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1... Oct 11, 2024, Thieves loot freight train on West Side, Chicago police say; at least 6 arrested
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-chopper-7-police-response-train-tracks-austin-west-side-live/15418107/
2... Oct 12, 2024, Chicago Railway Cargo Heist: A Bold Theft Sparks Concerns Over Broken System
https://yournews.com/2024/10/12/2865566/chicago-railway-cargo-heist-a-bold-theft-sparks-concerns-over/
2024-10 美零元購再升級 不甩警直接搶火車
芝加哥警方稱，竊賊搶劫西區貨運列車；至少 6 人被捕
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-chopper-7-police-response-train-tracks-austin-west-side-live/15418107/
作者 Tre Ward WLS logo 2024 年 10 月 11 日
芝加哥 (WLS)——芝加哥警方正在調查周五下午該市西區發生的一起鐵路貨物盜竊案。
Chopper 7 在現場上方拍攝了這起明目張膽的貨運搶劫案，一群明顯的小偷被發現在南奧斯汀洗劫一列貨運列車，翻遍了多箱商品。
目擊者告訴 ABC7，在警察到達之前，至少有十幾個人參與了近一個小時的入室盜竊。
“當我看到那些人在那裏時，我心想，‘呃，這看起來不對勁，’”目擊者肖公主說。“當我們下來的時候，我們看到西塞羅站的那位先生正在打開貨運列車。”
肖說，就在那時，她開始拍照，而那群人開始闖入貨車廂。
誰真的在做點什麽呢？因為很明顯這是一個有問題的係統。
肖公主，目擊者
聯合太平洋公司的一位發言人在周五晚些時候的一份聲明中說：“火車停了下來，等待與合作鐵路公司換乘，這時竊賊開始打開集裝箱。”
芝加哥警方表示，警察在下午 4 點前趕到了北拉蒙大道 400 街區的現場。
“我們看到警察從各個方向飛奔而來，”肖說。
有一次，有人看到警察拔出武器，瞄準至少一輛顯然正在飛馳離開現場的車輛。
鐵路對此類貨運貨物盜竊並不陌生。據稱，這是幾個月內有人第二次闖入鐵路線上的貨運列車。
“這種事情一再發生，”肖說。
警方稱，去年 8 月，在城市西區的勞勒和金齊附近，竊賊闖入另一列貨運列車，偷走了多個裝滿電視的箱子。
肖說，這是西區社區的機會犯罪，對許多人來說，這裏沒有機會。
“誰真的在對此采取行動呢？”肖說。“因為這顯然是一個有問題的係統。”
聯合太平洋公司現已從 CPD 接手調查，該公司表示，至少有六人被捕，部分貨物被追回。
聯合太平洋公司的一位發言人在周五早些時候的一份聲明中說，“鐵路盜竊對公眾、我們的員工和當地執法人員構成安全威脅。”
警方調查時，Metra 列車在 Kedzie 附近停了下來。
芝加哥鐵路貨物搶劫案：大膽盜竊引發對係統故障的擔憂
https://yournews.com/2024/10/12/2865566/chicago-railway-cargo-heist-a-bold-theft-sparks-concerns-over/
作者：Gloria Ogbonna | 2024 年 10 月 12 日
芝加哥西區發生的一起明目張膽的鐵路貨物盜竊案讓當地居民和當局對旨在防止此類犯罪的係統的有效性產生了質疑。
芝加哥警方目前正在調查周五下午發生的光天化日下的搶劫案，一群竊賊洗劫了南奧斯汀社區的一列貨運列車。
Chopper 7 拍攝了現場的航拍畫麵，顯示一群明顯的小偷正在翻找一輛停下的貨運列車上的多箱商品。
在警察趕到之前，混亂的場麵持續了近一個小時，暴徒們肆無忌憚地搶劫。
目擊者稱現場景象令人難以置信。“當我看到那些家夥時，我心想，‘哎呀，這看起來不對勁’，”當地居民 Princess Shaw 說。她和其他人目睹了這群竊賊公然闖入火車車廂，搶劫似乎是零售商品的東西。Shaw 拍了幾張犯罪過程的照片，被竊賊的大膽行為震驚了。
“當我們下來時，我們看到西塞羅站的紳士們正在打開貨運列車，”她補充道，強調執法部門沒有立即做出任何反應。
搶劫發生在火車停下等待與合作鐵路換乘時。聯合太平洋公司的一位發言人解釋說，竊賊在短暫的停運期間開始打開集裝箱。
芝加哥警方在下午 4 點前趕到現場。在北拉蒙大道 400 號街區。到那時，竊賊已經在搶劫中取得了重大進展。
像肖一樣的目擊者描述了警車從多個方向湧入現場的景象。
“我們剛剛看到警察從各個方向飛奔而來，”肖說。有一次，有人看到警察拔出武器，瞄準一輛試圖加速逃離犯罪現場的車輛。
盡管執法人員已經趕到，但犯罪已經基本完成。肖對社區不斷發生的貨運火車盜竊案感到沮喪，她表達了許多人都有的感受：“誰真的做了一些
對此，你有什麽看法？因為很明顯這是一個有缺陷的係統。”
她的聲明反映了居民們日益增長的擔憂，即這個問題是係統性的，目前遏製此類犯罪的努力正在失敗。
這起事件並不是孤立的。貨物盜竊一直是芝加哥鐵路係統的一個反複出現的問題，尤其是在西區。
就在幾個月前的 8 月，竊賊瞄準了勞勒和金齊附近的另一列貨運列車，偷走了裝滿電視機的箱子。這已經成為一種機會主義盜竊的模式，由於缺乏預防措施，居民們感到脆弱和沮喪。
“這種情況一再發生，”肖說，強調了這些犯罪的重複性。
西區是一個經常被描述為缺乏經濟機會的社區，已成為此類犯罪活動的熱點。
肖和其他當地人認為，這些盜竊直接反映了該地區更廣泛的社會和經濟困境。 “這是一起機會犯罪，發生在一個機會稀少的社區，”肖哀歎道。
聯合太平洋鐵路公司從芝加哥警察局 (CPD) 接手了調查，並確認至少有六人因盜竊被捕。
部分被盜商品已被追回，但損失的總體程度仍在評估中。
聯合太平洋鐵路公司發言人在周五早些時候發布的一份聲明中強調了情況的嚴重性，稱“鐵路盜竊對公眾、我們的員工和當地執法人員構成了安全威脅。”
該公司負責管理貨運線路，對正在發生的盜竊事件表示擔憂，並發誓將繼續與執法部門密切合作，以防止未來再發生此類事件。
此次調查還導致通勤服務中斷，當局對盜竊案進行??調查期間，Metra 列車在凱齊附近停運。
這起最新貨物盜竊案的大膽性質，加上該地區的反複發生，引發了人們對芝加哥貨運線路安全有效性的嚴重質疑。
像肖公主這樣的居民想知道盜竊周期何時或是否會結束，以及是否會實施有意義的改革來解決潛在問題。
隨著調查的繼續，社區中的許多人呼籲采取更強有力的預防措施來保護他們的社區，並確保鐵路係統不會再遭受盜竊。
來源 ABC7
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Thieves loot freight train on West Side, Chicago police say; at least 6 arrested
ByTre Ward Oct 11, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are investigating a railway cargo theft Friday afternoon on the city's West Side.
