Good evening fellow BBC members,
Since this is my first report, I would like to start off with a few notes about our beat:
o Beacon Street is in the Chicago Police District 23, Beat 2311
o Beat 2311 is bounded by Lawrence, Clark, Montrose and Broadway
o The following link (CLEARPath) is a good resource of community information including crime stats that specific to District 23. You need to create a free login for the site.
https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath
If you have any trouble following the link, just Google ClearPath Chicago.
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This month’s CAPs meeting was very short. A review of the last month’s crime stat’s were given and then questions from the community were fielded.
A question was raised about the curfew and its usefulness to the CPD. A CPD rep. stated the curfew is enforced as often as possible and has proven to be a useful tool for getting kids off the street who might cause trouble or otherwise be the victim of trouble.
A question was raised as to what the police are doing to address the constant presence of young men at the strip mall across the street from the Starbuck’s. According to police, no crime is being commited on this private property so the only way to get the kids to move along is if the owner’s of the stores call 911. The likelihood of that has been apparant. The police think mainly due to the money the kids are pumping into the establishments.
The police reps were asked to comment on the drug arrests along Wilson ave. CPD confirmed that arrests have increased. There have been more cannabis arrests than harder drugs. There was not a mention of the effectiveness of the increased arrests.
There was a representative of the Uptown Chicago Commission on hand to speak about his organization. Richard Thale is the Public Safety Chair of that group and he was asking for volunteers to join the Commission’s Court Advocay group. The Court Advocay group attends trials of crimes committed in our community and serves as a silent presence to show support for the victims of the crimes being prosecuted. I have attached the June court schedule for this group below.
Have a great week!
Michael Villafana
BBC CAPS Liaison
