Willie R. Tubbs, FISM News
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Police in Chicago arrested a man Friday after he allegedly stated that he had a bomb in his luggage.
In what turned out to be a false alarm, and as reported by the Chicago Tribune, the as-yet-unidentified man seems to have joked to Chicago O’Hare personnel that he had a bomb in his luggage.
This resulted in police being called, a bomb-sniffing dog being employed, and the man being arrested on charges that were still pending as of this writing.
“A man was arrested in Terminal 1 at @fly2ohare after stating he had a bomb in his bag,” Tom Ahern, deputy director for news and communications at the Chicago Police Department, tweeted Friday. “No explosives were found by #ChicagoPolice Bomb & Arson Detectives.”
A man was arrested in Terminal 1 at @fly2ohare after stating he had a bomb in his bag. No explosives were found by #ChicagoPolice Bomb & Arson Detectives. @ChicagoCAPS16 pic.twitter.com/vNvPLEqdHx
— Tom Ahern (@TAhern_) November 25, 2022
In a cruel irony, a bomb scare was perhaps the least troubling crime news to emerge from Chicago this holiday weekend.
A read through Ahern’s Twitter account reveals a string of carjackings, armed robberies, and murder charges over Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.
The bad news began for Chicago Thursday morning. About 20 minutes after Ahern posted a Happy Thanksgiving message, he followed with news of a fatal hit-and-run.
In the hours that followed, Ahern revealed new charges for a pair of men charged with murdering a 7-year-old, the arrest of a 15-year-old on charges of carjacking and robbery, the arrest of a 17-year-old on five charges of armed robbery, and murder charges for a man accused of killing a 52-year-old man.
Three hours after the bomb scare arrest, Ahern warned citizens in the areas between the Humbolt Park and West Town neighborhoods – which are located in the eastern portion of Chicago – that police were still searching for one or more men who had committed a string of seven armed robberies and carjackings between the hours of 7:30 and 8:15 Friday morning.
ARMED ROBBERIES and VEHICULAR HIJACKINGS with a FIREARM @ChicagoCAPS12 (Near West) @ChicagoCAPS24 @Area3Detectives #ChicagoPolice pic.twitter.com/52PCu3Ymls
— Tom Ahern (@TAhern_) November 25, 2022
According to NeighborhoodScout.com, Chicago ranks among the more crime-ridden cities in the United States. Although not the most dangerous city on average, 90% of all American cities can boast of providing a safer environment.
NeighborhoodScout reports 9.69 Chicagoans per 1,000 will be victimized by violent crime in an average year, 25.49 will suffer a property crime.