tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post7144239689119050988..comments2024-03-23T09:42:36.833-05:00Comments on Uptown Update: Shots Fired Near Buena Circle PlaylotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-90794407654657872092010-08-28T11:43:38.902-05:002010-08-28T11:43:38.902-05:00Actually they should lock the park at nite and if ...Actually they should lock the park at nite and if these teens still go in the park they should lock them up for trespassing.I agree with you John 100%,we need more police patrols for sure now.Molbophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474833880755965632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-60056479932812525302010-08-28T11:29:41.525-05:002010-08-28T11:29:41.525-05:00On Friday night around 11:30pm I walked past the B...On Friday night around 11:30pm I walked past the Buena Circle Playground and there were about a half dozen teens drinking in the playground. I called the police to alert them and I hope they were able to kick them out.<br /><br />As neighbors, we all need to be on a heightened level of awareness and we all need to be proactive in our efforts not to let a few bad seeds take over our streets. Mothers should feel safe taking their children to the playground, people should feel safe walking their dog to the park, etc.<br /><br />If you see suspicious behavior, call it in to the police. Report news of crime (like this incident) to your condo associations. Make sure that your neighbors who may be unaware of news like the recent shooting at the Buena Playlot become aware. Share with them Uptown Update as a resource for news and information. The more people we inform, the more people we will have looking out for each other. In turn this will result in more push back from us on these thugs as well as putting more pressure on the police to patrol our neighborhood streets. Lastly, get out and vote. <br /><br />We can do this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805277316840586558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-17400564910011278832010-08-28T11:19:48.773-05:002010-08-28T11:19:48.773-05:00It turns out that the guy with the dark colored ca...It turns out that the guy with the dark colored car with cream hood is a Vice Lord from Clarendon Park. He does not live in the neighborhood but his rap sheet lists uptown addresses of arrest, specificaly Vice Lord country. I suspect that the car was driving E/B on Montrose when the P stones recognized the car and possibly shot at him ay Montrose and Clifton then got into a maroon monty carlo and chased him and shot at him near Buena and Sheridan.<br /><br />So common sence dictates that the P Stones shot at the CVL's. The next day the CVL's retaliated by shooting at the P stonesFrustrated 50https://www.blogger.com/profile/17376582371479512519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-59528509432840290632010-08-28T10:34:51.054-05:002010-08-28T10:34:51.054-05:00I did some digging into the guy with the black car...I did some digging into the guy with the black car with the cream hood, and I discovered that although he does not live in Uptown he was arrested for gang loitering in March with Antonio Sanchez AKA Baby Jesus a high ranking Vice Lord from Clarendon Park. Most of his arrests were in Vice Lord Country. <br /><br />I deduce that this Vice Lord was driving E/B on Montrose when the P Stones recognized his car and chased him to Buena and Sheridan where the P Stones shot at him. So this was P Stones Shooting at Vice Lords.<br />Then the next day the Vice Lords retaliated and Baby Jesus was arrested for trespassing no gun was found.Frustrated 50https://www.blogger.com/profile/17376582371479512519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-12822665869766919632010-08-27T22:42:04.200-05:002010-08-27T22:42:04.200-05:00@Frustrated50
Please give us you best advice on ho...@Frustrated50<br />Please give us you best advice on how to best fight this trend. I used to ride down Montrose/Kenmore/Buena to get to the lakefront now that is out of bounds too. I now must bike south on Clark to access through Lakeview. What can we do besides blog our complaints, this is getting out of hand. I, for one, am fed up.Indianagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741772293639914416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-3514210599399227232010-08-27T19:01:18.088-05:002010-08-27T19:01:18.088-05:00Who exactly is Raphael Hammond?Who exactly is Raphael Hammond?LunchBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532863511179235234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-64179496750905074942010-08-27T17:06:49.340-05:002010-08-27T17:06:49.340-05:00Fitz,
Trust me, I know what the change came about...Fitz,<br /><br />Trust me, I know what the change came about at Cabrini...I worked for the CHA when it all started. The changes came about at almost the same time: new mixed income housing was built as some tenants were booted out for various reasons. The more buildings they cleared out, the more new businesses came in.<br /><br />But the key was developing the rules for booting people out. It's a little toughter to do with Section 8 housing, but I think you can take a landlord to housing court for various violations (poorly maintained building, drug dealing in a building, etc.). You have to make them so tired of havviing to go to housing court that they either boot out the troubled tenants or shut the building down, forcing tenants to move elsewhere. <br /><br />And I moved to the Uptown/Edgewater area in '92 so we're pretty much in the same boat.Man On The Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811060909895247381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-20160947298148204932010-08-27T16:57:35.691-05:002010-08-27T16:57:35.691-05:00Stash...
