Crime News
The Chicago Police Department has released video of the gang-related slaying on July 25 of McKinley Park neighborhood teen-ager Anthony Finley. In the video posted online by police, the assailant can be seen stalking Finley from the alley at West 34th Street between South Bell Avenue and South Leavitt Street before firing multiple shots down the street with a handgun and then fleeing northbound with a driver in a blue Nissan sedan.
Finley was fatally wounded in the attack, shot in the abdomen and taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police ask anyone with information about the suspect or the crime to call Area Central Detective Johnson (#20169) at (773) 664-9650, call Area Central headquarters at (312) 747-8380, or submit an anonymous online tip at www.CPDTIP.com.
Read more: Police Release Video, Seek Leads in Homicide of McKinley Park Neighborhood Teen
The 1956 disappearance and murder of teen-aged sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes from the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago spurred the city's largest manhunt and an ongoing mystery about this notorious crime. The Columbia Chronicle sheds light on the subject in an article profiling the event and updates regarding the investigation of retired detective and Chicago true-crime author Ray Johnson.
Johnson shared history about the case and his conjecture about its circumstances at a presentation in October at the West Lawn branch of the Chicago Public Library, wrote Staff Reporter Knox Keranen. This included Johnson's pick for the most likely murder suspect.
Read more: Columbia Chronicle Profiles Detective, Progress in Historic Grimes Sisters Murders
Police and media reports noted the drive-by shooting of a McKinley Park neighborhood man at West 37th and South Wood streets at 6:42 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16. Police investigators cordoned off the area with cruisers and yellow tape for hours following the shooting.
The man was hit in the head, neck and back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Police said the shooting came from a black SUV that drove up alongside the man, who was on the sidewalk when he was shot.
Read more: Drive-By Shooting Critically Injures McKinley Park Neighborhood Man
Cesar Terrazas, 28, has been reported missing from McKinley Park. UPDATE: Reports from Chicago police state that Cesar Terrazas has been found.
Media reports, including an article by the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, note Chicago Police Department outreach related to Cesar Terrazas, a man reported missing from the McKinley Park neighborhood.
Terrazas' last known location was the Dunkin' Donuts store at 3256 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, where he was last seen around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16.
The 28-year-old has brown hair and brown eyes. He is about 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs around 210 pounds. He was last reported wearing a black Carhartt zip-up hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans and a Cubs hat colored black and gray.
Read more: Police Seek Man Missing from McKinley Park Neighborhood
A new Safe Passage group in the McKinley Park neighborhood is seeking volunteers to help shepherd students, families and children around area schools, announced local resident Roy Pletsch at the Wednesday, October 9, meeting for Beat 912 of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). "Parents will know they have us out there," Pletsch said, adding that they aim to expand their current group of eight local volunteers based out of Evergreen Academy Middle School.
The Safe Passage Training on Friday, October 25, offers an opportunity to apply for the program and get certified, Pletsch said. Once on the team, volunteers are welcome to take any before- and after-school shifts that fit their schedule; each is about an hour long, he said.
Read more: Safe Passage, Police Camera, Crime Stats Announced at McKinley Park CAPS Meeting
