Safe Community - Safe DuPage

Criminals know it is a gun free zone, where lawful concealed carriers are unarmed and the public in general is unprotected. Chicago/Illinois could easily fix this with a law change to permit concealed carry on public transportation... but they won't.

As usual for Chicago. Dump their problems on the rest of the state.

This bail reform was designed to prevent non-violent offenders from remaining in jail simply because they were to poor to post bail (which disproportionately affects minorities). Most of these people end up having the charges dropped or being found innocent at trial. Is there room for improvement? Of course, anytime you start something new there will be a learning curve and a need to make modification to remediate unintended consequence.

Send Dina back to Chicago. Clean up your own mess instead of trying to make one here!

So its okay for a PAC that supports spreading disinformation about dispensaries to exist (started last December) but not what to challenge this disinformation? A PAC that has been paying for Ads that spread false "fact" while developing political relations with elected Naperville Officials but not one that has no ties to political candidates that will pay for ads challenging these false "facts"? Sounds like someone wants to make sure only one side of this two sided issue get told. Someone that has already let the Opt Out PAC post on this page.

The article states, “The study did not attempt to determine if marijuana contributed to the crashes included in its latest research. It focused only on the prevalence of drivers who tested positive for active THC. There was a follow-up to this study in “Link Between Fatal Crashes and Marijuana In Washington Misses Key Point.” (MYNorthwest). According to American Addiction Centers, THC can be detected in testing for up to 90 days using hair and “anywhere between 3 days to a month or longer” in urine samples.

During the city council Q & A the Boulder Chief of Police was asked about this. He said since they did not keep records or do testing for these situation prior to the legalization of marijuana he could confirm the accuracy of these claims. This is the problem with jurisdictions that enacted legislation to legalize adult use. These records were not accurately keep because they were not needed. Keeping this type of information started because it is required by the statue that legalized adult use. So there really is no way to know how frequently this happened before the new statue went into effect.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsGsbYTwWbM&feature=emb_logo

“Alcohol Related Deaths Have Doubled in the US and Women Are At An Increased Risk, Study Says,” (CNN Jan. 2020).

I loaded the page read the story and I still don't know what CWB is

So this is Dupage? And yet you keep posting this crap that has NOTHING to do with our county?

See History section - refer to article 3 straight bars on far right - it will bring up About- History Section It means Chicago Wrigleyville and Boystown.

They call it “wilding.” Looks like mob action to me.

And as you might suspect, I heard no charges filed.

Well.... my desire to go downtown & enjoy all that the city has to offer... that desire just dried up! 😜

Conceal and carry.

Pathetic

Actually, there are studies that indicate the opposite of this that were done by other addiction treatment specialist. That is the problem with this kind of observational studies. The results of these type of observational studies are highly dependent on the protocols used to select the study populations. This problem with these types of studies is the very reason the American Academy of Pediatrics supports legalization of marijuana (cannabis).

I would rather see posts about what is being done to deal with the gangs that exist and operate in DuPage county then read about the activities of Cook County gangs. Do you really think DuPage county gangs do not go to Cook County to commit crimes? This is just another example of avoiding discussion of DuPage county issues by talking about how bad Cook County is.

When a criminal is allowed out on an I-Bond in Cook County and commits a crime in DuPage should DuPage be able to look for refunds for the costs of catching and prosecuting that same criminal from Cook County?

DuPage county has thier own gang members... even though they've always swept it under the rug....

