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  • CPD stepping up patrols on CTA after series of violent crimes

    6 days ago - By WGN TV

    CHICAGO - Chicago police and transit officials on Saturday pledged additional security for the city's trains to stem a spike in violent crime after the shooting death of a passenger overnight.
    A 29-year-old man, Diuntel Moon, was shot multiple times in the chest and abdomen on a Red Line train on 79th Street in the Chatham neighborhood about 2 a.m. Saturday, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference.
    Moon was pronounced dead at a hospital. No suspects are in custody, Brown said.
    “Senseless gun violence and incidents like these... have no place in this city. It is...
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  • ‘Violent crime is up:' Top Cop after 4 homicides overnight including man slain on Red Line prompting CPD to beef up CTA patrols

    ‘Violent crime is up:' Top Cop after 4 homicides overnight including man slain on Red Line prompting CPD to beef up CTA patrols

    6 days ago - By Chicago Tribune

    Violent crime is up:' Top Cop after 4 homicides overnight including man slain on Red Line prompting CPD to beef up CTA patrols
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