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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 8, 1994
CRIME BILL PROMariON EVENT
DATE:
LOCATION:
April 11, 1994
The Great Hall
TIME:
12:00 p.m.
Jonathan Prince
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FROM:
I.
PURPOSE
As Congress returns, and the House prepares to take up the Crime Bill on the floor, this
event provides you with a forum to ramp up your call for swift passage of the Crime Bill,
in an event that highlights the community policing component of the bill.
II.
BACKGROUND
TilE MESSAGE
Everywhere across the country, people are making it very clear that they want something
done about crime and violence, and they want it done now. They want more police on the
street, they want tougher penalties for criminals, and they want prevention programs that
work. This Congress has accomplished a lot, and is going to do a lot more - but none of it
will matter if we don't tackle this problem head on. It's time for all of us in Washington to
put the politics aside, and make this crime bill law.
THE EVENT
In the Great Hall at the ~partment of Justice, you ~ speak to an audience almost entirely
composed of police officers. The Attorney General will open the event, she will be followed
by three people who will talk about their experiences with community policing. You will
be introduced by the third speaker, a police officer.
Officers from AlbRny, GA -- on st11ge. In addition to the Attorney General and the three
speakers, you will be joined on stage by 12 police officers from Albany, Georgia. These
officers are on the street because of you - they were hired with money provided to Albany
through last year's Police Hiring Supplemental.
Eddie Cut11ndR is a young man from Boston. Because of community policing, he has
overcome his distrust for police officers, and even introduces his friends to them. The two
Boston officers most responsible for Eddie's new understanding will be in the audience and
Eddie will point them out during his remarks.
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Earline Williams, from Trenton, NJ met the Attorney General during her recent trip aroun
the country to promote the Crime Bill. Earline is a senior citizen who has been involved
with community policing through her many years as a volunteer at a Trenton substation.
Emest Williams is a Lieutenant in the Albany, Georgia Police Deparbnent A veteran of tl
Albany force, he will attest to the difference the 12 new officers make. He will introduce
you. There is no relationship between Ernest and Earline except for remarkably similar
names.
CURRENT LEGISLATIVE STATUS
The House is expected to vote on the rule for the Crime Bill on Wednesday. If it is passed,
floor debate could begin the same day, and House passage could happen as early as the
following Tuesday, April19.
MAJOR HOUSE AND SENATE BILL DIFFERENCES
Less funding for 100,000 cops. The House authorizes only $3.45 Billion over five years less than half of the nearly $9 Billion necessary for full funding of this initiative. This issue
is expected to be resolved favorably in conference.
No Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. The House bill does not include provisions to
create the trust fund, using savings from federal workforce reduction to pay for crime
programs. Cllariman Brooks has indicated he will support this in conference.
No ban on assault weapons. The House bill does not include the assault weapons ban
included in the Senate bill. Cllairman Brooks is expected to push for a vote on this issue
immediately after House passage of the Crime Bill. The House version does not include
federal firearms licensing reforms either.
No Safe Schools. Because Goals 2000, as enacted, included a safe schools initiative, the
House has dropped a similar version of the measure included in past crime bills.
III.
PARTIOPANTS
The President
Attorney General Reno
Eddie Cutanda; Boston, MA
Earline Williams; Trenton, NJ
Ernest Williams; Lt, Albany, GA Police Deparbnent
On stage: 12 new Albany, GA police officers
AUDIENCE
The audience will be composed almost entirely of police officers. It will include
representatives of a small number of related organizations, like the U.S. Conference of
Mayors.
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PRESS
Open Press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
+ Upon arrival you will take an elevator to a holding room.
+· You will meet the Albany, GA police officers on the way to the hold.
+ The Attorney General and the other three speakers will join you in the hold.
+ After all other participants take their places on stage, you and the Attorney General will
be announced, and enter the stage.
+ The National Anthem will be played.
+ The Attorney General will make remarks and introduce the three speakers.
+ Eddie Cutanda will make brief remarks, and introduce Boston Officers Harold White
and Tony Platt, who will stand in the audience.
+ · Earline Williams will make brief remarks.
+ Ll Ernest Williams will make brief remarks and introduce you.
+ You will make remarks.
+ You may greet audience members and depart
+ On the way ou~ you will briefly greet Boston Officers White and Platt
VI.
Remarks provided by Alan Stone.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 23, 1994
CRIME BILUSUMMER OF SAFETY EVENT
DATE:
LOCATION:
TIME:
FROM:
I.
June 24, 1994
Fox Park
St Louis, Missouri
1 -2:30p.m.
Jonathan Prince
Rick Allen
PURPOSE
To ramp up the call for Congress to pass the Crime Bill and for Americans to take
personal responsibility in the fight against crime and violence -- by engaging in
activities exactly like those supported through the Summer of Safety.
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BACKGROUND
THE MESSAGE
I want Congress to pass the Crime Bill right away -- so we can get to work putting.
100,000 more police officers on the street as fast as we can. But even 100,000 police
won't be able to turn the tide against the crime and violence sweeping through
America unless every American takes personal responsibility to help them win this
fight. The work in support of community policing being done by the St. Louis Safety
Service Corps is exactly the kind of work that can make a difference.
SUMMER OF SAFETY
The Summer of Safety will involve nearly 8,000 participants of all ages in programs
specifically targeted against crime and violence, in 3 5 states and the District of
Columbia.. Programs will expand the New York Police Department's Cadet Corps;
protect seniors in Boston public housing; create safe places for students in the yearround Los Angeles Unified School District; form block associations in Denver; and
teach dispute resolution in Kansas City. Virtually every program involves local law
enforcement authorities as active partners.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Fox Park is the name of both a neighborhood and the park which is its hub. Formerly
family-oriented, a number of Fox Park's lots and buildings are now abandoned, and the
neighborhood has been fighting against crime-induced decline for the last two years.
President Bush came there dunng the campaign (September 28, 1992) and aroused illwill by portraying Fox Park as downtrodden and crime-ridden, rather than celebrate its
community rebuilding.
