A person getting on the El at 4:30 in the morning has his pocket picked, chases after the two criminals, who respond by beating him bloody with a tow chain. Cops pull up, grapple with one alleged perp, while the other flees—but returns for his purse. Oh, did I mention he was a cross-dresser? A cab driver fights with the fleeing fashionista mugger until the cops get the first guy cuffed and could join in.
The cabbie, Abdinasir Kahin, is a Somali immigrant who prevailed in part due to his foe’s sartorial sense:
He squared off with the suspect and even took a couple of jabs to the head. But Kahin refused to let go of the guy’s dress.
He explains his actions thus:
“Since I be in America, I be in Chicago. I have moral obligation to help,” Kahin said. “I want to be a good Chicagoan.”
The clincher: a cop with a sense of humor, and perhaps of respect, for all concerned, regardless of their choice of evening wear. After praising Kahin’s mettle, PO Tim O’Brien said
“The guy in the dress was tough, too.”
No word on whether Obama will have all concerned over for a beer to discuss the state of race and gender relations on Chicago’s North Side.
haaaaa. loved the sign-off. Nice.
I chased my own El mugger (Pulaski Green Line stop) down and beat him until teeth came out with the help of some local youths who didn’t like people bringing police attention to their neighborhood. One of those things you don’t get to do every day, but damn satisfying when it happens. Paid the kids $100 each and everyone was happy (except my mugger).
What a great story… sounds like the guy chased the criminals around three-quarters of a mile too (if I read the story right). That’s a pretty long ways to flat out sprint. Impressive all around…
God, I fucking love Chicago! nice work folks.
I forgot that I have an El mugger story too… The only time someone tried to mug me in my eight years in Chicago was on the Red Line. There was a very minor struggle, where his hands came in front of my face, and my first reaction was to bite him (fortunately, he was wearing gloves so I didn’t draw any blood). He called me a crazy bitch and ran off… Success!
I call BS.
One of the Gentle People (aka GLBT) would never mug or assault someone.
This is Slog.
We know better.
Give that Somali guy the keys to the city.
Man that must have been some purse.
can’t you start a Chicago Slog Franchise or something?
@10 – But then the chances of us getting to hear the awesomeness of Chicago would potentially diminished. I like CF’s posts staying put on SLOG, right where they belong.
@10: “Oh god! It’s so terrible to have be forced to read posts from people in other cities! It’s terrible! Won’t someone think of the children?”
I used to live in Chicago, so I love hearing news from there. I don’t love that as much as I hate provincialism, but I do love it.
@10: You don’t like funny stories? What the hell is wrong with you?
@13
10 and other anti-Chicago post Trolls (hey, everybody!) seem to think that nothing that happens outside of Seattle, or was written by anyone not currently in or of Seattle, should be on Slog, since, you know, the Interwebs are all about local border patrol activities.