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False Imprisonment: Its Increasing Frequency and the Huge Cost It Imposes on Society

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1429 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, CA, California, chicago, choke hold, Civil rights, civil rights lawsuit, class-action lawsuit, Cleveland, CO, Colorado, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, dallas, Denver, Dishonesty, disorderly conduct, dna evidence, double-standards, Drug war, Eric Garner, excessive force, False imprisonment, Harassment, homan square, Homicide, IL, illegal arrest, Illegal search/entry, Illinois, Innocence Project, James Bain, Jon Burge, Justice System, kelly patterson, Los Angeles, Making a Murderer, Netflix, New York, ny, OH, Ohio, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police misconduct, Police State, Qualified Immunity, rape, rights, Robert Graham, settlements, Tamir Rice, Texas, Toy gun, TX, U.S. Supreme Court, wrongful death

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network anonymously by a reader, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. If you

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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 1143 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 2718 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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Chicago Police Officer Charged With Criminal Sexual Assault Of A Minor

January 16, 2017January 17, 2017 Steven Thomas 1383 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, chicago, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, criminal, department, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, Justice System, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rape, rights, Sexual, Underage, victim

Officer Eugene Ciardullo, 51, has been arrested and charged with one felony count of ‘criminal sexual assault of a victim between

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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 1301 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 1361 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 1802 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 1258 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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Former Illinois Police Officer Charged With Stealing Over $65,000 From Elderly, Disabled Person

October 22, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1659 Views $65, 165 Shadowbend Drive, 836, Accountability, act forbidden by law, chicago, Civil rights, Cook County, Cook County state's attorney's office, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Disability, disabled person, Dishonesty, Elderly abuse, financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability, forgery, forgery and theft, grand jury indictment, IL, Illinois, illinois state police, iraq, Justice System, kelly patterson, knowingly committed, La Grange, La Grange Police Department, leave of absence, official misconduct, police, police accountability, position of trust or confidence, ptsd, Steven C. Kneifel, suicidal thoughts, sworn police officer, Theft, Wheeling

Steve Kneifel, a former officer with the La Grange (IL) Police Department, was charged with writing checks on the account

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The Blue Mafia: New Book Explores Police Brutality and Consent Decrees in Ohio

October 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1839 Views Accountability, assault, Baltimore, Blue Mafia, Bob Evans, Brutality, California, chicago, Civil rights, Cleveland, consent decree, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, DoJ Civil Rights Division, doj investigation, DoJ settlement, double-standards, drug trafficking, excessive force, ferguson, Filming police, Freddie Gray, freedom, Harassment, Homicide, illegal strip searches, insurers, John Mandopoulos, Justice System, kelly patterson, lapd, law firms, lethal force incident, Michael Brown, Missouri, MO, New York, OH, Ohio, planting evidence, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police Brutality and Consent Decrees in Ohio, Police State, Police Unions, presidential election, rampart crash unit, Richard Olivito, rights, Steubenville, Steubenville Police Department, strive everyday to reach compliance with the decree, Tim Tolka, video, warren, warren police department, WPD

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Tim Tolka, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Within the post,

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All Lives Matter Protester Crashed Bears Game in Monkey Suit

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 Brian Sumner 1089 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 1649 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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