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You will walk a one-block residential section of the neighborhood with police officers
and service participants. Along the walk you will receive an explanation of the crime
problems confronting the neighborhood (ranging from homicides -- two in the last
three months-- to drug and gang-related crimes, vandalism and petty theft). You will
also learn about successful crime deterrence initiatives already undertaken by the
neighborhood: "gangway closures" (fences between houses to stop side-yards from
becoming criminal-gathering places), floodlights and the like.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
The President
Majority Leader Gephardt
Congressman Clay
Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr.
Police Chief Colonel Clarence Harmon
Eli Segal
Tim Hager will join you on the walk and_introduce you during the program.
Tim, a Fox Park teenager, was beaten so badly 5 years ago trying to stop his
bicycle from being stolen that he has required pins in both hips ever since. His
life-long dream of becoming a Marine was destroyed when, at his final physical
after completing basic training, doctors informed him that degenerative arthritis
in his hips made military service impossible -- so he immediately pursued
civilian service through the Summer of Safety. He will provide victims'
assistance and assist the COPS (Community-Oriented Problem Solving)
program.
Marla Martin will join you on the block walk.
She is a block captain; her husband leads Fox Park's Church of the Living God.
Martin has organized a dusk walking patrol by neighbors, and worked to
reclaim the park, starting a Wednesday youth group there and working on
physical renovations.
Leslie Jones will join you on the block walk.
Leslie is a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis who turned
down job offers in D.C. to participate in SOS, where she will recruit and
organize block captains.
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PRESS PLAN
The block walk will be available to an expanded pool. The program in the park will
be open press.
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SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
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After arriving in Fox Park, you will take a short walk through the
neighborhood escorted by the Police Chief and Summer of Safety participants.
You will return to the park via motorcade.
You will work a short rope line, which will include local dignitaries, to the
stage.
On stage, you will stand in front of nearly 200 people, including all 85 SOS
participants from Missouri wearing the program's tee-shirts; uniformed police
officers; and other community residents, including children.
Mayor Bosley will welcome the crowd. He will be followed. in succession, by
Eli, Rep. Clay, and Rep. Gephardt.
Gephardt will introduce Chief Harmon.
Harmon will make remarks and introduce Tim Hager.
Tim will tell his story and introduce you.
You will make remarks.
After your remarks, you will work the other side of the rope line to the
motorcade, and then depart for the_ Adams Mark Hotel.
REMARKS
Remarks have been prepared by Carolyn Curiel.
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August 14, 1994
CRIME BILL FIGHT EVENT
DATE: Monday, August 15, 1994
LOCATION: Rose Garden
TIME: 1:30- 2:15pm
FROM: Liz Bernstein
I. PURPOSE
This event is to keep up the drumbeat of public pressure since last Thursday's
vote on the Crime Bill rule. All the elements of the bill that we are fighting for
will be represented by individuals on the program.
II. BACKGROUND
Steven Sposato
Steve Sposato's wife, Jody, was killed in the San Francisco law office shooting last
July. A gunman entered the high-rise with two TEC-DC9 pistols and began
randomly shooting at employees, apparently over a disagreement with the firm.
Jody was one of eight innocent victims killed, six others were wounded. Steve has
an 18-month-old daughter, Meghan.
Steve spoke very eloquently about his wife's death at the assault weapons ban
rally we had in the Rose Garden on April 25. He has testified before Congress,
done numerous media interviews, and personally lobbied individual Members.
You met with him and his family (daughter Meghan, Jody's parents) in the Oval
Office briefly after the event.
Janice Payne (mother of James Darby)
James Darby, 9, was shot in the head as he walked home with his family from a
Mother's Day picnic at a park in New Orleans. The bullet was fired from a
shotgun pointed out the window of a car which pulled within a few feet of the
crowd. James died instantly on the sidewalk about a block from his home.
Two brothers, aged 19 and 14, were arrested and booked in the killing, which
police believed began as a fistfight during a football game at the park.
�It was New Orleans' 162nd homicide of the year, but James was the youngest
victim. Nine days before the shooting, James wrote this letter to you:
Dear Mr. Clinton,
I want you to stop the killing in the city. People is dead and I think that somebody
might kill me. So would you please stop the people from deading. I'm asking you
nicely to stop it. I know you can do it. Do it. I know you could.
Your friend,
James
Janice Payne, who witnessed her son's murder, wants to come to Washington so
that James will not been forgotten. She believes that the publicity will continue to
focus attention on the nation's crime problem and hopes it will help prevent the
deaths of other children.
She is 29 years old, works as a nursing assistant and has a 7-year-old daughter
named Marquita.
Marc Klaas
As you know, Marc is the father of Polly Klaas. You met with him in the Oval
Office last December to discuss the Crime Bill, Three-Strikes legislation, and other
efforts to protect children.
Polly Klaas, 12, was abducted at knife point October 1, 1993, from a slumber
party at her home. Richard Allen Davis, a twice-convicted kidnapper, was arrested
on November 30, and confessed to her kidnapping and murder. Davis was released'
on parole in June, 1993 after serving half of a 16-year sentence for a 1985
kidnapping.
III. PARTICIPANTS
On the Program
Dewey Stokes, President, Fraternal Order of Police
Steven Sposato (wife killed in San Francisco law office)
Janice Payne (mother of James Darby)
Marc Klaas
The President
Audience
Police Officers (note: the officers behind you on the podium are the same ones who
were there when we first announced the Crime Bill in the Rose Garden last
summer)
Relatives and friends of individuals on the program.
�IV. PRESS
Open press.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*You will be briefed in the Oval Office at 1:15.
* In between the briefing and the event you will meet for a few minutes with the
individuals on the program.
*You and the participants will walk out to the Rose Garden together.
*Dewey Stokes will give opening remarks. He will introduce Steve Sposato.
* Mr. Sposato will introduce Janice Payne.
*Ms. Payne will introduce Marc Klaas.
* Mr. Klaas will introduce you. ·
VI. REMARKS
Remarks to be provided by the speechwriting department.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
. WASHING.TON
February 25, 1994
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON CRIME AND HEALTH CARE
DATE:
LOCATION:
TIME:
FROM:
Monday, February 28, 1994
Wright Junior Ccllege, Chicago, IL
9:55-10:55 am
Liz Bernstein
I.·PURPOSE
To engage in a discussion with health professionals, gun control activists and law
enforcement officials on the relationship between violence and health care.
