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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 1365 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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Articles Toxic Cops

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

November 19, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1805 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 PD Task Force: Structural & Procedural Flaws Make Real Accountability Nearly Impossible

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1369 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Bureau of Internal Affairs, chicago, Chicago Police Board, Chicago Police brutality, chicago police department, Chicago Tribune, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, freedom, Harassment, Homicide, IL, Illinois, Justice System, kelly patterson, Laquan McDonald, Lori Lightfoot, Mayor rahm emanuel, murder, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police Accountability Task Force, Police brutality, Police State, Police Unions, PoliceMisconduct.net, Racism, rights, Transparency, video, violent armed gang

A “Police Accountability Task Force” was set up by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel in the wake of the release of

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Justice Dept Launches Probe Into Chicago PD As Unions Attempt To Destroy Records

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 Asa J 1094 Views Accountability, Attorney Anita Alvarez, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police department, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, commander Jon Burge, Cook County, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, craig futterman, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, double-standards, Fraternal Order of Police, Freedom of Information Act requests, Harassment, Illinois, Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Circuit Court, Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, Jamie Kalven, Judge Franklin Valderrama, Judge Peter Flynn, Justice System, Laquan McDonald, Mayor rahm emanuel, New York Times, Obstruction, officer George Hernandez, Officer Jason Van Dyke, Police Benevolent and Protective Association, Police State, police Torture, President Dean Angelo, Torture, uperintendent Garry McCarthy

The Chicago police department has been mired in controversy after footage was released late last month showing officer Jason Van

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Better Than A Cop: Uber Driver Saves the Day

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015 Ademo Freeman 1286 Views Ademo Freeman, assault, Assistant State Attorney Barry Quinn, better than a cop, chicago, Chicago Tribune, Civil rights, concealed carry, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, crime rates, DailyCaller, Everardo Custodio, Featured, freedom, Gun rights, Guns, New Hampshire, North Milwaukee Avenue, permits, police, Police State, rights, shooting, strike the root, Uber, video, WGN-TV

The WGN-TV video below discusses an Uber driver who had just dropped off a fare when he found himself in the

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Zion IL Police Kill 17 Year Old, Claim He Had a Gun; Won’t Explain Much More

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 Ademo Freeman 1138 Views 24th Street, 911 call, assault, Brutality, Chicago Tribune, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Dishonesty, DOA, double-standards, Featured, film the police, Galilee Avenue, Gilead Avenue, Illinois, justus howell, killer cop, murder, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police shooting, Police State, shot in the back, standard police policy, teen shot by police, ussa, video, WGN.com, what a police state looks like, yet another police killing, zion illinois, zion police

In what seems to be standard police policy these days, the Zion (Illinois) Police are keeping their pig lips tight regarding important details

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Police Kill 95-Year-Old Man with Bean-Bag Rounds

July 30, 2013January 1, 2014 Kate 740 Views Advocate Christ Medical Center, blunt force trauma, Chicago Tribune, Cook County, Cook County Medical Examiner, excessive force, Homicide, Illinois, John Warna, Park Forest, Park Forest Police Department, Police brutality, rt, St. James Hospital

As reported by WorldTruth.tv: A 95-year-old Illinois man died in a violent confrontation with police on Friday after refusing to

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