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CPD sends error-ridden ShotSpotter report to City Council
The data includes over 12,000 events where police response times were zero or negative.
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“No, it’s just fireworks!” Chicago cop opens fire on child with fireworks after ShotSpotter gunshot alert
Body-worn camera footage of the January 25 incident in Gresham was released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability today.
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Study: ShotSpotter has “no effect” on Chicago’s fatal shootings or arrest rates
A new study has found that ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection technology (GDT), does not live up to the benefits touted by the vendor and law enforcement. Among the study’s findings, ShotSpotter “did not translate to any meaningful improvements to crime control outcomes.” Initially marketed as a crime reduction system, ShotSpotter, now rebranded as SoundThinking, has […]
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Former CPD deputy chief on the ShotSpotter sales team shilling lies about the faulty tech
Kevin Johnson, like other former police officers on the customer success team, is entitled to a police pension in addition to any salary he collects from SoundThinking.
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Crooked Chicago cop crew seen in videos stealing guns, drugs, and cash
Four Calumet District tactical unit officers were stripped of their police powers after filing false reports—in one instance, they even let a man wanted for murder walk away smoking his blunt.
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CPD detective who tweeted selfie at Ariana Grande under investigation for racist and transphobic comments
Dozens of shockingly racist and transphobic social media posts from Detective Shawn Popow are currently under investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
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Barrington library board candidate Chase Heidner is deep into QAnon
Heidner and her partner Benjamin Jinno, who shared on social media that he was at the January 6 Capitol riot, have amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on their frequently suspended conspiracy theorist TikTok accounts.
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Antisemitic flyers found hours before gun rights activists and extremists packed DuPage County board meeting
Residents discovered bags packed with gun control-themed Goyim Defense League propaganda and rat bait in their suburban Winfield neighborhood.