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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Huge manhunt for three armed and dangerous suspects who shot cop dead in Chicago suburb
2015-09-02
[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK]
  • Three armed suspects are at large in the Fox Lake, Illinois, area
  • Father of four Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was identified as the victim
  • He was a 32-year veteran of the department and nicknamed GI Joe
  • Was on a routine patrol when he started chasing the suspects on foot
  • Cops said he maintained radio contact for a short time before it went quiet
Posted by:Fred

#11  Oh I see, up by the WI border. Suppose that means Six Flags is also in Chicago.

Dallas. Fort. Worth.
Where an hour can equal 2 miles.
On the bright side, it isn't dangerous to drive through there. Oh except for the crotch rockets doing mach 2 in between lanes.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-09-02 15:58  

#10  Between dogs and thermal gear used from a helicopter I find it hard to imagine they could get far if they didn't have a vehicle (cleared out before the manhunt) or live local.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-09-02 15:46  

#9  I spent about an 'hour' there myself yesterday, swksvolFF.

You have to take into account the extreme traffic congestion at times (with constant ongoing construction to repair poorly built roadways - think 'corrupt officials') in actually understanding how Chicagoans think. I know that other major cities have traffic issues having driven them many times, but Chicago's are definitely 'unique'.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-09-02 15:21  

#8  Fox Lake area is about 30-45 minutes from O'Hare AP.
Posted by: Mugsy Glink   2015-09-02 13:09  

#7  Last I was in Chicago, an hour means 10 miles.

Out here, an hour means 85 65 miles.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-09-02 12:56  

#6  'Chicago' is a city/state, like LA, NY or Houston, that spans areas of IL, IN, MI, and WI.
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-09-02 11:43  

#5  Thanks Mullah & Glenmore.

I've never understood the "area" of Chicago appellation.
How can something that far away be considered an area of Chicago?
Posted by: AlanC   2015-09-02 11:28  

#4  I wouldn't be surprised if there were neighborhood armed patrols. All with CC licenses and some fairly heavy firepower.

Pretty 'Midwest' mindset around there. They WILL protect themselves.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-09-02 11:19  

#3  Fox Lake area.

WAY different from Chicago proper.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-09-02 11:16  

#2  Not in Chicago but about an hour outside of it.
Supposedly looking for two whites and one black for the shooting.
Posted by: Glenmore   2015-09-02 11:15  

#1  Wait a minute! Chicago has really strict gun-control, how could this happen?
Posted by: AlanC   2015-09-02 07:36  

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