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catferguson said:For myself, I never had any bad experience at all at any point between Roncesvalles and Santiago.
Anniesantiago said:Since leaving on August 18, we have met two women who have been flashed on the Camino. It was after Hospital de Orbigo and the man has not been caught. There was also the report of a rape, although I cannot verify it. So I suggest you find a walking partner on that stretch. the flasher is probably not dangerous, but one never knows. There seems to be more crime on the Camino this year than when we walked 3 years ago.
Rebekah Scott said:the "camino rapist" rumor makes the rounds about every third year. No one can verify anything, or really say where they heard it, or anything...
Reb.
hewink said:What about safety while traveling alone in winter? Due to unforeseen circumstances it now appears I may be solo December/January 2010. I plan on getting a prepay cell ... any other advice?
~H
o, I am sure that some pilgrims took pictures of me and maybe also the others at some point without permission. Why – I have no idea. I thought it was impolite and odd if not really illegal or dangerous.
Just for the Marquette Park neighborhood in July:August 17, 2011
A teenager six months pregnant was shot and killed on a street in the Marquette Park neighborhood late Tuesday, but doctors were able to save her baby, authorities said.
Chicago is a big city. Its problems are not unique. But Marquette Park seems like a good place to avoid if safety is one's concern. I'll take the Camino any day.Jul 30, 2011 Chicago Tribune
Cops: Man arrested after officers see him shooting at vehicle
Police have arrested a man after tactical officers saw him shooting at a vehicle in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side and found him after searching a nearby block.
Police have arrested a man after tactical officers saw him shooting at a vehicle in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side and found him after searching a nearby block. About 11:05 a.m., tactical officers saw the man shooting at a...
Jul 30, 2011 Chicago Tribune
West Side man shot, killed in Marquette Park
A West Side man was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while walking on a Southwest Side street Friday morning, police said today.
A West Side man was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while walking on a Southwest Side street Friday morning, police said today. The 22-year-old victim was walking in the 7100 block of South Rockwell Street in Marquette Park about 11:52 a.m. Friday...
Jul 29, 2011 Chicago Tribune
15-year-old seriously wounded in Marquette Park
Tribune reporter
A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded overnight in a shooting in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting happened about 10:15 p.m. on the 6500 block of South Campbell Avenue, police said. Preliminary reports stated the...
Jul 28, 2011 Chicago Tribune
2 wounded in Marquette Park neighborhood shooting
Two men were shot and wounded as they sat in a car in the Southwest Side’s Marquette Park neighborhood this afternoon, authorities said. A 24-year-old man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious-to-critical condition after being shot...
Jul 13, 2011 Chicago Tribune
4 wounded in separate South, West Side shootings
Tribune reporter
Four people were wounded in separate shootings over the afternoon and evening on the city's South and West sides, officials said. The latest shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. on the 3800 block of West Roosevelt Road in the city's Lawndale...
Jul 11, 2011 Chicago Tribune
Boy, 13, shot in Marquette Park
Tribune reporter
A 13-year-old boy was shot and wounded this morning in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said. The boy told police that he was standing on the street in the 7200 block of South Campbell Avenue at about 12:25 a.m.,...
Jul 3, 2011 Chicago Tribune
Dad tells how he stopped son's kidnapping at North Ave. Beach
Armando Uvalle said he had noticed a slender man standing a few yards behind him as Uvalle watched his six children playing near the water at North Avenue Beach.
Tribune reporters
Armando Uvalle said he had noticed a slender man standing a few yards behind him as Uvalle watched his six children playing near the water at North Avenue Beach. The man held a briefcase and a bag, and he seemed to mutter to himself, said Uvalle, 30....
Jul 2, 2011 Chicago Tribune
3 killed, 11 hurt in overnight violence
Tribune reporter
Three men were killed and 11 other people were wounded in incidents around the city beginning late Friday. One fatality occurred in a shooting about 11:15 p.m. Friday in the University Village neighborhood, where two males were shot, one fatally, in the...
MollsGee said:Should I be worried? Are there stretches on the Camino with no internet access?
Stefania13/14 said:I have been reading old comments. Do folks have new (2012/2011) experiences? I am new to the forum so please excuse me if there were more recent comments on this subject
crisnelson said:how awful! this is what I am most afraid of as a single famale walker .... is it legal to carry pepper spray in Spain? Or to check it in with your luggage? Having said that, I have no idea of where to buy the stuff.... Cheers, Cris
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