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Chicago Cop (Only) Fired for Shooting Sixteen Times at the Victims of a Drive By Then Lying About It

February 25, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1024 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, chicago, chicago police department, Chrysler, civilian review board, Cook County, cop block, copblock.org, Dishonesty, double-standards, drive-by shooting, excessive force, hearing officer, IL, Illinois, independent police review authority, innocent bystander, IPRA, James Fieweger, kelly patterson, Mitsubishi, Officer Francisco "Frank" Perez, oversight commission, police, police accountability, police department lawyer, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, surveillance video, top notch

Last week, the Chicago Independent Police Review Authority, one of those civilian oversight boards that are designed to make it

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Chicago Police Officer Faces Murder Charges in Shooting of Unarmed Man Jose Nieves

January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Steven Thomas 2332 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, chicago, chicago police department, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, Jose Nieves, Justice System, Officer Lowell Houser, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights

The Chicago Police Department, rocked just days ago with a damning federal report that pointed to years of excessive force,

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Update: Chicago Cop Who Admitted Firing Gun While Driving Drunk Acquitted by Judge

January 4, 2017January 5, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1205 Views 111th Street, 22nd District, Accountability, acutely aware, aggravated battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, assault, behaving aggressively, Buick, Charles Ostrowski, chicago, chicago police department, Chicago.CBS.Local.com, Civil rights, Cook County, cop block, cop shooting gun, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Dominic Dimaggio, double-standards, driving drunk, dui, dwi, excessive force, Firefighter, Ford F250, Harassment, IL, Illinois, Judge James Linn, Justice System, kelly patterson, Merrionette Park, Merrionette Park Police Department, military-type truck, Off Duty Cop, Officer John Gorman, police, police abuse, police accountability, Prospect Avenue, Pryor Avenue, Pulaski Rd, refused breathalyzer, rights, road rage, threatening manner, Update, warning shots, why are you driving like an asshole?

In spite of maintaining that he was “acutely aware” of the fact people are really tired of cops getting off

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Retired Chicago Cop, “Medal of Valor” Winner, Arrested for Burning Homeless Man’s Tent and Belongings

December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1166 Views 1300 block of Dartford Court, Accountability, activist, Arson, artificial knees, assault, Award Winning cop, Charles Dobra, chicago, chicago police department, Chicago Tribune, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, devotion to duty, Dishonesty, double-standards, fl, Florida, foia request, freedom of information act request, good cop, Harassment, Heroism, homelessness, IL, Illinois, Judge Liam C. Brennan, kelly patterson, Key Colony Beach, Medal of Valor, Naperville Sun, personal courage, police, police accountability, political protester, retired cop, Scott Huber, Sergeant James R. Povolo, summer home, targeting homeless, winter home

A man who was arrested for arson after he burned the tent and personal belongings of an area homeless man

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Trial Begins For Chicago Cop Charged With Driving Drunk; Shooting Gun at Firefighter

November 19, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1500 Views 111th Street, Accountability, American Legion Hall, assault, Buick, Charles Ostrowski, chicago, chicago police department, Chicago Tribune, Civil rights, cop shooting gun, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Dominic Dimaggio, double-standards, driving drunk, dui, dwi, excessive force, Firefighter, Harassment, IL, Illinois, internal affairs, Justice System, kelly patterson, Merrionette Park, Merrionette Park Police Department, Off Duty Cop, Officer John Gorman, Palos Heights, police, police accountability, Prospect Avenue, Pryor Avenue, Pulaski Rd, refused breathalyzer, road rage, Spaulding Ave., Worth

After witnessing it almost hit other cars in traffic, Charles Ostrowski, a Chicago firefighter, began following a car owned by

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Chicago to Pay $2 Million to Police Whistle-Blowers After “Few Bad Apples” Destroyed Their Careers

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1153 Views A Few Bad Apples, Accountability, aldermen, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police department, Chief Juan Rivera, Civil rights, civil trial, code of silence, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, cpd, crossing the thin blue line, Daniel Echeverria, David Koschman, Dishonesty, double-standards, evidence of criminal wrongdoing, extortion, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, felony perjury, Finance Committee, First Deputy Corporation Counsel Jenny Notz, Harassment, IL, Illinois, internal affairs, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Mayor rahm emanuel, narcotics unit, Operation Brass Tax, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, Police Whistleblower, rat motherfucker, retaliation, settlement, Sgt Ronald Watts, shaking down drug dealers, Shannon Spalding, strike the root, video

