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Appeals court backs police secrecy

Chicago :: IL :: USA | 29 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Chicago Police Department can keep its misconduct records secret, a federal appellate panel ruled Tuesday. The decision from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals was a setback for independent journalist and community activist Jamie Kalven, who has waged...

Tags: The Chicago Police Department, appeals court, Jamie Kalven

Chicago police in arrest video under scrutiny

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Chicago police are investigating a video of officers who allegedly forced a college student to pose with them after his arrest during last month's G-20 summit in Pittsburgh . The Chicago police officers were paid by Pittsburgh to assist with security,...

Tags: The Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police Dept, Pittsburgh, police officers

Victim in DUI crash laid to rest

Chicago :: IL :: USA | 7 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

About 300 people attended the funeral and burial today for Andrew Cazares, one of the two men killed when authorities say a drunken off-duty Chicago police detective slammed into their car on the Dan Ryan Expressway last week.

Tags: The Chicago Police Department, police detective, DUI, duty chicago, ryan expressway, dan ryan

Cops buy more gas-guzzling SUVs

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Cops buy 165 more gas-guzzling SUVs Winter-tough Tahoe matches sedan's 14 mpg: officials July 18, 2008 The Chicago Police Department will quadruple its fleet of gas-guzzling Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs this year -- to more than 200 -- under a contract in the...

Tags: The Chicago Police Department, Birkett, police aid, Illinois State Police

Daley downplays shootings near Taste

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The mayor dismissed the notion that the shootings could hurt the city's bid for the Olympic Games . He said the downtown shootings were "off site" from a festival attended by 3.5 million people during a 10-day period and there were "no problems" at the...

Tags: The Chicago Police Department, Mayor Daley, major mistakes

Cops: Few arrested for violating gun ban

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Ordinance is just symbolic June 27, 2008 The Chicago Police Department seized more than 13,000 guns last year, but only a handful of people were arrested for violating the city's handgun ban, records show. Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said...

Tags: The Chicago Police Department, handgun ban, guns ban

Chicago cop charged in insurance fraud scheme

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Joseph Grillo, an officer from the Grand Central District, and James "Meatball" Athans, a tow-truck driver and owner of Collision Towing, were charged with trying to defraud State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance with false claims of stolen vehicles,...

Tags: Joseph Grillo, The Chicago Police Department, insurance fraud, FBI, police officer, James P. Athans

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