The gun was recovered once Allen was taken into custody. He claimed the people on the playground had been shooting at them.Ī week after the shooting, the complaint states deputies saw Allen leave a home with a gun on his hip. Once shown surveillance images and GPS information, the complaint states Zollicoffer admitted he drove through Sherman Park with a passenger, Allen. He said he heard gunshots near Sherman Park while looking for his car, which he found near 44th and Burleigh the day of the shooting. In an interview with police, the complaint states Zollicoffer said his car was stolen, but he did not report it. The car was registered in Zollicoffer's name.įREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android. He then got back inside the car before it drove off.ĭetectives recovered 13 bullet casings from the parking lot along the path the car was seen traveling, the complaint states. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune) Since the first of the year, Chicago has recorded 326 homicides. One person, since identified as Allen, was hanging outside the front passenger window, holding out a gun with an extended magazine and pointing it toward the playground, per the complaint. Eleven people were struck by a barrage of gunfire in the Marquette Park neighborhood.
The victim was seen running and extending his hand toward the car. Surveillance cameras located in the park showed people running away from the car. The upper portion bears the officer's name the lower portion indicates the district or command to which the officer is assigned.A criminal complaint states the car was captured on camera entering the Sherman Park parking lot before the shooting and leaving minutes later. Five years of service are indicated by a horizontal bar, embroidered in gold-colored thread ten years by two bars fifteen by three bars twenty by a five-pointed star, embroidered in gold colored thread twenty-five by one star and one bar and so-forth.Īn embroidered rendering of the flag of Chicago, its borders finished in gold-colored thread, is worn on the right shoulder sleeve.Ī two-part nameplate in gold-colored metal is worn above the right pocket. Service longevity is reflected just above the left cuff on most outer garments. For "command ranks" (commander through superintendent), the octagon's outer edge is finished in gold-colored thread, and the text is embroidered in gold-colored thread. For sergeants, lieutenants and captains, the octagon's outer edge is finished in gold-colored thread, and the text is embroidered in dark blue thread. For patrolmen and detectives (detectives are occasionally uniformed for ceremonies and details), the octagon's outer edge is finished in dark blue thread, and the text is embroidered in dark blue thread.
#MARQUETTE PARK CHICAGO POLICE BLOTTER PATCH#
In all cases, the patch is a white octagon with a full-color rendering of the city seal, ringed in gold, with "Chicago" written in an arc above the seal, and "Police" written in an arc below the seal. CHICAGO Four men, known collectively as the Marquette Park Four, who each spent more than 20 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, are suing the City of Chicago as well as the Chicago Police officers and the Assistant State’s Attorney responsible for their false imprisonment. The embroidery colors vary depending upon the wearer's rank.Its shape is octagonal instead of one of the more typical shapes used by most other American police forces.The Chicago Police Department's shoulder sleeve insignia, worn on the top of the left sleeve, is unusual in two regards. Like most American police forces, the officer's rank is written in an arc above the center element. A ring surrounding the full-color city seal in the star's center changes color for each rank within these two classifications.
Command ranks have gold-colored stars with sharp points. The stars of most Chicago Police officers (patrolmen through captain) are of silver-colored metal, with broad points. Chicago Police Department officers in Marquette Park.Ĭhicago's five-pointed star-shaped badge (referred to as a "star" instead of a "badge" in the vernacular of the department) also changes to reflect the different ranks of officers.
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