Carrol Cox
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> From DennisNFD at aol.com Wed May 27 13:35:19 1998
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> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 14:25:12 EDT
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> Friends;
> I just spoke with a friend last night who spent a couple days in Cook
> County Jail (the worst jail in the State--unless you're on a diet) for asking
> someone she knew for change to get on the bus. This person was supposedly
> carrying drugs; so the cops stopped the bus to arrest her--finding her with
> $16, but nonetheless accusing her of trafficking. The rest of the details
> aren't clear, but I will be checking it out. In any event, "It's Giuliani
> time!" The economy's booming and if you're not in the game, we got some place
> for you. Have a nice day...Dennis Dixon
>
> Subj: police sweep targets west side youth for intimidation and attack
> Date: 98-05-27 02:00:28 EDT
> From: CAGeovanis
> To: CAGeovanis
> BCC: DennisNFD
>
> One hundred fifty west side residents arrested as part of random 25th District
> street sweep
>
> Chicago, May 26th—Over one hundred and fifty youth and young adults were
> arrested on May 26th on the West Side as part of a "street sweep" conducted by
> 25th District police. Many youngsters were apparently arrested
> indiscriminately, without probable cause, including seventeen-year-olds LaRon
> Betts and Andre Moore, the two eyewitnesses to the September 1997 police
> assault on Jeremiah Mearday.
>
> Betts and Moore were arrested around 6:00 p.m. while sitting on the porch of a
> friend's house three doors down from Betts' home. An officer on the scene
> reportedly said that they were "cleaning up the streets", and the youngsters
> were hauled in after they told an arresting officers that they didn't live in
> the house, but were only visiting.
>
> Betts' mother was told by police that most of the sweep victims would likely
> be charged with disorderly conduct, and that the sweep was conducted in
> response to a ‘complaint' from a resident. A 25th District police officer
> reported Tuesday evening that the sweep was conducted under the banner of
> "Operation Edge", apparently a program by the police to conduct street sweeps
> to clear residents off of stoops, street corners, and public places.
>
> "It just doesn't make sense," said Emma Betts, LaRon's mother. "LaRon had gone
> out to start up the grill, and stopped to talk to some friends. He wasn't
> doing anything wrong. This just seems like harassment and intimidation of
> local youngsters—and I'm worried about him. He's very nervous about the
> police."
>
> Betts has reason to be worried. He was arrested and then released twice in
> January for possession of crack cocaine, in what his lawyer, Lew Myers, has
> called a naked attempt to set him up for his willingness to testify against
> police officers James Comito and Matthew Thiel, the two District 25 officers
> who were eventually fired for beating Mearday without provocation last fall.
>
> Concerned civilians are encouraged to phone the 25th District to request
> information and to lodge a protest against the police sweep, which one police
> source said had most recently been conducted in the 25th District more than a
> month ago. The sweeps may be a violation of the spirit of an injunction
> against arresting individuals under the terms of the City of Chicago's "anti-
> loitering" ordinance, which has been ruled unconstitutional. The City is
> appealing the ruling, and a 25th District police officer said Tuesday night
> that all youth arrested on May 26 were "legitimately" picked up for probable
> cause.
>
> 25th District Commander John Pappas can be reached after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday
> at 312-746-8605, or concerned civilians can visit the station directly at 5555
> W. Grand.
>