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Man arrested for stealing critically injured officer’s gun www.privateofficer.com
May 30, 2009
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Chicago IL May 30 2009
A 22-year-old South Side man was charged in connection with the theft of a 9 mm Beretta belonging to a Chicago police officer as he lay critically injured following a traffic crash Wednesday at 98th and Halsted Streets, authorities said tonight.
Rasaan Shannon, of the 9800 block of South Morgan Street, was charged with strong arm robbery, disarming a peace officer and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, police said, adding that the injured officer’s gun was recovered.
Officer Densey Cole II was unconscious in his police SUV after the accident, officials said, which happened about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
A 22-year-old South Side man was charged in connection with the theft of a 9 mm Beretta belonging to a Chicago police officer as he lay critically injured following a traffic crash Wednesday at 98th and Halsted Streets, authorities said tonight.
Rasaan Shannon, of the 9800 block of South Morgan Street, was charged with strong arm robbery, disarming a peace officer and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, police said, adding that the injured officer’s gun was recovered.
Officer Densey Cole II was unconscious in his police SUV after the accident, officials said, which happened about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Four other people also were hurt in the crash.
“Whoever would prey on a wounded officer, incapacitated, take his weapon and then roll him around with a spinal injury to try and steal his wallet, is reprehensible,” Police Supt. Jody Weis said Thursday.
“Whoever would prey on a wounded officer, incapacitated, take his weapon and then roll him around with a spinal injury to try and steal his wallet, is reprehensible,” Police Supt. Jody Weis said Thursday.
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Abraham Lincoln Library, museum director charged in shopliftings www.privateofficer.com
October 26, 2008
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Abraham Lincoln Library, museum director charged in shopliftings http://www.privateofficer.com
Chicago IL OCT 26 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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State officials ordered an administrative leave this week for the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, pending the outcome of an August shoplifting charge. Security guards at a Springfield Target store believe Richard E. Beard was trying to steal a DVD box set.
Beard, 61, sits on the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and was past chief operating officer of the New-York Historical Society and executive director of the Atlanta History Center. He is in charge of running the Lincoln library and museum in Springfield, and appeared in court this week on charges that he tried to steal a Season 4 box set of the TV series “House,” which retails for $39.99.
The incident was the second known shoplifting arrest for Beard. In February 2007, four months after he was named director of the Lincoln library, he was apprehended after security guards reported that he shoveled neckties into his shopping bag after buying other items at a Macy’s in Springfield’s White Oaks Mall. In that case, he paid a $200 fine and got court supervision. During questioning after the August arrest, he admitted to a theft of DVDs from Target in November 2007 in which he was not caught, said Ray Serati, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department, citing police records.
The Lincoln library has more than 6,000 manuscript collections and over 10.8 million unpublished letters and diaries from Civil War soldiers, papers of Illinois businessmen, individuals and government officials. The museum holds a trove of Lincoln family photos, Mary Lincoln’s music box, Tad’s toy cannon, and the first page of Lincoln’s boyhood sum book, in which the then-future president scrawled a rhyme and taught himself math.
Beard has been director of the museum and library since November 2006, when he replaced the first director, Richard Norton Smith.
Before coming to Springfield, Beard was chief operating officer of the New-York Historical Society and executive director of the Atlanta History Center. He also sits on the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
He earns $150,000 as the library and museum director. He receives an additional salary for running the library’s foundation.
Beard was put on paid administrative leave, and his duties were given to other officials “until further notice,” Blanchette said.
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State officials ordered an administrative leave this week for the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, pending the outcome of an August shoplifting charge. Security guards at a Springfield Target store believe Richard E. Beard was trying to steal a DVD box set.
Beard, 61, sits on the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and was past chief operating officer of the New-York Historical Society and executive director of the Atlanta History Center. He is in charge of running the Lincoln library and museum in Springfield, and appeared in court this week on charges that he tried to steal a Season 4 box set of the TV series “House,” which retails for $39.99.
The incident was the second known shoplifting arrest for Beard. In February 2007, four months after he was named director of the Lincoln library, he was apprehended after security guards reported that he shoveled neckties into his shopping bag after buying other items at a Macy’s in Springfield’s White Oaks Mall. In that case, he paid a $200 fine and got court supervision. During questioning after the August arrest, he admitted to a theft of DVDs from Target in November 2007 in which he was not caught, said Ray Serati, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department, citing police records.
The Lincoln library has more than 6,000 manuscript collections and over 10.8 million unpublished letters and diaries from Civil War soldiers, papers of Illinois businessmen, individuals and government officials. The museum holds a trove of Lincoln family photos, Mary Lincoln’s music box, Tad’s toy cannon, and the first page of Lincoln’s boyhood sum book, in which the then-future president scrawled a rhyme and taught himself math.
Beard has been director of the museum and library since November 2006, when he replaced the first director, Richard Norton Smith.
Before coming to Springfield, Beard was chief operating officer of the New-York Historical Society and executive director of the Atlanta History Center. He also sits on the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
He earns $150,000 as the library and museum director. He receives an additional salary for running the library’s foundation.
Beard was put on paid administrative leave, and his duties were given to other officials “until further notice,” Blanchette said.
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Chicago police officer shoots son, daughter, commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
September 16, 2008
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Chicago police officer shoots son, daughter, commits suicide http://www.privateofficer.com
Chicago DC Sept 16 2008
An off-duty Chicago police officer shot his young son and daughter, then committed suicide inside his home on the Southwest Side Monday morning, officials said.
An off-duty Chicago police officer shot his young son and daughter, then committed suicide inside his home on the Southwest Side Monday morning, officials said.
The girl later died.The children were found with bullet wounds to their bodies inside the officer’s home in the 2700 block of West 43rd Street, about 10:45 a.m., police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
The man was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head, she said. Officials have given varying ages of the children, but public records show the girl was 7 years old and the boy was 9.
The man and two children have not been identified by authorities. The children were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and the girl was pronounced dead at 11:52 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She appeared to have been shot in the head, an office spokesman said
The man, who a police spokeswoman said was a 4-year veteran of the department who worked in the Englewood District, was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m. at the scene.
The man, who a police spokeswoman said was a 4-year veteran of the department who worked in the Englewood District, was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m. at the scene.
He was described as in his late-20s.
First Deputy Supt. James Jackson said police believe the officer and his ex-wife had joint custody of the children and had been divorced for about three years. Authorities, however, were still trying to determine the exact nature of their relationship history.The mother was not at the home at the time of the shooting.
She later arrived at Mt. Sinai Hospital to be with her children, according to police.Neighbors called 911 after hearing the gunfire, police officials said. Jonathan Arenas, 26, who lives about two blocks west of the residence, said he was walking when he saw officers in full SWAT gear swarming the home.Arenas said he heard two gunshots and then heard a grenade go off and saw the as many as 30 officers swarm into the home.
Shortly after, he watched emergency officials bring the children out on a stretcher.
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