Chopper 7 was above the scene, showing the brazen freight heist as a mob of apparent thieves were seen ransacking a cargo train in South Austin, ripping through multiple boxes of merchandise.
Witnesses told ABC7 at least a dozen people took part in the burglary for nearly an hour before police even arrived.
"When I seen the guys up there, I'm like, 'Eh, this doesn't look right,'" witness Princess Shaw said. "As we were coming down, we saw the gentleman on Cicero itself, opening up the freight train."
That's when Shaw said she began snapping pictures just as the group began breaking into the freight cars.
Who's really doing something about this, right? Because obviously this is a broken system.Princess Shaw, witness
In a statement late Friday, a spokesperson for Union Pacific said "the train was stopped, awaiting an interchange with a partner railroad, when thieves began opening containers."
Chicago police said officers responded to the scene just before 4 p.m. in the 400 block of North Lamon Avenue.
"We just seen the police just, like, flying down here from all different directions," Shaw said.
At one point, police officers were seen drawing their weapons and aiming them toward at least one vehicle apparently speeding away from the scene.
The railway is no stranger to these type of freight cargo thefts. It was the second time in a few months people allegedly broke into cargo trains on the train route.
"This happens on and on, over and over again," Shaw said.
It was back in August, near Lawler and Kinzie on the city's West Side, when thieves broke into another freight train and got away with multiple boxes full of TVs, police said.
It is a crime of opportunity in a West Side neighborhood that Shaw said, for many, is empty of opportunities.
"Who's really doing something about this, right?" Shaw said. "Because obviously this is a broken system."
Union Pacific, who has now taken over the investigation from CPD, said at least six people have been arrested and some of the merchandise was recovered.
In a statement earlier Friday, a Union Pacific spokesperson said, "rail burglaries pose a safety threat to the public, our employees and local law enforcement officers."
Metra trains were stopped near Kedzie when police were investigating.
Chicago Railway Cargo Heist: A Bold Theft Sparks Concerns Over Broken System
by Gloria Ogbonna | Oct 12, 2024
A brazen railway cargo theft on Chicago’s West Side has left local residents and authorities questioning the efficacy of the system designed to prevent such crimes.
Chicago police are currently investigating the broad daylight heist that unfolded Friday afternoon, where a mob of thieves ransacked a freight train in the South Austin neighborhood.
Chopper 7 captured aerial footage of the scene, revealing a group of apparent thieves ripping through multiple boxes of merchandise aboard a stopped cargo train.
The chaotic scene unfolded for nearly an hour before police arrived, allowing the mob to loot undeterred.
Witnesses described the scene as surreal. “When I saw the guys up there, I was like, ‘Eh, this doesn’t look right,’” said local resident Princess Shaw. She, along with others, witnessed the group of thieves brazenly breaking into the train cars as they looted what appeared to be retail merchandise. Shaw took several pictures of the crime in progress, stunned by the audacity of the thieves.
