CHICAGO — A second teen accused in the murder of a former Chicago police officer appeared in court on Saturday. 17-year-old Marquan Jones was ordered to remain detained after a judge agreed with prosecutors that he presented a risk to the community. Chicago police say Jones, alongside 16-year-old Lazarius Watt, allegedly opened fire on 73-year-old […]
The suspect wanted in connection with last month’s fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca was taken into custody Wednesday, according to an alderman and a police source familiar with the investigation. A Cook County judge last week issued an arrest warrant charging Xavier Tate, 22, with murder in the April 21 killing […]
Apr. 4—CHEYENNE — On the evening of March 8, police were told a man was firing a gun in his north Cheyenne home, and a woman was screaming. The suspect, 47-year-old Patrick Flores, was killed by police, and three officers have been placed on leave while the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation reviews the incident. […]
CHICAGO — A new sign honoring a Chicago police officer who gave his life in the line of duty was unveiled on Saturday morning on the city’s Southwest Side. The sign will now be proudly displayed at the intersection of West Marquette Road & South Lawndale Avenue, near Marquette Park in West Lawndale, in the […]
The small team of Chicago Police officers has kept busy over the last two years. Formed in late 2021 in response to an ongoing spate of smash-and-grab burglaries, CPD’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has so far recovered $3.8 million worth of merchandise stolen from retailers in and around the city, according to CPD. Sgt. […]
Dec. 29—Following a stint with Fort Worth’s Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s police department, former Cleburne Police Department Lt. Dru Summey now tackles a new challenge. Cleburne ISD last week named Summey as the district’s first school security officer. Summey, and additional officers yet to be hired, will serve the district’s elementary campuses. New legislation prompted […]