16th (Jefferson Park) District officers honored for arrest of suspect who shot at police car

The 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District Advisory Committee at its Nov. 20 meeting heard updates on a recent series of commercial burglaries and honored officers who helped arrest a suspect accused of shooting at a police car during a chase.

“We believe it’s a crew hitting citywide,” district commander Thomas Hanrahan said of the Nov. 15 break-ins to Tony’s Italian Deli, 6708 N. Northwest Hwy., and Bob-O’s Italian Beef, 6161 N. Milwaukee Ave. At Tony’s, the owner walked into his business while the assailants were inside, and one of them pointed a gun at the owner before they fled with cash registers.

The getaway car, an Infiniti, was reported stolen and was later recovered on the South Side…

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