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Neiman Marcus hires gun-sniffing dogs to patrol Mag Mile store. And they apparently work. (Chicago)
CWBChicago ^ | 4-5-22 | CWBChicago

Posted on 04/06/2022 3:02:11 AM PDT by Salman

It’s hard to decide which part of this story is more remarkable: that a Magnificent Mile department store now hires dogs to sniff customers for guns? That the guy who got busted by the canines this week was arrested seven months ago for having a pistol in another store nearby? Or that he was on electronic monitoring for allegedly attacking a security guard at yet another Mag Mile department store in January? We’ll let you decide.

Prosecutors say one of the gun-detecting dogs was on duty Monday afternoon when Derrick Latham, 23, walked into Neiman Marcus, 737 North Michigan. The pooch smelled a gun.

The canine handler notified store security to keep an eye on Latham. They were watching as he stuffed a belt and two belt buckles into his jacket and headed out the door without paying, Assistant State’s Attorney Loukas Kalliantasis said.

Security officers stopped Latham and allegedly found a loaded 9-millimeter handgun in his waistband. They also recovered the stolen merchandise, worth $995, five suspected Xanax pills, and 16 counterfeit $100 bills, Kalliantasis alleged.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; chicago; crime; neimanmarcus
"Unloved" career criminal.

We'll see how the prosecutor handles it.

1 posted on 04/06/2022 3:02:11 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

[Latham. They were watching as he stuffed a belt and two belt buckles into his jacket and headed out the door without paying]

Yeah, but Socialism. And free stuff by looting.

It’s all good. Just ask the Democrats.


2 posted on 04/06/2022 3:07:07 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Salman

[and 16 counterfeit $100 bills]

OK...


3 posted on 04/06/2022 3:11:40 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Salman

I guess I have a different take on it. I don’t like the concept of businesses going to such measures to stop you from carrying a firearm into the store. Yeah yeah, “private business” and all that. So are gas stations and grocery stores. With the “private” argument they can effectively kill the right to carry anywhere with tactics like this. Anywhere that admits the general public is PUBLIC, they even say so when they are referring to your privacy, when they use the phrase “you should have no expectation of privacy in a public setting”. Really can’t have it both ways.


4 posted on 04/06/2022 3:33:00 AM PDT by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: GrumpyOldGuy

Gun sniffing dogs.

For some time I have had a concern that gun grabbing, 2nd amendment hating, Democrat run government....like we have now.... would try to train dogs to sniff out and root out guns in a massive door-to-door national gun grab scheme. Even burying your guns probably would not work in this case.

When Republicans controlled government, they should have passed a national law banning the use of animals for any such use by federal officers but alas I am sure I would have been scolded for being a “kooky extremist” for suggesting any such thing would happen 🙄


5 posted on 04/06/2022 3:40:09 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: Salman

“We’ll see how the prosecutor handles it.”

I’m guessing a free flight halfway across Lake Mich is too much to hope for?


6 posted on 04/06/2022 4:46:43 AM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: Salman

In Chicago / Cook County no crime was committed - the prep is already back on the street.

$995 is a misdemeanor


7 posted on 04/06/2022 5:18:26 AM PDT by EC Washington
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To: Salman
Such an illegal search without a warrant is easy enough to defeat; sprinkle gunpowder and Hoppe's #9 everywhere.

That's if they don't already get sued for a false hit that "traumatizes" the "victim", or for profiling by racist dogs.

8 posted on 04/06/2022 5:41:18 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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Yeah, just what are those dogs trained on?

What chemicals of gunpowder; there are different formulations?

Gun oil; is it like synthetic automotive oil?

Burned gun powder residue; what are the specific compounds?

Or do the dogs ‘trigger’ at some command from the handler?

Ed’s Red is made from common solvents and lube oils.


9 posted on 04/06/2022 7:25:10 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: Salman

the 16 counterfeit bills should get him Federal prison time-—no excuses.


10 posted on 04/06/2022 7:51:38 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: EC Washington

16 counterfeit $100 bills is NOT a misdemeanor.

It is FEDERAL & serious.


11 posted on 04/06/2022 7:52:48 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: MachIV

They’re trained to smell traditional solvents and greases.

There are all sorts of other lubricants that work.


12 posted on 04/07/2022 3:52:53 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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