We read a couple of comments regarding people 'whining' about the location of 2211. We don't consider it 'whining' as much as pointing out the lack of police service on the beat. One comment called it 'whining' while at the same time stated that downtown doesn't care about us on the west end of the 22nd District.
Exactly our point. We talk about the location of 2211 and the administrative moves in the department because no one cares about us, but us. All of our calls and complaints do not get any action. Yet, at the same time, our money gets siphoned from our pockets while there are areas in the city that get all of the service for less or no money.
What does that leave us with? Well, the only thing that we can do is come together and express everything that we see and know about what is happening in our city and our community. If we all realize that we are upset with the same thing, then we are a mass of people that have a problem that the city has to deal with or...
...we as a voting block, (and a large one at that) will have the knowledge to vote out those in power and put new people in power until we get what we want.
And what do we want? Either more police protection or lower our taxes to a level that truly relfects the services the city realistically can and do supply us. We need to stop funding the city services for people in the city that do nothing but siphon the resources of our citizens for a return of absolutely nothing.
Call in whining, call it complaining, call in whatever you like. We call it a problem and we choose to not sit on our asses and let it keep happening. We choose to make people aware of what is going on. We choose to educate the populace and we trust our community to make the right decisions based on the information at hand.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
From email
At the 7-11 at 115th & Kedzie there are African-American men harassing women as they walk to and from the gas station. My wife ran to 7-11 to pick up something for cookies she's baking at 11:05pm.(edited by MTGP, for a last minute need for the next day) One shouted something about coming home with him. Another shouted "Hey Bitch! Get back here!" As my wife ignored him, he proceeded to chase her. As usual we called the police and watched for them to patrol, but after 10 minutes we stopped watching. Merrionette Park police are pathetic. I figured Mt. Greenwood folks should know about this as well. Too bad it's illegal for her to carry gun. Next time she will bring her pepper spray, which is sad because we used to feel safe here...
Again, we have commented on that corner before. We have seen that type of behavior as well. Even though we have been told that the car wash is clear and free of gang activity does not mean that it is still not at that corner. That corner seems to be becoming a gathering spot for some seedy individuals as they are traveling through. Or, those people are living in the apartments nearby in Merrionette Park. Kedzie goes right through Robbins and 115th St appears to be a great route out of Roseland and to all the burial locations for their gang banger friends. Police response may not be good, but calling is the only thing we have right now. We cannot comment on Merrionette Park, but keep calling if you are in Chicago.
Every call forces a beat car to come to the neighborhood.
Again, we have commented on that corner before. We have seen that type of behavior as well. Even though we have been told that the car wash is clear and free of gang activity does not mean that it is still not at that corner. That corner seems to be becoming a gathering spot for some seedy individuals as they are traveling through. Or, those people are living in the apartments nearby in Merrionette Park. Kedzie goes right through Robbins and 115th St appears to be a great route out of Roseland and to all the burial locations for their gang banger friends. Police response may not be good, but calling is the only thing we have right now. We cannot comment on Merrionette Park, but keep calling if you are in Chicago.
Every call forces a beat car to come to the neighborhood.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
*****ALERT*****
Garage burglaries are probably are most common offense and something that we need to be conscious of. Just received a comment regarding a particular and an potential offender.
10900 blk between Drake and Central Park. Male, white, 25-30 years attempted to take a bike from a garage. Offender driving a small, older model car. Was scared away by an alert neighbor. Good job!!!
Any plate, make, model or color information?
Keep your eyes open in those alleys.
10900 blk between Drake and Central Park. Male, white, 25-30 years attempted to take a bike from a garage. Offender driving a small, older model car. Was scared away by an alert neighbor. Good job!!!
Any plate, make, model or color information?
Keep your eyes open in those alleys.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Did 2211 refuse to leave their beat to take a job?
