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Special Units

Retired Chicago Lieutenant Says Chief Needs to Bring Back Special Gang Units

Right now the gang shooters and their affiliates are having their way with little or no interference from law enforcement. Gone are the specialists who kept intelligence on all the leaders, emerging leaders and their turf; they knew the gang colors and the signs and who the main leaders were.

February 24, 2016

Training

71% of Chicago PD Exam Applicants Are Minorities After Outreach

An unprecedented outreach campaign to diversify the Chicago Police Department has attracted 14,200 applicants for the April 16 police exam — and of those, 29% are African-American and 39% are Hispanic.

February 23, 2016

Patrol

Chicago to Train Officers, Dispatchers in Crisis Intervention

Five years after closing six of the city’s 12 mental health clinics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is stepping up crisis intervention training for Chicago Police officers and 911 operators to improve the city’s response to emergencies involving people suffering from mental illness.

February 2, 2016

Patrol

Video: Footage Released of 2013 Chicago Police Shooting

Video released Thursday shows a 2013 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old carjacking suspect by a Chicago police officer, though footage of the moment the teenager is shot doesn't clearly answer whether the teen turned toward the pursuing officers or was holding anything, as the officer who opened fire has said.

January 15, 2016

Patrol

Footage Released of 2013 Chicago Police Shooting

Video released Thursday shows a 2013 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old carjacking suspect by a Chicago police officer, though footage of the moment the teenager is shot doesn't clearly answer whether the teen turned toward the pursuing officers or was holding anything, as the officer who opened fire has said. More Here.

January 15, 2016

Patrol

Chicago Police Say Shootings Killed 19, Wounded 101 in First 10 Days of 2016

Seven people were shot to death and 30 more were wounded across Chicago over the weekend, raising the number of shootings in the city to more than 100 in just over a week into the new year, according to police. More Here.

January 14, 2016

Patrol

Video: Chicago Police Say Shootings Killed 19, Wounded 101 in First 10 Days of 2016

Seven people were shot to death and 30 more were wounded across Chicago over the weekend, raising the number of shootings in the city to more than 100 in just over a week into the new year, according to police.

January 14, 2016

Patrol

Judge Permits Release of Video from Controversial Chicago OIS that Sparked Lawsuit

The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman comes as the city reversed its position on Wednesday, saying it no longer opposed release of the video of the 2013 police shooting.

January 14, 2016

Patrol

State's Attorney Calls in FBI to Assist in Investigation of Chicago Police Shooting

The State's Attorney in Cook County, Illinois, has asked for FBI assistance in the police shooting of a 19-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman.

January 1, 2016

Patrol

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Police Shooting of Chicago Man

The father of Quintonio LeGrier, the 19-year-old man fatally shot by Chicago police as he reportedly charged them with a baseball bat over the weekend, has taken legal action against the city of Chicago.

December 29, 2015

Patrol

Chicago Mayor Cuts Vacation Short After Police Shooting Kills 2

Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will cut short his family vacation in Cuba and head home Tuesday after a police shooting Saturday that claimed two lives, one of them a woman who law enforcement admits was killed accidentally by an officer.

December 28, 2015

Patrol

Video: Chicago Commander Acquitted of Brutality Charges

A Chicago police commander has been acquitted of all charges for allegedly shoving a gun in a suspect’s mouth two years ago.

December 15, 2015