Page 20 - 762 News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

10% from the year before. and one of the cities which is experiencing significant violence is the president's hometown of chicago. during this past holiday weekend alone, according to the "chicago tribune," 55 people were shot during the holiday weekend. according to the chicago police department, a devastating 762 homicides last year in 2016. that is two murders a day. it is an unbelievable statistic. 77% increased over 2015. in fact, over the past eight years, the windy city has purported 3,003,900 homicides. donald trump reacted to the heartbreaking numbers by tweeting this. as the presiden...

Experiencing significant violence is the president's hometown of chicago.hi during this past holiday weekend alone, according to the "chicago tribune," 55 people were shot during the holiday weekend. according to the chicago policee department, a devastating 762 homicides last year in 2016. that is two murders a day. it is an unbelievable statistic. 77% increased over 2015. in fact, over the past eight years, thehe windy city has recorded 3,919 homicides. donald trump reacted to the heartbreaking numbers by tweeting this. as the president-elect prepares to take office, violent crime

762 murders in the year over 3,500 shootings. meanwhile the police force has been dogged by controversy over shootings and controversy on whether officers are underforcing the law. one man at the center is gary mccarthy who want the chicago police department for four years including the shooting of mckwaun mcdonald. >> the police are not the problem in this country. the irony is a movement to save "black lives." this is not talking blm but that movement because we are enboldening criminals.

Brian: thanks a lot, matt. more focus what is happening in chicago with the 762 murders. cops staying out of the area. there needs to be federal attention. donald trump tweeted about this on monday. steve: he did. whether or not it's a hate crime, the cops say as they always do, they're investigating but it sure looks like one to us. meanwhile we have breaking news. donald trump is already awake on the thursday morning and he is already tweeting. just about five minutes ago he tweeted out, the democrats led by head clown chuck schumer -- brian: i think we have a new -- steve: keep in mind he...

Of his tweets. if mayor can't do it, he must ask for federal help. spokesperson responding, we agree. to give you some perspective on chicago's shocking crime stats, in 2016, 762 people were murdered. two people per day. imagine that in your hometown. 4,000 people shot, chicago's crime problem. all topped off with the police force of been essentially stripped of the tools of stop and frisk. top cops say it's time for prosecutors and judges to get tough. >> if you do pick up a gun and use it, you will be held accountable. right now, you don't do that.