II. BACKGROUND
Violence and intentional injury due to guns is now viewed as one of the most
important aspects of the health care and public health debate. Illinois is one of
three states whose firearm injuries have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the
leading cause of traumatic death.
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Monday marks the day the Brady Bill is implemented nationwide. The individuals
at this event -- on the panel and in the audience -- are all directly impacted, either
professionally or personally, by the increase of gun violence.
WRIGHT JUNIOR COlLEGE
Wright is a public junior college located in the heart of Chicago. Its academic
emphasis is on job training programs and the average student age is 31. You
spoke here on the subject of lifelong learning in December, 1992.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAlS
Last Tuesday, 11?-any of the health professionals here participated in a press
conference on the impact of violence in health care. The conference focused on the
increase in gun injuries they are treating, including multiple gunshot wounds
caused by assault weapons, and the dramatic escalation of the cost of treating
these victims.
�Multiple gu.nshot .wounds:
Some of the ramifications surrounding multiple gunshot wounds include multiple
system failure, prolonged length of stay, and an increased complexity of the
rehabilitation process. As an illustration of this, a recent case of a 16-year-old who
was shot in the head was cited at their press conference. Charges for his acute
care and his in-patient rehabilitation care exceeded $200,000, not including outpatient therapy or any long-term care he may need. Cases of serious paralysis
carry an estimated lifetime cost of between three and five million dollars.
Dramatimlly high medical ca;ts:.
A Chicago Mount Sinai Hospital study on the cost of trauma patients shows that
the average gunshot victim's medical charges per day was over $3,000, with the
total medical bill averaging $25,000 ..
A doctor at Illinois Masonic Hospital noted that they see about 2,500 gunshot
victims every year and estimated those medical costs to exceed $37 million.
Violence is placing emergency rooms in gridlock. Hospitals are closing affiliated
trauma centers out of concern that the overwhelming costs of caring for the influx
of severely wounded, mostly uninsured victims of violence will endanger the
parent institution. At least 40 trauma centers have closed since 1988.
Inerease in gun-related emergency roan mses:
At the Christ Hospital in suburban Oak Lawn, IL, their increase in the number of
patients admitted has been dramatic. In 1990, the hospital treated four
''penetrating trauma" injuries, of which 80% were gunshot victims. In 1991, that
number grew to 100 and in 1992, it had grown again to 140.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chicago has embarked on a serious mission to reduce crime and violence in its
streets. Although is too early to accurately measure the results of their community
policing efforts, crime is down in 4 of the 5 districts implementing the Chicago
Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS).
Homicide rates are ·down 9%, but a record 7 4% of such cases included the use of
firearms. In addition, an increasing number of the incidents involve youth as both
victims and offenders. The number of homicide victims under the age of 21
increased by 10% last year.
In addition, ofthe over 11,000 arrests for weapons violations in 1992, more than
40% involved offenders under the age of 21.
Chicago leads the nation in their firearm recovery programs, bringing in more
than 20,000 such weapons every year. More than 30% of these are recovered by
police in the CAPS program.
�Gun-Related Administration Aaunplishments
Signed the Brady Bill on November 30, 1993
Banned imports of foreign assault pistols and called for a ban on all assault
weapons. The Senate crime bill includes the toughest assault weapons ban ever
passed.
Tightened federal gun dealer licensing requirements by improving background
checks on prospective dealers, requiring dealers to obtain more reliable
identification from purchasers and scrutinizing multiple handgun sales reports.
Proposed dramatically increasing the federal licensing fee for gun dealers to
reduce the 284,000 gun dealers in the U.S. today.
Pushed for passage of a measure in the Senate crime bill which bans the
possession of handguns by minors.
ill. PARTICIPANTS
At the Roundtable:
The President
Congressman Rostenkowski
Mayor Richard Daley
Dr. Mindy Statter, Dir. of Pediatric Trauma, University of Chicago Medical Center
Carol Ridley, gun-control citizen activist, mother of 22-year-old son killed in 1992
Barbara Schwaregerman, a trauma nurse at Cook County Hospital
Matt Rodriguez, Chicago Police Superintendent
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Level One Trauma Physicians and Medical Directors
Pediatric Trauma Physicians
Emergency Room Technicians
Spinal Cord and Head Injury Rehabilitation Professionals
Victims of gunshot violence
Community Police
District Commanders
IV. PRFSS PIAN
Expanded pool coverage
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* You will be greeted by the President of Wright College, Raymond Le
Fevour, and he will walk you to a holding room.
· * After a short briefing, you will enter the music room.
*You will give brief remarks and then lead into the congratulatory
phone call to Jim and Sarah Brady. (Everyone in the room will be
able to hear both sides of the conversation)
* After the call, you will complete your remarks, including an
introduction of the panel participants, including Chairman
Rotenkowsi and Mayor Daley.
* You will begin the roundtable discussion by asking each panelist to
speak a few minutes on their experiences. (see attached for possible
questions).
* After the last panelist has spoken, you will make brief closing
remarks and return to the holding room.
VI. REMARKS
Remarks will be provided by David Kusnet.
�Possible lines of questioning for the panelists at the roundtable
Chicago Police Superintendent Matt Rodriguez is an outspoken advocate of
community policing. He has played a significant role in the Administration
emphasis on this philosophy. In addition, he has consulted with Eli &gal on the
Summer of Safety component of the National Service program.
Rodriguez' testimonial will give you an opportunity to reemphasize the link
between community policing and our 100,000 cops pledge. If you ask him about
the significant changes he has seen from his program, he will most likely comment
. on the record number ofguns they have confiscated and the overall reduction in
violent crime. (Chicago confiscates more guns per capita than any other city in
America)
Activist. Secretary. and Mother of Slain Son. Carol Ridley is the mother of two
sons, one of which waS killed by gun violence at the age of 22. While she works
full-time as a secretary at Sidley and Austin, a Chicago law firm, she has been a
tireless advocate for gun control. She is an active member of the Illinois Council
Against Handgun Violence and the Coalition to· Stop Handgun Violence. In
addition to participating in a Children s Defense Fund "Save ·the Children"
seminar, she is a member of a Task Force that is sponsoring and Illinois Violence
Conference in March 1994.
