Saturday, January 20, 2007

Are We at War?

...with Streets and Sanitation? Numerous comments are cluing us into a couple of incidents of unmarked squad cars being towed. This is asinine.

First of all, we're recommending refusing to pay anything to get a squad car out of hock. It's the City's car - they want it, they can pay to get it. If an Inspector wants to write someone up for parking illegally, fine - they need their pimpy movers. But circumventing the established disciplinary process and harming you monetarily WITHOUT DUE PROCESS is beyond the pale. FOP? Any word on this? This sounds like a definite grievance to say the least.

There better be some sort of policy change before Monday morning or we are predicting not only a war with Streets and San, but a severe shortage of unmarked squad cars in the Areas and somehow, no one will have seemed to have checked them out.

123 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

OFF TOPIC ANYONE HEAR ABOUT THE 019 DISTRICT TACT TEAM GOOFS THAT HAD THEIR GUNS TAKEN AWAY BY THE BAD GUYS. THEN ONE GOT OC SPRAYED WITH HIS OWN SPRAY....GOOFS

1/19/2007 11:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The very idea that an "Authorized Emergency Vehicle" should be towed from an "Unauthorized Parking Space" is, quite frankly, oxymoronic. If you look at any logical, reasonable reading of the federal, state and local regulations, it can be determined that while a law enforcement officer is "on the clock," so to speak, the use of that law enforcement officer's vehicle use of a parking space or area takes precedent over any civilian vehicle's use or procurement of a viable parking position.
This is not negotiable. Police officers are not soccer moms out running errands in the 'burbs. There are many times, spaces are needed in a very congested city for either marked or unmarked police vehicles. HERE ENDETH THE DEBATE!

1/20/2007 12:00:00 AM  
Blogger Murphy40Pct said...

Cline, Starks, Williams etc. have to kiss the mayors ass to keep their jobs. FOP's job is to be outspoken supporters of the police. The FOP should have been out yesterday giving a news conference that the SunTimes article was biased reporting. The FOP should speak out against this new policy-a reaction to the picture of K9 PO who had a legit reason for parking in that (non-public)handicap spot. I expect nothing less from the SunTimes and the brass, but every other big city's police union speaks out...where is the FOP sticking up for us? I want my dues back.

1/20/2007 12:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anybody have Steve Sorfleet's home and cell phone number?

1/20/2007 01:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Any word from FOP yea right...not until the mayor says its ok to speak.

Keep on makin those arrests!!

1/20/2007 02:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah, well I heard Sean D was parked illegally in Harwood Heights when he got into a fight with a Streets and San guy who was related to Troutman then some stripped guys from SOS who were driving by broke it up.

1/20/2007 04:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah on advice of SCC don't pay for the vehicles release. Then when you get your suspension and discipline maybe SCC can represent you again. DUH !!

1/20/2007 07:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton, 1887.

While "King Richard II" would not fare particularly well on an IQ test, he surpassed his father as a political genius long ago. Daley could even teach Niccolo Machiavelli a few things.

First of all, through political patronage and backroom deals, he has assembled a nucleus to indefinitely ensure his reelection.

Through monolithic voting patterns, any moron endorsed by the Democratic Party is virtually assured of victory (i.e., "the Toddler").

His bullshit facade of wrought iron fences and floral planters has even fooled the intelligentsia among Chicago voters, just as long as the garbage is picked up and streets of snow are promptly cleared.

Historically, some Chicagoans have actually taken a perverse pride in its legacy of corruption.

"Challengers" Brown and Walls are nothing more than stalking horses for Daley. A Republican mayor will never happen in our grandchildren's lifetime in this town.

Even the embattled and indicted Arenda Troutman will win handily.

While "the Machine" gets winos, morons and even the deceased to the polls, suburban Cook County voters are apathetic, again evidenced by "the Toddler's" landslide victory.

Local media stands idly by with tongue in cheek by realizing that any alternative to Daley could well be worse, at least on a short-term basis. Their periodic "criticism" could be compared to using a pea-shooter against an Abrams tank.

