ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Coming To Six More CPD Districts

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Police Department will announce Sunday its plan to implement ShotSpotter gunshot detectors in six more of the city’s most violent police districts, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

The sensors, along with new “nerve centers” — where officers and civilian analysts decipher crime data and use predictive analytics — will be coming to the Wentworth, Grand Crossing, South Chicago, Calumet, Chicago Lawn and Grand Central districts on the South, Southwest and Northwest sides, according to police officials.

The expansion will begin “imminently,” though there is no official timeline in place, according to department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

ShotSpotter technology allows police to use sensors to track the location of gunshots in real time. (Credit: CBS)

With the technological upgrades coming to six more districts — in addition to the six districts on the South and West sides already equipped — the CPD will have the most violence-prone parts of the city covered.

Officers will also be provided with in-car computers and cellphones equipped with ShotSpotter technology, which allows them to hear shots in almost real time and see the location of the shots on a map.

As it stands now, the Englewood, Harrison, Austin, Deering, Ogden and Gresham districts are equipped with ShotSpotter and the nerve centers.

Each district’s expansion will cost about $1.5 million and will come from a combination of city and private funds, according to Guglielmi.

ShotSpotter technology (WBBM/Bernie Tafoya)

While levels of violence in the Englewood and Harrison — two of the most violent in the city — still far outpace the numbers from just four years ago, both districts have seen double-digit drops in murders and nonfatal shootings since the new technology was implemented, according to police records.

In June, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that after the police department expanded ShotSpotter in the Harrison District on the West Side, which includes the city’s most violent police beat of 2016, violence levels sharply rose in the neighboring Ogden District. Ogden has since been equipped with the technology.

Chicago has seen more than 500 murders and about 1,600 nonfatal shootings through late September. That’s a slight improvement from 2016, when the city experienced levels of violence not seen since the mid-1990s, according to city data.

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Cell Phone Video Captures Vicious Fight At HS Football Game

CHICAGO (CBS) — A River Forest high school freshman was in intensive care Saturday night after he was punched and kicked repeatedly at a football game.

The incident was caught on tape and, as CBS 2’s Lauren Victory reports, it wasn’t the first fight on school grounds.

Frankie Coulter was at the Thomas Edison-River Forest football game Friday night to take pictures for his school newspaper.

Fans from Coulter’s opposing school say they heard screams and rushed to help.

“He was on the ground, he was unconscious. He was bleeding from his mouth and his nose and clearly he just — he wasn’t moving,” said one witness, Trisha Nalley.

Nalley says she recognized the alleged attackers because, she says, they have picked fights with her son twice.

Frankie Coulter. Photo provided to CBS

“None of our kids are safe while these boys are walking these halls,” she said.

CBS 2’s interview with Nalley was interrupted by one of the accused’s families.

“That’s my son! You are not going to slander my son!”

Ciarra Arteaga, one of the accused boy’s sisters said, “There’s just so many lies and the truth isn’t coming out. And it’s actually stirring up so much commotion instead of figuring out what we can do for this boy.”

Coulter was rushed from an Indiana hospital to the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital late Friday night. He had been undergoing tests for several hours.

Administrators from Thomas Edison acknowledged the incident in an emailed statement that read, in part: “[We’re] disciplining according to our student handbook and school policy.”

River Forest school officials said they are cooperating with authorities and praying for Coulter.

The Friday night fight left Coulter in a medically-induced coma. Early Saturday morning, his aunt said Frankie had been taken out of the coma and his ventilator was removed. She added that he was alert, which was a good sign.

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Armored Truck Driver Shoots Attempted Robber In Little Village

CHICAGO (CBS) — The attempted robbery of an armored truck driver on Chicago’s southwest side ended in a shooting Saturday morning.

CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos reports that the driver was attacked with a sledgehammer and has “life-altering” injuries.

The driver of the Garda armored truck was delivering money to a currency exchange and check cashing store in Little Village around 9:30 a.m.