Carol has had the strength to use her painful personal experience to galvanize
others into action on this issue. She is the model for your message on individuals
. taking personal responsibility for their community. Asking about why she decided
to become vocal on the issue will highlight this attribute.
Dr. Mindy Statter. Director of Pediatric Trauma. University of Chicago Medical
Center is witnessing first hand the. increase in violence against our nations youth.
Her unit is a Level One, a designation that gets the most intense and most
vulnerable trauma cases.
In 1993, Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago treated ten times as many
children between the age of zero and sixteen for gun injuries than they did one
decade earlier. Asking Dr. Statter about the complexity of such a rapid rise in
youth-related violence will emphasize the gravity of this crisis. It will also give you
an opportunity to raise the provisions in the crime bill that deal with the juvenile
handgun ban and an increased focus on reducing gang-related violence.
Barbara Schwaregerman, a trauma nurse at Cook County Hosvital is on the front
lines in the emergency room at one of the most violence plagued hospitals in the
country.
The number of admissions for gunshot wounds at Cook County Hospital increased
from 499 to 1220 from 1987 to 1992. The total number of ICU days have increased
per patient. And gunshot wounds accounted for 52% ofthe fatalities at the ·
hospital last year. Nurse Schwaregerman can attest to the gruesome relationship
between the prevalence of assault weapons-related crimes and the increase in the
complexity and intensity of her work.
�Other individuals of note in the audience:
Dr. Katherine Kaufer Christoffel. Director of the Violent Injury Prevention Center
at Children's Memorial. Dr. Christoffel is a nationally known spokesperson on
guns and children. She started a network called Handguh Epidemic Lowering
Plan (HELP) a national group of doctors and gun control activists who are
pioneers in this fight.
Dr. Michelle Gittler. Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program. Schwab
. Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Gittler has the experience of seeing the long-term
effects of gun violence on victims with spinal cord or head injuries.
Dr. John May. Senior Physician. Cook County Jail. Dr. May does violence
prevention workshops among his patients in the prison. He has also worked on an
aggressive poster campaign that has such controversial slogans as a picture of a
young African-American male with the caption "You are an endangered species".
Dr. John Barret. Director of Trauma Services. Cook County Hospital. Dr. Barret
has a long-established record of advocacy against gun violence.
Reverend Roosevelt McGee. Executive Director. Chicago Chapter of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference. Rev. Mcgee has been with SCLC for over ten
years. He directs their Wings of Hope anti-drug program, which is aimed at
reducing the demand of drugs and related crime and violence in Chicago.
Officer Charles Ramsey. Deputy Chief of Police. Head of Community Policing.
Officer Ramsey heads up the successful CAPS program.
Officer Ricky Rivero was a beat cop for seven years in the tough Chicago
neighborhood of Englewood. He is also the cousin of Jose Cerda in our Domestic
Policy Council office and Clarissa Cerda in the Counsel's Office.
Gina Benavides. Gina, 20, was in her car with a girlfriend when she was the
victim of random gunfire. Now wheelchair bound, she has spoken out publicly
against gun violence.
Steven Estrada was a former mid-level management professional who was shot in
the back and robbed for $9. He is married with two small daughters.
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February 25, 1994
HILLCREST IDGH SCHOOL DISCUSSION ON YOU1H VIOLENCE
DATE:
WCATION:
TIME:
FROM:
Monday, February 28, 1994
Hillcrest High School, Country Club Hills, 1L
1:00-1:50 p:n
Liz Bernstein
I. PURPOSE
To discuss the issues surrounding the dramatic increase in youth-related violence
in the United States and to illustrate the Administration's commitment to
reversing this trend.
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IT. BACKGROUND
Hillcrest High School opened in 1966 as a comprehensive coeducational public
high schools serving the communities of Country Club Hills and neighboring Hazel
Crest and Markham. Hillcrest has 1450 students. Its motto is "Soaring with
Unity, Pride and Excellence".
Hillcrest, like many schools in the nation, is struggling with the influx of violence
affecting students. Last November, two teens were shot and wounded within one
week right outside the school in gang-related incidents. Soon after, the city
council in Country Club Hills, during an unprecedented emergency session,
approved a curfew of 9 p.m. for every kid in town under age 19. Police estimate
that as many as 15,000 gang members are operating in these suburbs today.
Last year's surge of violence in Country Club Hills has been fairly dramatic. Three
people were been killed in the suburb in 1993 -- the first killings in five years.
From 1982 to 1992, according to the FBI, the serious crime rate in Country Club
Hills matched up favorably with crime rates in most other suburbs, with only two
to four serious crimes recorded each year for every 100 residents.
Earlier this year the county established an anti-gang task force, essentially to
coordinate police investigations, with neighboring Hazel Crest, East Hazel Crest
and Homewood. In addition, their voters approved a property tax increase that
will allow the suburb to increase its police force from 24 to 27 officers. Last month,
Country Club Hills reooived a $238,000 grant for three additional oops under
seoond round of the Justice policing supplement.
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The marquee outside Hillcrest High School ballyhoos an upcoming school board
meeting. But first, it appears, the school has considerably bigger fish to fry.
When word started trickling out Wednesday that President Clinton would be
visiting the Country Club Hills school, the initial reaction was disbelief. And the
story took an even more incredulous turn with the announcement that the
president would be stopping by Monday, which had been scheduled as a day off for
students because of parent-teacher conferences.
"We are honored to have the president," said Jose Escobedo, a junior. "But we'd
rather have the day off."
Instead, all 1,400 students are expected to be on hand to welcome Clinton on
Monday, when he is scheduled to appear in the morning to make a speech. And
while they're proud he chose their school, for some the pride is mixed with
ambivalence.
