Police Bust Gang-Controlled Drug Market In Rogers Park

December 8, 2011 1:56 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Police have busted up a gang-controlled drug market in the Rogers Park neighborhood, in an undercover operation that has resulted in charges against 20 people.

The police Bureau of Organized Crime, with help from Rogers Park District patrol officers and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, recently completed the four-month Operation “Last Stop,” when they took down the $1.6 million-a-year drug market.

The operation began following complaints from neighbors in East Rogers Park, and an increase in violence by street gangs who were selling drugs near schools and public transit.

The targets of the investigation were members of the Gangster Disciples who were fighting over territory in Rogers Park.

In the investigation, undercover officers bought drugs from known gang members and their associates dozens of times within 1,000 feet of schools in the area.

Police did not specify exactly where in Rogers Park the drug dealers were plying their trade. Major schools in the area include Roger C. Sullivan High School, 6631 N. Bosworth Ave., New Field Primary School, 1707 W. Morse Ave., Eugene Field Elementary School, 7019 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago Math and Science Academy, 7212 N. Clark St., and the Chicago Waldorf School, 1300 W. Loyola Ave.

On Wednesday, police blanketed Rogers Park and arrested 11 people on warrants for delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.

Police also seized cash, crack cocaine, one car, and two handguns – one of which was used in an attempt to rob an undercover officer during the operation.

Charged with dealing drugs are Rafael Campbell, 31; Demarous Singleton, 28; Jermaine Singleton, 26; Antoine Williams, 27; Kenneth Baker, 19; Jermaine Hudson, 38; Jevon Obrien, 21; Trenell Kirkman, 22; Marcus Shaw, 42; Iris Hawk, 20; Darren Benjamin, 21; and Paula Green, 40. Still wanted in warrants are Glen Humes, 28; Marcus Smith, 26; Andre Beal, 31; Jermaine Conner, 36; and Jermaine Hawk, 22.

Another suspect, William Bradley, 18, is charged with armed robbery. He is also charged with marijuana possession, as is Alfred Bonner, 25.

Police Bust Gang Controlled Drug Market In Rogers Park

Jim Hamilton

Support HB 148 Your Right To Carry the crooks are already armed

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=148&GAID=11&GA=97&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=54713&SessionID=84
XAVIER BUNCKLEY

GREAT….. LET’S C IF THIS IS “NOT” THE LAST 1 THIS YEAR, BUT KNOWING THE SYSTEM 99% OF EM WILL B BACK ON THE STREET W/IN HOURS OR DAYS!!!!!!!!!

Jim Hamilton

If not already

SHLOMO SHWARTZEE

I counted 4 Jermaines, 2 Marcus, an Antoine, a Demarous…..do I need to continue??

L.O.L.

Yard Ape

LOL !!! NO need to continue, with those names they most certainly belong to some Irish gang!!!

Lyndia

Yard Ape, I can’t help it that your baby sister ran off with a brother. I saw her on 76st and Racine with a big, Black man. She looked so happy.
Porch Monkey

Who am u be talkin’ 2 ??
Collin Faust

or better yet.. go all the way. Cast them out as the non chosen people because they simply cannot be saved, because they, like you- are not Jewish, or orthodox at best.

KAKES

the same thing we been doing b***h HUSTLING …NORTH POLE OR NOTHING 1212
Drake Zephyer

It’s about damn time Rogers Park got clean from this drama..
Lyndia

I am ashamed of my people, I am ashamed of myself, I wish I wasn’t a negroid.
http://loyolastudentdispatch.com/2011/12/08/police-bust-gang-controlled-drug-ring-in-rogers-park/ Police bust gang controlled drug ring in Rogers Park « Loyola Student Dispatch

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Lyndia

I am sure they will not post this but I do not defend the actions of my people. Many times they are wrong however, when a man or woman from your race commits an henious crime, I do not see you on the blog talking about them. Rodger is a mixed community. How do you know the gang bangers were Black?(I know you have got to be at least 80 to use that term) You act as though you race is crime free.

Yard Ape

Read the story !!! How many caucasians do you know named Demarous or Jermaine that are members of the gangster disciples??? Geeez, you are as stupid as the other members of your tribe!!!! Now you can go cry rasicm !!!!! BTW- just what skoo did you get edumacated in???
Collin Faust

And you’re just as brilliant for calling her stupid. Bravo. No need to applaud, comment, or say thank you. Your logic was enough.