Update -- DuPage County State's Attorney's Office 1 hr DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Downers Grove Chief of Police Shanon Gillette announced today that four males have been charged with Attempt Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking (Class 1 Felony) for allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle from the garage of a Downers Grove residence. Lamourice Shepard, 21 (d.o.b. 9/23/1998) and Dywane Hendricks, 21 (d.o.b. 1/7/1999) of, both of Chicago, appeared in Bond Court this afternoon where Judge Susan Alvarado set bond at $500,000 with 10% to apply for Hendricks and $750,000 with 10% to apply for Shepard. Their alleged accomplices, two juveniles, appeared at a detention hearing this morning where Judge Brian Jacobs ordered that both juveniles be detained until at least their next court date which are scheduled for later this month. On February 5, 2020, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Downers Grove Police Department officers responded to a call of “shots fired” on the 7400 block of Webster. An investigation into the matter alleges that an occupant of the residence was warming up their car when they allegedly observed through the front window a vehicle stop in front of the home and turn off its headlights. It is alleged that two occupants of the vehicle then exited the vehicle and began walking up the driveway of the victim’s house toward the car that was warming up. It is alleged that at this time, two residents of the home exited their house and confronted the two men. It is further alleged that the men then returned to their vehicle and that an occupant of the vehicle pointed a gun at a female resident of the home and fired one shot in her direction. It is alleged that the vehicle then fled the scene. A short time later, a Darien police officer observed the vehicle allegedly involved in the matter and attempted to stop the vehicle at 75th and Cass in Darien. The vehicle allegedly refused to stop and the Darien Police officer continued his pursuit. It is alleged that the vehicle entered northbound I55 at which time the Illinois State Police continued pursuit. It is further alleged that the vehicle exited the expressway and crashed at Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago. The occupants of the vehicle, Shepard, Hendricks and the two juveniles, were taken into custody at this time. Police also recovered two handguns. “In the past several weeks we have seen a significant increase in vehicular hijackings in DuPage County,” Berlin said. “The common thread exhibited by all these defendants is the complete disregard and disdain for the rule of law and our justice system. In DuPage County, however, we do not share their indifference. Public safety remains a top priority of not only my office, but of law enforcement throughout the County. I would like to thank the Downers Grove and Darien Police Departments as well as the Illinois State Police and the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office for their outstanding efforts in apprehending the defendants in this case. I would also like to thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Helen Kapas and Alyssa Rabulinski for their efforts on this case as well.” “I would like to thank the Illinois State Police and Darien Police Department for their assistance in apprehending the offenders,” Gillette said. “I would also like to thank DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and Assistant State’s Attorney Helen Kapas for their guidance and support throughout this investigation.” “The efforts of everyone involved throughout this incident and beyond are a testament to how important it is to always work together, whenever possible, to ensure a safe and successful outcome,” stated Illinois State Police District Chicago Interim Commander Angelo Mollo. “I would also like to thank all of the officers involved and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office for their pivotal role in arresting and charging these individuals,” he concluded. In addition, both me were charged with Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 1 Felony) and Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (Class 2 Felony). The next court appearance for both men is scheduled for March 2, 2020 in front of Judge George Bakalis for arraignment. Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendants’ guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. ###

Update -- www.downers.us/top-stories/2020/02/06/police-investigate-attempted-vehicle-theft?fbclid=IwAR3ROKT...

Editorializing turns you into fake news. Stick to the facts, not fear-mongering speculation, if you want to keep my “like/follow”.

Again what does this have to do with DuPage county? Were the criminals that did this part of a DuPage County gang? How does this post do anything to help make DuPage County resident safer? This just looks like another post intended to distract residents for local issues by point out how bad Cook County is.

Wow, I've read the exact opposite. There is an increase in marijuana use in teens, there is an increase in crime, especially illegal growers, and a lot of the "revenue" is going to extra Law Enforcement. This all in the areas where it's been legalized. Plus not only was there that crime at the dispensary in Chicago, there was an arrest by Illinois State Troopers of 600 lbs of marijuana being smuggled into Illinois a few weeks ago. Also, just the other week, there was a head on crash is Lisle by an under-aged impaired driver who was high on marijuana. So we're not "benefiting" from legalization & no revenue is worth what it's starting to do to our communities & what is has been doing to communities where it's been legal for years!

