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Patrol

2 Chicago Officers Injured in Crash During Pursuit

Officers who were pursuing the SUV collided with an Uber driver in a Nissan Sentra in the University Village/Little Italy neighborhood.

February 15, 2017

Patrol

Video: Chicago Officers Cleared of Racial Profiling Allegations Made by Congressman

Two Chicago Police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush claimed he had been racially profiled during a traffic stop last summer, according to a police spokesman.

February 10, 2017

Patrol

Chicago Officers Cleared of Racial Profiling Allegations Made by Congressman

Two Chicago Police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush claimed he had been racially profiled during a traffic stop last summer, according to a police spokesman. More Here.

February 10, 2017

Training

Inside the Chicago PD's Revised Officer Training Program

Chicago's 2016 crime rates were staggering and City Hall is hoping 1,000 additional police officers on the streets can stem the violence. But mass hirings are a challenge and the Chicago Police Department has the added weight of a Department of Justice investigation that found police training practices have been grossly inadequate. More Here.

February 7, 2017

Training

Video: Inside the Chicago PD's Revised Officer Training Program

Chicago's 2016 crime rates were staggering and City Hall is hoping 1,000 additional police officers on the streets can stem the violence. But mass hirings are a challenge and the Chicago Police Department has the added weight of a Department of Justice investigation that found police training practices have been grossly inadequate.

February 7, 2017

Patrol

Suicide Rate Much Higher at Chicago PD Than Other Agencies

Among the ranks of the nearly 10,000 patrol officers of the CPD, an average of three officers will take their own lives each year, according to life insurance claims information from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, the union representing the bulk of the department’s sworn officers.

January 30, 2017

Patrol

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Needs Kidney Transplant

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson — who fell ill and lost his balance during a news conference at a South Side police station on Friday — needs a kidney transplant.

January 27, 2017

Patrol

Trump Tweets About Chicago 'Carnage,' Says He May 'Send In The Feds!' If Not Fixed

President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night about Chicago's violence, saying he will "send in the Feds!" if the city "doesn't fix the horrible 'carnage' going on."

January 25, 2017

Patrol

Video: Justice Department Slams Chicago PD for "Excessive Force" and "Deficient Training"

A federal investigation into the Chicago police found that officers engage “in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force,” part of larger, ingrained failures in how the department trains officers and reviews misconduct, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced Friday.

January 13, 2017

Patrol

Former Chicago PD Superintendent Calls Out DOJ for "Wrong" Conclusions

“My narrative does not fit the narrative that they are pushing,” said McCarthy, who was fired in late 2015 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

January 13, 2017

Patrol

Justice Department Slams Chicago PD for "Excessive Force" and "Deficient Training"

A federal investigation into the Chicago police found that officers engage “in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force,” part of larger, ingrained failures in how the department trains officers and reviews misconduct, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced Friday.

January 13, 2017

Patrol

Officer Overseeing Chicago Police Reforms Named Oakland Chief

The mayor has named Anne Kirkpatrick, a former police chief of Spokane, Washington, as the chief for Oakland, sources told the East Bay Times. More Here.

January 4, 2017