CONGRATULATIONS TO 004lb POLICE DISTRICT PERSONNEL
WHEREAS, On October 12th, 2017, a resident ofthe South Chicago neighborhood was walking home from her place of employment in nearby Hammond, Indiana. As she walked home, she was approached by an unknown individual who forced the woman into a dark colored SUV; and
WHEREAS, While being forced into the vehicle, the woman struggled with the offender at which time he produced a handgun and pointed it at her head. During the struggle, witnesses to the incident attempted to assist, but were driven off when the offender turned the gun on them; and
WHEREAS, The offender proceeded to handcuff the woman and drove into a nearby alley in close proximity to the Eggers Grove Forest Preserve where he then assaulted her. After finishing these egregious acts, the offender then drove away from the scene of the crime and ordered the woman out of his vehicle at a nearby location; and
WHEREAS, Shortly after the incident, CPD Detectives Doherty #20438, Casillas #21031, Akinbusuyi #20033 and Uldrych #21140 were assigned the initial investigation of the crime. During their investigation, a number of private video surveillance videos were located and preserved; and
WHEREAS, While continuing their investigation, they were joined by 004,h District personnel. On the morning of October 13th, 2017, under the direction of Commander Noel Sanchez #12 (since promoted to Chief) and Lieutenant Milmine #407 (since promoted to Captain #45), Sergeant Meador #1003 and Officers MacFarlane #13015 and Concialdi # 16971 (since promoted to Detective #20136) responded to the initial scene of the abduction and discovered key pieces of evidence; and
WHEREAS, Forensics personnel were requested and the items were photographed, cataloged and collected for prosecutorial need. During the review of the video, Detectives Doherty, Casillas, Akinbusyi and Uldrych found numerous instances on surveillance that showed the incident captured in time, including verification of t...
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