You heard it hear first. For those who believe and follow Alderman Moore and his "Crime's Down" routine, please click to another site now. For those who want real Rogers Park news, keep reading.
Notice the names, even a young 16 year old girl got tangled up in this mess.
For Immediate Release, November 3, 2006
Operation "Heartbreak Ridge" Open Air Drug Market in Rogers Park is Closed
Chicago Police on Friday announced charges in a undercover investigation that dismantled a open-air drug market on Chicago's North Side.
Operation "Heartbreak Ridge" targeted a open-air drug market in the Rogers Park neighborhood near Howard Street and Hoyne Avenue controlled by members of the Black P Stones and Gangster Disciples street gangs.
Police concluded the operation on Wednesday, arresting eight of ten targets in the investigation.
During the round-up, police also arrested an unrelated offender after observing him with a fully loaded 9 mm semi automatic pistol.
"These drug markets supplied a steady stream of drugs and were a source of danger to the law-abiding residents in these neighborhoods," said Lt. Kenneth Angarone with the Narcotics and Gang Investigations Section. "By taking these drug markets down, we improve the quality of life in this community."
The investigation relied on the use of undercover drug purchases, surveillance and other intelligence-gathering techniques to build a case against the gangs.
As part of Operation "Heartbreak Ridge," police seized more than $37,000 in crack cocaine, $200 in Ecstasy and $1,800 in cash, in addition to two 9 mm semi-automatic pistols.
Five of the ten targets in the investigation were charged with criminal drug conspiracy.
Those arrested or wanted on warrants as part of Operation Heartbreak Ridge include:
Demetrius Shavers, 24; In Custody Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Eric Hicks, 22; In Custody Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Female Juvenile, 16; In Custody Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Lamon Forrest, 21 ; In Custody Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Demarco McBride, 21 ; In Custody Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Quintin Watts, 40; Warrant Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Jimmy Brown, 33; In Custody Delivery of a Cont. Subs. (CLASS X)
Bruce Thomas, 34; In Custody Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Sheldon Morales, 25; In Custody Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Earl Longsworth, 46; Warrant Delivery of a Controlled Substance
1 comment:
Good job by the police, the arrests at least make a small dent in the drug dealing going on in Rogers Park.
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