Just read in the comments that 2211 refused to leave their beat to take a job. Is this true? If so, nice work. Way to stand up against the system that has left us high and dry for protection. If we had ribbons to hand out for having the balls to tell the dispatchers no, we'd be handing them out righ now. We also have to give credit to the sgt. that decided not to force 2211 off the beat to handle the job. Or the field lt. who might have been listening as well. We may attack the higher ups from time to time, but if they do what is right then we will also praise them.
If all of this is true....GREAT WORK!!!!
If all of this is true....GREAT WORK!!!!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
2211 afternoons kudos
It has been mentioned in the comments about arrests and activity generated by 2211 on the afternoon watch and the effort being made.
We have seen some of this activity and we really appreciate it. They appear to be doing the job that we would like for them to do and it is not going unnoticed. They are just one car but they seem to try hard. Who gives a crap about narratives flying in court. Half of the stuff police make arrests for in Cook County gets dismissed anyway. That being said, the arrests do make a difference. They start to scare the crap out of the criminals that choose to commit crimes in our neighborhood.
MTGP salutes 2211 afternoons for the work they are doing. We have also noticed a couple of times that the residents of 2211 have been calling the police more on afternoons, which in turn forces 2211 or another car to come to Mt. Greenwood. We love it.
Remember, there is more to working a beat car on 2211 than numbers. Quality activity and presence are worth more than numbers generated by the unit.
We have seen some of this activity and we really appreciate it. They appear to be doing the job that we would like for them to do and it is not going unnoticed. They are just one car but they seem to try hard. Who gives a crap about narratives flying in court. Half of the stuff police make arrests for in Cook County gets dismissed anyway. That being said, the arrests do make a difference. They start to scare the crap out of the criminals that choose to commit crimes in our neighborhood.
MTGP salutes 2211 afternoons for the work they are doing. We have also noticed a couple of times that the residents of 2211 have been calling the police more on afternoons, which in turn forces 2211 or another car to come to Mt. Greenwood. We love it.
Remember, there is more to working a beat car on 2211 than numbers. Quality activity and presence are worth more than numbers generated by the unit.
From Comments...again
We feel the need to address stuff in the comments. An explanation needs to be give to those that worry about calling 911 and why to call 911. We are going to refer readers to our other post about racial profiling vs. criminal profiling as well as a response on this post.
This is why I asked if I should call. I have been called Racist by the police here for calling in about suspicious people who happen to be black in the past. Dispatch has even hinted at that as well. Just because a person(s) who is acting suspiciously happens to be black, it does not mean we are being racist.It means we have not seen that person before and he/she is acting strange. Check them out!Don't give me a lecture on racism.
Those internal feelings that you as a tax paying citizen about not coming off racist or don't want to offend anyone are feelings that have been given to you by the media/politicians/reverends of the world who tell you that you can't feel that way or that you are offending someone.
Ultimately, the person that you maybe offending is the person that becomes a victim because you did not call 911 on that suspicious person.
Years back when we were a more communal society, we used always look at outsiders that entered our neighborhoods and some may even have confronted them. That is human nature. Until that person proves their intentions to the community, we are going to watch and be suspicious. Our current form of confronting the individuals is using the police department to do the confronting.
Know this if you call 911, the police may not necessarily stop the person. Sometimes, they will watch the person too. And that is good as well. There is nothing wrong with a police officer parking on a block and watching the suspicious person move. Then when that suspicious person turns a corner, the police can turn a corner and keep watching. That may be good enough to scare this individual away if they have criminal intentions. The criminal might believe that this neighborhood is well watched by police or the community and it isn't worth the risk.
Believe us, the dispatchers are the last people you should worry about offending. They are responsible for taking the calls and dispatching them out. Their personal views are just that, their personal views. They are not living your life and in your neighborhood and they do not know what you are seeing. Ultimately, dispatchers are just a voice on the end of the phone that is translating what you tell them to the police. We know dispatchers that live in our neighborhood that would cheer you on for calling as they have families that live here as well. You are doing the right thing by calling.
Also, if you do not want to give your name and talk to a police officer, you do not have to. You can remain anonymous. Hell, the people in the ghettos that get all of the police presence make these anonymous 911 calls ALL THE TIME!!!!
