307 Gang Members Arrested in Chicago

Police in Chicago arrested more than 300 members of violent gangs last week.

At a press conference on Sunday, police superintendent Garry McCarthy said that Chicago police across 10 districts carried out a joint operation from Thursday to Saturday.

The sting targeted areas notorious for violent crimes and illegal drug activities. Police confiscated more than 100 pistols, rifles and submachine guns. The department captured a total of 4,222 guns last year, leading all American cities.

Chicago’s active 59 gangs have split into 600 sects, which attack residents and also fight against each other. Police say that fighting over drug markets and revenge murders are the main reason for the city’s high crime rate. Eighty percent of serious violent crimes in Chicago are related to its gangs.

Chicago is beginning to be choked by its deep-rooted criminal activity. This is a sign of things to come for many more American cities. Read “The Chicago Façade” to learn more. Also read Chapter Four of Ezekiel: The End-Time Prophet to learn the “more sure word of prophecy” about America’s increasingly violent cities.