Little-Acorn
Gold Member
- Jun 20, 2006
- 10,025
- 2,410
In a suburb of Chicago today, a policeman who radioed that he was stopping three people for suspicious activity, was later found shot, and died quickly. A manhunt is now under way for the murderers.
Six years ago, with about as much evidence as is presently available in this case, President Obama went on national TV and announce that the police had "acted stupidly" after Massachusetts homeowners called police to report a man breaking into a University-owned house in their neighborhood. The man turned out to be the legal resident of the house, and said he was breaking in because the lock was malfunctioning and possibly damaged. When the copy asked him to step away and explained he was responding to a call of a burglary in progress, the man accused the cop of racism (the man was black).
Plans for Obama to meet with the three people who murdered the cop today in Illinois and have a beer with them, have not yet been announced. But it is expected, right after he makes the same announcement he made six years ago in similar circumstances.
Whether such a statement from the President of the United States will serve to increase anger against police, has not been determined.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Manhunt In Fox Lake After Police Officer Shot And Killed
Manhunt In Fox Lake After Police Officer Shot And Killed
September 1, 2015 9:40 AM
CHICAGO (CBS) — A manhunt was underway in far north suburban Fox Lake, after a police officer was shot and killed while chasing three suspects on foot.
Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said an officer was shot Tuesday morning near Rollins Road and Route 59.
At a late-morning news conference, Lake County Sheriff’s Det. Chris Covelli said, around 7:50 a.m., the officer radioed he was pursuing three suspects, after looking into their “suspicious activity.” Police lost radio contact with the officer, who was later found with a gunshot wound. Shortly after the news conference, Covelli confirmed that the officer died.
Covelli said police were conducting a ground and air search for three suspects — two white males and a black male. Unconfirmed dispatch reports indicated the suspects might have taken the officer’s gun and pepper spray. Police did not provide a more detailed description of the suspects.
Six years ago, with about as much evidence as is presently available in this case, President Obama went on national TV and announce that the police had "acted stupidly" after Massachusetts homeowners called police to report a man breaking into a University-owned house in their neighborhood. The man turned out to be the legal resident of the house, and said he was breaking in because the lock was malfunctioning and possibly damaged. When the copy asked him to step away and explained he was responding to a call of a burglary in progress, the man accused the cop of racism (the man was black).
Plans for Obama to meet with the three people who murdered the cop today in Illinois and have a beer with them, have not yet been announced. But it is expected, right after he makes the same announcement he made six years ago in similar circumstances.
Whether such a statement from the President of the United States will serve to increase anger against police, has not been determined.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Manhunt In Fox Lake After Police Officer Shot And Killed
Manhunt In Fox Lake After Police Officer Shot And Killed
September 1, 2015 9:40 AM
CHICAGO (CBS) — A manhunt was underway in far north suburban Fox Lake, after a police officer was shot and killed while chasing three suspects on foot.
Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said an officer was shot Tuesday morning near Rollins Road and Route 59.
At a late-morning news conference, Lake County Sheriff’s Det. Chris Covelli said, around 7:50 a.m., the officer radioed he was pursuing three suspects, after looking into their “suspicious activity.” Police lost radio contact with the officer, who was later found with a gunshot wound. Shortly after the news conference, Covelli confirmed that the officer died.
Covelli said police were conducting a ground and air search for three suspects — two white males and a black male. Unconfirmed dispatch reports indicated the suspects might have taken the officer’s gun and pepper spray. Police did not provide a more detailed description of the suspects.
