Charleston, IL Becoming 'Little Chicago' UPDATE

I posted some issues a few weeks ago involving multiple, strong-arm robberies and violent assaults.  Just over the last week there was a 'mob action' in the local Wally-world and another shooting.


From the local paper:

The fight apparently started because of a "past disagreement with people in their high school" and was not a random incident, Oyer said.
He said the people involved are not current or former Charleston High School students but he declined to provide any additional information.

Update: The full video


 And just last night:

Eastern Illinois University issued an "off-campus crime advisory" by email to its students and staff that said a pedestrian might have fired a gun at a vehicle

 Over in the next town, the state DOC is using a homeless shelter as a dumping ground for transients.  The results are what you would expect.

MATTOON -- A reported resident of the Mattoon Area PADS homeless shelter has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl who had been providing volunteer services in connection with PADS.

 At a recent community meeting regarding moving the shelter, opponents of the move were physically and verbally threatened by several of the residents.

I've scheduled a CCW class for myself and the C-in-C.