CITY COUNCIL OKED MAYOR TO RAPE YOU TO PAY A DEBIT

City Council panel OKs nearly $1.5 million in settlements

By Hal Dardick Tribune reporter

1:39 p.m. CDT, April 16, 2012

A Chicago City Council panel on Monday recommended settling two more police misconduct lawsuits, one involving allegations of extortion, the other of coercion.

If approved Wednesday by the full council, the tab for 11 police cases settled since September will reach $10.85 million.

The council Finance Committee signed off on paying $700,000 to a South Side family who alleged rogue police officers extorted thousands of dollars from them in armed raids on the family’s home in the Roseland neighborhood.

Officers allegedly entered the home repeatedly in 2004, threatened the people inside with physical violence and arrest and then took money from them, “including an elderly resident’s social security checks,” said Leslie Darling, a high-level attorney for the city.

In one instance, the officers allegedly planted drugs on Larry Wilkins and arrested him. He spent eight months in jail before charges were dismissed after police officers were arrested by federal authorities.

Prosecutors eventually charged five police officers as being part of the South Side shakedown ring and they got sentences ranging from six to 40 years.

The committee also recommended paying $750,000 to Jose Lopez, who was arrested in 2002 for the murder of Gabriel Solis. After spending three years behind bars, Lopez was acquitted.

Lopez alleged that after a man who fit the description of the actual shooter implicated him, police held two other witnesses against their will and coerced them into implicating Lopez, Darling said. At a civil trial last year, 10 of 12 jurors ruled in favor of Lopez, Darling added.

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Man who drowned in Des Plaines-area pond likely attacked by swan

Anthony Hensley could light up a room and turn a bad moment into something good, his brother said.

“He’s like a rock star that never played an instrument,” said Raymond Hensley. "He just had that type of personality. He took life seriously but enjoyed life to its fullest.”

Anthony Hensley, 37, a Villa Park resident and father of two young daughters, died Saturday after his kayak rolled over in a retention pond near Des Plaines. Authorities and family members believe a swan nesting at the pond became aggressive, causing the kayak to overturn and Hensley to drown.

Family members said Hensley worked for North Barrington-based Knox Swan and Dog LLC, which places the birds at ponds to control large goose populations. The company also uses dogs to chase geese away from area ponds, grassy properties and golf courses. A company spokesman could not be reached for comment.

Hensley’s stepmother, Tammy Hensley, said sheriff’s police went to his house Saturday to tell his wife about the accident.

“It just terrible; no words can describe it,” said Tammy. “We are all very upset, but I can’t stop thinking about his two daughters.”

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Nevada man got himself arrested Saturday night after acknowledging to Greyhound security officers that he did indeed have weapons and ammunition in his luggage, authorities said.
About 7:30 p.m. Saturday, as part of a routine security inquiry to all passengers getting on the Greyhound bus at the South Loop station, Daniel Fenstemacher was asked if he had any weapons with him, police said.

Fenstemacher, 52, of the 600 block of Record Street in Reno, replied that he did, police said, and he was detained while weapons and ammunition were recovered from his luggage, which was already on the bus.

The bus line’s security officers alerted police to a .17-caliber revolver and a .380-caliber revolver in his bag, prosecutors said. He also had a knife, prosecutors said.

Fenstemacher was then arrested and charged with felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, police said.

Cook County Criminal Court Judge Edward Harmening ordered Fenstemacher held in lieu of $50,000 bail Sunday and ordered him to be placed on electronic monitoring if he is released.

Fenstemacher said during the brief court hearing that he could find a place to stay in the Chicago area while his case is pending.




Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell was ordered held on $10,000 bond Saturday after he allegedly grabbed his ex-girlfriend during an argument inside his high-rise apartment on the Near South Side and threatened to throw her off a balcony, according to court documents.

Terrell, 33, is charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. He looked to the floor and shook his head in Cook County bond court as a prosecutor summarized the allegations against him.

Terrell was drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft, arriving from the University of Michigan. He played four seasons with the Bears and one game with the Denver Broncos in 2005, finishing his career with 128 receptions and 9 touchdowns.

Terrell was arrested Friday afternoon at his apartment building in the 1700 block of South Michigan Avenue, where his unit appears to be on the 33rd floor, according to court records. The alleged incident occurred about 2:30 a.m. Friday.

The ex-girlfriend told police that she had just ended a seven-month relationship with Terrell, sparking an argument that escalated when Terrell allegedly grabbed her, causing bruises on her upper arms, chest and neck, according to court records.

The woman, 25, told police Terrell swore at her and said, "I'll throw you off the balcony and say you jumped," according to court records.