When the driver got out of the car with a bag, a man in a reflective vest hit him in the head with a sledgehammer. The Garda driver then drew his gun and fired, hitting the suspect.

“Don’t bring a hammer to a gunfight,”

Witnesses say several people, including a pregnant woman, were standing next to the bus stop when they heard multiple shots.

“We heard gunshots — I thought it was fireworks, and I looked around,” Alan Alcaraz said.

Chicago Police say the suspect ran away from the scene, but was arrested in a van a few blocks away.

The suspect with the hammer was sent to the hospital for surgery with non-life threatening injuries.

The FBI is conducting the investigation.

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No. 19 SDSU ‘Fired Up’ After Penny Eye-Jab, Beats NIU

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs didn’t take too kindly to seeing star running back Rashaad Penny coming off the field in pain after having his right eye gouged by a Northern Illinois player in the second quarter Saturday night.

“It got us fired up,” cornerback Kameron Kelly said after the Aztecs got some big plays early and then held off NIU 34-28 to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1975. Juwan Washington brought back the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and freshman Tariq Thompson had two interceptions — including an 83-yard TD return.

Kelly said there was smack talk from NIU before the game. And then TV cameras picked up Antonio Jones-Davis sticking his hand into Penny’s facemask while the star running back was at the bottom of a pile after returning a kickoff.

“If that’s their attitude, we’ve got to have the same attitude, between the whistles, start making them feel it between the whistles,” Kelly said.

Penny went into the locker room for eye drops. When he returned to the game, there was a visor installed in his facemask.

“I just think that stuff shouldn’t happen,” said Penny, the nation’s second-leading rusher coming in who was held to 107 yards on 25 carries for his lowest output of the season. “I thought we were all more mature than that. I bounced back. I can’t thank my teammates enough. They picked me up when I was down. It was all them. It was a great win.”

NIU coach Rod Perry said he talked to Jones-Davis “and he admitted it to me. I’m going to get home and let the emotions die down and see what the next steps are. He’s a great kid but it was the emotions of a 22-year-old. But we are going to deal with it, for sure.”

While he wasn’t pleased to see it happen, SDSU coach Rocky Long said, “A lot of times things like that happen when you’re in a pile. They just happened to get it on TV or no one would have known but us because he came to the sideline with his eyes hurting. But since they got it on TV, it’s a big deal.

“Stuff like happens all the time,” Long said. “I’m not saying it’s right, because it’s not right. It’s not right for any player to be doing that kind of thing. In those piles, you don’t know what’s going on. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in one, but it used to be nastier than it is now.”

Penny caught a 33-yard scoring pass from Christian Chapman in the first quarter. It didn’t help the rushing game that guard Antonio Rosales, the only senior on the line, was out with an ankle injury.

SDSU (5-0) is off to its best start since going 8-0 to open the 1975 season. It finished 8-3 that year.

The Aztecs took a 31-14 halftime lead and had to hold on after NIU (2-2) closed to 31-28 in the third quarter. Daniel Santacaterina threw his third TD pass of the night, an 81-yarder to Spencer Tears, on the second play of the quarter, and Marcus Childers scored on a 1-yard run.

John Baron’s 21-yard field goal on the second play of the fourth quarter gave SDSU a 34-28 lead.

It took two interceptions in the final minutes to seal it, first by Kameron Kelly at the goal line and then by Thompson with 1:42 left.

Washington, Penny’s backup, got the crowd buzzing with the Aztecs’ eighth kickoff return for a score since 2015.

The Huskies had two good drives capped by touchdown passes from Santacaterina to Christian Blake, the first for 34 yards and then for 10 yards.

They were sandwiched around a fumble by Andrew Parchment that was recovered by Andrew Aleki. On the next play from scrimmage, Chapman hit Penny coming out of the backfield for a 33-yard score and a 14-7 lead.

With the score tied at 14, Thompson — who played at San Diego’s St. Augustine High — jumped a route and raced into the end zone, with Santacaterina his closest pursuer.

