Chicago Police Bolster Distrust With 'Bait Truck' Full of Nikes in Poor Black Neighborhood

On the same day anti-violence protesters shut down Chicago's Lake Shore Drive during rush hour, demanding the resignations of Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police in the city launched a sting operation that involved leaving a "bait truck" full of boxed Nike shoes in Englewood—deepening distrust of law enforcement among the South Side neighborhood's mostly black and low-income residents, and provoking outrage among civil rights advocates.  Read more.