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Proviso Probe

Thursday, February 16, 2006

CRIME, Ceasefire rally

FYI
Neighborhood United Methodist Church and Maywood CeaseFire invites clergy, residents, elected officials, law enforcement and those who have business in
the Village of Maywood, to attend a community response on Friday 2/17/06 at
8:PM at Neighborhood United, 19th Ave and Washington. It is important that
we come together to voice concern, comfort the families and victims of violence and pray for peace. This is in response to the six (6) shootings that have occurred this week resulting in one death and leaving another in critical condition:

2/11/06-34 year old male shot in the face while in his vehicle on 9th & Oak (6:40P)
2/12/06-20 year old male shot in the mouth at in 800 block of 16th (12:38A)
2/13/06-15 year old male shot exiting gas station convenience store on 17th Ave & Harrison (8:40P)remains in critical condition
2/14/06-3 young people shot in drive by on 100 block of 14th Ave. resulting
in death of 18 year old female and injury to 22 and 20 year old males. (10:50P)

Please come out, pass the word, speak up and speak out. Talk to your neighbors, your family, and to law enforcement. Violence is conquered when a Community acknowledges the issue and works together to get it resolved.

For information, contact
Janice Mitchell-Bolling
Maywood CeaseFire
708-256-2766

posted by Carl Nyberg at 3:13 PM

3 Comments:

  • A couple people have told me of a short-term spike in violence at Proviso West, including one boy having his jaw broken, connected to this rash of street violence.

    Another source informed me that discipline has improved this academic year under Principal Alexis Wallace.

    By Blogger Carl Nyberg, at 11:02 AM, February 18, 2006  

  • From a LOCAL 571 MEMBER:

    Are you CRAZY? Wallace has not improved the discipline at Proviso. She is the worst principal to hit Proviso. She covers up the incidents that happen at Proviso with lies. Her deans are idiots and don't know what they are doing.
    This is Black History month, but what has she done to celebrate it at Proviso? NOT A DAMN THING. She is a disgrace to the community. There are fights daily and even attacks on teachers. Your source is not accurate, come visit and see for yourself. As Welch has always stated Provisos doors are open to the community.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:45 PM, February 19, 2006  

  • Mr. Davis.
    I have lived in Maywood for over 25 yrs and the unruly behavior of recent years. Gunshots, violence, was never a problem in this village until recently. It is destroying a wonderful black community and if these young punks haven't figured out, taking another persons life, is automatic sale of your soul and maybe your life. This violence will not be tolerated. It is AGAINST THE LAW. DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING AROUND SHOOTING OTHERS. Maybe the offenders are too young to have Seen Charles Bronson movies. Keep on hurting people and the people are going to take justice into their own hands. Because obviously the Maywood police department can't watch people in station Lockup so how can they police the community?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:31 PM, February 22, 2006  

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