Chapman threw an 8-yard TD pass to Kahale Warring, and Baron kicked a 38-yard field goal for a 31-14 halftime lead.

Jordan Huff had 148 yards on 25 carries for NIU.

THE TAKEAWAY

NIU: Although they looked dominating on two of their first three possessions, the Huskies, coming off a bye, failed to follow up on their 21-17 upset at Nebraska two weeks ago. The Huskies are winless in six games against the Aztecs, including in consecutive seasons.

SDSU: The Aztecs were playing their first home game as a ranked team since Nov. 11, 1995. Then No. 25, they lost 34-31 to Wyoming and promptly fell out of the rankings. Their No. 19 ranking coming into this game tied their highest spot since 1978. The highest they’ve ever been was No. 13 in 1975.

“We’re starting to have an obsession with winning,” Kelly said. “We’ve got to keep that going. We can’t lose. We can’t even get this close to losing again.”

UP NEXT

NIU begins Mid-American Conference play when it hosts Kent State on Saturday afternoon.

SDSU returns to Mountain West play when it visits UNLV on Saturday night. The Aztecs are the two-time defending conference champions.

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Brantley Returns As Indians Lose 2-1 To White Sox

CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley spent seven weeks on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle. He only needed one at-bat to show the Indians that he was prepared for the postseason.

The All-Star outfielder had a pinch-hit single in the fifth inning on Saturday night, earning a standing ovation from his teammates and a sellout crowd during Cleveland’s 2-1 loss to the White Sox.

Brantley battled Chicago rookie Carson Fulmer for 10 pitches before sharply driving the ball to right field in his first action since Aug. 8. The 30-year-old had missed the previous 50 games but was activated earlier in the day.

“All things considered, it seems almost miraculous to me that he was able to have the kind of at-bat that he had,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “His level of concentration, then to fire a hit in there, that was really something.

“Depending on how he feels tomorrow, we’ll walk through everything again, but I thought he was moving pretty well.”

AL Central champion Cleveland locked up the best record in the AL before it stepped onto the field when Houston lost to Boston. It will play the winner of the wild-card game between the Yankees and Twins in a Division Series.

The Dodgers won later Saturday to ensure they would edge Cleveland for the best record in the major leagues. The Indians will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs unless they face Los Angeles in the World Series.

Brantley’s return was effective and timely as the Indians plan on announcing their playoff roster following their regular-season finale Sunday. Brantley did not make himself available to the media.

“It was like Michael didn’t miss a beat, which was incredible,” Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis said. “It was awesome. I was up on the railing the whole time because I know how hard he’s worked to be ready for the postseason. He wasn’t going to miss it.”

Fulmer (3-1) allowed one run in five innings for Chicago, while Juan Minaya worked a perfect ninth for his ninth save.

Catcher Kevan Smith drove in both White Sox runs with a single in the fourth off Indians ace Corey Kluber and a double in the fifth against Mike Clevinger (12-6).

Kluber worked five innings of one-run ball to lower his ERA to an AL-best 2.25. He struck out three and threw 81 pitches in his final postseason tuneup.

Kluber finished the season with an 18-4 record and 265 strikeouts, making a strong case for a second AL Cy Young Award while Boston’s Chris Sale faltered down the stretch.

“When you go against Kluber, you’re facing the best, so it’s a positive no matter how you do,” Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. “He is a barometer that shows you where you’re at. So are the Indians.”

BAD MEMORIES

Indians RHP Trevor Bauer infamously sliced open his right pinkie finger while repairing a drone on the eve of the 2016 playoffs. After winning his career-high 17th game Friday over the White Sox, the hi-tech junkie said he plans on building a new model soon. “Let’s hope he does it after the season,” Francona said sternly. “Hopefully, we’ll stay away from all drone-related issues.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

White Sox: LF Nicky Delmonico (left shoulder strain), who was injured Friday while diving for a ball, was sent back to Chicago for additional tests.

