Posted on 08/30/2007 9:40:50 AM PDT by Petruchio
An armed robber is holed up inside a bank on the Far North Side, Chicago Police said this morning.
Several employees of First Commercial Bank were believed to be inside the building, located in the 6900 block of North Clark, police said.
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But, but, but...guns are illegal in Chicago! How could this happen?
Aprox. 10 hostages have been released.
FYI
This bank in in the Hispanic neighborhood. Lots of illegals in this area.
He must have just gotten his new payment notice after his ARM teaser rate was up.
Thank goodness there isn't a whole bunch of "lone gunmen."
Which begs the question...I own guns...am I a gunsman or a gunman and am I either when I don't have my gun(s) on me?
You are a lone gunman when you aren’t with your FRiends.
According to police, the gunman is armed and wearing a bulletproof vest.
http://www.nbc5.com/news/14011962/detail.html
I bets youse has a master’s degree in trick-ology.
Is that Hispanic now?
I used to live a few blocks away, near Ashland and Chase about 15 years ago.
Back then, the neighborhood varied from block to block.
Now saying there is one male suspect. They think he is wearing a bulletproof vest. They think there are still up to 6 hostages left inside.
Latest:
Started about 9:40am CDT
One suspect, armed
They think he is wearing a vest
About 10 hostages got out
Maybe up to 6 hostages remain
Trying to establish contact
Area in lockdown at least one block in every direction.
There is a school nearby also locked down.
Has anyone heard of the string of bomb threats at banks, grocery stores etc. of late?
It seems to be a big trend. Numerous places around the country have been hit.
Lawrence is 4800 North.
Well this sucks.
I post a Breaking News item about an ongoing news event. And, it gets moved from Breaking News to CHAT . . . It is also removed from the State topic (Illinois).
Excellent way to kill a thread.
Makes me wonder why I even post anything. This is not the FR I joined 10 years ago.
6945 N Clark
Near Clark and Pratt
Happens all the time now. FR used to be a great site for breaking news in the past. Lately it’s all politics, all the time.
Not a good trend.....
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