First Denver area dispensaries have gone for over 5 years without a problem with robberies, this is a highly organized team. Second the Chief of Police for Boulder, which has 26 dispensaries, said he has not notice any significant increase in crimes since these dispensaries opened. Third there are more liquor and convenience store robberies in a week in Denver then dispensary robberies in the last 5 years. Finally Naperville has had an all cash marijuana dispensary for around 5 years now an it has never been robbed. These type of scare tactics say volumes about the true nature of this Facebook page.

Colorado has surpassed $1 billion in total cannabis- related revenue since legalization in 2014. In a 2019 CNBC interview, Colorado Gov. Polis said about legalized marijuana, “It’s going very well... it’s creating tens of thousands of jobs, reducing crime, preventing substances like marijuana from getting into the hands of minors.” Here in Illinois, customers spent nearly $20 million on recreational marijuana in the first 12 days of legalization—one of the best showings of any state in the history of cannabis legalization.Locally in the suburbs, there have been no reports of crime to any of the dispensaries despite the flurry of activity, according to the police. In Chicago there was a burglary in a dispensary in Logan Square in early January but the police now say that was an “inside job” and not a random burglary. An employee key card was used to gain entry to the facility.My friends out west who have recreational dispensaries in their towns report no uptick in teen use, no uptick in crime, and the revenues have been wonderful for their community.

CATCH THEM AND THROW AWAY THE KEYS!

Reeks of an inside job.

What a shame.

Crime in Naperville is beginning to feel the overflow from the city. Please, Councilman Coyne, push hard for changes in DuPage.

Taxes have to come down in order to compete with the black market. Maybe if they also boosted regulation requirements so people know the quality of the product they are buying. People might pay up to be assured that the product they buy has a standard of quality behind it. Gotta find that right price though and reduce the tax to that level. One of the functions of a tax is to discourage behavior. In this case, LA pot tax may be discouraging behavior so much that consumers are going to black market.

The problem in California is mostly enforcement. According to reports out of California there are as many illegal dispensaries as legally licensed dispensaries, which pull business away from the legal operations. As quickly as California enforcement catches one of these dispensaries and closes it down another opens up. This is possible because of all the cities and counties that opted out. They became good areas for illegal dispensaries to open up since they represent a policing and enforcement loophole.

So sickening.

Book reports - seriously? The days of books reports for these offenders has long past. I cannot think of a more important issue in achieving a safe community than addressing repeat offenders and the impact on a community that is continually preyed upon. The concepts of victims and offenders is being turned up-side down. The good people in everyone community deserve better that today's empty leaders.

Will the Judge allow them to use Cliff Notes?

What new laws will change anything when the existing ones are not enforced? The premise that new laws will somehow magically change bad judicial and prosecutorial decisions is ludicrous. How is it the only Crook County has these issues? Du Page enforces the existing laws and does so well to support the safety of its citizens. Please explain why/how new laws would change a damn thing Kevin Coyne?

TYPICAL

Sounds like a lot of fun!. It's a great movie. I like spending time with people who aren't uptight about other people making their own personal choice whether or not to consume cannabis. Get over it Kevin Coyne. Cannabis is here to stay.

Perhaps a showing of Reefer Madness would be more appropriate....

The students of Metea Valley High School we’re surveyed on their opinions of legalized marijuana. “63 percent of students were decidedly indifferent , 32 percent of students thought it was a good idea, and only 5 percent believed it to be a poor idea.” “A quote from a junior student said, ‘If our community argues that marijuana legalization will only cause harm, why are we intentionally blind to the effects of alcohol? As a society, we have accepted depressants such as alcohol and marijuana into our culture and should follow our own precedent.” “If this is the general perspective of our students it is understandable that they are indifferent to the legalization of marijuana because our society has embraced alcohol regardless of its effects on our community. For those who wish to condemn the legalization of marijuana there must also be a fight against its predecessor, alcohol.” Wise students!

Sad and crass promotion.

We should close liquor stores too and businesses should stop selling alcohol by 9pm. Most crime happens at night. How many fights occur downtown Nape on the weekends even WITH such a heavy police presence!