Indians: C Yan Gomes (right hand) was hit by a pitch in the fifth, but remained in the game. His right wrist was broken by a pitch last September.

UP NEXT

White Sox: RHP Chris Volstad allowed six runs over five innings in a 9-3 loss to the Angels on Sept. 26. It was his first start in the majors since 2012 with the Cubs.

Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin wraps up the regular season by making his 26th start. He is 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA in three appearances against the White Sox this year.

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Wimbush, Adams Lead No. 22 Notre Dame Over Miami (Ohio)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Josh Adams’ night was cut short by an injured ankle but he still contributed more than enough to help No. 22 Notre Dame to its third straight lopsided victory.

Adams had touchdown runs of 72 and 59 yards in the first half before leaving the game and Brandon Wimbush threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Notre Dame beat Miami (Ohio) 52-17 on Saturday night. Adams, who entered the game as the No. 9 rusher in the country, led the Irish (4-1) with 159 yards on the ground despite the short night. Notre Dame gained 333 yards on the ground in all.

“Maybe I just woke up one morning, hit my head and came to my senses and said let’s go to our strengths,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “We got really good players I want to feature. I wanted to change the focus to being a much more physical team and running the football.”

Wimbush, who had his eighth rushing touchdown of the season in the first quarter, finished with 119 passing yards in three quarters and had 36 yards on 11 carries. “I have another level to my game I haven’t hit yet, but I’m on my way to doing that,” said Wimbush.

The Irish led the RedHawks 45-14 at the half, the most first-half points scored by an Irish team under Kelly.

It was only the second meeting between the Irish and the RedHawks (2-3), two teams that were coached by Hall of Famer Ara Parseghian.

The RedHawks’ Gus Ragland threw for 262 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns to James Gardner, who had five catches for 115 yards.

But they were overmatched from the outset by the Irish, who now have three consecutive lopsided wins after beating Michigan State and Boston College in the previous two weeks.

THE TAKEAWAY

Miami (Ohio): Though their record under Chuck Martin is only 13-29, the RedHawks have shown some improvement. They started last season 0-6 but Ragland returned from an injury to guide them to a 6-1 finish.

“I felt good about our compete level,” Martin said. “Their offensive line overwhelmed us. We had 15 guys on the field today that can compete with the Notre Dame guys. We just didn’t have enough.”

Notre Dame: With its top three running backs — Adams, Tony Jones Jr. and Dexter Williams — questionable going forward, Notre Dame will need to find some healthy bodies. They face North Carolina next and then USC. Fourth-string running back Deon McIntosh had 47 yards on 12 carries on Saturday night, including a 26-yard TD in the fourth quarter.

“Josh could have played. His ankle was not a serious situation,” Kelly said. “Tony got hit but he wasn’t ruled out of the game. We decided to go with Deon. We expect Dexter back next week and Josh to be full go.”

TURNOVERS INTO POINTS

Notre Dame forced two turnovers in the game, giving the Irish 11 (five interceptions, six fumble recoveries) for the season. The Irish have turned the 11 turnovers into 70 points while the opposition has scored just three points off five Notre Dame turnovers (two interceptions, three fumbles).

UP NEXT

Miami (Ohio): The RedHawks return home next Saturday to play Mid-American East Division rival Bowling Green.

Notre Dame: The Irish take to the road for the third time in four weeks when they visit North Carolina next Saturday.

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New Culinary Training Program Launches To Help Military Veterans

CHICAGO (CBS) — Free classes in the culinary field are opening up fro military veterans in Elmhurst.

Cafe Liberty’s mission is to help military veterans who are unemployed or underemployed to learn the food service field. WBBM’s Pat Cassidy reports.

The program runs 11 weeks in Elmhurst and is taught by professional chefs with the goal of finding jobs at many different levels in food service. They will even teach how to do the job interview.

What is even better? It is all free.

The program takes 10 students at a time and will be offered four times a year.

Applications are being taken now for the first session at cafeliberty.org.

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