This is why I asked if I should call. I have been called Racist by the police here for calling in about suspicious people who happen to be black in the past. Dispatch has even hinted at that as well. Just because a person(s) who is acting suspiciously happens to be black, it does not mean we are being racist.It means we have not seen that person before and he/she is acting strange. Check them out!Don't give me a lecture on racism.
Those internal feelings that you as a tax paying citizen about not coming off racist or don't want to offend anyone are feelings that have been given to you by the media/politicians/reverends of the world who tell you that you can't feel that way or that you are offending someone.
Ultimately, the person that you maybe offending is the person that becomes a victim because you did not call 911 on that suspicious person.
Years back when we were a more communal society, we used always look at outsiders that entered our neighborhoods and some may even have confronted them. That is human nature. Until that person proves their intentions to the community, we are going to watch and be suspicious. Our current form of confronting the individuals is using the police department to do the confronting.
Know this if you call 911, the police may not necessarily stop the person. Sometimes, they will watch the person too. And that is good as well. There is nothing wrong with a police officer parking on a block and watching the suspicious person move. Then when that suspicious person turns a corner, the police can turn a corner and keep watching. That may be good enough to scare this individual away if they have criminal intentions. The criminal might believe that this neighborhood is well watched by police or the community and it isn't worth the risk.
Believe us, the dispatchers are the last people you should worry about offending. They are responsible for taking the calls and dispatching them out. Their personal views are just that, their personal views. They are not living your life and in your neighborhood and they do not know what you are seeing. Ultimately, dispatchers are just a voice on the end of the phone that is translating what you tell them to the police. We know dispatchers that live in our neighborhood that would cheer you on for calling as they have families that live here as well. You are doing the right thing by calling.
Also, if you do not want to give your name and talk to a police officer, you do not have to. You can remain anonymous. Hell, the people in the ghettos that get all of the police presence make these anonymous 911 calls ALL THE TIME!!!!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
From Comments
There was suspicious black pick up driving around last night around 107th and Central Park yesterday. My son got the plate but have not heard if anything went wrong yesterday. Hopefully not. The driver and passenger did see all of us taking the plate down so maybe we scared them off. Are we just being paranoid?
PLEASE CALL. We should not be afraid to call 911. Something went off in your heads and you got a bad feeling. You did everything right. Got a description, got the plate and you are potentially a good witness. However, by not calling, you did not go far enough. You are not paranoid. Stop telling yourselves that. That is the politician/reverend/media talking. By calling, you can be stopping a crime. Here is what you tell 911.
"There is someone suspicious slowing riding around the neighborhood. I've seen them 4 times just driving by slowly, looking at (insert what you think they are looking at, i.e. kids, cars, houses). I would like the police to drive by and take a look at them." Then provide the description to the call taker. Do not take 'no' for an answer. This is your neighborhood.
Had a fun time Saturday watching a drug deal go down as I drove home. The house at 15000 S. St.Louis did the drug transaction right out in the street. Called 911 only to find out 22 was in a backlog at 7pm. 30 minutes after the call the wagon drove by but everyone was gone by then.
The house also has two newer (a couple of months now) pit-bulls in the yard.
For the person that posted this, what is the correct address? MTGP is not concerned if this is occuring in Midlothian as much as if it is occurring in Mt. Greenwood. If it is Mt. Greenwood, would the tact/gang guys take a look at this. That is if they get their arrest east of Bell first?
I'm contemplating running for alderman, I'm extremely tired of this city government!
Love the idea. Can you convince the other 49 wards to change their leadership too? Rooting for some change that we can believe in.
PLEASE CALL. We should not be afraid to call 911. Something went off in your heads and you got a bad feeling. You did everything right. Got a description, got the plate and you are potentially a good witness. However, by not calling, you did not go far enough. You are not paranoid. Stop telling yourselves that. That is the politician/reverend/media talking. By calling, you can be stopping a crime. Here is what you tell 911.