"Doesn't he remember what a day off means to kids?" said a junior who
identified himself only as Mike.
"What's wrong with Tuesday?" he asked, consulting his assignment
notebook."I'm wide open on Tuesday."
Forget it, Mike. The Clinton entourage is expected to roll into town to
bewelcomed by local hosts, U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds (D-Ill.) and Country Club
Hills Mayor Dwight Welch. Seems like the political types are eager to press the
flesh in a working-class neighborhood, where "W.H." refers to the White Hen-the
school hangout across the street-not that big residence on Pennsylvania Avenue.
"This is· really a thrill," said Hillcrest Principal Gwen Lee, who received acall
from Reynolds Wednesday to say that the visit was on.
"I thought, 'Wow, this is a dream come true,'" said Lee, who met JimmyCarter
in 1976 when she was a teacher at Thornridge High 'School. "How many people get
to meet one president, much less two?"
Country Club Hills reportedly was chosen for the visit for many reasons.The
community with a 60 percent black majority among its 15,000 residents and a
white mayor, has squarely confronted the problem of gangs and gang violence
since November, when there were two shootings at Hillcrest, 17401 Pulaski Rd.
Welch has received what appears to.be the enthusiastic support of
mostresidents for measures he has adopted to meet the crime problems. Those
have included a 9 p.m. curfew for all residents under 19 and doubling the number
of police hours assigned to patrol around the school. In January, five churches
sponsored an anti-gang rally.
The aggressive strategy has paid off, said student Starr Nelson.
"Things are definitely better ... there's a lot less hanging out," saidNelson, a
senior. "Although the curfew was tough ... you had to go everywhere with your
parents."
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The biggest boost, however, came this month when Country Club Hills
received a $238,000 grant from the Justice Department to put three more police
officers on the streets.
"I've been here through three administrations," Welch said at the time,
"andnever have we gotten anything from Washington."
The grant was awarded after Reynolds supported the North American Free
TradeAgreement, and some regarded the funding, as well as Clinton's visit, as a
payback for that congressional vote. Reynolds, however, disputes that reasoning.
Reynolds himself gives that kind of thinking little credence, arguing thatpeople
say everything he accomplishes in Washington comes as a result of that one vote.
But Welch is among those giving Reynolds credit for Clinton's visit. "lthink this
is Mel's way of saying thanks to the south suburbs," he said.
But the politics of the visit appears to be of little interest to students,regardless
of their feelings about giving up a day off.
"This is the biggest thing to ever happen ... and I'm so glad it happenedwhile I
was a senior," said Eva Carter. "It gives me something to write about in everyone's
yearbook."
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Correction Appended
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HEADLINE: NEW TEEN CURFEW PUTS PARENTS ON THE SPOT
BYLINE: By Lou Carlozo, Tribune Staff Writer. Tribune reporter Jeffrey Bils and
free-lance reporter Chuck Stanley contributed to this article.
BODY:
It's midnight, and your teenager is out late, again. A police officer calls with the
news that your child has broken the local curfew, again.
So a judge orders 160 hours of raking leaves, picking up trash, digging ditches
and sorting books at the local library-the municipal equivalent of getting
grounded.
But not for your child. For you.
Although it sounds like discipline more fitting of San Quentin than the south
suburbs, village leaders in southwest suburban Richton Park aren't budging. They
see their newly passed curfew law as the best way to force parents to get
responsible.
In growing numbers, Chicago -area communities are reviving the age-old
practice of setting teenage curfews to curb a host of growing problems: juvenile
vandalism, violence, delinquency and suburban gang activity.
Lawmakers nationwide also seem increasingly compelled to bring children in
line. Texarkana, Tex., North Arlington, N.J., and Dade County, Fla., all enacted
tougher curfews last year, joining major cities such as Atlanta, Dallas, Hartford,
Milwaukee, Newark and Phoenix.
Despite their increasing popularity, however, some law enforcement officials and
criminologists say there is little evidence that curfews are a major deterrence to
crime. Moreover, the American Civil Liberties Union contends the laws are an
illegal infringement of the parent-child relationship.
Nevertheless, new curfew laws are hitting the books as fast as village boards
can pass them.
"It's just a different day and age from when we grew up," said Richton Park
Village Trustee Anne Rock, 43. "We have to give police some kind of tool. And we
have to protect our kids from trouble."
The Richton Park law passed Monday without a dissenting vote, and with little
debate from parents or community members.
It requires youths under 16 to be off the streets by 10 p.m.; 16-and 17-year-olds
�must be in by 10:30 p.m. except on Fridays and Saturdays, when the curfew
allows an extra hour.
Mter a second violation, parents can be charged with "inadequate or improper
supervision." Fines for those convicted range up to $500 and 160 hours of
community service, which could include manual labor.
"We're putting all this back on the parents, to say, 'Bring your children up the
way they should be brought up,' " Rock said.
The village is not adding additional officers to enforce the curfew, because it
would be included in the normal duties of officers, said Mayor Rudy Banovich.
If Richton Park's new curfew sounds rough, consider Aurora, where police can
impound a cruising teen's wheels. Or Lansing, where parents of straggling
children can ultimately land in jail.
Or Deerfield, where a convenience-store run for Twinkies landed a 14-year-old
in court last year. The hungry adolescent was slapped with a fine and 36 hours of
community service.
One Du Page County village is even debating what amounts to a ban on
late-night milkshakes.
Bensenville officials are considering a handful of new ordinances targeting kids,
including one that would require waitresses to "card" young-looking diners who
place their orders after curfew.
If the customers aren't at least 18, serving them a milkshake-or anything
else-would be illegal after 11 p.m., or after midnight on Friday and Saturday.
"It sounds a little old~fashioned," acknowledged Village Manager Michael
Allison. But citing the disappearance of old-fashioned values, he added: "Isn't that
. the problem with society? It's a curfew. You're not supposed to be out."
Some villages, like south suburban Country Club Hills, adopt strict curfews in
response to gang-related crime. In November, the city ordered youths off the
streets by 9 p.m. after two gang-related shootings near Hillcrest High School.
