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Some mayhem, arrests after Obama rally

November 5, 2008 at 4:54 PM | Comments (0)

At least five people were arrested across the city after Barack Obama's rally in Grant Park, including a woman who slapped a Chicago police officer, saying police couldn't arrest her anymore, prosecutors said today.

Most of the others celebrated the historic occasion with gunfire.

Celita Hart, 19, stood silently in court today when she appeared for a bond hearing.

Prosecutors said Hart, who is black, yelled " 'White [expletive], [expletive] McCain--you white police can't do nothing anymore.'" With that, she reached through the window of a squad car and slapped a white male officer in the face, according to Assistant State's Atty. Lorraine Scaduto.

The incident occurred after police responded to a crowd of people celebrating Obama's win on the corner of 69th Street and Western Avenue. Hart, of the 7100 block of South Rockwell Street, was charged with aggravated battery of a police officer and was ordered her held in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Others who appeared before Circuit Judge Israel Desierto included Andre Murph, 37, of Aurora, who was arrested after police saw him shooting a handgun into the ground on the Southwest Side.

Scaduto said he told the officers he was "shooting to celebrate Obama as president."

Narada Thomas, 23, of the 1200 North Central Avenue, allegedly gave a similar explanation after he was arrested with a handgun near his home. "He said he had the gun because he wanted to celebrate Obama becoming the first black president," Scaduto said.

Kenneth Smith, 24, of the 6700 block of South Ada Street, was arrested after he allegedly fired a handgun outside his home. Smith, who is on parole for a previous weapons conviction, told authorities that "the police only arrested him because a black man won for president," Scaduto said.

Robert Morgan, 54, of the 5700 South Lowe Avenue, appeared to have simply been caught up in the excitement.

2 held after squad car is shot on West Side
November 5, 2008 at 1:59 PM | Comments (0)
Two people were in custody after a squad car was shot at Tuesday night on the West Side, Chicago police said this afternoon.

No one was hurt, but one of the car's back windows was shot out, said Officer Daniel O'Brien. He could not say whether any officers were in the car at the time.

The incident happened about 10:30 p.m. in the 800 block of North Ridgeway Avenue.

--Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Breaking News Center

Chicago police this morning are searching for at least one man who crashed a car through the front window of a Lawndale Foot Locker store, then made off with merchandise.

The incident occurred at about 6:20 a.m. at 4036 W. Roosevelt Rd, police said. After taking unspecified merchandise, one man was seen fleeing, leaving the car behind, said Chicago Police Officer Dan O'Brien.

The car had been reported stolen two hours prior to the incident from the area of Madison Street and Kedzie Avenue. Further information was unavailable.

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Breaking: White Woman stabbed on Chicago bus by Obama supporter.
CofCC.org News Team

We have received e-mails from our Chicago membership that a white female was stabbed on a CTA bus by a black male. The attacker first yelled insults and denounced the woman for being a McCain supporter, then stabbed her.
No other details are known at this time.

Racially motivated attacks against white people on public buses are very common, and in many major cities it is common for whites to be afraid to ride the buses.
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