"There is someone suspicious slowing riding around the neighborhood. I've seen them 4 times just driving by slowly, looking at (insert what you think they are looking at, i.e. kids, cars, houses). I would like the police to drive by and take a look at them." Then provide the description to the call taker. Do not take 'no' for an answer. This is your neighborhood.
Had a fun time Saturday watching a drug deal go down as I drove home. The house at 15000 S. St.Louis did the drug transaction right out in the street. Called 911 only to find out 22 was in a backlog at 7pm. 30 minutes after the call the wagon drove by but everyone was gone by then.
The house also has two newer (a couple of months now) pit-bulls in the yard.
For the person that posted this, what is the correct address? MTGP is not concerned if this is occuring in Midlothian as much as if it is occurring in Mt. Greenwood. If it is Mt. Greenwood, would the tact/gang guys take a look at this. That is if they get their arrest east of Bell first?
I'm contemplating running for alderman, I'm extremely tired of this city government!
Love the idea. Can you convince the other 49 wards to change their leadership too? Rooting for some change that we can believe in.
Back to Regular Scheduled Programming
MTGP hopes that you had a good Memorial Weekend. Hopefully it was safe and during that weekend you honored those that have lost their lives serving and protecting our country. We did.
A special thank you to all those that have chosen to serve our country and a somber thank you for those families that have lost a loved one in the service of our country. We can never repay you for what you have lost, but we owe you so much.
For those of you that are serving currently and live in Mt. Greenwood, we promise that we will continue to fight for our neighborhood while you are gone. We promise to try our best to look out for your family while you are gone so that you can have peace of mind while you are protecting us as well as a wonderful neighborhood to come home to.
A special thank you to all those that have chosen to serve our country and a somber thank you for those families that have lost a loved one in the service of our country. We can never repay you for what you have lost, but we owe you so much.
For those of you that are serving currently and live in Mt. Greenwood, we promise that we will continue to fight for our neighborhood while you are gone. We promise to try our best to look out for your family while you are gone so that you can have peace of mind while you are protecting us as well as a wonderful neighborhood to come home to.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Ginger Rugai and alternatives
MTGP has also read a crapload regarding the 19th ward alderman. MTGP has heard everything from Ald. Rugai not controlling the 22nd district to her pulling the strings of the commander in 022. We do not know the truth. However, we do know that the unhappiness in this community is growing. After all, we started this blog and in less than a month with little to no advertising, we have been getting over 200 hits a day and growing.
Communities across America are waking up to the lies that we have been told by those in power. Both nationally, state and locally. Those that are in power have been in power for too long. That power has gotten to our politicians' head and they have become elitists. They feel as if they know better than everyone else and if they can just placate their population with false promises and false hope, then they can stay in power forever. The result of America waking up is going to be a removal of incumbents and those that America sees has having anything to do with the lies, deceit and trouble that we are in.
That should also happen locally. Ald. Rugai is a powerful alderman with some seniority. She is on the police/fire committee in the city council. That is a powerful committee that ultimately has a major say in where the money goes to the police department. Do you think that the powers that be in the police department would listen to her? You bet your ass they would. Including the 022nd district commander.
So, if Ald. Rugai demanded that 2211 and 2211a remained on their beat for the entire tours of duty, I don't think the commander of 022 or anyone above could tell her no.
Add on to this that Alderman Rugai was initially appointed as alderman by Mayor Daley and that should make anyone want to vote out the incumbent.
As for who you vote for, we do not have an opinion as of yet. New blood is always better than old blood. And if the new blood does not work out, vote them out.
Communities across America are waking up to the lies that we have been told by those in power. Both nationally, state and locally. Those that are in power have been in power for too long. That power has gotten to our politicians' head and they have become elitists. They feel as if they know better than everyone else and if they can just placate their population with false promises and false hope, then they can stay in power forever. The result of America waking up is going to be a removal of incumbents and those that America sees has having anything to do with the lies, deceit and trouble that we are in.