In most areas, the curfew laws allow police discretion not to ticket a youthwho
is out late for legitimate reasons, like a job, school functions or a family
emergency.
But whether curfews can actually stop crime remains unclear.
Law enforcement authorities and criminologists say that because most
communities have adopted curfews only in the last few years, there has not been
enough time to fully measure their effect.
"The dirty little secret is that anything you do as a quick fix on crime is not
going to do anything immediately," said John Hood, research director for the John
Locke Foundation, a public policy think tank based in Raleigh, N.C.
According to Hood, there is no conclusive evidence that curfews have a
significant impact on crime rates. "It's a very broad-brush approach," he said.
Of all local communities, Deerfield may have one of the strictest and
longest-running curfews. Mter almost 20 years, Deerfield police believe it has
worked.
"It's a safety feature, not only for police, but to reinforce parental authority,"
Police Chief Patrick Anderson said. "Parents can say, 'Look, this is the law,' so it
makes it easier for them to set their own curfew."
�Anyone under 19 in Deerfield must be indoors by 11 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday. In many cases, violators end up
performing community service. Last year, Anderson said, there were seven arrests
made for curfew violations, about an average number.
For all those who believe in curfews, there are experts, parents and teens who
raise plenty of questions.
Civil libertarians remain among the strongest opponents. The ACLU has
challenged curfews in Chicago, Dallas and other cities.
"It unduly restricts the parent-child relationship," said Harvey Grossman, legal
director for the ACLU's Chicago office.
"The parent should be trusted for placing guidance on children, not the
government. There's nothing magic about 11 o'clock at night."
Grossman argued that curfews restrict the liberties of minors. "And it has been
used and enforced in a discriminatory way" against minorities, he added.
In Richton Park, some parents wonder whether they, instead of the teenager,
should bear the brunt of curfew violations. And so far, local teens have given the
new curfew law an overwhelming thumbs-down.
"For people who are under 17, it's not really fair if you're not causing any
trouble," lamented Erin Bukowski, a senior at Rich South High School.
"I'll just do what I want anyway because my parents know where I am most of
the time and they trust me."
"It's basically unfair and stupid to have it to begin with," agreed junior Janet
Hodges. "I don't think that if you're driving around in your car you should be
stopped for curfew. I don't think there's anything wrong with it." Village Trustee
Rock knows the anti-curfew sentiment. She has two children, including a
13-year-old.
"They don't like it," she conceded. "They want to be able to walk around
theneighborhood with their friends. But that's what we want to avoid."
In the end, Rock hopes her children, and all the children in Richton Park, will
understand.
"It's kind of like going to the doctor to get a shot," she said. "You don't want to
do it, but you know why you have to do it."
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January 7, 1994 Friday, SOUTH SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: CHICAGOLAND; Pg. 4; ZONE: S
LENGTH: 685 words
HEADLINE: COMMUNITY WON'T RELENT TO VIOLENCE
BYLINE: By Bonnie Miller Rubin, Tribune Staff Writer.
BODY:
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No one blamed racism. No one blamed the economy. In fact, there was no
finger-pointing at all. Instead, the spirit of an anti-gang rally held in south
suburban Country Club Hills Wednesday night was one of empowerment and
accountability.
"Enough is enough," said U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds. "We've got to stop
thisnonsense where parents say, 'I can't tell my 14-year-old anything.' You're the
parent."
Said state Sen. William Shaw, who is challenging Reynolds for the
Democraticnomination in the 2nd Congressional District: "Too often, we don't
know our neighbors, but you've got to tell them if you see Johnny getting into
trouble. They may get angry, but you've still got to tell them.''
At one time, Reynolds and Shaw would have been accused of overstepping their·
bounds. Here, the tougher the language, the louder the applause and the more
resounding the choruses of "Amen."
The most sustained applause, however, was reserved for Mayor Dwight
Welch,who has squarely confronted the problem since November, when the
community was rocked by two gang-related shootings at Hillcrest High School.
"This is not a city problem, it's not a south suburban problem ... no oneis
immune," said Welch, citing gang activity in North Chicago, Naperville and
Evanston.
Reynolds, Shaw, Welch and other leaders addressed the 400 rallyparticipants,
many of them from outside the community. Said one, who made the hour's drive
from Oak Park on a snowy night: "We can't keep running ... there's nowhere to
hide. I'm here because I want to know what to do."
The rally, at Hillcrest Baptist Church, was sponsored by five Country Club
Hills churches of varying denominations. Indeed, the crowd was almost equally
divided between blacks and whites, young and old.
It culminated with both teens and adults signing pledge cards saying
they'llaccept responsibility and will work to improve the quality of life in the
community of about 15,000. It was followed by a candlelight march through the
snow to Hillcrest High.
The rally was the latest weapon in the city's anti-gang arsenal. The first,a 9
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p.m. curfew for all residents under 19, went into effect after two shootings
occurred within a two-week period.
The action brought Welch wide support from within his own community and
fromlaw-enforcement officials throughout the country. State curfew requires
youths to be off the streets by 11:30 p.m. on weekends.
"I haven't had a single shooting since then," said Welch, a former policesergeant
in his seventh year as mayor. "You tell me if you think it was successful."
In addition, the community has taken the following measures:
-Doubled the number of police hours assigned to patrol Hillcrest High.
-Reconfigured the Police Department to put the best-trained officers on the
streets when they are needed most-during the after-school and evening hours. The
school district also increased the number of full-time security officers at Hillcrest.
-Approved an ordinance that rewrites the city's disorderly conduct law, giving
police authority to break up groups of teens known to be gang members or drug
dealers.
-Joined the South Suburban Gang Initiative and entered into an agreement
with Urban Dynamics Inc., a Blue Island consulting firm specializing in helping
communities face gang-related problems. Four other neighboring communities
have agreed to split the $25,650 tab.
- Formed a youth committee to help area teens with employment.
Country Club Hills officials and residents seem determined to fight forwhat
they believe is the very soul of their city.
Mike Jenkins, an IBM representative who moved from Missouri to Country
Club Hills last year, said he came to the rally to show his support.
