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America 2012: The Supreme Court Has Made It Legal For The Police To Strip Search You Any Time They Want

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The American Dream Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police in the United States can strip search anyone that they arrest. It doesn’t matter how minor the crime is and it doesn’t matter if they suspect that you have contraband on you or not. …

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Judge may decide on special prosecutor in Daley nephew case

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By Ryan Haggerty Tribune reporter 10:04 a.m. CDT, April 6, 2012 A Cook County judge is scheduled to decide this afternoon whether to appoint a special prosecutor to look into how Chicago police investigated the 2004 death of David Koschman following a drunken confrontation with a nephew of then-Mayor Richard …

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Mayor’s office buys 8,513 more face shields for NATO summit

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BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com March 21, 2012 7:54PM Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration is buying 8,513 more face shields for Chicago Police officers at a cost of $757,657 — and demanding delivery in time for the May 20-21 NATO summit — to give every officer on the street …

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Police Handcuff NBC Chicago Photojournalist

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Police held Williams and Ponce for about 10 minutes. The officer who handcuffed them is recorded on camera warning members of the media that their First Amendment rights could be terminated. “Your First Amendment rights can be terminated if you’re creating a scene or whatever,” the officer said. When asked …

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Officer fired for allegedly beating woman while on a domestic call

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By Mary Owen TribLocal reporter Friday at 2:28 p.m. A Joliet police officer has been fired after allegedly using excessive force while responding to a domestic dispute earlier this month at a motel. Officer Thomas O’Connor, a four-year veteran of the Joliet Police Department, was alone when he responded to …

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Off-duty officer got special treatment in fatal hit-run case, prosecutors argue

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January 17, 2012, By Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune reporter A Chicago police officer accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old boy received preferential treatment from investigators who drove the off-duty officer to a restroom, delayed field-sobriety tests and overlooked key evidence that he was intoxicated, prosecutors said Tuesday …

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Man Crashes Into Gresham Police Station

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The 36-year-old driver was cited for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. He was the only occupant of the car Authorities say a driver has crashed his car into the wall of a Chicago police station on the city’s South Side. No injuries or major …

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Committee OKs more than $3 million to settle police misconduct cases

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By Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune reporter December 13, 2011 A City Council committee Monday approved paying more than $3 million to settle two cases of alleged misconduct that, according to one key alderman, indicated “a troubling pattern” in Chicago Police Department lockups. Police and civilian detention aides were accused in …

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To Protect And To Scare

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AIR-ONE police truck Spotted this police truck on Madison Street in the Loop recently. It’s intimidation factor is so over the top that I thought it was an improperly parked movie prop. It turns out, it’s legit. The “my police department can beat up your police department” vehicle isn’t part …

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Feds: Two Chicago cops took orders from Latin Kings

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BY Teresa Auch Schultz Sun-Times Media November 18, 2011 6:04PM A bistate crackdown on the Latin Kings street gang on Friday snared two Chicago Police officers accused of using their badges to rob people in Northwest Indiana and Illinois. Their arrests were part of a broader crackdown against gang members …

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Lindenhurst Cops Try To Hit Illinois Man With 15 Year Jail Sentence For Recording Traffic Stop

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Officer: “Guess what? You were eavesdropping on our conversation. I did not give you permission to do so. Step out of the vehicle.” Despite clear legal precedent, nationwide hoax that it is illegal to film cops prevails Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Thursday, September 29, 2011 Cops arrested an Illinois man …

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Transit beat to get 50 full-time cops

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City, CTA bumping up funding for train, bus patrols By Kristen Mack, Tribune reporter July 28, 2011 Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool on Wednesday touted a $10 million investment to hire 50 full-time police officers to patrol the rail and bus system. But a closer …

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Garry McCarthy to NATO, G-8 protestors: Police will be ready

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BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com Updated: July 15, 2011 Battle lines between protesters and the police are already being drawn for the NATO and G-8 summits that Chicago will host next spring. On Thursday, an anti-war organizer said he was scouting potential staging areas for crowds of protesters expected outside …

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