As crime skyrockets in Chicago & the suburbs Sheriff Tom Dart is still wasting valuable manpower and money on a 30 year old crime as people are being MURDERED TODAY

Cook County Sheriff Source: Sheriff Tom Dart has always been fascinated has by crimes involving the homosexual lifestyle.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Tuesday investigators are trying to match samples of blood from notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy to the scene of a 1970s cold case from Michigan.

Dart, who has been trying to put names to the unidentified victims who were among those found in Gacy’s home, yard and the Des Plaines River in the late 1970s, wouldn’t say exactly where the case in Michigan occurred.

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Retired Chicago Police Sergeant Joseph Moseley - brother of former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun - runs for Ald. Sandi Jackson Aldermanic Seat

Among the dozens of Southeast Side residents in the running to replace Sandi Jackson on the City Council is the brother of former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, the woman who ran against Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2011.

Emanuel's office released late Monday the names of 53 applicants for alderman of the 7th Ward. Some are familiar from recent unsuccessful attempts to get elected to the seat.

Others, like Joseph Moseley, are running for office for the first time. But Moseley, a retired Chicago police sergeant who has lived in the ward for about 30 years, noted that he has been around politics "most of my life" thanks in part to his older sister.

Moseley said some think it unlikely that Emanuel would pick the sibling of the woman who challenged him for mayor. "I've had some calls from people saying 'You haven't got a chance,' " he said.

But with his background as a homicide detective, Moseley, 56, said he hopes the mayor will appreciate his perspective on the violence plaguing parts of the city. "It's the issue right now, that and the foreclosure problem," Moseley said.

Lionell Martin and Gregory Mitchell, who lost the aldermanic race to Jackson in 2011, are also seeking the appointment.

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Oakland woman YOLANDA SMITH accused of posing as doctor to burglarize Bay Area hospitals

SANTA CRUZ -- An Oakland woman suspected of posing as a doctor and stealing credit cards from staff at hospitals throughout Northern California was nabbed by Fairfield police.

Yolanda Smith, 49, was arrested Monday by Fairfield police officers after she was spotted by a hospital security guard.

Smith is suspected of burglarizing hospitals throughout the region by dressing in a white lab coat and pretending to be a doctor to gain entry into secured areas.

Investigators believe she has perpetrated the scam in Daly City, Tracy, Modesto, Gilroy, Walnut Creek, Fairfield and Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies say Smith walked into the neonatal care unit of Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz on Jan. 2 and within about four minutes, stole credit cards from the purses of four nurses.

The nurses noticed the missing cards about two hours later, but by that time, the cards had been used to make more than $4,000 in purchases in Capitola and Live Oak.

The cards were used at stores including Target in Capitola and Best Buy on 41st Avenue in Santa Cruz, Deputy April Skalland said.

Smith was seen leaving the stores in a brown, late 1990s Nissan Maxima sedan driven by a woman, believed to be about 20 years old, with short black hair. Deputies did not have further information on the younger woman Monday.

Santa Cruz County sheriff's investigators have interviewed Smith, who is being held in Fairfield, Skalland said. She did not know when
or if Smith will be extradited to Santa Cruz County as there are a number of jurisdictions investigating her.

Smith faces charges of identity theft, burglary and fraudulent use of a credit card for the Dominican Hospital incident, Skalland said.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information to call the investigations division at 831-454-2311 or the anonymous tip line at 831-454-5995.

BLACK Thug Jason Commisso with numerous arrests ID'd as suspect in violent elevator muggings of Asians: NYPD

“We have the hate crimes unit involved,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said during a press conference on Friday. “Obviously because the fact that all of the victims are Asian, raises concerns in that area.
But forget about the thousands upon thousands of attacks on whites by blacks. 

The man responsible for pulling off eight robberies in East Harlem over the last 10 days has been identified as an ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet, police said. Jason Commisso, 34, was picked out in a photo array by victims and was also captured on surveillance video after one of the robberies.

Commisso struck most recently on Saturday morning when he attacked a 57-year-old man inside of an elevator on East 97th Street, police said. He fled with the man’s cell phone, wallet and cash, police said.


That victim treated at Metropolitan Hospital for a broken nose, cops said.
In all eight robberies Commisso has targeted Asian men and women inside of elevators, police said.

“We have the hate crimes unit involved,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said during a press conference on Friday. “Obviously because the fact that all of the victims are Asian, raises concerns in that area. But we’re not certainly in a position to categorize it as a hate crime at this time.”

Commisso has been arrested more than 30 times, cops said. His arrests include charges for robbery, arson, assault and drugs, cops said. He is 6-foot-1, weighs 200 pounds and has his hair braided in corn rows, cops said. His last known address was in Queens.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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Retiree Healthcare Benefits Commission will be conducting a hearing tomorrow Jan 30, 2013

Brothers and Sisters,

Local 2 was just informed that a hearing on the recommendations made by the City of Chicago Retiree Healthcare Benefits Commission will be held tomorrow beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The Committee on Workforce Development and Audit will hold this hearing to consider the RHBC recommendations related to current City of Chicago retiree healthcare costs.

We would encourage any interested Local 2 Members to attend this meeting, if possible. We apologize for the late notice but we were not contacted about his hearing until today.

Spanish for First Responders - January 29th

Ignite the Spirit Valentine's Ball - February 2, 2013

CFD Northside vs. Southside Hockey Game - February 9, 2013

Lombard Local 3009 24th Annual Bowling Tournament - Saturday, February 16th & 23rd and Sunday, February 17th & 24th. See flyer for more information

St. Baldricks date is set for Friday, March 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Fire Academy, go to the following link for more information www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/328/2013

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - March 10th - We are looking for Local 2 members and their families to march in the Southside St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Master of Ceremonies will be "First Responders" this year. Commissioner Santiago and President Tom Ryan will lead with our members. We will muster at 11:00 a.m. with a 12:00 p.m. start. We are encouraging our members to dress in uniform. More information to follow...