“As we were coming down, we saw the gentlemen on Cicero itself, opening up the freight train,” she added, highlighting the lack of any immediate law enforcement response.
The heist occurred as the train was stopped, waiting for an interchange with a partner railroad. A Union Pacific spokesperson explained that the thieves began opening containers during this brief stoppage.
Chicago police responded to the scene just before 4 p.m. in the 400 block of North Lamon Avenue. By that time, the thieves had made significant headway in their robbery.
Witnesses, like Shaw, described the overwhelming sight of police cars flooding the scene from multiple directions.
“We just saw the police flying down here from all different directions,” Shaw said. At one point, officers were seen drawing their weapons and aiming them at a vehicle that was attempting to speed away from the crime scene.
Despite the arrival of law enforcement, the crime had already been largely committed. Shaw, frustrated by the repeated freight train thefts in her neighborhood, voiced a sentiment shared by many: “Who’s really doing something about this, right? Because obviously this is a broken system.”
Her statement reflects a growing concern among residents that the issue is systemic and that current efforts to curb such crimes are failing.
This incident is not an isolated one. Cargo thefts have been a recurring issue along Chicago’s railway system, particularly on the West Side.
Just a few months earlier, in August, thieves targeted another freight train near Lawler and Kinzie, making off with boxes full of televisions. It’s become a pattern of opportunistic thefts that have left residents feeling vulnerable and frustrated by the lack of preventive measures.
“This happens on and on, over and over again,” Shaw said, underscoring the repetitive nature of these crimes.
The West Side, a neighborhood often described as lacking in economic opportunities, has become a hotspot for such criminal activity.
Shaw and other locals believe that these thefts are a direct reflection of the broader social and economic struggles in the area. “It’s a crime of opportunity in a neighborhood where opportunities are few and far between,” Shaw lamented.
Union Pacific has since taken over the investigation from the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and confirmed that at least six individuals have been arrested in connection with the theft.
Some of the stolen merchandise has been recovered, but the full extent of the loss is still being assessed.
In a statement released earlier on Friday, a Union Pacific spokesperson highlighted the gravity of the situation, saying, “Rail burglaries pose a safety threat to the public, our employees, and local law enforcement officers.”
The company, which manages the freight lines, expressed concern over the ongoing thefts and vowed to continue working closely with law enforcement to prevent future incidents.
The investigation also caused disruptions to commuter services, with Metra trains stopped near Kedzie while authorities conducted their investigation into the theft.
The daring nature of this latest cargo theft, combined with its repetition in the area, raises serious questions about the effectiveness of security along Chicago’s freight lines.
Residents like Princess Shaw are left wondering when, or if, the cycle of theft will end and whether meaningful reforms will be put in place to address the underlying issues.
As the investigation continues, many in the community are calling for stronger preventative measures to protect their neighborhoods and ensure that rail systems are secure from further theft.
Source ABC7
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美國「零元購」再升級，嫌不甩警直接搶貨運火車。（圖／翻攝自 X@Manokekame1）《ABC7》等媒體報導，事發於美國時間11日下午，一群竊賊埋伏在芝加哥西部南奧斯汀（South Austin）車站，趁一列貨運列車靠站時蜂擁而上，闖入列車車廂撕開多個裝有商品的箱子。目擊者蕭（Princess Shaw）透露，警方抵達現場前，至少有十幾人偷竊長達1小時，遭竊物品包括電視、氣炸鍋和其他電子產品。
影片顯示，竊賊從鐵軌上放下一台電視，儘管警車已經亮起警示燈並鳴笛，但竊賊仍繼續他們的非法行動。無線電通訊顯示，警察最初抵達現場時並未逮捕任何人。蕭表示：「他們（警方）已經表現出，對於今天所發生的事情，他們並沒有做好準備。」
這是這條鐵路幾個月內第二次有人破壞貨運列車，蕭表示：「這一次又一次地發生。很明顯，這是一個失靈的係統。」
聯合太平洋鐵路公司（Union Pacific）發言人11日晚間表示：「列車靠站與鐵路公司交接時，竊賊開始打開集裝箱。」該公司表示，至少有6人被捕，部分贓物已被追回。
南奧斯汀居民透露，他們表示已經看到一些贓物在當地街頭和社群媒體上叫賣。居民建議：「如果火車必須停下來，我真的希望能有警衛看守，或者他們一直開到沒人能上鐵軌的地方才停車。」
「零元購」現象起源於加州2014年通過的第47號提案—《安全社區和學校法案》，當時政府為解決監獄過度壅擠狀況，將盜竊金額在950美元（約2.9萬新台幣）以下和其他5項罪行，從重罪（felony）降為輕罪（misdemeanor），成為扒手的「免死金牌」。
提案通過後，雖然加州成功減少了監獄人口，但也導致犯罪氾濫，連鎖商店像是沃爾瑪（Walmart）、Apple Store；住宅區、車輛內物品都成了搶劫受害者，即使有清楚的影片證據，警察依然不受理。
