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BLOTTER: Bong Shortage Sets Man Off

Sunday 9 June 2013 6:25PM: A man standing on the Sheridan Red Line platform was smacked in the face by an arriving train. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he died of his injuries at 12:08AM Monday. Case #HW311564 8:58PM: A clerk at Halsted Smoke Shop, 3448 N. Halsted, called for help

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HOTEL HORROR: Bound, Stabbed, Robbed At Gunpoint

Three guests were robbed in room 324 at the Best Western hotel on Broadway. Friday 31 May 201312:28 PMChicago Police Department Case #HW298331 Here’s something that our Police Department failed to mention at this week’s Wrigleyville and Boystown CAPS meeting. Three tourists were held at gunpoint, bound with duct tape, and then robbed inside room 324

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BLOTTER: Drug Bust, Red Line Fatality

This means you. Friday 7 June 2013 Tactical cars worked Belmont Avenue last night and wrangled a few knuckleheads in the process. 12:33AM: Eight men believed to be selling drugs were dispersed from the sidewalk in front of 903 W. Belmont, right next door to everyone’s favorite late night Subway restaurant. Among those involved is

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ACTUAL TRUTH: CAPS Meeting Detailed Online

Micro news site DNAInfo.com runs a detailed story about Wednesday’s Wrigleyville and Boystown CAPS meeting. It’s a good read. “Crimes such as robberies and batteries in Lakeview have indeed increased in the past two years, and a violent summer in 2011 ignited tensions between various those offering [sic] youth services and other members of the

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Truck-driving scare at Belmont Red Line

Tuesday  4 June 2013 3:06 AM How about them apples? That’s two quiet nights in a row. Just a couple of curiosities: At 3:07AM, a 911 caller said a bunch of cross-dressing assailants in a black truck threatened her with a gun outside the Belmont L station. Police toured the area thoroughly, spoke with the