Crime
Off-Duty Cop Dressed as a Clown Shoots and Kills Would-Be Robber
- Posted on June 18, 2011 at 11:40pm by
Mike Opelka
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CHICAGO (AP) — An off-duty Chicago police officer dressed as a clown for a fundraiser shot and killed a teen who authorities say was trying to rob him.
Police say the officer was headed home from a children’s event Friday night when the suspect approached him, asking for money. When the officer said he didn’t have any, police say the teen pulled a gun. After a struggle, the officer grabbed the gun and fired, killing the teen.
The officer sustained minor injuries. A weapon has been recovered. Authorities haven’t released the names of those involved. The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the incident.
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Comments (55)
Bowmaster
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 8:28pmThis is reffered to as “a catastrophic breakdown of the victim selection process”.
Report Post »Oops!
Surprise was probably the last emotion that this perp ever experienced.
He thought clowns were supposed to be funny!
Viking64
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 8:17pmAs crime increases more and more people are now planning on a rational way to protect their families and property. This sad punk picked the wrong person to rob and now has paid the ultimate price. When law abiding citizens are not armed, only police or criminal thugs will have guns. And there is not enough police ,so arm yourself’s people. We will be forced to protect ourselves more as this US and world economy flops. Law abiding citizens must and will stand together. We have that right !
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 7:47pmYou don’t mess with the clown, period.
Report Post »nomorelawyers
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 5:41pmClowns can sure make us smile,,, thx mr. clown, one less watermelon… or POS
Report Post »Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 5:30pmWho says justice cant be funny?
Report Post »Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 5:27pmAnd the winner of this weeks America funniest home videos is……. In the after life,you know everyone if wetting their pants laughing at this fool. Since the no mention of race,we can only draw our own conclusions. And his mammie said, He’s a good boy…………… Shoot clown shoot. Too funny. Leaves behind 22 kids with no pappy on fathers day. LMAO!!!!!!!
Report Post »sandy21957
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 4:19pmWonder if the kid was part of any Rob Mobs recently. I feel for his mother, but not for him……..poor choices, sad consequences…………
Report Post »kerf
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 5:35pmI know his mother is grieving but please remember she raised a thug and unleashed him on society.
Report Post »vivrobbins
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 6:41pmkerf Kids don’t need a Mom to raise a thug any more! The state does it for them, just try and keep your kids in line, if they go to public schools. Home school does not work for a lot of families.
Report Post »StargazerInSavannah
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 3:55pmImpossible, Chicago the home of the great anti 2nd Amendment thugs like the Daley‘s and Obama don’t allow guns. No way that a criminal could have a gun in Chicago because there are no stores licensed to sell firearms. The young thug could have been a lot more effective as a criminal had he just joined the Democratic party in Illinois. Were he a Cook County Democrat he would be protected while committing robbery. Might even have had the opportunity to move to Washington DC and join the most important crime family to ever come from Chicago.
Report Post »inferno
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 3:10pmTell me again that guns don’t provide protection against crime. Better yet, yell as loud as you can, maybe you can convince the dead punk. Stupid suggestion…. of course, but not as stupid as those who believe the ordinary Joe has no right to defend himself and / or his family.
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:52pmIt would have been funny if when the cop fired the gun a flag with the word bang on it came out
Report Post »leumas
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:50pmHow cool is that! Good shootin’!
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:44pmIt would have been funny if when the cop fired the gun a flag with the word bang on it came out.
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:43pmAdd your comments
Report Post »fobama
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:43pmshot by popo the clown?
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:43pmIt would have been funny if when the cop fired the gun a little flag came out with the word bang on it.
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:20pmThe funny part is that they could have hired the Beckester for the job and he would not have even had to dress up. Good times for all. Shalom
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 6:04pmI keep asking you people who smoke dope and than post, stop!!! Put the pipe down and than post!!!!!
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 8:10pmYou might try learning English if you want to try and make some sense, then again probably not.. A GED might help but that too probably is a stretch. Shalom
Report Post »supertas
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:10pmGuess he wasn’t clowning around.
Report Post »nelan72
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:06pmIt takes a real man to walk in big shoes and a red nose.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 2:03pmThe real clown is dead.
Report Post »Talmid of Yeshua
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 1:35pmThat is very awesome. Saves us taxpayers tons of cash. The POS teen had it coming. Now we don’t have to worry about him getting a slap on the wrist,let out of prison, then he kills somebody else down the road. Well.. as long as he isn‘t in Mike Huckabee’s state. We all know Huckaee is soft on crime… because of him, here in my home city… we have 4 policemen dead in WA state.
Report Post »obfuscatenot
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 1:03pmSounds like more officers should dress “undercover clown”.
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 8:46amIt’s difficult to chase the perp down in those big shoes.
Report Post »FedUpWithLeft
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 1:03pmIf the would be robber was black, then I hope the officer was black because he‘s going to be in a lot of trouble if he wasn’t.
Report Post »scjeff
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 9:08amThe officer was in whiteface, so you know it was racially motivated. ;-)
Report Post »stephenmarkovich
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 1:01pmthe wages of sin are death. Glad the robber is dead. God judge his soul…the cop judged his actions. Thank you officer.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 3:47pmAre you Anthony Weener?
Report Post »Your avatar looks familiar………….
Welcome Black Carter
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 1:00pmI ike to see the cost of a trial saved. I’m sure there will be a parade to show his unjust death and all the good he has done. Unless he is white.
Report Post »WeekendAtBernankes
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 4:07pm“[C]ost of a trial saved”
You don’t think the family will be suing the city? It’s Chi-town, Jack.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 1:00pmBo keeps losing voters at an alarming rate, doesn’t he?
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 3:57pmRonald has a new beat.
Report Post »Czar Casm
Posted on June 19, 2011 at 7:33pmDid the cop act stupidly?
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