Craig,
Thanks to the leads provided by some of your bloggers earlier this week, Anderson was able to find one of the kids who attacked him and have the kid arrested.
Your folks said they had spotted the bicycle one of the kids had been riding in one of the alleys around the neighborhood during the late afternoon. So, Anderson rode around the blocks near Sheridan and spotted one of the kids in the parking lot at the Mobil station on Touhy and Sheridan. The police were called, responded very quickly and identified the kid within minutes at the group home Greenleaf. The officers did great work. In fact, they have a lead on the other guy and expect a second arrest soon.
The 17-year-old who was arrested does not live in Rogers Park, but obviously hangs out here. He has a long juvenile record and at least one mark against him as an adult. It is likely he will end up in jail over this incident.
Thanks, Craig, for following this story and thanks to everyone who responded for their kind – and helpful – comments as well as to the several people who sent supportive e-mails. This is a great example of neighbors working together to help make a difference. I’m also proud of Anderson for having the courage to follow through and do his part to make sure these guys didn’t do this to someone else.
Sincerely,
Chris Adams
13 comments:
That's outstanding news! Kudos to everyone involved!
Way to go Anderson.
I remember a couple of years ago when things like this were happening and no police reports were filed so the crimes did not happen.
Statistically crime was down.
Due to venues such as these people now know the importance of reporting a crime.
Good to know that you did file a police report, did some recon and let the police do their job.
Vigilant not vigliante.
Now lets see if the Judge does theirs.
Still do not understand the connection to the group home on GreenLeaf,
Perhaps they do not monitor the situation over there like they claim.
Maybe it is a good idea to have a pod installed at the front door so we can see who comes and goes.
However it does seem like a convenient place to arrest the lil darlings.
Just curious though, how many times can an occupant or guest of an occupant be arrested at one of these homes before they loose their funding.
Excellent news - let's get these punks off the streets!
Excellent news - let's get these punks off the streets!
That's great news..
Let's hope they catch the other one too.
As for the group homes.. Unfortunately I've heard, from reliable sources, that there's not a judge in Cook County who will issue a search warrant on one. So they become kind of a "safe-haven" for these criminals.
I've noticed the one on Greenleaf and Sheridan has had many more kids hanging out lately.
Why would a group home get that kind of hands-off treatment from the courts??
How about a plug for Court Advocacy? Anyone want to go to court with Anderson?
Marcum,
I used to work for a social service agency, and my office was on the top floor of a therapeutic residential home for pre-teens and young teens.
The kids regularly assaulted staff members, stole and committed vandalism. It was rare when any of them were taken away by the police. Even if they were, they were either put back at the residential home, or sent to another residential or group home.
The idea behind this lies in what my ex-boss used to tell me when I griped about the kids' out-of-pocket behavior: "You have to understand their issues." I gave him the hint that the only thing I was going to understand was the fact they had committed a crime.
Thanks tomboy for the insight. I generally consider myself very far-left in most of my political views and know that these children have the worst luck in the world. Lot easier being a lefty in a leafy college town or rural setting. It's been quite a balancing act since I moved to RP but I still love the place! Curious how other folks balance zero-tolerance for crime without turning into some heartless bastard.
The preliminary hearing for the robbery case is Thursday morning at 9am. The state's attorney told me his bail was set at $150,000 so I doubt he'll be able to post the 10% required for his get-out-jail-free card.
This is so typical. People from out of the area drinking, littering and being ignored by Police until someone begs for attention. We look forward to a reasonable outcome.
Oh happy day!
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