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14th District Oath Keeper cop interfered with DCFS investigation, removed from SWAT for unknown incident
Police records and social media posts illustrate massive misconduct issues with Sergeant Michael Nowacki, who will also not be disciplined for joining the anti-government militia that helped coordinate the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack.
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Four crooked cops caught unlawfully seizing guns and lying about it now face termination
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s investigation sustained 108 combined allegations against the crew, exposing a pattern of misconduct by the 5th District tactical officers.
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CPD ShotSpotter “Lives Saved” list includes at least one dead man, other misleading wins
Records show the Chicago Police Department has misrepresented the extent of the technology’s role in providing aid to gunshot victims.
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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.