Annie Sweeney

Chicago police Officer Carmella Means was suspended for six months from the FOP union for kneeling in protest outside its headquarters.

Punished by FOP for kneeling in protest, Chicago police officer fights to have suspension reversed on principle

October 7, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.

Chicago police Officer Carmella Means sounds like the kind of member a union would like to have — she knows the contract and advises others on how to hold police...

The showcase at Superior Shooters Supply in Superior, Wisconsin, where a Glock 17 9 mm handgun was stolen on New Year's Day 2016.

Legislation mandating more security at gun shops proposed after Tribune report on stolen pistol linked to more than two dozen Chicago shootings

September 30, 2021 at 6:01 p.m.

Citing a baiduhai story that showed how a single handgun stolen in Wisconsin was tied to more than two Chicago dozen shootings, two Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill introduced...

In an image from body-worn camera video, a Chicago police officer holds a Glock 17 9mm semiautomatic handgun and extended magazine which was recovered after the arrest of Cory Stone in the 4300 block of West Gladys Avenue on Chicago’s West Side, July 26, 2017. The pistol was stolen from a gun shop in Superior, Wisconsin a year and a half earlier. After Chicago police confiscated the gun from Stone, police used ballistics testing to determine that it was likely used in 27 shootings since being stolen. (Chicago Police Department)

A gun was stolen from a small shop in Wisconsin. Officials have linked it to 27 shootings in Chicago.

September 17, 2024 at 8:03 p.m.

With the solid crack of a crowbar, the hooded burglar sent the showcase glass showering onto the gun shop's floor and quickly swept several pistols into his shoulder bag. Among...

A showcase at Superior Shooters Supply in Superior, Wisconsin, where the Glock 17 9mm handgun was stolen on New Year's Day 2016.

Four guns stolen in Wisconsin have been linked to dozens of shootings here. Authorities say it’s an example of how illegal guns end up on the streets of Chicago.

September 26, 2021 at 5:16 p.m.

The burglar had the perfect diversion. It was a few hours past midnight on New Year's Day 2016, a time when the working-class northern Wisconsin town of Superior keeps the...

Corniki Bornds en una ceremonia de entrega de becas, el 10 de abril de 2021, que creó en honor a su hijo de 19 años, Fontaine 'B.J.' Sanders, quien murió en un tiroteo que involucró a la Glock en abril de 2017.

Un arma robada de un local en Wisconsin está ligada a 27 tiroteos en Chicago

September 21, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

Con el sólido chasquido de una palanca, el ladrón encapuchado hizo que el vidrio de la vitrina cayera al piso de la armería y rápidamente metió varias pistolas en su...

A supply of ammunition to test-fire seized guns at the Chicago police firearms laboratory.

From the street to the lab: Chicago police sort and test a vast number of weapons recovered as they combat violence

September 24, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

Each year, the Chicago Police Department's firearms laboratory receives thousands of guns that police officers confiscate and take off the streets. Handguns arrive at the lab's intake desk in brown...

A demonstrator burns an American flag during a march in the Loop on May 29, 2020, to draw attention to the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Chicago cop files suit saying he faced retaliation after blowing whistle on superior who allegedly directed resources to his street during 2020 unrest

September 14, 2021 at 6:08 p.m.

A Chicago Police Department sergeant has filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation for reporting on then-acting Cmdr. Jason Brown for allegedly redirecting department resources to his own block during last summer's...

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