On Monday, Chicago’s City Council Finance Committee approved a settlement of $2 million to two police officers that were the

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All Lives Matter Protester Crashed Bears Game in Monkey Suit

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 Brian Sumner 966 Views Accountability, All Lives Matter, black lives matter, Brian David Sumner, chicago, Chicago Bears, chicago police department, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, detroit, Detroit Lions, Dishonesty, ESPN, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, football, Fox Sports, gorilla suit, IL, Illinois, Justice System, MI, Michigan, nfl, no victim no crime, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, protester, Racism, Sports, Sunday Night Football, video

An individual crashed the Sunday Bears game wearing a gorilla costume and a white t-shirt with the words “All Lives

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Chicago Cop Who Shot Teens on Video Leaked by Judge Charged With Using Unreasonable Force (Update)

September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1496 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, car, chicago, chicago police department, Chiraq, civil right prosecutions, Civil rights, civil rights violations, cnn, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, criminal cops, dash cam video, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, faith and confidence in law enforcement, federal lawsuit, Fox6News.com, harmful effect, Illinois, Joshua H, Judge Andrew Berman, Justice System, kelly patterson, leaked video, Northern District of Illinois, Officer Marco Proano, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, possession of a stolen vehicle, rights, settlement, shot, shot through car, Speeding, stolen car, strengthen trust in the police, Surveillance, teens, teens shot, Traffic stop, United States Attorney, unreasonable use of force, Update, video, Windy City court system, WLS, Zachary T. Fardon

Marco Proano, the Chicago police officer who was recorded by a dash cam shooting at a car full of teenagers

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Lawsuit: Cop Beat, Stuck Gun In Mouth Of Mentally Disabled Teen, Tried To Cover It Up

September 13, 2016 Asa J 1905 Views beating, chicago police, chicago police department, Chicago police officer, Cook County, Cook County jail, Cook County state's attorney's office, cop beats mentally disabled teen, cop beats teen, copblock, copblock.org, cops sticks gun in mouth, cover up, Dishonesty, electronic monitoring, emotional trauma, fake police reports, false reports, federal lawsuit, gun in mouth, independent police review authority, IPRA, lacerations, Matthew Jackson, mental impairment, mentally disabled, Mentally Disabled Teen, Mount Sinai Hospital, Nathaniel Taylor, officer Matthew Jackson, police abuse, police beating, police misconduct, Police State, Richard Dvorak, teen beating, walked across lawn, West Side

A Chicago police officer is being accused of beating and sticking his gun in the mouth of a mentally disabled

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Video Shows Chicago Cop Stomp Drug Suspect’s Head

June 14, 2016 Asa J 1047 Views Anthony Guglielmi, Brutality, chicago, Chicago Fire Department, chicago police department, Chicago police officer, cop stomps man in head, copblock, copblock.org, Drug war, end the drug war, excessive force, facebook, independent police review authority, Minister Jedidiah Brown, Mount Sinai Hospital, narcotics investigation, Police brutality, Police State, protestors, Shaquille O'Neil, stomped in head, Superintendent Johnson, video, West Grenshaw

Video has emerged showing a plainclothes Chicago police officer stomping a man’s head while a second plainclothes cop tries to

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Chicago Cop Who Rammed Car; Beat Innocent Female Pastor Has History of False Charges (Update)

June 3, 2016June 4, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1258 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, chicago, chicago police department, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, IL, Illinois, Justice System, kelly patterson, officer Michelle Morsi Murphy, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, rights, Surveillance, Update, video

In April, Asa J posted the story about a female pastor who had her car rammed and then was pepper

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What Does it Mean to Be a “Good” Cop?

May 13, 2016May 18, 2016 Lorelei McFly 1492 Views Anthony Raymond, barry washington, blue lives murder, blue privilege, chicago police department, Civil asset forfeiture, Darius Pinex, Flint Farmer, Gildardo Sierra, good cops, national police week, NPW, NPW16, police accountability, Police brutality, police misconduct, police murder, Police Week, Policing for Profit

This is the first article in a series for National Police Week. National Police Week (May 15-21 this year) is

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