When the overreactive and mercurial Daley gets pissed about guns, illegal city parking, whatever, he tells his six-figure salaried minions to jump. In turn, they will ask hizzonor "how high?".

Most Chicagoans have no concept of reform measures such as a RECALL REFERENDUM INITATIVE and TERM LIMITS.

Daley will always appease the West and South Side "clergy demands", using no moral compass whatsoever. If you are a political liability, he will hang you out to "twist slowly in the wind". He truly is a "ho" that will sell out honest, hard working police officers in a heartbeat.

Barring ill-health or death, you better get use to Mr. Daley. If U.S. Atty. Pat Fitzgerald's successor is a Democratic appointee, it's "Katie bar the door."

Political "reform" in Chicago remains a perpetual oxymoron. After all, it is "da Chicago Way".

1/20/2007 07:59:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

019 "Tact" goofs still have Mommy wipe their noses, they didn't know anything as beat guys and now are on the tact team, what a joke and embarrassment!!! You think the Dept. would have learned when Ceriale was killed, and these 2 wouldn't make a pimple on his ass. Not the police for sure!!!

1/20/2007 08:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it not against the law to be drunk while carrying a firearm???

1/20/2007 08:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your Mayor is a fool. He's embarrassed about illegally parked squad cars but won't think twice about spending over 1 billion dollars on building new schools for the worst school system in the nation. No wonder the "students" walk around like zombies at dismissal time. The fucking tree they just walked by is smarter than they are. Future CPD boss I'm sure.

1/20/2007 08:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
OFF TOPIC ANYONE HEAR ABOUT THE 019 DISTRICT TACT TEAM GOOFS THAT HAD THEIR GUNS TAKEN AWAY BY THE BAD GUYS. THEN ONE GOT OC SPRAYED WITH HIS OWN SPRAY....GOOFS

1/19/2007 11:49:03
true or not please dont post this stuff ob here it does no one any good.

1/20/2007 08:59:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

when fired upon - return fire. every time a S.S. tow truck rolls thru a stop sign, blows thru a a light, uses the alley as a street, ON THE CELL PHONE, double parked in front of white hen, write them ALL!!!

1/20/2007 09:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm going to start ticketing street sweepers for driving on the wrong side of the road.

BOOYAH GRAMMA!!!

1/20/2007 09:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Was on Taylor st. for lunch yesterday and saw an unmarked getting towed. All during my break it seemed the streets and sans trucks were just trolling the street.

1/20/2007 09:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is in the best interest of all officers to make the Mayor regret one of the truly dumbest knee-jerk
decisions he has ever made regarding the Police. Put the heat on the S&S drivers....red lights, stop signs, backing out of alleys, u turns in front of oncoming traffic. And if they give you ANY spec of trouble about it, take them in. Drive those S&S vehicles into the pound, put holds on them "pending investigation." We'll see how Daley reacts to the NEW emergency, no S&S drivers available to drive or tow ANYTHING, because they're all tied up in court! Thanks in advance, Mr. Mayor!

1/20/2007 09:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well the madness has already started, in the 12th dist CO Book we were told the the mayor was on Taylor street onthursday for lunch and observed several unmarked cars parked illeagally on Taylor street. He personally had S & S tow the cars. The war has begun, no breaks!

1/20/2007 10:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't believe S&S tow trucks are exempt from IVC and traffic ordinances, requiring tow trucks to have a brake light bar for the vehicle being told. Tow trucks must have a yard of sand on board, a broom and shovel, an extra plate for the vehicle being towed. Boys and girls start looking up all the details of laws governing tow trucks and start enforcing them.. On Taylor St. most of the S&S tow guys are outfit guys, look for their guns and in many cases dope. The first time a police vehicle is towed while a po or det is on a legitimate police assignment lock up the tow driver for interferring or obstructing.

1/20/2007 10:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OFF TOPIC:

Thursday night two F/1 on duty officers from 022 (either 2212 or 2213) on third watch were shopping at Dollar store in Merroinette park on 115th street in full uniform. Meanwhile crime is rampant on the west end. Priceless.

1/20/2007 10:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How about these for presence in the ghetto?

http://www.geekarmy.com/cool/VEPR-Commander.html

Replace the Tahoes with these suckers... LoL.