I think we agree on this a bit, just may...Stash...<br /><br />I think we agree on this a bit, just maybe differ a bit on how and when it will happen. But, yeah, it's going to take work.Man On The Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811060909895247381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-29716065135370209722010-08-27T16:13:43.215-05:002010-08-27T16:13:43.215-05:00FYI, there is a way you can txt the police on your...FYI, there is a way you can txt the police on your cell if you see something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-83499345169437092572010-08-27T15:41:22.270-05:002010-08-27T15:41:22.270-05:00-----In other news Raphael Hammond was arrested fo...-----In other news Raphael Hammond was arrested for gang loitering yesterday.-----<br /><br /><br />Best news of the day.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066555885429551674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-81326345361499937602010-08-27T14:06:44.448-05:002010-08-27T14:06:44.448-05:00I do believe it may have been two incidences becau...I do believe it may have been two incidences because I was riding my bike and saw heavy police presence in the middle of Magnolia by the playlot.Matt Cebulakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632108523821451967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-38090232774259443322010-08-27T13:43:05.830-05:002010-08-27T13:43:05.830-05:00Didn't see or hear the shooting but was coming...Didn't see or hear the shooting but was coming home from work on Irving around this time. Speeding cops coming from everywhere going north on Sheridan. It's great to think that after working for 12 hours I could come home and catch a stray bullet from one of these scumbags. They should be careful though because if they start hitting innocent bystanders, who will pay the taxes that allow them to live amongst us?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303402227139561271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-17236135752459662472010-08-27T13:14:49.970-05:002010-08-27T13:14:49.970-05:00Ah, so there were two separate shootings! Thanks ...Ah, so there were two separate shootings! Thanks for clearing up the confusion, Frustrated 50.bp neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557579458268402682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-11185081282285490962010-08-27T12:55:36.626-05:002010-08-27T12:55:36.626-05:00"It makes me sad, but the efforts to gentrify..."It makes me sad, but the efforts to gentrify this area seem to be having an adverse effect."<br /><br />Not saying your wrong, I've only lived in Uptown a few years, and dont know much about what it was like before that. It just seems to me that this is an issue of "correlation not meaning causation." In other words, just because the effort to "gentrify" the neighborhood are happening at the same time as an escalation in gang violence, does not mean the two have anything to do with each other. <br /><br />I am not in favor of turning Uptown into Lincoln Park or anything (If I wanted a neighborhood like that, I would move. I cant even stand driving through LP!!), but it seems to me that things like a Target, some Starbucks, and other things like cafes, etc. would have the opposite impact on the neighborhood, a positive one. I imagine when people refer to the "gentrification" of the neighborhood, they are talking about people like me who want more of these places, and I dont think too many of the people that fall into this category are out shooting at each other and robing people.<br /><br />I hope this situation can be solved, but I dont know the answer. This neighborhood has so much to offer, and I want to get back to taking advantage of it!<br /><br />I am not trying to argue with you,I just want your persepective for a counterpoint, maybe I'm wrong...oldmanuptownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257519998071510820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-34987829450940723342010-08-27T12:54:01.267-05:002010-08-27T12:54:01.267-05:00Let me clear things up... Shots fired calls came i...Let me clear things up... Shots fired calls came in at the 4400 block of Clifton. A minute later shots fired calls came in at Buena and Sheridan with 2 vehicle descriptions, but unknown which car was doing the shooting. <br /><br />The Clifton shots fired had no witnesses and no evidence, but the P Stones were running around in a frenzy.<br /><br />The Buena shooting involved one of the cars (dark colored with a white hood) striking parked cars when fleeing.<br /><br />Later the dark car with a white hood was pulled over at 1330 W Irving. The car was impounded and the driver was issued tickets. It was determined that he was the one shot at. He denies gang affiliation and is not from the neighborhood. I'm not saying that he is not a gangbanger, he's not from uptown.<br /><br />In other news Raffael Hammond was arrested for gang loitering yeaterday.<br /><br />And thanks to the guy in the grey minivan who told me about the silver and black Raliegh M50mountain bike that was abandoned in front of Bronco Billy Park by a P Stone after the Clifton Shooting yesterday. I inventoried it. IF THIS BIKE WAS STOLEN FROM ANY UU READERS BRING SOMETHING WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER TO THE 23RD DISTRICT TO GET YOUR BIKE BACK.Frustrated 50https://www.blogger.com/profile/17376582371479512519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-6397279482689234152010-08-27T12:37:49.685-05:002010-08-27T12:37:49.685-05:00Sorry to say, but yes this happened at Buena and S...Sorry to say, but yes this happened at Buena and Sheridan. I was in the dog park at the time and witnessed it. We called 911 to report it, give a description of the vehicles involved and some of the people in the park went to find a cop to give a statement, since none of them came over to interview any of us. Just wanted to clear up the confusion that yes, this is happening in our backyards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628169104580736141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-20480908139653659862010-08-27T12:19:25.643-05:002010-08-27T12:19:25.643-05:0030X, Thanks for the follow up. Thats what I was sa...30X, Thanks for the follow up. Thats what I was saying as well. I didnt witness a shooting so, If anyone personally witnessed the shooting it would be great if they could chime in. It would also be nice if the contacted the police if they have not yet done so.BubbaH52https://www.blogger.com/profile/00968256452173841766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-61324300561652263822010-08-27T12:03:17.182-05:002010-08-27T12:03:17.182-05:00Katherines post is the best.
