Chicago Police Department
Crime fighters will meet
By Tim Hadac
Residents of Police Beat 812 (Clearing, west of Central Avenue) are invited to attend their next CAPS meeting, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9.
The meeting will be held via Zoom in a webinar format.
Chicago Police Department
To obtain instructions and passcodes, call the Chicago Lawn (8th) District CAPS Office at (312) 747-8724.
Residents of Beat 811 (Garfield Ridge, west of Central Avenue) are invited to attend their next CAPS meeting, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15 at Ward Hall, 5157 S. McVicker.
The meeting will double as the monthly meeting of the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch.
At both meetings, police will offer recent data on crimes in the beat.
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