(Sun Times Wire) More than four years after Laquan McDonald was killed by a Chicago police officer, hearings began Wednesday to determine whether four other officers accused of lying about the shooting should be fired. The Chicago Police Board will not make a ruling in the case for another few months. But the hearings this…
(Fox) Chicago Police are pouring over hours of surveillance video and are questioning a person of interest as they try to identify the person that shot and killed an off-duty Chicago Police officer early Saturday morning. Officers lined up outside Northwestern Memorial, where John Rivera, 23, died after being shot in the 700 block of…
(Fox) UPDATE: An off-duty Chicago police officer was fatally shot in what appears to be a random attack early Saturday in River North, and another man who was with him is in critical condition after being wounded. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the officer as 23-year-old John P. Rivera of the Hegewisch neighborhood…
(Sun Times Wire) Lying on his belly, at a distance of about 70 yards, a Chicago Police SWAT team member fired his rifle and ended the mass shooting at Mercy Hospital that shocked the city in November. On Tuesday, Officer Elvis Turcinovic was honored for his bravery alongside several other officers who rushed toward the…
(Sun Times Wire) The Chicago Police Department is seeking a six-month suspension for the sergeant who shot an unarmed, developmentally disabled man in August 2017. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability — which investigates use of force by CPD officers — found that Sgt. Khalil Muhammad was not justified when he shot Ricardo “Ricky” Hayes…
(Tribune) A 19-year-old woman was charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of a Chicago police officer who was serving a warrant in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Saturday night, authorities said. Emily Petronella is accused of shooting the 34-year-old officer through a back door of a home in the 2700 block…
(WGN) A Chicago police officer was in critical condition Saturday night after being shot in the shoulder while executing a search warrant in Humboldt Park. The tactical officer, 34, was trying to enter the back door of a home in the 2700 block of West Potomac Avenue when someone inside fired a single shot through…
(Sun Times Wire) A federal appeals court Monday upheld the conviction of a Chicago police officer serving a five-year prison sentence for shooting into a car full of teenagers in December 2013, wounding two. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded in a 23-page opinion that the “brazenness” of Marco Proano’s actions that night…
(ABC) Chicago police shot and wounded a suspect after police said he drove his car at officers in the Lawndale neighborhood Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at about 11:30 p.m. in the 3900-block of West Roosevelt Road when Chicago police officers spotted a white SUV that was wanted for firing several gunshots in the area.…
(ABC) Family members and colleagues gathered Monday for the funeral for fallen Chicago police Officer Samuel Jimenez, who was fatally shot a week ago as a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital. “He didn’t live for himself. He lived for the people of this city, protecting them and putting others’ lives before his own as…
(Tribune) The trial kicking off Tuesday over an alleged cover-up by Chicago police in the controversial killing of Laquan McDonald isn’t just rare — it’s unprecedented. Former Detective David March, ex-Officer Joseph Walsh and Officer Thomas Gaffney are believed to be the first Chicago cops ever to face criminal “code of silence” charges stemming from…
(Sun Times Wire) A 16-year-old boy was killed and another teenage boy was in custody after attempting to rob an off-duty Chicago police officer at gunpoint Thursday morning in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood on the Northwest Side. At 2:23 a.m., the two teens approached a CPD officer who was inside his personal vehicle parked in…
(ABC) The Chicago Police Board has ignored the recommendation of oversight officials and cleared an officer of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy six years ago. In a rare finding last year, the Independent Police Review Authority found Officer Brandon Ternand at fault for shooting Dakota Bright in the back of the…
(Fox) The handgun used to kill a Chicago police commander had once been bought and sold by an unlicensed gun dealer who federal authorities say described peddling guns “like an addiction.” The Chicago Tribune investigated the various sales of the gun that was used to kill Cmdr. Paul Bauer in February. The accused shooter, Shomari…
(Fox) From the moment Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, the case has centered around the video. As attorneys prepare to make their final arguments on Thursday, the question is what jurors will think after watching the video repeatedly over the course of…
(Sun Times Wire) After the prosecution called one rebuttal witness to the stand, it rested its case in rebuttal, and the defense called no more witnesses. Jurors will hear closing arguments on Thursday. This morning, lawyers from both sides will discuss the critical instructions that will be read to the jury before they begin to…
(Tribune) Officer Jason Van Dyke’s legal team continued presenting its case for a second day in his murder trial Tuesday, including a much-anticipated computer animation re-creating the shooting of Laquan McDonald from the embattled police officer’s perspective. Here are five takeaways from the sixth overall day of testimony. Jurors on Tuesday watched the much-anticipated defense…
(Sun Times Wire) Former Chicago Police Officer Joseph Walsh stood about two feet from the jury box Tuesday, playing the role of Laquan McDonald as Walsh re-enacted the final seconds of the 17-year-old’s life before he was shot. Walsh volunteered to step off the witness stand during cross-examination by lawyers for his former partner, Jason…