Bees die at the end ...Katherines post is the best.<br /><br />Bees die at the end of summer.<br />I think there is a kernel <br />of truth there.<br />The gangers are acting weird.<br />Because they are losing their<br />grip.<br /><br />They have called attention to themselves for too long in this neigborhood.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647931526314984084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-56888078721732320152010-08-27T11:30:23.881-05:002010-08-27T11:30:23.881-05:00I still just don't think this happened at the ...I still just don't think this happened at the Buena Circle Playlot...I was watching tv on my couch slightly west of the intersection of Buena and Sheridan, (with a view of the playlot) windows open, from 4pm till 6pm, and heard nothing. I did see police cars flying south on Sheridan road, a couple of SUV's with lights and sirens around that time. I would have heard gunshots, because I can hear people talking at the playlot.30xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168909324289808608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-37559736701158684202010-08-27T11:17:55.383-05:002010-08-27T11:17:55.383-05:00"...the efforts to gentrify this area seem to..."...the efforts to gentrify this area seem to be having an adverse effect..." & "...When I see large groups of thugs hanging out on corners, something I never saw in the old days..." Timothy Fitz <br /><br />I do not agree with your logic. The criminal activity is not caused by gentrification. It's caused by a high concentration of subsidized housing. During the good old days your refer to there was probably less public housing and less "pristine property & sidewalk cafes." Now there is a higher concentration of public housing as well as more "pristine property & sidewalk cafes". I don't see how a few cafes & rehabbed condo buildings caused the violence. You're free to debate the pros & cons of gentrification however the recent gang violence cannot be described as "having an adverse effect". Do not blame gentrification for drive by shootings it literally has nothing to do with the violence. Police reports describe it as gang related - so does common sense.J-2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/01796928127543077276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-80564105018942220992010-08-27T10:57:11.832-05:002010-08-27T10:57:11.832-05:00I now carry a can of WASP spray in my purse. It&#...I now carry a can of WASP spray in my purse. It's more effective than MACE---it sprays farther and more true when aimed at whomever.TrishInUptownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012603630037597228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-24303999528284565342010-08-27T10:47:57.359-05:002010-08-27T10:47:57.359-05:00It seems like we have different stories, so if I a...It seems like we have different stories, so if I am wrong I stand corrected. I just didnt see anything and I live next to bar on buena.BubbaH52https://www.blogger.com/profile/00968256452173841766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-11554255329490085962010-08-27T10:43:23.782-05:002010-08-27T10:43:23.782-05:00Citizen and Bill,
I live At Buena and Sheridan and...Citizen and Bill,<br />I live At Buena and Sheridan and was home at 6:10pm in front of my house with the dog. I didnt see anything. The cop on the beat who is a friend i grew up with said the shooting was on Magnolia and they offenders went southbound down kenmore after the shooting trying to get away. Listen I am not saying I am 100%, but can only go by the fact of what I saw with my own eyes and a word from the police. Was there at shooting yes 100% and I that is the main issue. Is the fact that may have occured 1 place or 3 blocks away an issue. No because it still happend. I just wanted to let you know what I was seeing as I was surprised to the the report of the location. I could be wrong, but thats what i saw from my vantage point.At the end of the day this shit needs to change. I am 100% throwing by backing behind Office Michale Carroll. My Dad and Brothers are all Chicago Cops and I can tell you. We need a cop in office to get some changes made. They know what goes on. They see if first hand. Now that Hellen is gone, I think we all agree Violence and the gang issues are #1, followed by the abundance of section 8 homes in our area. I am all for section 8, but the abundance of it in our ward is more than anywere else in the city. Its time to spread the wealth to other wards.BubbaH52https://www.blogger.com/profile/00968256452173841766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-8459753201426527772010-08-27T10:41:03.538-05:002010-08-27T10:41:03.538-05:00GET ST. MARY'S CHURCH INVOLVED!!!
Back in the...GET ST. MARY'S CHURCH INVOLVED!!!<br /><br />Back in the 80's I attended Mass there occasionally and saw lots of "downscale" housing and other turnoffs nearby. Over the years Kenmore has become a much nicer street, other improvements have come along, and I do believe the church has benefited. More people joining, more kids in the school, etc.<br /><br />I'm sure that the priests and lay workers there do not want to go back to the bad old days. Especially since there is an elderly retired priest living there (a VERY nice guy!), an active seniors' group and again, lots of school kids, all of whom could be in danger of being innocent victims by being in the wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time.<br /><br />Preachers in other neighborhoods and suburbs have become highly visible (if occasionally self-surving and off-putting) leaders of anti-crime crusades and efforts to give positive alternatives to young people before it's too late. (That's their "job," saving souls, right?)<br /><br />It might be worth a try here.Local Lassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575400410981112065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-35210854371081692252010-08-27T10:00:15.094-05:002010-08-27T10:00:15.094-05:00The shots were in Bunea Park.Please evryone ,keep ...The shots were in Bunea Park.Please evryone ,keep eyes open and report anyone you do not know hanging around any property.The gangs are moving this way.It has got to hot for them in Uptown. We do not want any of our children shot around the Circle or school.Years ago gangs used the circle as their meeting and shooting area.Molbophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474833880755965632noreply@blogger.com