Never heard of a drunk stirring his moms ashes into his beer... wgntv.com/2020/01/17/man-tells-police-he-mixed-his-moms-cremated-remains-with-marijuana/

Seriously as if most have not smoked it before🤦‍♀️

"Get a bunch of drunks together, they'll start a fight. Get a bunch of stoners together, they'll start a band."

Alcohol is a bigger problem for community safety then Marijuana. Never heard of a guy high on marijuana beating up his girlfriend, fiancee or spouse unlike with alcohol. Never hear of a person high on marijuana killing people close to them and then themselves, unlike with alcohol. Never hear of some guy high on marijuana picking a fight, unlike with alcohol. The list goes on. The only crime that has been associate with marijuana that was a problem was possession, which the adult use statue has eliminated. If anything legalizing adult use will reduce the amount of crime by eliminating the wasting of police resources enforcing a law that, no matter how you slice the demographic, over 2/3 of the population are in favor of get rid of. This means more police resources to pursue crimes that are truly a threat to citizen safety.

I wouldn’t call the “Dude” a ringing endorsement for weed. The characters and movie are hilarious. But they are all morons. Losers. Delusional fools. And since most of Hollywood (I’d bet the ranch on it) smokes tons of weed, that’s all you need to know about what it does to your ability to think clearly. This dude abides...

Again the security requirements for dispensaries in Washington state are not as strict as those in Illinois, which has already gotten a reputation for the most regulated and strictest security requirements of any state. A person can not even access the dispensary area without first providing a drivers license which is scanned.

This will become more prevalent in Illinois now that the shops are open

Don't miss the fact that this was not a licensed dispensary, it was an illegal dispensary.

Again the security measure required by the Illinois statue for dispensaries is the strictest in the country. But even with the more relaxed requirements of other states the targeting of dispensaries is rare. Because of the security these dispensaries have in place they are not "soft" targets like liquor stores, convenience stores, fast food restaurants, store bank branches, etc. This is the reason these type of businesses are still targeted almost exclusively for robbery by criminals in other states rather then dispensary. Remember marijuana dispensaries have been operating in California for over 20 years now. How many times have you heard of one being robbed? Naperville has had a marijuana dispensary since 2016. How many times has it been robbed?

The stopping of prosecution for Shoplifting is not just a Chicago or Cook County issue, it is a national issue and is even happening here in Naperville and DuPage County. The reason is simple. The Stores have insurance that covers the lose and they do not want to commit the time and resources need to prosecute so they are not pressing charges. This pretty much ties the hands of law enforcement.

Chicago has NO laws for the innocent -shoplifters should have to do hours of free work for the retailer

Interesting. Can a state law indicate misdemeanor while local city or county impose higher or are we required to follow suit?

Retailers are closing shop in Cook County including on the Mag Mile. Worse there’s a proposed law that would make any shoplifting $2500 or under a misdemeanor. Mayhem from one end of Illinois to another. After the results of the 2018 election, the votes are there to pass that Bill.

This FB page should be called SCARE DUPAGE

What?!!

Time for people to wake up and connect policy to party. Democrats are 100% responsible for all of this. It will get worse and it’s coming to Naperville. Every week there are new reports of car jackings, gas station stick ups and store theft. I personally witnessed a robbery at the Apple Store at 3:30 in the afternoon 2 years ago. Apple management didn’t care at all. Teens from Milwaukee stealing Bluetooth speakers. District 203 is committing suicide with its new SJW Diversity & Inclusion policies. What they’ve got planned will ruin the schools and property values already under extraordinary pressure from property taxes. Wake up people. Democrats destroy everything.

These appear to be non-medical dispensaries; which are not yet allowed in Naperville... The Denver medical marijuana dispensaries are much harder to rob. The bad guys have to get by the gatekeeper, who has to check-in patients ensuring they have all complete paperwork, sitting behind a bulletproof window with several security tools/switches at their fingertips. The gatekeeper then has to click/unlock the door to the dispensary once patient is approved. I have not had a reason to visit Naperville's Medical Marijuana facility, 3C Compassionate Care. Grateful to Kevin Coyne and Patty Gustin for leading the opt-out campaign...

