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Mayor Lee Stenzel, Police Chief Carl Clutts and civic and business leaders city testified at the Illinois State capitol on the unrest. [26] [29] May 26 - Two waves of violence occurred in 24 hours. In the first incident, a number of gunmen attacked the Cairo police station, firing over 100 rounds into the building over the course of 15 minutes.
The police, fire department, and most city jobs were still overwhelmingly dominated by whites. African-Americans were allegedly harassed by the police and unjustly targeted. On July 16, 1967, Robert Hunt, a 19-year-old black soldier home on leave, was allegedly found hanged in the Cairo police station.
Cairo Police Department (Illinois) McDonald stopped 25-year-old Roy Lee Jones to question him about a robbery. When Jones refused to answer questions and tried to leave, the two scuffled and McDonald fired 13 shots at Jones, all of which missed. He then fired a 14th shot, killing Jones.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Illinois.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 846 law enforcement agencies employing 48,240 sworn police officers, about 379 for each 100,000 residents.
Waukegan Police Department in Illinois issued a statement reaffirming its adherence to the state's Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from providing information to ICE.
Alexander County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois.As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,240. [1] Its county seat is Cairo [2] and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi River.
Anaheim Police Department Mounted Enforcement Unit, California; East Bay Regional Park District Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California; Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Volunteer Mounted Assistance Unit, San Dimas, California [47] Los Angeles Police Department Mounted Unit, California [48]
James' lynching on November 11, 1909. An estimated 10,000 spectators were present at the lynching. William "Froggie" James, an African-American man, was lynched and his dead body mutilated on November 11, 1909 by a mob in Cairo, Illinois, after he was charged with the rape and murder of 23-year-old shop clerk Anna Pelley.