That should also happen locally. Ald. Rugai is a powerful alderman with some seniority. She is on the police/fire committee in the city council. That is a powerful committee that ultimately has a major say in where the money goes to the police department. Do you think that the powers that be in the police department would listen to her? You bet your ass they would. Including the 022nd district commander.
So, if Ald. Rugai demanded that 2211 and 2211a remained on their beat for the entire tours of duty, I don't think the commander of 022 or anyone above could tell her no.
Add on to this that Alderman Rugai was initially appointed as alderman by Mayor Daley and that should make anyone want to vote out the incumbent.
As for who you vote for, we do not have an opinion as of yet. New blood is always better than old blood. And if the new blood does not work out, vote them out.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Bashing 22nd District Police
MTGP has read a tit for tat regarding officers in 022. Our feelings on this subject are as follows.
If you are the working police, assigned to 2211 or 2211a and make every effort to work your beat, then we welcome you with open arms. Work your beat means stopping people, whether they be police officer's kids or the outsiders that are the biggest problem, answering calls and patroling the neighborhood you are assigned to. Work your beat does not mean go east to get arrests. Wrong place for it.
If name calling of a kid is the biggest complaint, we can live with that. Many times we get only half a story and we do not know what really happened that possibly resulted in the name being called. No appologies necessary. What seperates us from the rest of the 'shitty' is that we do not negatively react to the little things and threaten police with CR numbers and/or IPRA. A thick skin goes a long way and respect does as well.
If you are not the working police and immediately hate everything about Mt. Greenwood, then I am sure there are plenty of openings in 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008 etc... You are not welcome in this district and especially on this beat.
Lastly, if you work in 022, know who you are protecting. The citizens of Mt. Greenwood truly are the tax paying citizens. Some of us our professionals. Some of us are your brothers in blue. Some of us are the rescue workers. Some of us keep Mt. Greenwood alive with our businesses. Ultimately, a large majority of us have your back and respect the work you do. There are not that many places on the southside that you can say that about.
If you are the working police, assigned to 2211 or 2211a and make every effort to work your beat, then we welcome you with open arms. Work your beat means stopping people, whether they be police officer's kids or the outsiders that are the biggest problem, answering calls and patroling the neighborhood you are assigned to. Work your beat does not mean go east to get arrests. Wrong place for it.
If name calling of a kid is the biggest complaint, we can live with that. Many times we get only half a story and we do not know what really happened that possibly resulted in the name being called. No appologies necessary. What seperates us from the rest of the 'shitty' is that we do not negatively react to the little things and threaten police with CR numbers and/or IPRA. A thick skin goes a long way and respect does as well.
If you are not the working police and immediately hate everything about Mt. Greenwood, then I am sure there are plenty of openings in 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008 etc... You are not welcome in this district and especially on this beat.
Lastly, if you work in 022, know who you are protecting. The citizens of Mt. Greenwood truly are the tax paying citizens. Some of us our professionals. Some of us are your brothers in blue. Some of us are the rescue workers. Some of us keep Mt. Greenwood alive with our businesses. Ultimately, a large majority of us have your back and respect the work you do. There are not that many places on the southside that you can say that about.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
2211a and Outside Units
3 offenders got shot and killed at 76th and Coles on Tuesday and the response was massive. Outdoor roll calls, extra patrols and every resource the Chicago Police Department has deployed to an area that barely pays any taxes and probably would give two shits if the assholes got buried right where they layed or was picked up by Streets and Sanitation.
We have a robbery and burglary spree and we get nothing.
76th and Coles gets 2211a for an outdoor roll call.
We still get nothing. MTGP has also heard from a little birdie that MSF was recently deployed to 016 to help out over there. Our response, good for them, the 016 district is another tax paying community and deserves some police response. Our only thought is, when is 022 going to get some extra help. MSF, TRU, anyone? At this point, Mount Greenwood residents would just be happy to have 2211 and 2211a on the beat all the time.
