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Police Release New Video Showing Missing Postal Worker Kierra Coles Before She Disappeared in 2018

Jasmine T.June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

by Jasmine T.June 20, 2022June 20, 202201409

Chicago, Ill – On Tuesday, Chicago police released a video showing the final moments before the disappearance of 26-year-old pregnant, postal worker, Kierra Coles. Officials...

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Mother of 13-Yr-Old Who Was Shot in the Back by Chicago Police Sues City and Officer: “He may not walk again”

Y.R.A (BMS)May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)May 30, 2022May 30, 202203333

Chicago, Ill – The mother of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and critically wounded by Chicago police has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that...

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Chicago Approves $2.9M Settlement to Black Woman Who Was Handcuffed Naked During Wrong Raid

Y.R.A (BMS)December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)December 16, 2021December 16, 202114652

On Monday, the Chicago City Council unanimously agreed to pay Anjanette Young $2.9 million for her encounter with police in 2019. Young, a 49-year-old, licensed...

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Michael Craig Called 911 Pleading for Help; When Police Arrived They Shot And Killed Him

Y.R.A (BMS)November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)November 12, 2021November 12, 202108601

Chicago, Ill – Building custodian Michael Craig called 911 on October 4 pleading for help. He told the 911 operator his wife had a knife...

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Body-Cam Footage Shows Cop Handcuff Innocent, Naked Woman During Wrong Raid of Her Home

BMS AdminDecember 16, 2020December 17, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 16, 2020December 17, 20202 5793

Newly released body camera footage of a no-knock raid by the Chicago Police Department on the wrong home reveals what happened when officers stormed into...

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2 Cops Fired For Shooting At Car During Chase That Ended In Death Of 18-Yr-Old

BMS AdminMarch 26, 2020October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminMarch 26, 2020October 21, 202004955

On Thursday, the Chicago Police Board fired two officers who had shot at a stolen car in 2016. The car was speeding away from them...

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4 Chicago Cops Fired For Alleged Cover-Up Of Fatal Police Shooting Of Laquan McDonald

BMS AdminJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 19, 2019July 19, 201916451

The Chicago Police Board fired a sergeant and three officers Thursday night over the alleged cover-up of the murder of Laquan McDonald by a police...

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Police Raid Wrong Home During 4yr-Old’s Birthday Party, Point Guns At Children

BMS AdminMarch 26, 2019March 26, 2019

by BMS AdminMarch 26, 2019March 26, 20194 5700

Seven-year-old Samari Boswell said she was terrified the night of her younger brother TJ Boswell’s birthday party last month. She was expecting a party with...

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Watch: Chicago Police Handcuff 10-Year-Old Boy Saying He Fit the Description

BMS AdminJune 7, 2018June 8, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 7, 2018June 8, 201806277

Chicago police are now under investigation after an incident caught on camera showed a distraught 10-year-old boy being handcuffed and detained by several officers. Authorities...

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Chicago Cop, Who Fired At Car Full Of Black Teens, Indicted On Federal Charges

BMS AdminSeptember 19, 2016September 19, 2016

by BMS AdminSeptember 19, 2016September 19, 201603935

Federal authorities announced Friday, that a Chicago police officer will be brought up on federal civil rights charges due to a 2013 shooting he was involved...