The woman told police she waited for Terrell to fall asleep and then went to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, where she was treated and released.

Terrell's attorney, Shady Yassin, declined to speak in detail about the case after the hearing but said, "We intend to prove he's innocent of these allegations."

A scuffle outside the Criminal Court building landed one man behind bars and a Cook County State’s Attorney’s office investigator in the hospital Wednesday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood, police said.

The investigator had just parked his department vehicle about 12:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of South California Avenue when he heard someone yelling and hitting the trunk of the vehicle, police said.

When he approached the man doing it, he identified himself as a law enforcement officer and the man punched him in the face and fled, police said.

The investigator ran after him and an off duty Chicago Police detective saw the pursuit and was able to detain the man, Michael Daviston, police said.

The investigator was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital because he suffered an injury to his left hamstring and back during the chase, police said.

Daviston, 24, of the 1100 block of South St. Louis Avenue, was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery to a peace officer. He is scheduled to appear in court today.

15 Year Old dies in crash with parents

 Parents, 15-year-old girl die in Orland Park crash

By Peter Nickeas and Ashley Rueff Tribune reporters

12:13 p.m. CDT, April 16, 2012

A 15-year-old girl and her parents died in a three-car crash late Sunday night in southwest suburban Orland Park, according to authorities.
The teen's sister, a 24-year-old woman, was driving the car and survived. According to family, she is in good condition.
The victims lived in the 17300 block of Queen Mary Lane in Tinley Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Nazmi M. Deis, 62, was pronounced dead at 10 p.m. at Palos Community Hospital, the office said. Wafieh N. Deis, 49, was pronounced at 10:15 p.m. at the scene, along with 15-year-old Samah N. Deis.
The family was inside a Toyota Camry that collided with a small pickup truck and a street-sweeper used to clean parking lots around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 171st Street and LaGrange Road, according to Orland Park Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Michael Schofield.
The Camry was crushed and the street-sweeper was knocked on its side, he said. The family had to be extricated from the car, he sad.
Rana Deis, 22, a cousin of the teen killed and of the 24-year-old woman driving, was standing outside the family's home in Tinley Park, in shock.
"It's just a really rough time for them," Rana Deis said. "It's still fresh – it's not even 24 hours."
The sisters and their parents were on their way home after having dinner at a nearby Olive Garden restaurant when the crash occurred, said Deis, of Oak Forest.
Rana Deis said funeral arrangements are being made and services likely will be held on Tuesday. She said her aunt and uncle were both born in Jerusalem and still have a home there. Their youngest daughter, Samah, was born in Jerusalem while their two eldest daughters were born in the United States, she said.
Her 15-year-old cousin was a freshman at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Rana Deis said. Another sister, 29, lives at the Tinley Park home with her husband and three children, Rana Deis said.
Deis did not have any idea how the wreck happened and said police are still investigating.
The driver of the street-sweeper was also injured and taken to an area hospital, Schofield said.
Orland Park police were not available to comment.
Consolidated High School District 230 released a statement today expressing condolences to the family and friends of Samah Deis, who was a freshman at the school.
"Today is a very sad day for the Andrew High School community as we grieve the loss of a freshman student," the statement said. "The school community has rallied to support each other in a very difficult time. Social workers and guidance counselors are available for those who need to talk with someone."

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Man found shot to death on Englewood sidewalk

A man was found shot to death this morning on the front sidewalk of a home in the Englewood neighborhood.

Someone shot the man about 8:30 a.m. in the 5800 block of South Shields Avenue on the South Side, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Michael Sullivan. Photos of the crime scene showed the dead man lying on his back just inside a fence next to some steps on the home's sidewalk.

The man was dead on the scene, said Sullivan.

A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said the deceased, an unidentified man in his 20s, did not live at the Shields address.

No one has been arrested in the shooting, according to Sullivan.

Animal's wasted another animal in Lawndale

Officials: Slain woman suffered more than 20 gunshot wounds

A woman who had seen her boyfriend gunned down last year was killed over the weekend, and officials say she suffered more than 20 gunshot wounds.

Kimberly Harris, 25, was shot around 7 p.m. Sunday in the backyard of a house in the 2900 block of West Arthington Street in the Lawndale neighborhood, according to Harrison District Police Lt. John Andrews. Shell casings were recovered from the scene, the lieutenant said.

Harris, 25, of the 1100 block of South Laflin Street in the University Village neighborhood, suffered more than 20 gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead an hour later at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Last summer, Harris witnessed the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, who was allegedly a high-ranking gang member, according to Andrews. The man was shot in the 1000 block of West Maxwell Street.

No arrests have been made in Harris' killing, Andrews said.

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