Crime expert J.J. Bittenbinder delivers common-sense advice to an audience at Provena Mercy Center in Aurora in 1998. The retired Chicago police detective gave people the tools to survive attempted kidnapping, rape and robbery. His style and mannerisms were also fodder for comedians. (Sun-Times file)
John Joseph “J.J.” Bittenbinder might have saved your life.
In the 1990s, the colorful former Chicago police detective showed viewers how to avoid being kidnapped as host of the “Tough Target” TV show and told kids how to stay safe from muggers in his PBS “Street Smarts” specials.
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