"This only makes me feel better and more secure about my choice," saidJenkins,
whose five children range from 3 to 9 years old. "My kids are still young, but I
worry about other people's kids."
Added Rev. Ron Pate of the host Hillcrest Baptist Church: "There's an awfullot
of good people who live here. This has gone on long enough."
GRAPHIC: PHOTOS 2; PHOTOS: Bowls brim with pledge cards signed by those
attending an anti-gang rally Wednesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country
Club Hills (above). Mike Jenkins (below) fills out a card for his sleeping son,
Phillip. Tribune photos by John Kringas.
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January 5, 1994, WEDNESDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 11
LENGTH: 226 words
HEADLINE: Country Club Hills Rally Hits Gangs
BYLINE: By Tom McNamee
BODY:
Five churches in Country Club Hills, troubled by shootings in the community,
have scheduled an anti-gang "prayer rally" and candlelight procession for tonight.
" Country Club Hills isn't used to violence," Paul Seaman, associate pastor of
St. Emeric Catholic Church, said Tuesday, explaining why he suggested the rally.
"We've had a number of incidents that have really shaken people up and we want
to nip this in the bud."
Within the last year, three people have been killed in Country Club Hills -the first killings in five years -- and three others have been wounded by gunfire.
Mter the most recent gang-related incident, a Nov. 7 shooting near Hillcrest
High School, the southwest suburb temporarily imposed a 9 p.m. curfew on
residents under age 19.
One day later, Mayor Dwight W. Welch mailed a letter to every resident,
warning that "Gang "gang activity has reared its ugly head."
Tonight's 7:30 rally at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 17300 Pulaski Rd., will be
followed by a candlelight procession to Hillcrest High.
The rally is to be followed by a candlelight procession to Hillcrest High, the
scene of several of the recent shootings.
"It's so cold outside and we're expecting snow, butwe'll be there," Matt
Woodford, associate pastor of Hillcrest Baptist, said. "Everybody is up in arms.
We've had enough of violence."
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November 15, 1993 Monday, SOUTHWEST SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SOUTHWEST; Pg. 1; ZONE: SW
LENGTH: 844 words
HEADLINE: TEENS FEEL NEW CURFEW IS ILL-TIMED
BYLINE: By Janita Poe, Tribune Staff Writer.
BODY:
For teenagers in Country Club Hills and practically every other community
across the country, there are two major rites of passage: learning to drive and
earning enough trust from parents to stay out late on the weekend.
But a curfew adopted last week by Country Club Hills officials after two recent
gang-related shootings near Hillcrest High School has made the second rite a
cnme.
Young people, such as Areah Brown, 17, say that isn't fair.
"You take so long to get to an age when you don't have to be in early," said
Brown, a Hillcrest senior, "and now we have tp come in at 9 o'clock."
The adults who passed the law and their many supporters, however, see it
differently.
They say the ordinance, adopted unanimously Wednesday by the City Council, is
in the best interest of the Country Club Hills youth. They say the move shows
their determination to extinguish a smoldering gang problem before it spreads in
the south suburban community of 15,400.
"What has happened in the last 12 months is that I have seen an increase in
serious crimes, and they've basically been gang-related," said Mayor Dwight
Welch, a former Country Club Hills police officer. "This is really totally out of
control, and we're bringing it into control."
According to Country Club Hills police, violence has increased in the last year.
In 1992, there was one homicide and one shooting in the community. Since
January, however, the city has had two homicides and five shootings.
Included in this year's shootings were two incidents that prompted city officials
to mandate the curfew and a series of anti-gang measures.
The shootings involved an 18-year-old Country Club Hills resident, who was
wounded about 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at the east end of the 40-acre Hillcrest campus, and
another 18-year-old local man who was shot in the chest Tuesday at about the
same time at a shopping center across the street from the school. One of the
victims is still hospitalized.
Two 17 -year-olds have arrested. Police said each shooting was gang-related.
On the day after the second shooting, Welch called two emergency meetings: one
in the afternoon for school and police officials and one in the evening for the
11-member City Council.
At the meetings, Welch pushed for a curfew and other measures to address the
shootings.
In addition to the curfew, the city doubled the number of police assigned to
patrol the Hillcrest school area during weekday afternoons. The school district also
�increased to four the number of full-time security officers on school property.
Bob Pulver, Hillcrest's associate principal, stressed that the final decision on the
curfew was made by the city but that he supports a measure that makes school
safer for the students.
"Obviously, we want to be very pro-active," said Pulver, who has been at
Hillcrest for 24 years. "We have a good school, and we want to keep it that way."
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The curfew will be in effect until Dec. 31, when it will be reviewed by the City
Council.
A state curfew requires youths to be off the streets by 10:30 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday and by 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Country Club Hills curfew violators will be released to their parents
orguardians after the first violation. Repeat violators could face fines up to $500.
Parents and residents in the school district generally support the curfew. They
say it will make the streets safer for young people.
"It's for their own safety," said Christine Loo, a mother of a Hillcrest freshman.
"My son doesn't think it's fair, but I plan to keep him in."
Willa Thompson, a 17 -year resident, said she thinks the ordinance will make
adults more accountable for their children.
"I think a lot of the parents don't even know where their kids are," said
Thompson, owner of a beauty-supply store. "At least, it will keep the kids off of
the street."
But being told to be in early brings out a rebellious spirit in many Country
Club Hills teens.
In a matter-of-fact tone, Lishia Caldwell, 14, put it this way:
"We're not going to obey that curfew," said the Hillcrest freshman. "We're too
old to be in at 9 p.m."
Other young people note that the curfew doesn't deal with the real problem
because the shootings occurred during the day.
"Both shootings happened in daylight," said Barry Bowlin, a 16-year-old
llillcrest sophomore, "and most of the people who are shooting are older and not in
school."
Bowlin said he thinks a curfew will increase tensions between youths and the
police.
"It's going to make matters worse," he said. "It will just make more trouble,
with people running away from the cops."
In a letter sent last week to Country Club Hills residents, Welch expressed
determination to do whatever is necessary "to take back our community." He
wrote that gang violence is "the sickness of our age" and that there would be "zero
tolerance for gang activity in Country Club Hills. "
"If we avoid one more shooting or one more kid hurt," Welch said later, "then I'll
feel good that we are doing the right thing."
