Teen girl killed, boy wounded in shooting near King College Prep high school

A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot and 16-year-old boy wounded about three blocks from King College Prep on the South Side this afternoon, authorities said.

The shooting occurred around 2:20 p.m. in the 4500 block of South Oakenwald Avenue, police said. A 16 year-old boy was shot in the leg and a 15-year-old girl was wounded in the back, police said, citing preliminary information.

The Cook County medical examiner's office has been notified that the girl died.

One of the teens was taken in serious to critical condition to Comer Children's Hospital, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Will Knight.

The other victim also was taken to Comer and police at first believed both victims' conditions had stabilized by a little after 3 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala.

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Black women will be the first to tell you it is almost impossible to find a nice straight black man.... Well look how nice this black man is....Marquis Baldwin Allegedly Commits FOUR armed Robberies To Pay For His Girlfriend's Probation

Marquis Baldwin has been charged with Four counts of armed robbery and six counts of aggravated assault he claims he committed to pay his girlfriend's court ordered probation fees

What a catch.
Marquis Baldwin, 22, of Pensacola, Fla., allegedly robbed four businesses between Nov. 20 and Jan. 9 in an attempt to get enough money to pay off his girlfriend's probation fees, according to the Press-Register.
Three of those robberies involved Waffle House restaurants, according to WKRG. Baldwin also allegedly robbed a Kangaroo gas station.
Police say surveillance footage ultimately led them to Baldwin, and that after his arrest, he told them he committed the crimes so he could pay for costs related to his girlfriend's probation. According to PNJ.com, all of the woman's probation fees were paid off by the time of the final robbery.
He has been charged with four counts of armed robbery and six counts of aggravated assault, and is being held on $80,0000 in the Escambia County Jail. 

MILWAUKEE COUNTY WI - Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is right - If the police can't protect you - get a gun and protect yourself

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke gave a great interview on WLS-AM 89 this morning, I am waiting for WLS to post the podcast of it... He also did WIND-AM 560 John & Amy Show this morning...

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. caught a lot of heat when he told citizens that they needed to arm themselves because law enforcement can't always be there to protect them.

It's the truth.

Clarke made his case during a radio spot last week. He urged residents to learn how to use a firearm so they can defend themselves in case of an emergency.

I know this is scary stuff. It's scary to think that law enforcement may not be there to respond to your emergencies. And when officers do respond, they may not get there in time to save you.

From experience, I know law enforcement is not automatic. Milwaukee is a big city, and on a Friday or Saturday night, there are a lot of things going on. When police are responding to a number of calls, your call may get kicked to the bottom of the list.

Most people already know this; that's why they usually report that "someone has a gun" or "shots were fired" when they know a weapon is not involved in the incident they are reporting. They do this because they need police to respond right away.

In the 1990s, the politically minded rap group Public Enemy had a song titled "911 is a joke." The song talked about the lack of response to emergency calls in black neighborhoods, specifically the poor response by paramedic crews and not the police.

I'm a gun owner. I keep a gun for protection, and I have taken gun safety courses. I keep my gun locked up, but I also keep it loaded and ready for use.

In an interview with Soledad O'Brien on her "Starting Point" show Monday, Clarke said we all should be scared of the criminal element. "Once the intruder is inside your home, once you're on the street and someone sticks a gun in your face to take your car or your wallet, you don't have the option of calling 911," Clarke said.

We don't have enough officers to protect all of us. It's impossible. Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn has acknowledged that fact. So knowing this, it's only smart for us to be able to protect ourselves.

Not everyone should own a gun. My mother, for example, hates guns, but she keeps a Louisville slugger by her bed. She calls the bat her "Just in case."

I prefer something with more power to keep me and my family protected, and I don't see anything wrong with that.

- James E. Causey, Journal Sentinel columnist and Editorial Board member

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At least eight people were shot across Chicago overnight, including two men wounded at a West Side gas station where a clerk was slain last summer, police said.

Chicago braces for the black body count to climb as temps hit 60 degrees in the middle of a Chicago winter!

CHICAGO, IL - At least eight people were shot across Chicago overnight, including two men wounded just outside a West Side gas station where a clerk was slain last summer, authorities said.

The men, 31 and 34, were sitting in a car in front of the gas station in the 3300 block of West Washington Boulevard in East Garfield Park around 10:30 p.m., according to police.

Someone parked a van in the street, got out, walked up and shot them, police said. They were taken to Stroger Hospital and were expected to survive, police said. 

In July, a clerk was shot and killed at the station about two hours before his shift was to end, according to police and the man's family.

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Reginald Duckworth from Maywood Charged With a Chicago Murder

PHOTO: Reginald Duckworth was last seen doing the duck walk in the county jail showers
Police say a Maywood man stabbed a 32-year-old man to death Saturday night in the South Shore neighborhood.

Reginald Duckworth is charged with first degree murder. Duckworth, of the 1700 block of West Madison in Maywood, is accused of stabbing Willie Wilson to death inside his home on the 2500 block of East 73rd Street.

Duckworth was at a party when he’s alleged to have stabbed Wilson about 10:50 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene about an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Wilson was the 7th person killed in Chicago on Saturday.

Duckworth is due in court Tuesday. Check back for more information.

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P.O. Ali Haleem becomes the 11th Chicago police officer charged in a tow truck scandal in which officers steered business to drivers for kickbacks

A former Chicago police officer whose undercover work led to charges in separate public corruption probes was himself charged Monday with extorting a tow truck operator and selling firearms to a convicted felon.

Ali Haleem becomes the 11th Chicago police officer charged in a tow truck scandal in which officers steered business to drivers for kickbacks, federal prosecutors said

According to court records and sources, Haleem worked undercover after federal authorities confronted him about the extortion in 2008, secretly recording conversations. His cooperation led to charges against a onetime campaign treasurer for former state Sen. Ricky Hendon, and six others on charges they paid kickbacks in the hopes of securing thousands of dollars in federal grants. Hendon was not charged.

Haleem’s undercover work also resulted in charges against two tax analysts for the Cook County Board of Review who allegedly pocketed a $1,500 cash payoff after agreeing to reduce property tax assessments.

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