By Megan Crepeau
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — A retired Chicago Police officer barricaded herself in a South Shore house for more than five and a half hours Tuesday, agreeing to come out only after Police Supt. Eddie Johnson spoke with her.
Officers including SWAT personnel responded to the 7700 block of South Paxton Avenue at about 4:15 p.m. after the retired officer, who was having some “personal difficulties,” had barricaded herself inside a room, said police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
At one point, the woman requested to speak with the superintendent, who arrived on the block at about 8:30 p.m. He was briefed by the SWAT team, and agreed to enter the home, Guglielmi said.
Johnson was able to convince the woman to come out without harming herself or others, Guglielmi said. At about 9:40 p.m., she exited the house and was taken to an area hospital for evaluation.
The woman was alone in the house, and nobody on the block was in danger, Guglielmi said. There were weapons in the home that have been secured by police.
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