Stories in Policing
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Cop who killed Anthony Alvarez training new recruits
Evan Solano, now a CPD field training officer, avoided termination in 2022 after chasing Alvarez and shooting him in the back.
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“SheepdogCPD” Detective Shawn Popow faces termination
Superintendent Larry Snelling concurred with the recommendation of an exhaustive 36-page report outlining the officer’s racist social media posts.
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“Somewhere nobody would find her”
Nearly five years later, a six month suspension for violent cop who held ex-girlfriend against her will
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“Y’all jump out on us every day”—Tactical team that killed Dexter Reed was involved in a shooting 24 hours earlier
The 11th District tactical officers were conducting potentially unlawful searches with their body-worn cameras turned off when one of them shot and killed a dog.
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Tactical team who killed Dexter Reed under investigation for over two dozen unjustified stops and searches
A review of police surveillance footage also shows CPD stopping another driver immediately before heading in Reed’s direction.
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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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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.