Crime & Safety
Homewood Cops Answer Claim They Treated Black Father Like Suspect
Homewood police did not address whether they thought the father was a suspect, but said they spoke to "all parties" and no laws were broken.
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (CBS) — Homewood police on Wednesday addressed an incident in which a father rushed to find his son who had called him to say he was being chased, and the father then claimed officers treated him like a suspect.
Police said around 7:45 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the 1900 block of Sycamore Road for a possible fight. An anonymous caller had said there were several people gathered and there was concern they were going to start a fight.
Upon arriving, police said they found an adult man standing at Highland Avenue and Olive Road, yelling at a group of teenage boys in the corner.