If the city wants vigilantism, they will get it. MTGP is sure that our community could take care of itself if it had to.
We have a robbery and burglary spree and we get nothing.
76th and Coles gets 2211a for an outdoor roll call.
We still get nothing. MTGP has also heard from a little birdie that MSF was recently deployed to 016 to help out over there. Our response, good for them, the 016 district is another tax paying community and deserves some police response. Our only thought is, when is 022 going to get some extra help. MSF, TRU, anyone? At this point, Mount Greenwood residents would just be happy to have 2211 and 2211a on the beat all the time.
If the city wants vigilantism, they will get it. MTGP is sure that our community could take care of itself if it had to.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
From Chicago Breaking News:
Police have questioned and released an 80-year-old retired Army veteran who they said shot and killed an armed man who was breaking into the elderly man's East Garfield Park home this morning.
The homeowner, his 83-year-old wife and their 12-year-old great-grandson were sleeping in the first-floor apartment of his two-flat in the 600 block of North Sawyer when he was awakened by the sound of breaking glass about 5:20 a.m., police said.
Another perfect example of why you should keep a weapon around you, at all times, in your house. You never know when you might need it.
God Bless the 80 year old Army veteran.
Burn in Hell offender.
Police have questioned and released an 80-year-old retired Army veteran who they said shot and killed an armed man who was breaking into the elderly man's East Garfield Park home this morning.
The homeowner, his 83-year-old wife and their 12-year-old great-grandson were sleeping in the first-floor apartment of his two-flat in the 600 block of North Sawyer when he was awakened by the sound of breaking glass about 5:20 a.m., police said.
Another perfect example of why you should keep a weapon around you, at all times, in your house. You never know when you might need it.
God Bless the 80 year old Army veteran.
Burn in Hell offender.
Handgun arrest on 2211?
Does anyone have the details on a handgun arrest on 2211's beat? We are wondering if it was a gang banger or some outsider that had the gun. If it is an outsider, then this was one of the better arrests on the beat. Who knows what kind of crime was stopped with that arrest. Post any details of the arrest in the comments.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
All's quiet on the western front?
Sorry for the lack of posts, but we have had a lack of crime, minus some nuisance stuff. Like 2211 making some weed arrests on the beat. Good work by the way! We have heard nothing of any burglaries, robberies or other b.s. stuff. Maybe we fell out of the loop recently, but the lack of chirping of crime is encouraging.
That being said, don't stop paying attention to the people around you. We are still here and are still posting and looking at comments. If you have info, please post.
Enjoy this weather, go to the park, play in your yard and be vigilant.
That being said, don't stop paying attention to the people around you. We are still here and are still posting and looking at comments. If you have info, please post.
Enjoy this weather, go to the park, play in your yard and be vigilant.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
8th District Police Burglary
From In and Around Garfield Ridge
A pair of home burglaries Friday in Chicago has police combing the streets. They're not typical break-ins. They happened at the homes of two Chicago police officers.
CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports that thieves got away with a 0.9 mm handgun, ammunition, a gun belt, a Chicago Police Department star and body armor vest -- all from one officer's home on the Southwest side.
About three miles away, also on the Southwest side, thieves hit another officer's home. Sometime between 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., they rummaged through two cars in the garage. Police say they took a stereo, a Chicago Police Department uniform shirt and name plate and a pair of handcuffs.
They are targeting the police. This is a concern for our neighborhood. This does not sound like a normal burglary. This sounds like someone had a specific target. Watch your neighbors home. Watch your back, officers, when you are on your way home. If you can help it, change your behavior patterns so that people do not get used to how you operate. Garfield Ridge is not that far away and it is one of the neighborhoods that MTGP listed as the last remaining safe neighborhoods on the southside...and the criminal element knows this. They also know about Mt. Greenwood.
A pair of home burglaries Friday in Chicago has police combing the streets. They're not typical break-ins. They happened at the homes of two Chicago police officers.
CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports that thieves got away with a 0.9 mm handgun, ammunition, a gun belt, a Chicago Police Department star and body armor vest -- all from one officer's home on the Southwest side.
About three miles away, also on the Southwest side, thieves hit another officer's home. Sometime between 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., they rummaged through two cars in the garage. Police say they took a stereo, a Chicago Police Department uniform shirt and name plate and a pair of handcuffs.
They are targeting the police. This is a concern for our neighborhood. This does not sound like a normal burglary. This sounds like someone had a specific target. Watch your neighbors home. Watch your back, officers, when you are on your way home. If you can help it, change your behavior patterns so that people do not get used to how you operate. Garfield Ridge is not that far away and it is one of the neighborhoods that MTGP listed as the last remaining safe neighborhoods on the southside...and the criminal element knows this. They also know about Mt. Greenwood.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Car Wash
This is Mark Mayer. My family owns the car wash at 11500 S. Kedzie. I am a chicago police officer. My self, my family members and numerous police officers that use the car wash everyday have not seen this type of activity. We would not stand for it. If someone was approached and offered narcotics. Why weren't the police notified? If someone saw suspicious activity there. Why werent the police notified? If you have information(type of car or suspect description). Call me. My number is 773-837-5294. I talked to numerous police officers that said that none of that activity goes on there. I think alot of people that talk on blogs don't have any real information or facts and dont know what they are talking about. My family and myself personally know customers that are chicago police and fireman who come in with 22inch rims.
Thank you Mark for taking an active role in the community. Our staff patronizes your car wash and will continue to do so. The stereotype of rims on a vehicle should not be the decisive factor in determining a criminal element has been loitering in a business. There have been comments regarding 115th and Kedzie and the car wash. It is good to know that there is a business out there that we can count on that will watch for any trouble.
As a community, if you see something suspicious at the car wash, the gas station, your neighborhood, it is your duty to call 911. Let the police check it out. Make our neighborhood safer.
And as we have encouraged before, patronize Mt. Greenwood businesses. Especially the ones that seem to have the best interests of our neighborhood at hand. The strength of our local neighborhood economy can only strengthen our neighborhood. Jobs, charity and the political power of a neighborhood gained when money is involved. That is the only thing politicians respond to.
Thank you Mark for taking an active role in the community. Our staff patronizes your car wash and will continue to do so. The stereotype of rims on a vehicle should not be the decisive factor in determining a criminal element has been loitering in a business. There have been comments regarding 115th and Kedzie and the car wash. It is good to know that there is a business out there that we can count on that will watch for any trouble.
As a community, if you see something suspicious at the car wash, the gas station, your neighborhood, it is your duty to call 911. Let the police check it out. Make our neighborhood safer.
And as we have encouraged before, patronize Mt. Greenwood businesses. Especially the ones that seem to have the best interests of our neighborhood at hand. The strength of our local neighborhood economy can only strengthen our neighborhood. Jobs, charity and the political power of a neighborhood gained when money is involved. That is the only thing politicians respond to.
Low Turnout at Beat Meeting
MTGP has learned that there were not many people at the beat meeting last night. Was everyone in Mt. Greenwood working or too busy to attend? MTGP heard in the comments that there was a Marist graduation. Maybe that could explain the low turnout. In any case, we are going to contiuously post the next beat meeting date and time until the next meeting. Make a show of force. It is only an hour long meeting, but we can grab some attention to our community if we show up.
Squeaky wheel gets that grease.
June 17, 2010
7pm-8pm
Mt. Greenwood Park
Be there.
Squeaky wheel gets that grease.
June 17, 2010
7pm-8pm
Mt. Greenwood Park
Be there.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
DO NOT Politicize an officer's death
Sun-Times:
MTGP does not believe a single thing that this Dipstick says and he is wrong for using the death of a police officer as a way to further his political goals.
We have a God given right to protect ourselves from harm. Period. By any means necessary. Do not let Dipstick take those God given rights away. Now, more than ever, we need to protect ourselves and our community. If we need to use guns, use them and go home to your family every day.
