Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington addressed accusations Thursday that police failed to respond to noise complaints at a party where a violent fight occurred.
Addressing a crowd at Thursday night’s 2nd Ward meeting, Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington countered residents’ previous allegations that the police department failed to respond to several noise complaints regarding a July 17 party where a fight took place that led to a man's death. Richard E. Munoz, 35, of Evanston has been charged with the first degree murder of 34-year-old Juan. L Sanchez, and is accused of beating Sanchez at a party both attended at 1225 Dodge Ave., inflicting him with wounds that eventually lead to Sanchez’s death by internal bleeding. (Read earlier: Munoz charged with murder after party fight.) At a July 28 meeting of the Dewey-Darrow and Florence-Crain Neighbors, several residents said that they had contacted …
Neighbors have mixed reactions and many questions about an Evanston Police Department outpost being built at the Evanston Plaza Dominick's.
The Evanston Police Department outpost currently being constructed within the Evanston Plaza Dominick’s grocery store was the topic of a heated debate at the Dewey-Darrow and Florence-Crain Neighbors meeting held Thursday night at the Perla Café, 1813 Dempster St. Proposed in response to a rash of juvenile liquor thefts and theft-related violence in and around the store, the outpost has come under heat from local neighborhood groups and business associations, which contend that other preventative methods have not been adequately examined, that taxpayers should not have to fund the staffing of a security center in a private business, and that the outpost would foster a perception that the neighborhood is unsafe, scaring potential home-…
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John Brinkmann
11:40 am on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Great seeing a post here from Kip---For those who might not be familiar with the name, Kip MacMillan served Evanston with honor and integrity for many years...As for getting better acquainted with our police officers, there was a time when many of the city's cops lived here or nearby, and obviously became more of a well known presence in the community...It would be nice to see more of our cops … more ›