Olympic Site Shooting

Yup, we're ready for an international event like the Olympics:

• 3 people were shot and wounded in the South Side's Washington Park neighborhood this evening, police said.

  The victims, described only as males, were shot around 6:30 p.m. on the 5700 block of South Michigan Avenue [...]
  

  Two victims were in good condition and one was in fair, Kilmer said. They were being treated on the scene as of 7 p.m., he said.

  Further information was unavailable.

So we're guessing no cooperation?

Apertura 09: TAPA 103

El apertura no se larga. Grondona va y viene. El estado se toma sus tiempos. La televisión sus rentas. La AFA se ladeó a la izquierda... Una gran familia

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Nueva camiseta de Boca 09-10

Boca sigue su gira europea y ganó 1-0 (Battaglia) al Lask Linz (Austria) jugando, con mayoría titular, mejor que su rival y pudiendo aumentar la diferencia en mas de una oportunidad.

“Fue demasiado tranquilo”, dijo Basile en los vestuarios, tal como habían calculado los gerentes de la tv austríaca que decidieron no televisar el partido por no esperar un mínimo rating, razón por la que al no generarse señal, ningún canal argentino pudo sumarla.

Entonces las imágenes llegaron via internet: Boca estrenó sponsor en la camiseta. Tal como se presentara el pasado 14 de julio, LG reemplaza como sponsor principal a Megatone. La polémica llegó a oídos de Ameal que intercede para lograr la modificación de los colores originales del logo LG que va sobre la franja amarilla, en el pecho de los jugadores: rojo y blanco.

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EL GOL DE BATTAGLIA

Fútbol y piñas

Hay momentos en que se agota la palabra. Y para actualizar el asunto en el fútbol masculino de este año debemos pasar por la pretemporada de enero, cuando Paparatto y Pavlovich intercambiaron algunas caricias, la final de la Copa do Brasil 2009 el mes pasado (julio) entre Inter y Corinthians donde Dalessandro persigue a William y los entrenamientos de San Lorenzo en Uruguay hace poquitos días (agosto), donde Bergessio y Elizarzu aciertan poco pero bien.

Completely Clueless

Honestly, this guy makes Inspector Clouseau look like Sherlock Holmes:

• Rumor Mill *****
  J-Fed sat down with some 20 hire ups and a number of officers and they talked about 3 things.
  
  #1) Shootings! He wants to know why they are occurring more this year than any year since 1994. He discussed his command change in 011 and explained that new blood would quell the violence.
  
  #2) Revenue!!! He wants to know why officers are bringing in 30+% less tickets/ANOVs/Tows than last year. He explained that city hall wants more revenue and we need to help the city generate more $.
  
  #3) Motivating officers to work harder!! He talked about the new rating system and how if officers don't work hard they will face discipline(spar,dumped off car, dumped off watch etc..)
  
  If this info is true then J-Fed is truly a Gigantic Idiot!!!
  
  Word is more command changes by Aug 15th and surprise unannounced visits to 6 districts in the next 10 days to try and ask P.O.s why they are doing less(never admit to anything). He thinks coming to the front line will instill spirit/trust and it may jump start hard work.(he is high)

We've entertained hundreds, if not thousands, of comments on how to improve, fix, redirect, motivate, and repair the Department. Many good ideas are floating around here waiting for an opportunistic soul to run with them and gain fame and fortune.

But the political reality is that J-Fed has no power, no ability and no chance to change the Department. He blew his one opportunity and continues to make exactly the wrong moves each and every time. Everyone is hunkered down, waiting for the storm to pass. Different camps are waiting for the weather to clear and gathering their people to have their shot at power once J-Fed is gone. Institutional stagnation.

Mysterious Crime Pattern

Curious:

• Chicago police are warning the public about a series of four recent strong-arm robberies -- including two early Saturday -- in the Lincoln Park area during which a group of attackers severely beat victims and left them hospitalized.
  
  The two robberies Saturday occurred at 3 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Cleveland Avenue and 3:36 a.m. in the 300 block of West Webster Avenue, police said in a news release. The release stated that two similar robberies took place Thursday at 2 a.m. in the 600 block of West Fullerton Parkway and at 2:05 a.m. in the 2100 block of North Stockton Drive.
  
  In all four cases, the victims were approached from behind by several men believed to be in their early 20s, police said. The suspects demanded wallets and then beat the victims in the head and face.

But not a single physical characteristic of the offenders that might help warn a vigilant public and assist in the capture of the miscreants. It sure is amazing how far we've come as a society. And how far we've still got to go.

Um, Your Honor?

Anyone know who let this asshole out on bond?

• An 18-year-old man — already charged with murder — was charged in a separate incident Sunday for opening fire on seven people on a West Side street last Tuesday.

  Hakeem Redmond, of the 3300 block of West Roosevelt Road, was charged with seven counts of aggravated battery with a firearm for shooting seven people July 28 in the 3400 block of West Walnut Street, according to police News Affairs.

  Redmond allegedly shot seven males, including at least two teens, near Walnut Street and Homan Avenue at 10:43 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Most of the seven males shot were on a sidewalk when Redmond began firing shots towards them, police said.

  Redmond was previously charged on July 31 for fatally shooting a 22-year-old man on the West Side who was found in a vacant lot.

This guy sounds like the driving force behind Harrison District shooting stats, but he still gets a low enough bond after a homicide to go out and try to kill 7 more people.

Someone name the judge.

UPDATE: Ok, this appears to be a continuing investigation where the shooter was apprehended when someone decided to name him for the multiple shooting on Homan/Walnut and then the detectives backtracked him to the homicide and charged him. So he wasn't let to bail, but rather had his own little mini-crime spree underway when arrested. Hopefully, he's seen the last of daylight for a while.