Retirement party for the following Local 2 Members - Bill Humphrey, Steve Ives, Jolynn Huels and Bob Weir on Wednesday, March 20th (1B)(EMS 4) at the Lexington House located at 7717 W. 95th St. from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person presale, $50 at the door. For tickets contact E28-2nd & 3rd Shift, E32-2nd Shift, E65-1st Shift, E39-2nd Shift, Fire Academy South.

Retirement party for the following Local 2 Members - Ed Cerdan, Pat Flaherty, Steve Hanson, Dan Ferguson, John Altenbach, Tom Schergan, Marty Ybarra, Larry Anoman, Don Ranos, Ken Vaclavik, Bob Fitzgerald, Pete Biondo and Matt Gillen on Wednesday, March 20th at 115 Bourbon Street located at 3359 W. 115th St, 6:00 cocktails, 7:00 p.m. dinner - 8:00-11:00 open bar - Tickets $45 in advance, $50 at the door. For tickets E-62/T27 2nd & 3rd Plt, E46/T17 2nd & 3rd Plt.

Retirement party for the following Local 2 Members - Tom Lally, Pat Wietlispach, Ron O'Keefe, Dominic Gibson, Bob Smiegowski, Ray DeJesus, Dennis Stensland, Ted Gurdak, Marc Patricelli, Fran Leahy, Lee Richardson and Askel Grant on Wednesday, March 20th at White Eagle Banquet Hall located at 6839 N. Milwaukee in Niles. Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door. Cocktails and dinner from 6:00 until 11:30 p.m. For tickets and more information contact John Hurter T13 708-705-7999, E106 3rd Shift, John Zullo E69 3C, Luigi Montalbano E71 3B, Mike Kading E125 3A.

Chili Cook-Off - Entry Form - Rock Bottom - April 2nd

Retirement party for the following Local 2 Members - Paul Stamper, Bob Dubberke, Steve Neidenbach, Phil Lahendro and Keith Kopke on Friday, April 5, 2013 at White Eagle Restaurant located at 6839 N. Milwaukee beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. For ticket information contact: Teddy Collins T35, Bob Gariti 2nd Dist. Rel, Al Martinez T58, Art Aranda Sq. 2, Dave DiMaggio T53, John McGill 2nd Dist Manpower, Bill Block E70, Steve Dodovich TL21.

Fire Service Women of Illinois - Fire Service Women of Illinois Registration Form - April, 6th

Chicago Wing Madness - Fire vs. Police - April 10th Get details and to register go to www.chicagowingmadness.com

Northwestern Basketball Union Night - February 2nd

Engine 76/Truck 35 - Superbowl Party, Sunday, February 3rd, at J's of Edison Park, 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $50 per person, for information, contact Bob Gariti or Ted Collins at T35

Retirement party for the following Local 2 Members - Susan Schmidt, Arthur Sanders and Lionel Tally on Tuesday, February 5th at Morgan's on Maxwell located at 1325 S. Halsted from 1900-2300 $40 advance ticket, $45 at the door. For for information contact E103 or E5 3rd Shift

Police barred from Vermont gun range over proposed semi-automatic rifle ban

The battle over the right to bear arms is flaring in Vermont, where a local gun range has moved to prohibit the Burlington Police Department from training at its facilities after the City Council voted to advance a measure banning semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines.

The leadership of the Lamoille Valley Fish and Game Club explained that it's "difficult" for the club to support the city -- even its officers -- given the actions of the council.

"We have members in Burlington as well as members of our club that are going to be passing through Burlington and this would directly affect them and we felt that a prejudicial vote like that was going to be non-supportive of our club and being non-supportive of our club makes it very difficult to support Burlington City," said Bob Boivin, chairman of the Lamoille Valley Fish and Game Club.

"It is a constitutional issue. I mean, it's not just a Second Amendment constitutional issue; but it's also a constitutional issue for Vermont. We have laws that have the state governing our gun controls in this area and they're looking to supersede those," he said.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/28/cops-barred-from-gun-range-over-semi-automatic-rifle-ban/#ixzz2JPjHDrtU

Poor Sebastian Pineda - A judge's decision dashes an (ILLEGAL BEANER'S) immigrant's hope for deportation reprieve

A Chicago judge denied an immigration prosecutor’s request last week for an “administrative closure” of a deportation proceeding against Sebastian Pineda, a Mexican immigrant whose case was chronicled by The Chicago Reporter in August.
The decision threw a wrench into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s stuttering effort to carry out a 2011 directive by John Morton, the agency’s director, that urged the use of “prosecutorial discretion” to focus on deporting dangerous felons and less on minor offenders who pose no threat.
Under Morton’s policy, immigrants who have strong family ties to this country and no serious criminal background could get a reprieve from deportation. On Tuesday, Pineda, a 31-year-old father of two U.S.-born children, was hopeful; prior to that morning’s hearing, the prosecutor had agreed to seek an “administrative closure” that would have suspended his deportation case.
But immigration judge Craig M. Zerbe had other ideas. “It’s an arbitrary decision, and I will not agree with it,” he said, denying the prosecutor’s motion.
After the hearing, Pineda and his family met with U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s staff in his Chicago office. “Our immigration system is not supposed to work like this, and neither is prosecutorial discretion,” Gutierrez said in a written statement about Pineda’s case. “I will be looking into this case to see if there is anything the lawyer or the [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] lawyer can do to prevent the deportation of a breadwinner supporting his family and U.S. citizen children.”

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