A man was seen with a gun, shots were reported, and a bullet hole appeared in an apartment window last night in Evanston, apparently all unrelated, according to Cmdr. Joseph Dugan of the Evanston Police Department. These stories constitute the bulk of today’s daily crime bulletin.
Criminal Damage
200 Callan
A bullet hole was discovered in the window of an apartment in the 200 block of Callan Avenue at about 11:10 p.m. yesterday. Police said they found seven 40-caliber shell casings in the area.
Graffiti
1700 Sherman
Graffiti was found on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of Sherman Avenue at 8:12 p.m. yesterday.
Other
1900 Jackson
A man with a gun was reported in the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue at 10:58 p.m. yesterday. Police checked the area but found no man with a gun.
Shots Heard
Lincoln at Asbury
Gunshots were reported near Lincoln Street and Asbury Avenue at about 10 p.m. yesterday. Police checked the area but found nothing.
Traffic
1406 Maple
Adrian Perez-Bias, 34, of 6916 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 1406 Maple Ave. at 2:20 a.m. today and charged with a traffic violation. He is due in court on Aug. 5 at 9 a.m.
Incidents listed appear among the official reports of the Evanston Police Department. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt, which can only be determined by a court of law. Court appearances take place in Cook County 2nd District Circuit Court in Skokie.
Community Approaches to Gun Violence in Evanston
An Invitation from Peaceable Cities Evanston & Restorative Justice Evanston
Please join Peaceable Cities Alliance to End Violence for:
Community Approaches to Gun Violence
Join in conversation with:
Colleen Daley: Illinois Council against Handgun Violence
John Gruber: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Denyse Stoneback: People for a Safer Society
Moderated by Jessyca Dudley, the Joyce Foundation
Gun violence touches every corner of Evanston and our country, please come to discuss what we all can do to address this devastating problem.
Tuesday, May 24th, 7:00-8:30pm
Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center
1823 Church St, Evanston
All are welcome, light refreshments will be served
We don’t have a gun violence problem
Or a knife violence problem, or a baseball bat violence problem.
Instead, we have a gang violence problem, which cannot be solved by trampling on everybody’s 2nd amendment rights.
Bullet in window
This was the house of my family and a bullet almost hit my 14-year-old niece and my year-old niece. They live on the second floor and the bullet hit their window went in and turned the corner into a speaker just where my nieces were.
This isn't fair that I almost lost my family to this. Kids can't even be at the party down the street or outside because of all of this nonsense.
It's not fair for our children to deal with or witness this.
Still a gang problem…
You are not listening to what I’m saying. You have some gangbangers in your neighborhood who disrespect their neighbors and cannot shoot straight because they don’t practice. Which is why we have so many “shots fired” in police bulletin and so few bodies.
So, instead of dealing with the gangs and their members, county and city impose “feel good” taxes and restrictions that don’t even impact these gangs. But they impact the people these “gun violence” groups really want to hurt: legitimate gun owners.
How does $0.05/round (20-25%) tax affect your average gangbanger – not at all. Does it help you – not at all. But it costs me 300x$0.05=$15 every time I go to a shooting range. And this is just a small example, there’re more equally pointess $25 gun purchase tax and 15 round rifle magazine limit.
But if you think any of this is going to get those gangbangers off of your street, go ahead and drink the kool-aid.
Ditto
Thanks X.M.
Some people have a hard time understanding the Constitution.