This has no bearing on an adult-use dispensary in Naperville. Illinois cannabis dispensaries have heightened security unlike those in Colorado. It would be better to compare the medical cannabis dispensary in Naperville 2 having an adult use retail store here. 3C Naperville, our medical cannabis dispensary, has never been robbed. Because they have never been robbed and Illinois requires strict security measures I am comfortable having an adult use retail store here in Naperville.

Heaven on Seven in the city only accepts cash too. Someone should alert them to be prepared. Their gumbo is like crack!

If I were a criminal. What an attractive business to rob. Money and marijuana. Store and people will be easy targets

In “Colorado Passes $1 Billion in Marijuana State Revenue”(June 2019 CNBC) Gov. Jared Polis states that legal marijuana sales are “Going very well...It’s creating tens of thousands of jobs, tax revenue for the state, filling up buildings for landlords and reducing crime...and more and more states are moving in this direction.” Colorado has now generated more than $1 billion in state revenue from the legal marijuana industry.

Dispensaries are targets because they are only able to accept cash since cannabis is illegal on the federal level, most dispensaries cannot access banking.

No wonder they pay their clerks really well. Sounds like a high risk profession.

Banks, gas stations, mini-marts and hair salons are also big targets.

Wherever cash is concentrated, violence will be a problem.

The companies that operated these dispensaries know that cash makes them a target and they have taken appropriate security measures to discourage robbers (deposit safes - like those at fast food and convenience stores, armed security to protect cash in transit, safes to store cash on hand, badge-crypto-bio lock secured doors, etc.)

Primarily cash businesses attracts criminals. Robberies already happening in IL... chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/1/6/21051643/legal-weed-chicago-dispensary-moca-modern-cannabis-m...

Liquor stores get robbed more often in Denver then dispensaries, as do convenience stores. This problem only exists because of Senate Republican’s (who preach states rights) are refusing to bring the House passed Legislation to the floor for a vote. This problem will be solved as soon as the federal government passes the current legislation allowing Banks to do business with state licensed dispensaries. This is an example of Congresspersons putting politics before public safety. We have a gang here in the Chicago Metro area using EXPLOSIVES to rob ATMs. Does these mean we should remove all ATMs from Naperville? Naperville all ready has an all cash medical marijuana dispensary, how many times has it been robbed? Also according to this story these robberies are all happening just before closing when the only people in the dispensaries are employees. Finally I will point out that this is the first in 5 years that dispensaries in Denver are been targeted like this. And according to the article it is all been done by one gang.

WOW, did anyone take the time to actually read this observational study before posting it? Admittedly at first glance it contains all the earmarks of a legitimate study (even providing equations - which upon close analysis is mathematical mubo jumbo, and links to data that are either grossly inadequate or to a page with dozens of databases without any information on which data was actually used). So, first it never provides the source for the "crime data" or "cost data" actually used in the analysis and only reference a study that was done previously when discussing the data used. Second this study's author admits he used data from a period when medically dispensaries were already legal in Denver to justify the conclusion medical use does not cause an increase in crime. Third this study's author admits that after adult use was legalized in Colorado the licensing requirements for both medical and adult use are the same and medical dispensaries can and do sell for adult use as well. The author then provided no valid justification for calling some dispensaries (with low crime rates around them) medical dispensaries and others (with increased crime rate around them) recreational use dispensaries. Again under current Colorado statue no such distinction exists. Forth the author and his two collaborates never provide their credentials to demonstrate they possess the knowledge and skills need to ever conduct such a study properly. Fifth the author did not provide any information on how this study was funded, something all legitimate study provide. Finally, this study was not published in an online pay for use self publishing website. This publisher has been accused of brokering junk science, anti-business bias, publishing hoax studies and practicing political bias in choosing which studies to publish. This study is so flawed it is hard to believe anyone that reads it could believe its conclusion had any validity.