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  • Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gunpoint in D.C.

    Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gunpoint in D.C.

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    Matt Funicello | RedState

    Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) was reportedly carjacked at gunpoint this evening outside his Washington apartment. Reports state that several armed suspects pointed guns at his head and demanded his car, cell phone, and food. 

    The text, which came from a member of Congress, said “FYI…Henry Cuellar was just carjacked in front of our building (the dorm) by 3-4 men at gun point. They took his car, phone and sushi but he is ok.”

    “I know I have let my guard down when I walked home but we need to all be aware,” the member of Congress wrote in the group chat, which was relayed to The Messenger.

    At this time there are no reports from D.C. or Capital Police officials, and Cuellar has not offered a public statement.

    UPDATE: 12:00 AM EDT, October 3, 2023

    Rep. Cuellar’s office released a statement, saying:

    “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, 3 armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his vehicle. Luckily, he was not harmed and is working with local law enforcement. Thank you to Metro PD and Capitol Police for their swift action and for recovering the Congressman’s vehicle.”

    The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. issued a statement to ABC News confirming that a carjacking occurred in that area but did not name Cuellar as the victim.

    ]”There was a report of an armed carjacking that came in at approximately 9:32 pm at the intersection of New Jersey and K Street, Southeast. We do not have victim information at this time.”

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    Uh, yeah. He’ll get no sympathy from me. He and his cohorts are directly responsible for what happened, not only to him, but to thousands of people across the country every single day. You watch, he will not learn the lesson from this incident. I’d bet my last dollar that within a couple of hours he will come out with a statement about this saying something to the effect of we need to be understanding or this is the effect of systemic racism.

    I rarely indulge in schadenfreude, but in this case I’ll make an exception.

  • As Chicago Crime Wave Soars, Police Advise Business Owners to Install Bulletproof Glass

    As Chicago Crime Wave Soars, Police Advise Business Owners to Install Bulletproof Glass

    Mike Miller | RedState

    Does the above headline read like a satire piece from The Babylon Bee? It should. As Chicago’s violent crime wave continues with no end in sight, the Chicago Police Department is actually advising business owners to install bulletproof glass to protect themselves. How reassuring — and insane.

    But, it’s no parody; it’s true:

    As reported by Fox Business, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is advising business owners in Wicker Park, a neighborhood in the West Town community area of Chicago, and Humbolt Park — also on the city’s West Side — to install ArmorPlast, an “invisible shatterproof shield produced by a company called Riot Glass,” to protect themselves and their businesses from armed robbery, or worse.

    Neither outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot nor incoming Mayor Brandon Johnson were available for comment.

    According to Fox Business, CPD’s advice follows a string of burglaries in which thieves usually break in through side or front glass windows using rocks, bricks, or a crowbar, then enter the business to steal money, liquor, and other valuable items. How refreshing that the burglars don’t just shoot out the glass and walk brazenly into businesses, have their way, then stroll out. [sarc]

    The CPD told CBS News that they specifically recommended ArmorPlast in an alert to business owners, which founder Brad Campbell says can help keep thieves out.

    We want to keep the bad guys outside the building —and that’s what the product does.

    Why do I think that if a sufficient number of prime business targets in the area install the product, the bad guys would simply employ other, perhaps more violent, tactics to get what they want?

    Here’s more, via Fox Business:

    According to Chicago Police Department data, burglaries in the city are on pace to reach 2,253 this year, which would represent a 6% increase over 2022 numbers.

    The rise in what some have called “smash and grabs” have employees in businesses throughout the city on edge, with some reporting being the target of multiple burglaries in recent months.

    An employee at a local business, Tamer Jaradat, shared that they have been “hit multiple times”:

    “Usually, people fear their lives too. Like, I have seven kids,” Tamer Jaradat, and employee at Western Food & Grocery, told CBS News. “If it takes me having to protect my life or my business, I’m going to do it.”

    Jaradat said the business has been hit multiple times in recent memory, including one instance where thieves stole an entire ATM from the building.

    “Three months ago, they broke in – they stole the ATM machine,” Jaradat said.

    However, police response times are now slower, Jaradat said, meaning employees often have to fend for themselves in an emergency.

    And there it is — that last line.

    The Bottom Line

    With violent crime soaring out of control in areas of Chicago — and virtually every other large Democrat-run city in the country — police departments must employ triage, of sorts, with an eye on “supply and demand” of officer resources, and a weighting of one crime vs. another. And, practically speaking, violent crime leads to more violent crime, to the point where police officers simply can’t keep up.

    While police departments can continue recommending the “Band-Aids on windows” approach, crime rates across America will continue to rise until Democrat politicians remove revolving doors from jail cells and stop sending repeat offenders back to the streets to pick up where they left off. That observation is neither racist nor heavyhanded: it is reality. 

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