1/20/2007 11:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

019 PO had gun snatched by bad guy through the window of bad guys car who then drove away, partner had his mace taken and then it was used on him. short chase ensued, both arrested and charged. Thank God no catastrophe. Don't let your gun get within snatching distance of bad guys. Good thing no cop was shot.

1/20/2007 11:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

There are many times, spaces are needed in a very congested city for either marked or unmarked police vehicles.......
ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE CHINATOWN CAFE...

1/20/2007 11:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

why does anyone care if the city takes their car...let them...when all the cars are in the pund then who's left to do the work? back logs commanders getting pissed that their cars aren't up F IT!

1/20/2007 11:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

PER THE BOSS, NAME CHECK WILL BE CONDUCTED ON ALL DIRVERS FOR TEH CITY. BACKGOURND CHECKS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND ARRESTS WILL BE MADE.

LOOK OUT NOW

1/20/2007 11:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I can see the fallout now. City is going to take a hit on this one the first time were late getting to a job. read as follows:

Dispatcher: 1512, units in 15, units on citywide, were getting a battery in progress, domestic related, 1414 W. Jackson.

1512: 1512, 10-4, On the way.

Dispatcher: 1512, were getting a second call from your domestic, the offender is tearing up the house now. Are you there yet?

1512: Negitive squad, we've made two passes, were looking for a legal parking spot. Can you call them back and ask the offender to take a time out?

Dispatcher: 1512, EMS is being dispatched, were getting a third call the offender just cut the caller, then took the phone away.

1512: 10-4 squad, let ems know they can find legal parking near the united center since there are no games tonight. Let them know they are going to have a 14 block hike, so step it up.

Dana, your knee jerk response is so full of shit. Did you think this one through for over 3 minutes or just throw it out there.

FOP, Im still waiting for your response.

1/20/2007 11:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WHAT A MESS. 014 DISTRICT COPPERS SAVED THE TACT TEAM FROM FROM 019. AFTER THEY HAD THEIR GUNS TAKEN AWAY.....IF NOT THE OFFENDERS WOULD HAVE BEEN LONG GONE ON 90/94

1/20/2007 11:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OFF TOPIC--but important

Dear Phil (I know you read this)

Last night the battery on my radio failed at 1930, 4 hours into working the street. This wouldn't be so bad, but my partner's battery only made it to 1915. We tried to send a message to the zone saying we had bad radios but the computer's touch screen and green keyboard "send" buttons stopped working also for a couple of minutes. That same computer is out of range approximately 1/3 of the tour. We don't have spare computers in the station, so I guess we'll stick with the lesser of two evils and keep the one that works when it wants to.

How about spending some of the Blackberry money and buying batteries to replace the ones that are worn out from 5-10 years of hard use? The street officers depend on equipment, not Blackberries.

How about getting the new IBM computers into the districts where 60-80% of the old POS PDTs are either inoperable or have been in the shop for a minimum of 60 days?
Does OEMC even fix the old PDTs?

Why should we do for you when you don't seem to do for us?

You want 10,000 sworn to do the work of 13,500 sworn but you won't meet us halfway.

You nitpick us with Inspectors who pick on officers for having grungy shoes AT THE END of shift. I worked with one Inspector when he was a PO and he was the biggest dogass in the district, now he feels he alone can save the Patrol Division through shined shoes.

You have a fit if an officer wants to go home at 5 after the hour after taking 15-30 jobs in 8 hours. I have seen the exodus of unmarked Fords leaving the back lot at 5, it looks like a TV commercial.

I have personally seen many exempt members drinking away their 3 hour lunches at various places, but we get banged with jobs 1 minute after our lunch period ends and we haven't paid the check yet.

You and 90% of the other gold stars seem to have forgotten what it is to wear a blue shirt. The only boss worth a shit is Dugan, and he has his moments also.