Collin

We should be focusing on the bigger picture, like how the absence of drug dealing and drug trafficking will grant us some type of security for a bit? Regardless of how keyshawn feels about the demographics of the area, people of his own “kind” could very well be the suppliers and the customers of these drug lords as well. And while Keystone is on a raid for negroids, we ought to EXTERMINATE him because his comments are definitely EXTERMINATING “african amercians” too, just like these drugs. We’re all guilty. That’s the even bigger picture here. If you’re going to kill one, you might as well kill the rest who are equally as guilty too, you caucasoid.

Collin Faust

I’d be a little more vocal after being granted some kind of a reprieve from being mutilated, dehumanized, and exploited at our concentration camps too.. So finish up crying so we can torment you as well as these negroids some more.

Jim Hamilton

One thing you can be sure of is the criminals are armed and they are looking for any target of opportunity. They are looking for you!
Support HB 148 Your Right To Carry, The crooks are already armed and they are looking for you!
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=148&GAID=11&GA=97&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=54713&SessionID=84
Gunter

I’m disappointed at reading the filth on here. I guess the moral of the story is that no race is without persecution, but why has the focus shifted from celebrating the security we’ve gained to reminding others of their “places”? Are keyshawn and yard ape suppose to be the KKK or something..lol? And Faust.. you did MORE than mumble..CLEARLY. lol @ yard ape for CURSING and dropping RACIAL SLURS, it’s like he’s throwing a tantrum because he isn’t getting the attention or the reaction he wants to incite. I really respect your views, Faust, but don’t stoop to their level to illustrate a point. You’re better than that. You can actually make a dfference. Whereas they’re just filling space, overcompensating for what they lack: love and compassion for others.

RAYSUN

GUNTER…. I LIKE YOU. YOU SEEM VERY INTELLIGENT. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE WORLD BRO…..IF YOU DONT MIND ME CALLING YOU THAT. LOL

Pearlie

I haved lived in Rogers Park for 30 years and I would never have guest we have people like this in the neighborhood who post racist rantings like this makes me sick to my stomach.
jungle negus

niggas = negus = king

look it up..

this for all you crusty caucazoids on here that like to talk ignorant..now you learned something today from one of the realest negus you’ll never meet
raysun

WELL UNFORTUNATELY….CRIME IS THE REASON WHY THERE ARE POLICE. THEY ARE NOT REALLY TRYING TO GET RID OF CRIME BECAUSE IF THEY DID……THEY WOULD LOOSE REVENUE. AS LONG AS CRIME IS PROFITABLE FOR THE CRIMINAL AND “THE SYSTEM” IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY. ITS A WIN – WIN SITUATION FOR THE CRIMINAL AND THE POLICE. YOU GUYS BETTER WAKE UP PEOPLE.
RAYSUN

YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND FUNNY? IS HOW A-LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENTING HERE ARE TALKING ABOUT THOSE CRIMINALS ON THE STREETS…WHEN A-LOT OF YOU PEOPLE IN HERE… ALSO COMMIT CRIMES ON A DAILY BASIS. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER DOWNLOADED SOME FREE MUSIC OFF THE INTERNET? IF YOU HAVE…WHICH IM PRETTY SURE YOU…..”YOUR A CRIMINAL.” YOU ALSO NEED TO BE LOCKED UP. DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET MORE TIME FOR PIRACY… THAN YOU CAN FOR MURDER OR SELLING DRUGS FOR THAT MATTER? SO THE NEXT TIME YOU GUYS POINT YOUR FINGER…LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND DO IT. IM NOT SAYING THAT STEALING MUSIC IS WORST THAN SELLING DRUGS….BUT OBVIOUSLY “THE SYSTEM DOES” DO YOUR RESEARCH.
RAYSUN

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I FIND FUNNY? JUST LIKE @GUNTER SAID….YOU ALL GOT AWAY FROM THE WHOLE POINT OF THE STORY….BECAUSE OF THE IGNORANCE. I KNOW THAT THIS ARTICLE IS REFERRING TO THE GANGSTERS ON THE STREET…. BUT LOOK AT YOU SITTING AT HOME, USING RACIAL SLURS HIDING BEHIND YOUR COMPUTER YOU A INTERNET GANGSTER. PLAYING TOUGH BEHIND YOUR COMPUTER…..KNOWING DARN WELL WHEN YOU SEE A BLACK PERSON IN REAL LIFE…YOU WILL NEVER HAVE THE GUTS TO CALL THEM THAT TO THEIR FACE. YOU ARE SO PHONY.