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November 13, 1993 Saturday, SOUTH SPORTS FINAL EDITION
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LENGTH: 288 words
HEADLINE: TEEN CURFEW TOUGHENED AFTER SHOOTINGS
BYLINE: By Janita Poe, Tribune Staff Writer.
BODY:
Responding to two recent gang-related shootings near a local high school,
Country Club Hills officals have adopted a 9 p.m. curfew for youths under age 19
in the city.
Mayor Dwight Welch said Friday that the ordinance, unanimously approved
byCity Council members on Wednesday, will make it easier for police to fight gang
activity.
"When we got the second shooting at the school, I said, 'Enough is enough,' "
said Welch, a former police officer in the city for 15 years and an ex-Marine. "I
consider this an emergency action."
Although adult reaction generally has been positive, many Hillcrest High
School students said Friday that the curfew would most bother youths who have
nothing to do with gangs.
"I don't think it is fair," said Bethany Hicks, a 16-year-old junior. Hickssaid
she was planning to circulate a petition against the ordinance. "It ruins it for
everybody else who wants to have good, clean fun."
The shootings involved an 18-year-old Country Club Hills resident,
woundedabout 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at the east end of the school, and another 18-year-old
local man who was shot in the chest at a shopping center across the street from
the school Tuesday afternoon.
One ,of the victims is still hospitalized, and arrests have been made in both
cases. Police said both shootings were gang-related.
The new nightly curfew ordinance will be in effect until Dec. 31, when it will be
reviewed.
In comparison, a state curfew requires youths to be off the streets by 10:30 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday, and by 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Local curfew violators will be released to their parents after the first violation,
but repeat violators could face fines up to $500.
GRAPHIC: PHOTO
PHOTO: Police Officer Randall Rockaitis tells Hillcrest High School students
about the 9 p.m. curfew Country Club Hills imposed in response to two
gang-related shootings near the school. Tribune photo by John Smierciak.
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November 12, 1993, FRIDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1
LENGTH: 726 words
HEADLINE: Suburb's War on Gangs;
Country Club Hills Sets 9 p.m. Curfew
BYLINE: By Tom McNamee
BODY:
It happened again this week: a teenager was gunned down in an apparent gang
feud, this time in Country Club Hills.
Gangs and guns and bloodshed. Absolutely nothing new.
But on the next day, the extraordinary followed. The city council in Country
Club Hills, during an unprecedented emergency session, approved a curfew of 9
p.m. for every kid in town under age 19.
And on the day after that-- Thursday-- Mayor Dwight W. Welch, an ex-Marine
and ex-cop who collects antique battle swords, mailed this letter to every
household in town:
"Gang activity has reared its ugly head .... It is the sickness of our age. It is
happening all over. But, most important, it is happening here and I will not
tolerate it."
Country Club Hills, a southwest suburb, is not a town you'd figure forgangs. It
is solid and peaceful, with a long-term crime rate as flat as a cornfield. Until this
year, shootings in Country Club Hills were exceedingly rare.
But, then again, few Chicago area residents would associate north suburban
Niles with gangs, although two young men we~e shot in a gang fight Sunday. And
few Chicagoans a generation ago would have predicted that as many as 15,000
gang members -- the going police estimate -- would be operating in the suburbs
today.
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All the same, this year's surge of violence in Country Club Hills has been
stunning. Three people have been killed in the suburb in the last year-- the first
killings in five years-- and three others have been wounded by gunfire.
In July, a 75-year-old woman was strangled with a tie, allegedly by a
neighborhood teenager who belonged to a gang. Shortly thereafter, a young man
from Harvey, staying with an aunt in Country Club Hills, was shot dead,
allegedly by a gangbanger from Arkansas.
And exactly one year ago Saturday, Raymond C. Richardson, 20, was shot in
Country Club Hills. His alleged killer, Crumell Triplett of Hazel Crest, also
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belonged to a gang, police said.
Last Friday, a teenager was shot in the buttocks in a ~ve-by shooting outside
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Hillcrest High School. Similarly, the young man who was wounded Sunday was
shot outside a record store across the street from the school. That victim -18-year-old Juan P. Richardson-- was Raymond Richardson's brother.
''It's the 'killing field,'" Welch said, driving past the expansive front lawn of
Hillcrest High. "This is where we're having the problems, all around here. The
kids pour out of school in the afternoon and we have to be ready. There's a turf
war going on."
Country Club Hills could shrug off this recent string of violence as
anaberration, one bad year after a decade of good ones.
From 1982 to 1992, according to the FBI, the serious crime rate in Country
Club Hills has matched up favorably with crime rates in most other suburbs, with
only two to four serious crimes recorded each year for every 100 residents. Last
year's crime rate in the suburb -- 3. 7 crimes per 100 residents -- matched the
average for all of Du Page County, long perceived as the area benchmark for safe,
placid living.
But, Welch said, all his experience as a cop --he was on the Country Club
Hills police force for 15 years -- tells him to crack down hard the first time a
gangbanger shows his colors.
Earlier this year, Country Club Hills established an anti-gang task force,
essentially to coordinate police investigations, with neighboring Hazel Crest, East
Hazel Crest and Homewood.
This month, the voters of Country Club Hills approved a property tax increase
that will allow the suburb to increase its police force from 24 to 27 officers. And on
Wednesday, the City Council approved the sweeping curfew. It allows for only a
few exceptions, such as for teenagers coming home from work or attending school
dances or sporting events.
Under the curfew, a first-time offense can bring a warning letter to a young
person's parents and subsequent offenses can lead to the parent's being fined
anywhere from$ 5 to$ 500.
Outside the Eagle Food store in Country Club Hills on Thursday, you could
talk to shoppers for an hour and not find one opposed to Welch's hard line.
"This town's got too much to lose," said Don Bridges, 26, who grew up in
Country Club Hills. "You look at all'the big new houses going up and you can see
we're upgrading, if anything. We don't need gangs."
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