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Top Cop Says Violence Spreading to New Areas As It Declines in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods
Pressed about a rash of weekend shootings in downtown Chicago, the city’s top cop acknowledged Monday that more shootings are occurring there even as they decline in neighborhoods that have long struggled with gun violence.
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Chicago Sees a Violent Weekend Downtown With Several Shootings
Lisa Chavarria has more.
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Watch: Chicago Police Supt. David Brown Gives Update on 2 Officers Shot After Being “Ambushed”
Two Chicago police officers have been wounded in a shooting early Friday on the city’s West Side and the suspected gunman was captured nearby, authorities said.
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Brown Details Charges in Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Melissa Ortega
Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown details the charges connected to the shooting death of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, noting that a teen faces first-degree murder charges.
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Chicago Police Supt. Brown Gives Updates on the Police Officer Shot in Goose Island
According to Chicago police, the officer was shot after responding to a disturbance at an Ulta Beauty Shop near the intersection of West North Avenue and North Sheffield Avenue on Monday afternoon.
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Chicago's Top Cop Again Blames Court System For Escalating Violence
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown once again blamed the court system for the escalating violence that the city has seen this summer, but some say that argument doesn’t work. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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CPD Rolls Out New Crackdown on Illegal Guns After Violent Chicago Weekend
In an effort to stop the flow of illegal guns contributing to Chicago violence, a new 50-person gun investigations team within the Chicago Police Department will focus on halting the third-party purchase of firearms. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
An off-duty Chicago police officer was found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday morning in the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side — the third such death by a member of the department this year.
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CPD Supt. Brown Attends White House Meeting With Biden on Crime
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown was among several city and law enforcement leaders in attendance at the White House Monday for a discussion with President Joe Biden on reducing crime. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Chief Judge, Kim Foxx Fire Back After Supt. Brown Blames Courts for Chicago Violence
As Chicago Police Supt. David Brown praised city officers for their work during a particularly violent Fourth of July holiday weekend that saw more than 100 people shot citywide, others questioned the narrative he gave on what’s behind the city’s rising crime.
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Chicago Officers ‘Doing Their Part,' Top Cop Says As More Than 100 Shot Over 4th of July Weekend
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown praised city officers for “doing their part” during a particularly violent Fourth of July holiday weekend that saw more than 100 people shot citywide.
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Violent Fourth of July Holiday Weekend Sparks Calls for Change
A violent Fourth of July holiday weekend that left more than 100 people shot in Chicago has some calling for leadership changes and more accountability. Christian Farr reports.
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Aldermen Question Chicago's Top Cop During 6-Hour Special City Council Meeting
Aldermen hammered Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown Friday during a six-hour special City Council meeting that sought to question the city’s public safety plan ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
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Special City Council Meeting With Supt. Brown on Violence Expected Friday
A special City Council meeting is set for Friday aiming to question the city’s public safety plan ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
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Chicago Police Supt. Brown Discusses Safety Plan Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend
Chicago police detailed on Thursday the city’s public safety plan ahead of the typically violent Fourth of July holiday weekend and according to the city’s top cop, not much will be changing. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Chicago Police Supt. Brown Discusses Safety Plan Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend
Chicago police detailed on Thursday the city’s public safety plan ahead of the typically violent Fourth of July holiday weekend and according to the city’s top cop, not much will be changing.
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Chicago Police Supt. to Discuss Plan Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is scheduled to detail on Thursday the city’s public safety plan ahead of the typically violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, as a group of alderman are calling for him to attend a special City Council meeting. Lauren Petty reports.
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Chicago Aldermen Call for Special City Council Meeting With Supt. Brown on Violence
Several Chicago aldermen have called a special City Council meeting set for Friday aiming to go over the city’s public safety plan for the Fourth of July holiday.
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Aldermen Call Special City Council Meeting to Discuss Chicago Violence
Chicago aldermen are calling for a special City Council meeting Friday with Police Supt. David Brown to discuss violence. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Chicago Officer Charged in US Capitol Breach Was Relieved of Police Powers, Top Cop Says
A Chicago police officer charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6 was relieved of his police powers earlier this month, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.