though she did not provide any details.
Once again, a foot chase is at the center of a deadly police shooting.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability probe into the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez is just one of at least seven open investigations the agency has involving police shootings this year.
Grieving mothers held a vigil on the city's South Side Monday evening for families who have lost loved ones to police violence.
Former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Sunday denounced Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx for her handling of the Adam Toledo investigation.
A 23-year-old man has been charged with attacking a Chicago Police detective in February, as the detective was investigating a fatal shooting in the South Shore neighborhood.
Police finally arrested the girl's abusers and finally Springfield took notice of how she was the one locked up long after she was cleared to leave
Chicago alderman are now faced with daunting task of police reform.
"This constant, 'He's going to Dallas. He's leaving,' it's just nonsense, and it's destabilizing, and frankly it's insulting," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said of unsubstantiated rumors of Chicago Police Supt. David Brown's ouster.