1/20/2007 12:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i hear some of you talking about how we can't get a tow truck for at least an hour when 2 cars that were involved in an accident and blocking the intersection...but, every "no parking" zone is not a tow sone. but, if it were, why would s&s target only police vehicles when there are hundreds of civilian vehicles parked the same way and they don't get towed. i have seen countless chicago dept. of revenue vans parked illegally in bus stops, fire hydrants etc. they are as far as you can get from an emergency vehicle. let the boot man walk a block with his boot in hand to do his job. sounds stupid, but this is what the city wants. maybe a few parkers on other city vehicles will quell this absurdity. how bout a ticket on a cta bus when it is stopped in the no parking zone near a dunkin donuts shop while he runs in to get a cup of coffee ? the look on his face would be priceless. gas company or com ed ? again, i have never written a ticket under these circumstances, but, now might be a good time to start. how bout a cable installer or furniture delivery truck ? can't park trucks with "b" truck plates on the sidestreets. need i go on ? is a mail delivery vehicle an emergency vehicle ? how bout when the mail carrier leaves the car running when they make a "quick" delivery...mover for leaveing a running vehicle unattended. i would never advocate an all out war between city agencies, but, a month or so of an all out barrage on these types of vehicles, it may just go away. when the brass has to field calls from u.p.s., and other companies about the $1000's of dollars in tickets, they may let up. here's another idea, let any civilian park anywhere and anytime. only ticket illegally parked city(not police) and delivery vehicles for a while and see what happens. use your discretion wisely and it will pay off.

1/20/2007 12:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Off-topic here too.
Anyone see the sea of city trucks dropping off the blue bin garbage cans throughout the 19th ward this morning?

Aaah, election time must be here. Now is the time to get that tree taken down. LOL

1/20/2007 12:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Something about this might be a good thing. I always have about $4000 cash with me when Im working. I collect cars and re-sell for part time cash. It would be a shame if my car was towed and my $4000 is missing from my bag. Hell, I'll make sure I get towed at least three times a month. $1200 a month from the city, I wont even have to buy anymore cars. Just collect the cash.
Lets not forget the new Dell Laptop I have in the trunk thats missing now. Mayor D, give me a new laptop.

1/20/2007 12:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

congrats to the dumbfuck DICK who got his unmarked towed

best part was when you had your fat fuck partner sign the car in, like you never had it. you almost got away with it, too bad every boss and their brother knew about it!

remember OEMC dispatcher had to make notifications...opps

boy they sure tracked you down fast like the dirty dog you are

1/20/2007 01:44:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im not paying shit. They can suspend me if they like and Ill fight it within our process. Utterly ridiculous what this job is coming to. Simply jawdropping. Boy is this a good time to get out!

1/20/2007 01:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Heard the Mayor issued the order that any police office spending more than 5 minutes in a City washroom be ANOV'ed for loitering too. Doesn't want coppers taking those 1/2 bowel movements and reading a magazine.

1/20/2007 02:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just wondering if anyone from 012 can validate a unmarked police car being towed from Taylor St. yesterday? Blue for Life

1/20/2007 02:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If it is war, just remember that S. & Sans is still an "outfit" run group. Did u ever see their mobfader Picardi? They may not get violent in these days, but they'll probably cash in a favor and get you suspended. Be careful if u take these greaseballs on!!!!

1/20/2007 02:46:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who is the guy posting everywhere the Cline's son got robbed. Even though you named the wrong son, why are you so happy to think a policeman was robbed? Do you think it will never happen to you? Sometimes bad guys just get the drop on you. Glad to know whose side you're on.

1/20/2007 02:47:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

turnabout is fair play ... write the tow trucks and streets and san guys and you'll see who wins that battle

1/20/2007 02:58:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FYI !!!!!!

(625 ILCS 5/12 -606) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12 -606)
Sec. 12 -606. Tow -trucks; identification; equipment; insurance.
(a) Every tow -truck, except those owned by governmental agencies, shall have displayed on each side thereof, a sign with letters not less than 2 inches in height, contrasting in color to that of the background, stating the full legal name, complete address (including street address and city), and telephone number of the owner or operator thereof. This information shall be permanently affixed to the sides of the tow truck.
(b) Every tow -truck shall be equipped with:
(1) One or more brooms and shovels;
(2) One or more trash cans of at least 5 gallon capacity; and

(3) One fire extinguisher. This extinguisher shall
be either:

(i) of the dry chemical or carbon dioxide type
with an aggregate rating of at least 4 -B, C units, and bearing the approval of a laboratory qualified by the Division of Fire Prevention for this purpose; or

(ii) One that meets the requirements of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the United States Department of Transportation for fire extinguishers on commercial motor vehicles.

