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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on October 20, 2016 at 7:18am

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161020/logan-square/chicago-crime...

10-20-16. Recent muggings on the 6O6.

Five armed robberies in the last month.

Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on October 20, 2016 at 8:03am

What about police cam installations? Would that be a reliable deterrent?

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on October 20, 2016 at 8:10am

There are cameras on the 6O6 now, but in the dark with hats and hoodies it gets hard to identify anyone much less catch them later.

Permalink Reply by David P. on October 20, 2016 at 10:09am

That is probably the stupidest invocation of "effective cycling" that I have ever read.

You might be better off just starting your own thread arguing for it.

Permalink Reply by ad on October 20, 2016 at 10:12am

For the 6 armed muggings on the 606, there were probably 2 to 3x that amount on City streets during the same time period.  They just don't make the news with as much regularity. 

The 606 needs to be made safer, but we live in a big city, and muggings are an unfortunate reality that needs to be dealt with everywhere. 

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on October 20, 2016 at 1:23pm

In other news tons of muggings are happening all over the city.

Not to mention all the, you know, shootings, murders and other insanity that is happening every day all over the city.

But hey, let's get right on the handful of issues on the 606 because they seem important

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on October 20, 2016 at 1:56pm

What's wrong with letting the naive amongst us be informed about what is actually happening in a perceived 'safe police patrolled' area? Especially when you are a sitting duck in a limited escape option area. It's just an area that all that use it should understand the risks and are not fooled by any so-called patrol promises. It is a bit of a different kind of place in this town.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on October 26, 2016 at 8:00am

Just found this on the NBC5 site:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/606-trail-crime-chicago-39...

"Crime on the 6O6 rarely solved, cameras inactive".

NBC5 investigations reveals that security cameras on the 6O6 are inactive and not able to record criminal activity for security or identification on the trail.