Daywatch: Chaotic drag races and ‘street takeovers’ prompt police crackdown
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The two women who took the stand against R. Kelly in his federal trial in Chicago on Monday couldn’t have been more different in demeanor.
One was fierce and unapologetically sarcastic. The other spoke so shyly that courtroom personnel often had to remind her to speak up. But both were equally confident about their allegations, describing in vivid and disturbing detail how Kelly repeatedly sexually assaulted them when they were underage.
Both women also faced hours of intensely combative cross-examination from Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, who hit hard on both their motives for coming forward and whether they were truly underage when they began sexual relationships with the singer.
The questioning led to some startling exchanges, with the quieter of the two women telling Bonjean, “You don’t have to be mean to me.”
After Bonjean said she was trying, the witness retorted, “Try a little harder.”
“I like seeing the real you. It’s cute,” Bonjean shot back.
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Chaotic drag races and ‘street takeovers’ prompt police crackdown: ‘We are going to be relentless.’
Speeding drivers drifted and drag raced through Chicago intersections again last weekend, and police say they will crack down harder on the continuing illegal stunt shows. Officers arrested nine people, impounded seven cars and identified 22 vehicles for future impoundment at street takeovers over the weekend, police said.
An ordinance the City Council passed in June allows police to impound cars involved in stunt driving and issue $10,000 fines. Despite the ramped up consequences, the trick shows continued, with one pedestrian killed during a suspected drag race over the weekend.
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So she was back at the track Monday, checking out some of the hundreds of items from the facility that are being sold at a series of online auctions. She and her husband already bought a bench from the grandstand for $450. They also were checking out other items and reliving memories.
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