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Monday, February 18, 2013

Chicago Police Arrest Two in Skokie on Narcotic Offenses

Chicago police arrested two individuals in the 4800 block of Greenleaf Street for narcotic offenses on Feb. 14. Skokie Patch reported that three days prior, several shots were fired at an apartment unit on the same street.

A helicopter and more than half-a-dozen Chicago police officers executed a warrant arrest in the 4800 block of Greenleaf Street in Skokie on Feb. 14 around 8 p.m. Two individuals were arrested for narcotic offenses which originated out of Chicago, police said. The arrests came after several shots were fired at an apartment window on the same block on Feb. 11 around 2:17 a.m. Multiple people were inside the unit at the time of the shooting, according to the police report. One of the residents told officers that her son received threatening text messages earlier that day. That person is believed to be the offender's target and left prior to police arrival because he had several warrants out for his arrest, police said. "S*** about to get …

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Ben

4:27 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Exactly. Skokie cops are more concerned with writing speeding and seatbelt tickets.   more ›

Friday, February 15, 2013

New Details Emerge on Apartment Shooting

Several shots were fired at an apartment window in the 4800 block of Greenleaf Street in Skokie on Feb. 11. Meanwhile, an individual was arrested yesterday, Feb. 14., by Chicago police around 8:10 p.m. in the same area.

04/18 - Read our update here Police are saying a drug or gambling debt might have been the motive for a shooting that occurred in the 4800 block of Greenleaf Street on Feb. 11. An offender fired several shots at a window in a second-story apartment, where an individual, believed to be known to the offender, resides, police said. No one was injured, but several people were inside the unit at the time of the shooting. According to the report, officers responded to a shots-fired complaint around 2:17 a.m. A witness told police dispatchers that she heard a total of six gunshots near her area. When officers arrived, they saw two bullet holes in a rear window, the report stated. The bullet holes were in the northwest side of the apartment. One …

Skokie Resident

7:50 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013

Brian, while I agree with you, reading a book is not going to get these thugs off our streets. Skokie PD needs to step up, be pro-active not reactive and grow a pair. Do whatever it takes to send a message to the gang bangers that Skokie is NOT a place they want to get arrested in.   more ›

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wednesday Blotter: Shots Fired at Apartment Complex

The following arrest information was supplied by the Skokie Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. At Skokie Patch, we update our blotter daily.

Shots fired Read our update here Police responded to a shots fired complaint in the 4800 block of Greenleaf Street on Feb. 11. A witness told police that she heard several gunshots outside an apartment complex property, police said. When officers arrived on scene, they observed two bullet holes inside an apartment unit, the report stated. Officers would later learn that the offender was targeting a specific subject in the apartment due to a financial dispute. No arrests were made. Armed robbery Police responded to a armed robbery at Taco Bell, 8329 Skokie Blvd., on Feb. 10. According to the report, a man was waiting for his friends inside his car when an unknown offender approached him and asked for a cigarette. At that point, a second …

Mr. Realist

8:53 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013

The powers that be in Skokie have their heads in the sand.   more ›

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