Uptown Crackdown

"Information on Recent Police Sting - Uptown Crackdown

Yesterday, the Chicago Police Department conducted an undercover sting operation targeting the Uptown Area.  Operation “Uptown Crackdown” resulted in targeting more than 30 individuals associated with drug dealing and gang activity.  The police have arrested 21 individuals as part of this sting operation and are in the process of apprehending the remainder.

This effort will help address the ongoing safety problems in Uptown, and I want to commend the efforts of Chicago Police Department, including Commanders Lucy Moy (20th) and John Kenny (19th) as well as Superintendent Garry McCarthy in addressing the criminal gang and drug activity in this part of our neighborhood.

Similar to “Operation Uptown Girl” conducted last year, this recent sting was sparked by concerns and reports given by committed community members remaining vigilant about ending negative activity in our neighborhoods.  I will be working with the Superintendent to see that similar stings are made in other parts of our neighborhood that also have drug and gang activity.

Update:  Some more information from Ald. Cappleman's latest newsletter--

"Beginning yesterday in Uptown, Chicago Police arrested 23 offenders while dismantling drug markets controlled by two notorious street gangs located in the 46th Ward.

Narcotics Division Officers concluded a long-term investigation yesterday by conducting a sweep of several street corner narcotics operations with the assistance of officers from the 19th and 20th Districts.  The sweep resulted in the seizure of sizable quantities of narcotics including Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Cannabis, and unauthorized prescription medications. 

In addition, officers also seized three weapons, three vehicles, and funds associated with narcotics sales. 

The investigation was spurred by a search for leads associated with unsolved shootings and homicides in the vicinity of Wilson and Racine up to Argyle. 

The takedown resulted in the capture of several gang members with extensive criminal backgrounds including arrests for homicides, kidnapping and other violent offenses.  33 targets were sought and 23 have been successfully arrested.  Officers will continue this mission as they search for the remaining targets.

This article you see is talking about how they have arrest drug dealers say that it would help slow down the killing and the gang fight but what they don’t know is that it don’t help you took the drug dealers off the streets they don’t have nothing to do with it all they trying to do it make money so they pay their bills buy their kids food and put shirt on their back the polices don’t know why the drug dealers are out there and why that just say that he is a gang bang and he sell drugs he no good but he might have a back ground from when he was a teenager and job now days don’t give you job if you have a back ground so what are they go do now are the police go help feed their kids make sure they have the things they need for school  they have a job and they able to do what they can for their kids but it hard for the people who don’t have a job and can’t get one to do for their kids they only way they see is to sell drugs the police don’t think that way as I said they think of them as gang bangers and drug dealers  so what are their kids going to do when they need their daddy or mommy to talk to or to get help when their mom and dad is go and want be there in some years and by time the problem their kid had is now bigger and they would be in jail because they didn’t have nobody to tell the streets is no good.