CPD officer Frederick Collins has more than 40 misconduct complaints. Now, he’s running for mayor.
Tag: Independent Police Review Authority
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Chicago police pistol-whipped suspect in brutal 2017 arrest
Last year, COPA recommended three of the officers involved be fired. They still haven’t been.
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Family of another teen slain by Chicago police reflects on Van Dyke verdict
Vindication for Laquan McDonald doesn’t mean justice for majority of police shooting victims.
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Sixteen months after cops killed Joshua Beal, still no ruling on whether the shooting was justified
Neither of the off-duty officers involved in the shooting or the dispute that preceded it were in full uniform, as police have claimed.
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TK Joshua Beal
Formal family photo at Tiffaney Boxley’s mom’s 59th birthday circa 2011 with Joshua alone; a group photo of Tiffaney, Malik, Michael, Joshua, and Tiffaney’s nephew AkirCredit: Courtesy Joshua Beal’s Family Tiffaney Boxley, Josh, Josh’s sister in pink Aaliyah Boxley and Tiffaney Boxley’s grandmother Deborah Wilson in wheel chairCredit: Courtesy Joshua Beal’s Family Woman in pink […]
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Ex-Chicago police oversight head: ‘I don’t know Rahm well’
Attorney general hopeful Sharon Fairley says there’s more to her candidacy than her work for IPRA.
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Rauner slams NFL players who protest the national anthem and flag before games, and other Chicago news
Also, a Rascal Flatts restaurant is (seriously) opening in the Fulton Market District.
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City Hall asks federal judge for nationwide injunction to prevent Jeff Sessions from defunding sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, a judge has sealed Jason Van Dyke’s statements to IPRA about Laquan McDonald shooting.
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Villa Park man arrested for allegedly raising money to send ISIS fighters from the U.S. to Syria, and other Chicago
Also, the family of man shot to death by a CPD officer in 2011 is asking for a special prosecutor.
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Mother of teen killed by Chicago police officer Marco Proano ‘glad the verdict was guilty’
Proano never faced criminal charges for fatally shooting 19-year-old Niko Husband, whose family is still seeking justice.
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IPRA reopens investigation into 2014 fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old, and other Chicago news
Also, J.B. Pritzker’s health-care plan involves letting anyone buy into Medicaid.
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Police officers elect new union president, and other Chicago news
Also, the passenger dragged from a United Airlines plane at O’Hare reportedly suffered a concussion, lost two front teeth, and had his nose broken.
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Lots of questions about police accountability, few satisfying answers from IPRA director
Sharon Fairley spoke with the Invisible Institute’s Jamie Kalven—and a room of Chicagoans sick of waiting for police reform.
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CPD clears officers who stopped U.S. rep Bobby Rush, and other Chicago news
Also, Obama’s endorsement has been lucrative for alderman Sophia King’s reelection campaign.
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Forty shocking things we weren’t surprised to learn from the DOJ report on CPD
Beating children, torture by Taser, and use of the N-word: We read every word of it so you don’t have to.