knine
07-26-2009, 05:52 AM
A WIN for the good guys. :2thumbs:
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/off.duty.cop.2.1101008.html
Off-Duty Markham Cop Turns Tables On Attackers
Officer Responding To Craigslist Ad Shoots 3 Suspects After They Beat Him With A Baseball Bat
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Suzanne Le Mignot (http://cbs2chicago.com/bios/suzanne.le.mignot.9.291740.htm l)
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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An off-duty member of the Markham Police Department turned the tables on would-be robbers Friday night. CBS
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Rodney Youngblood
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Daryl McClure
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William Hall
Imagine answering an ad for a used car, then being ambushed by would-be robbers.
That's what happened Friday night on the South Side. Police say the suspects in that attempted robbery picked the wrong victims: two off-duty police officers from south suburban Markham.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot explains how the tables were turned on the suspects.
One officer fought back against the suspects, but he was hurt. The officer was at home recovering Saturday night. He's taking pain medication. He has bruises all over his chest from the beating he took. His colleagues are praising the 25-year-old officer as a hero.
He couldn't talk to us because of his undercover work.
"I think it's amazing, that you're getting beaten with a baseball bat, you've got a gun pointed to another officer's head, and then you're able to squeeze off some rounds and strike all three offenders and all three offenders are taken into custody," Markham Deputy Chief Tony De Bois said. "I think that's just awesome."
Co-workers described the courage of the undercover officer, who has on been on the force for a little more than a year.
The officer and his female partner went to a South Side home Friday night. They were answering an ad on craigslist for a car. They were told to go around the back of the house to look at the vehicle, in the 7800 block of South Yates Avenue.
That's when Markham police say they were ambushed by three men, who jumped out of trees. One of the men started beating the male officer with an aluminum baseball bat. Another man held a gun to the female officer's head.
"He pulled his weapon and announced his office, as a police officer," De Bois said. "The alleged offender with a gun then pointed away from the female officer and pointed it in the direction of our beaten officer. He then began to defend himself and fired several shots at the alleged offenders, striking all three."
Markham police say what happened to two of their own is a reminder for everyone meeting people face to face for the first time that they've connected with online. Buyers need "to make sure they're dealing with who they think they are," Markham Deputy Chief Jack Genius said.
"We should make the common criminal, thugs, out there, think twice," De Bois said. "You never know who you're walking up on. They might be walking up on a trained police officer, like they did last night."
Two of the possible suspects, who are all adult males, were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and one was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor said.
Late Saturday, Chicago police said three Chicagoans were each charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery: William Hall, 27; Daryl McClure, 27, and Rodney Youngblood, 19. They were expected in bond court Sunday.
Craigslist did not respond to emails Saturday asking for comment about the case. The website does offer advice, however, to users on how they can avoid scams and fraud.
Click here to check out personal safety tips from Craigslist. (http://www.craigslist.org/about/safety)
The STNG Wire contributed to this report.
(© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/off.duty.cop.2.1101008.html
Off-Duty Markham Cop Turns Tables On Attackers
Officer Responding To Craigslist Ad Shoots 3 Suspects After They Beat Him With A Baseball Bat
http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/27/2007/09/27/75x56/suzanne_lemignot.jpg Reporting
Suzanne Le Mignot (http://cbs2chicago.com/bios/suzanne.le.mignot.9.291740.htm l)
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/27/2009/07/26/175x131/wbbm0725offdutyofficer.jpg Click to enlarge 1 of 4
An off-duty member of the Markham Police Department turned the tables on would-be robbers Friday night. CBS
http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/27/2009/07/26/175x131/wbbm0725RodneyYoungblood.jpg Click to enlarge 2 of 4
Rodney Youngblood
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Daryl McClure
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William Hall
Imagine answering an ad for a used car, then being ambushed by would-be robbers.
That's what happened Friday night on the South Side. Police say the suspects in that attempted robbery picked the wrong victims: two off-duty police officers from south suburban Markham.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot explains how the tables were turned on the suspects.
One officer fought back against the suspects, but he was hurt. The officer was at home recovering Saturday night. He's taking pain medication. He has bruises all over his chest from the beating he took. His colleagues are praising the 25-year-old officer as a hero.
He couldn't talk to us because of his undercover work.
"I think it's amazing, that you're getting beaten with a baseball bat, you've got a gun pointed to another officer's head, and then you're able to squeeze off some rounds and strike all three offenders and all three offenders are taken into custody," Markham Deputy Chief Tony De Bois said. "I think that's just awesome."
Co-workers described the courage of the undercover officer, who has on been on the force for a little more than a year.
The officer and his female partner went to a South Side home Friday night. They were answering an ad on craigslist for a car. They were told to go around the back of the house to look at the vehicle, in the 7800 block of South Yates Avenue.
That's when Markham police say they were ambushed by three men, who jumped out of trees. One of the men started beating the male officer with an aluminum baseball bat. Another man held a gun to the female officer's head.
"He pulled his weapon and announced his office, as a police officer," De Bois said. "The alleged offender with a gun then pointed away from the female officer and pointed it in the direction of our beaten officer. He then began to defend himself and fired several shots at the alleged offenders, striking all three."
Markham police say what happened to two of their own is a reminder for everyone meeting people face to face for the first time that they've connected with online. Buyers need "to make sure they're dealing with who they think they are," Markham Deputy Chief Jack Genius said.
"We should make the common criminal, thugs, out there, think twice," De Bois said. "You never know who you're walking up on. They might be walking up on a trained police officer, like they did last night."
Two of the possible suspects, who are all adult males, were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and one was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor said.
Late Saturday, Chicago police said three Chicagoans were each charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery: William Hall, 27; Daryl McClure, 27, and Rodney Youngblood, 19. They were expected in bond court Sunday.
Craigslist did not respond to emails Saturday asking for comment about the case. The website does offer advice, however, to users on how they can avoid scams and fraud.
Click here to check out personal safety tips from Craigslist. (http://www.craigslist.org/about/safety)
The STNG Wire contributed to this report.
(© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)