From Tribune: Police Hunt for Girl Missing From East Chatham

A girl from East Chatham, Sapphire Redman, has been reported missing. Here is the story from Chicago Breaking News:



Police hunt for girl missing from East Chatham (Tribune illustration / October 20, 2012)

Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen Sept. 10 in the East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

The last time anyone saw Sapphire Redman she was in the 8100 block of South Ingleside Avenue on Sept. 10, according to an alert from Area South detectives.

She frequents the 7600 block of South Evans Avenue and the 7500 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, the alert said.

Redman is African-American, 5-foot-11, and has brown eyes and brown hair. She weighs 138 pounds and has a medium complexion.

Anyone with information should contact police, 312-747-8274

In the comments of this section, a reader pointed out that she has been missing for OVER a month,

Photo of Abbott Park sexual assault suspect

We had a hard time getting this photo on the blog, but here is a photo of the sexual assault suspect.

And here is the news story from the Chicago Tribune:

Police issued a community alert this afternoon warning of a sexual assault in Abbott Park on the South Side in the city's Roseland neighborhood.



A woman was waiting for the bus on the 9500 block of South Michigan Ave between the hours of 2 to 6 a.m. on Aug. 18, A man approached her from behind and pulled her into Abbott Park where she was beaten and sexually assaulted.

Please be careful out there, but also watchful, so we can catch these crimnals!

Here's a description:

The man was described as black, between the ages of 24 to 33, between 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds, police said.

He has a medium complexion with brown eyes and a low cut Mohawk, police said.

He was last seen wearing a black long sleeve shirt and dark blue jeans.

If you have any info please contact Area South Bureau detectives at 312-747-8271.

What is Howling Moon Entertainment?

Can someone answer the question: What is Howling Moon Entertainment or what happens there? This is at 211 E. 79th Street.

From what little I have seen, there are 2 bar stools near the front window, and i saw a dart board in the back.

When i was trying to look one afternoon a man approached. The only things he said, in addition to asking what i wanted, were:

"This is my place"

"It's private"

They took over the space previously occupied by a African hair braiding salon.

This is also next door to the former US Mortgage Release, which was recently shut down by US Postal Inspectors.

US Mortgage Release also didn't have many markings...so it makes me nervous that another such "business" is popping up. (And i am assuming that the owner of the building doesn't do a good job of either screening or monitoring tenants)

They have a van that's in the back of the office space. So I am not sure what that means.

If you walk by 79th street in the evening, PLEASE take a look at what goes on there. Call 311 if you think there might be a problem.