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Happy Thanksgiving! Don't burn your garage down with a turkey fryer
Happy Thanksgiving! I'd like to thank everyone who has stopped by, and especially those of...
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Mugshot of the week: dented head edition
OW MY HEADI don't know the name of the man pictured below. This unnamed Floridian...
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Crime reporting: vibrator-related arrests and crazy southern crime
Sometimes a blog post just practically writes itself.A few days ago I wrote about a...
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Mark Siebenmorgen: mugshot of the week. And a vibrator attack.
Meet Mark Siebenmorgen of Portland, Oregon:Photo from www.kptv.comMr. Siebenmorgen is the Arresting Tales Mugshot of...
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Police work: the naked truth
Here's something they don't tell you when you attend your orientation to become a police...
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Chicago's crime rate goes down: can cops take credit?
The short answer to that question is...probably not.According to the Chicago Police Department, violent and...
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Halloween safety tips for kids, with video: redux
I love blogging. But...I'm also a career civil servant, and that means I have a...
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Cops and Complainants
Lately I've been thinking about how cops communicate with non-cops, and how those encounters can...
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Law Enforcement Quote of the Week: mummified remains edition
"If you drive around with a deceased person for 10 months, do you have mental...
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Brett Favre: sexting weenie-waver?
Brett Favre, record-holding NFL quarterback of fabled longevity, is in the news for a different...
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Dialogue from a booking room
The place: a police booking room in Lake County, where Trent Lee, a parolee with...
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Todd Stroger aide Carla Oglesby gets pinched
In July I wrote about a character known as "Shorty Capone", a convicted felon, who...
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Tammie Sue Benson-Whitehead: Mugshot of the Week
Meet Tammie Sue Benson-Whitehead of Junction City, Oregon:Photo from www.thegazette.comTammie Sue apparently migrated east to...
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September 29: Today in criminal justice history
On today's date in 1976, rockabilly star Jerry Lee Lewis celebrated his 41st birthday. ...
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Why cops love the media: CTA Red Line shooting coverage
I am not a big fan of how the media covers police use-of-force incidents.Today's news...
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Joe the Cop on ChicagoNow Radio Saturday, September 18
Looks like yours truly will be going on ChicagoNow Radio tomorrow morning with Alex Quigley....
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Jonathan Lee Riches, "Lawsuit Zeus", gets sued
Meet Jonathan Lee Riches, Federal Bureau of Prisons register # 40948-018:Riches is serving a sentence...
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Marijuana--time to legalize it
*Note: Floyd, pictured above, is only slightly representative of your average California pot smoker.Voters in...
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CPD rank and file protest against Superintendent Weis
Nancy Stone, Chicago TribuneHundreds of Chicago Police Department officers gathered outside CPD headquarters today to...
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September 15: Today in criminal justice history
On today's date in 1998, Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Coolio, was arrested...
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CTA crime on the increase
Two stories caught my attention this morning, both relating to an increase in reported crime...
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Kentucky trailer park murders: the intractable nature of poverty and crime
I was talking with my mom this morning about the recent murders at a trailer...
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Murder at the trailer park: law enforcement quote of the week
Years ago I worked with a guy who had this saying: "they're only stereotypes because...
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September 11 changed the job of policing
Yesterday our honor guard participated in a 9/11 memorial service at the local high school. ...
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Weenie-Waver Wednesday: Bad cop edition
I'm always on the lookout for patterns, and I found an interesting one this week--errant...
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Did the Chicago Police Department hire America's first female cop?
According to retired federal agent and history buff Rick Barrett, the answer is yes: For...
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Ruger the German Shepherd needs a home
One of the best things about having a blog is being able to publicize good...
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Weis' meeting offends gang leaders, they plan press conference
Unbelievable. Just yesterday I talked about the history of "sitting down" with gang leaders in...
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Sitting down with Chicago gang leaders: a terrible idea with a long history
I was on the air this morning with WGN's Greg Jarrett talking about the recent...
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Blind triathlete and fellow officers honor Thor Soderberg
NBC news ran a nice story about Mazen Istanbouli, a blind triathlete who was helped...
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"Or else" is not an enforcement strategy, Superintendent Weis
I'm dumbfounded. I just read this article in the Sun Times: Cops to gangs: Stop...
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Confronting grief: death notification
Yesterday I told a woman that her husband was dead. She had reported her husband...
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Florida woman imitates troll pencil-topper in mug shot
Meet Elizabeth Athenia Progris: Ms. Progris, proud Floridian, is this week's mugshot of the...
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Patrick Tribett huffs again
Patrick Tribett, America's most famous huffer, has been arrested again, this time at the Hydro-Drive...
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On the air again
Just can't wait to get on the air again... My favorite radio personalities Amy Guth...
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Rest in peace, Chicago Firefighter Christopher Wheatley
Chicago Firefighter Christopher Wheatley died in the line of duty on August 9, 2010,...
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Is Daley balancing the budget by not hiring more cops?
I have heard the following sentiments expressed by Chicago police officers, and I've seen them...
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Man wins Boobie prize by jumping out of window to avoid cops
Meet Ronald "Boobie" McIntyre, proud Chicagoan: "Boobie" is in the news because he jumped from...
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Crimes against meat lead off Weenie-Waver Wednesday
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio Than are dreamt of in...
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Today in death penalty history: last words of the executed
On today's date in 1966, convicted murderer James D. French was executed by electric...
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An important safety message from Arresting Tales
Do you have a video camera and a few friends, and you're just dying to...
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Some interesting observations
I recently read a couple of articles that I thought were worth passing along.The first...
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Trailer Trash Follies
There's a saying I first heard years ago, in reference to some idiot's antics: "What...
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R.I.P. Officer Michael Bailey
I can't believe that, for the third time in barely two months, I'm writing about...
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31 years ago today: Disco Demolition at Comiskey Park
July 12, 1979--Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park. Cooked up as an awesome promotional stunt by Steve...
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Major League Baseball All-Star Mugshot Gallery
Tomorrow is the 81st Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. ...
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1948: Chicago, the Beautiful
The murder of CPD Officer Thor Soderberg, and the rioting in Oakland and Tacoma over...