Chicago residents on edge after woman was attacked in broad daylight in ritzy neighborhood
Neighbor of robbery victim tells 'Fox & Friends First' local officials all looking for someone else to blame
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One Chicago resident is speaking out after a shocking video showed his neighbor being robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in a wealthy neighborhood as the crime surge continues.
Bill Pollard joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss the assault of the woman and how the community is coping with the recent spike in violence.
"There's a lot of finger-pointing going on," Pollard told co-host Todd Piro. "The local politicians, the police, the prosecutors… all trying to identify that someone else is to blame for the issue."
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"I think there's plenty of blame, unfortunately, to go around," he continued. "I think what our neighborhood and what our folks… are more focused on is how do we minimize this from happening again and protect ourselves and keep ourselves, you know, aware and vigilant?"
Crime scene tape hangs from a door knob outside of a tow company garage following a shooting where at least 15 people were reported to have been shot, two fatally, on March 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting took place at a party in an event space attached to the garage in the city's south side Park Manor neighborhood. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The incident in an affluent neighborhood on Chicago's North Side over the weekend.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Several men jumped out of a car, tackled the woman to the ground, and robbed her before fleeing the scene.
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"I'm vigilant, and I'm… thoughtful about… what I do out in the neighborhood… keeping an eye out," Pollard said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"When you hear the pattern of how this happened… you're looking more closely at cars slowly driving down the street. So it's more about self-awareness and… individual kind of accountability for yourself and your surroundings."
According to the Chicago Police Department, crime is up 37%, burglaries 28%, robberies 18%, and car theft 64%.
"I would think we would be very naive to believe that it's just… the environment that… we all live in right now," Pollard said. "I think there's a degree of concern that we all should have for our own safety."