Crime News
Individuals claiming to represent the owners of 3841 S. Honore St. and 3842 S. Honore St. have denied the properties' involvement in the gang and drug activity described by Chicago Police Department officers at the June 8, 2016, meeting of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) for Beat 912. In direct outreach to this publication, these individuals refuted the public allegations made by police and community members at the CAPS meeting, as first reported here on McKinleyPark.org.
Read more: 3841, 3842 S. Honore Deny Gang Involvement; Alderman Continues Focus on Block
As reported by DNAInfo, two Chicago Police Department officers came under fire early Wednesday morning, June 22, 2016, after responding to a call of shots fired in the 3400 block of South Artesian Avenue on the western edge of the McKinley Park neighborhood. Although their police car was hit by gunfire, the officers were not injured and apprehended two suspects at the scene.
Representatives of the Chicago Police Department and community members identified two McKinley Park residences as hotbeds of gang activity and drug sales during the June 8, 2016, meeting of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) for Beat 912.
Located across from each other in the 3800 block of South Honore, buildings at 3841 S. Honore and 3842 S. Honore house gang members who run an open-air drug market, neighbors alleged, and these addresses are an ongoing source of problems and crime, CAPS officers acknowledged.
Read more: Gang, Drug Houses Identified at McKinley Park CAPS Meeting
As reported by DNAInfo, McKinley Park resident Scott Jacobsen is recovering from injuries suffered when he was hit and dragged for blocks on 35th Street in Bridgeport while bicycling on May 2, 2016. Driver Joshua Thomas was apprehended along with other men in the car, but to date they have only been charged with misdemeanors.
Community members can help Jacobsen and his family offset their medical costs by contributing to his GoFundMe campaign.
As reported by DNAInfo and the Chicago Sun-Times, a 16-year-old teenager was injured in a drive-by shooting in an alley on the 3300 block of S. Hoyne at 6 p.m. Monday evening. He was shot in the foot by an occupant inside a gray car; his condition later stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital. Police did not apprehend any suspects.
