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WHAT’S A RAP?: A Little Follow-Up

At this week’s neighborhood CAPS meeting, a resident asked for more information about the police department’s Radio Assignment Pending status (also known as a RAP). A RAP is put in place when a district runs out of police units and there are 911 calls that need to be handled.  The 19th district has had at

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BREAKING: Busy Night Underway. Now up to our 4th robbery. USE EXTREME CAUTION

Updating… Fourth robbery recorded now. Failed attempt at Halsted/Aldine…. Now recording our THIRD robbery in under an hour. Belmont Red Line this time. Exercise extreme caution tonight. 2 robberies within 60 seconds in the area of Clark/Sheffield/Roscoe/School. One victim has leg broken…. The criminals are out tonight. Details developing. At least one robbery. Details to

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OVERHEARD: Things That Make You Go Huh?

Hey, it’s Friday. Let’s loosen up a bit around here… TSA: On The Case! Wednesday, November 6, 3:22PM—The Transportation Security Administration asked 19th district police to check on the well-being of an employee who lives in the 700 block of Waveland. The TSA said that the employee “hasn’t been to work in three weeks” and

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YOUTH CENTER: Neighbors Will Be “racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist, and ageist”

 Some light reading. From: ****** (****@howardbrown.org)Date: November 7, 2013 at 5:20:35 PM CSTSubject: Urgent request from the BYC!  Dear trusted friends and allies of the Broadway Youth Center, I am reaching out with an urgent request. BYC staff, youth, and community supporters request your attendance at a meeting on Monday, November 11 (7-9 PM) in