Crime News
Perpetrators in a stolen car quickly committed eight handgun robberies across the Southwest Side over a short period on the morning of Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
- Perpetrators quickly commit eight robberies across the Southwest Side.
- Robbers with handguns travel in stolen car to accost victims on street.
- String of larcenies occur in the early morning of Wednesday, June 26.
Read more: Armed Robbery Spree Strikes McKinley Park, Adjacent Neighborhoods
Pretextual policing is burdened by racial disparity, a Free2Move Coalition advocate said at the 9th District Police Council meeting in McKinley Park.
- Pretextual traffic stops should end, says an advocate at the 9th District Police Council meeting.
- Practice burdened by racial disparities, according to Free2Move Coalition.
- Nominees picked for Chicago public safety commissioners.
Read more: Alternatives to Traffic Stops Highlighted at Police Meeting in McKinley Park
Although no murders were reported in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood in 2023, the first in 2024 took place only 13 days into the new year, attendees learned at the Beat 912 community policing meeting.
- Murder recorded on January 13, 2024, in an alley of the 1600 block of West 33rd Street.
- Beat 912 community policing meeting details neighborhood crimes from January to March 2024.
- No arrests or motives identified in January homicide of Candido Salinas.
Read more: After a Quiet 2023, McKinley Park Records First Homicide Shortly Into 2024
Serious index crimes rose almost 20 percent from 2022 to 2023 in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood, a higher rate than all surrounding community areas.
- Serious index crimes rise almost 20 percent from 2022 to 2023 in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood.
- Lack of neighborhood homicides parallels citywide drop.
- McKinley Park's crime rate rises faster than all surrounding neighborhoods.
Read more: Major Crimes Spike But Zero Homicides Recorded in Year-To-Year Crime Comparison
Five motor vehicle thefts plagued a tight stretch of the McKinley Park neighborhood so far in February, warned Chicago Police Department detectives.
- Five motor vehicle thefts in a little over one week plague concentrated area in neighborhood.
- Most thefts took place around West 33rd Street between South Claremont and South Bell avenues.
- Police request help from public for information, description of suspects.
Read more: Cops Warn of String of Car Thefts in Northwest McKinley Park
