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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2019

Report: On-Duty Chicago Officers Ordered by Supervisor to Babysit Child

According to the Office of Inspector General, on-duty Chicago police officers were ordered for almost an entire year to pick up a supervisor’s child from school and babysit the child at a police station for hours at a time.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2019

Chicago Mayoral Candidate Vows to Dismantle Gang Database

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle—who is running to be the next Mayor of Chicago—says she would make some significant changes to the way in which police in the Windy City conduct business.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2019

Off-Duty Illinois Trooper Struck and Killed While Responding to a Traffic Collision

Trooper Christopher Lambert was reportedly out of his car, offering assistance at the scene of a three-vehicle crash when a vehicle struck him.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2019

Video: Illinois Officer Shoots, Kills Armed Murder Suspect

Officer Brianna Tedesco had come upon a wanted subject in an SUV on a narrow gravel road. When she asked the man for ID, he produced a piece of paper, and quickly thereafter, a handgun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

Chicago Officer Found Dead of Reported Suicide

According to the Department of Justice, the suicide rate in the Chicago Police Department is 60 percent higher than the national average due to the chronic gun violence and high murder rate exposing officers to a staggering amount of trauma.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

Video: U.S. Marshal Dragged in Vehicle Pursuit

While in pursuit, three law enforcement officers tried to intervene and stop the vehicle, but were unsuccessful. As a result, one U.S. Marshal failed to let go of the fleeing vehicle and was dragged about a half-mile down Prairie School Road in Riverton.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2018

Funerals for Fallen Chicago Officers Held 1 Day Apart

Separate funerals for two Chicago police officers killed earlier this week when they were struck by a commuter train will be held one day apart this weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2018

Video: Man Charged in Deaths of 2 Chicago Officers

A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection to the circumstances that led to the deaths of two Chicago police officers who were struck and killed by a train Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2018

2 Chicago Officers Struck, Killed by Train

The officers were doing surveillance following a call of shots fired when they were hit by an outbound South Shore train.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2018

Illinois Task Force Officer Hospitalized with "Unknown Medical Emergency"

The DEA confirms the task force officer was reported missing some time after the completion of an overnight law enforcement operation. Following a search, the officer was located and transported to a nearby hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

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