- Asked whether Wortham’s deaths provides a boost for the city’s battle for what Daley termed “common-sense gun laws,” the mayor said: “Oh, I hope so. I hope it does. Here’s a young man [who] served twice in Iraq. Father’s a police officer, an unbelievable police officer. You better believe it. It does add [momentum], and it should. It should wake up America.”
If Wortham’s attackers couldn’t obtain guns, Daley said, Wortham’s shooting “never would have happened. Access to guns in America — everybody can have guns. It doesn’t matter who they are. It doesn’t matter if they have a criminal record or not. They have access to guns. That’s the most frustrating issue.”
MTGP does not believe a single thing that this Dipstick says and he is wrong for using the death of a police officer as a way to further his political goals.
We have a God given right to protect ourselves from harm. Period. By any means necessary. Do not let Dipstick take those God given rights away. Now, more than ever, we need to protect ourselves and our community. If we need to use guns, use them and go home to your family every day.
Beat Meeting
I know our fellow police officers are reeling from the death of Ofc. Wortham, however, unless the meeting is cancelled, we need to attend. What happened to Ofc. Wortham could happen here in Mt. Greenwood if we do not take action. This post is bumped to the top so that everyone knows the when/where of the beat meeting tonight.
May 20, 2010
7pm-8pm
2211 Beat Community Meeting
Details:
Contact Details: CAPS Office 312-745-0620
Location: Mt Greenwood Park Field House 3721 W 111th St
MTGP is encouraging its readers to attend. This is the one time that the government is required to sit there and listen to us. However, this does not mean that the government will actually do anything but tell you what you want to hear, calm your anger and when it is all over...still do nothing.
By not showing up, you are accepting the status quo. Here are a few points that need to be brought up:
May 20, 2010
7pm-8pm
2211 Beat Community Meeting
Details:
Contact Details: CAPS Office 312-745-0620
Location: Mt Greenwood Park Field House 3721 W 111th St
MTGP is encouraging its readers to attend. This is the one time that the government is required to sit there and listen to us. However, this does not mean that the government will actually do anything but tell you what you want to hear, calm your anger and when it is all over...still do nothing.
By not showing up, you are accepting the status quo. Here are a few points that need to be brought up:
- What are the statuses of the crimes that have occured on the beat? If need be, print out our alert list and bring it to the meeting. We will be listing them again before Thursday.
- Why is our beat car not staying on our beat? Don't accept the standard response, 'we're shorthanded, it gets busy...blah blah blah' Bring up the fact that the 008th District Commander forces beat 811, 812 to stay on their beat and a rapid car to stay in the sector, VIA OEMC.
- Then ask what makes 811 and 812 better than 2211? Is there a difference? What makes the commander of 22 different than the commander of 8? Same thing, but use alderman instead of commander.
- Inform those running the show that you do not want a beat car that is beholden to numbers. Quality over quantity. Proof of their worth on 2211 is a GPS report showing them driving all over the beat throughout a tour of duty aside from 10-1 calls, arrests, etc.
Go informed to the meeting. Speak with conviction and fact and be level headed. Politicians fear a well informed public and will more likely respond well to any requests. Finally, if things do change, keep going to the meetings. Show those in power that you are still concerned.
While at the meeting, promote this blog. We do not profit from this, we volunteer our time to get the word out and we offer more truth than any politician or CPD boss can. We are willing to take the time to write and compile information. This only works if a large portion of our community reads, observes and comments on the crime occurring around them.
Success Story!!!
The information that we have is that the burglary on 10500 blk of Sawyer has been solved. The vehicle with the plate 'BRASSIE' was recovered in the 007th District and the driver was charged with a burglary after Area 2 Detectives got hold of him. We are removing that info from our ALERT list.
GREAT JOB!!!! Officers in the 007th District and and Area 2 detectives. Keep up the good fight.
GREAT JOB!!!! Officers in the 007th District and and Area 2 detectives. Keep up the good fight.
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