(625 ILCS 5/12 -215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12 -215)
Sec. 12 -215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
(b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on
1. Second division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of an accident or disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway during all times when the use of headlights is required under Section 12 -201 of this Code;

2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction operations within the limits of construction projects;

4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
other construction, maintenance or automotive service vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, service or construction on a highway;

My how many Streets and San vans and tow trucks drive aroud constantly with the amber lights going for no reason. I also wonder if city tow trucks have all their mandated equipment. Maybe we should make sure things are totally legal. We are just enforcing the law. Can't be discipled for doing your job. WINK !!!

1/20/2007 03:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Taking a police car out of service to showboat to the Sun Times that the city will respond to their article is only hurting the public. That is one less car that will be available to respond to emergencies or calls for help from our good citizens. A stupid call. Do it another way.

1/20/2007 03:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

okay, i just read Starks letter about parking. it said that you must justify parking illegally even in an emergency situation. okay so next time you have a domestic in progress, drive around the block a couple times looking for parking. inform squad the following:
Beat car: Squad we are on scene looking for legal parking. We should get to the crime in progess in about 10 minutes as I just found a legal spot to park 3 blocks away.

Oooohh, maybe we can put segways in the trunk so we can park legally far away and then hop on our segways to get to the scene. Vroom Vroom.

1/20/2007 03:55:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A fun idea:

Dont sign the car out, take the keys, drive it into an expensive downtown lot, and leave it there. Have your partner pick you up and have a nice lunch.

1/20/2007 04:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Off-topic here too.
Anyone see the sea of city trucks dropping off the blue bin garbage cans throughout the 19th ward this morning?

Aaah, election time must be here. Now is the time to get that tree taken down. LOL

......................
I saw them too. Made a lot of noise putting the wheels on the carts. I'm sure the west side and south sides are next because I'm sure the residents will recycle there. Rugi Just lost my vote. I think Ill paint my blue can black so I can have another garbage can.

1/20/2007 05:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Say you work in 18, 1, 19 ,23...ect. Its a Saturday Night, the Cubs are in town, there's no legal parking and you have a job. Are they going to tell us we have to pay $25 bucks to park in a parking garage to we can handle our call??? Is that atleast tax deductible?

1/20/2007 05:13:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

019 "Tact" goofs still have Mommy wipe their noses, they didn't know anything as beat guys and now are on the tact team, what a joke and embarrassment!!! You think the Dept. would have learned when Ceriale was killed, and these 2 wouldn't make a pimple on his ass. Not the police for sure!!!

1/20/2007 08:08:19 AM

DO ME A FAVOR BECAUSE I KNOW BOTH OF THESE GUYS. PULL UP THEIR NUMBERS AND PULL UP YOURS IF YOU HAVE HALF THEIR ARRESTS ILL BUY YOU LUNCH FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. NOBODY IN 019 DOES ANY POLICE WORK.

1/20/2007 05:14:00 PM  
Blogger TheHatLives said...

OFF TOPIC:

Thursday night two F/1 on duty officers from 022 (either 2212 or 2213) on third watch were shopping at Dollar store in Merrionette park on 115th street in full uniform. Meanwhile crime is rampant on the west end. Priceless.

1/20/2007 10:48:10 AM

......................

Ya Know,

I'm a White Officer who lives on the west end of 022. That being said I don't care if 2 Officers decided to stop in a store that is on the border of the district. (For those of you on the north side the store in question is on the South Side of 115th St, 022 is on the North side. Pleeeease, give me a break. Like you never shopped on duty, took a longer lunch or personal or even, heaven forbid, Left your beat or even district to do something on duty. I do not know who those 2 Officers were nor do I care. The problem is not with them but a beat and Policing system that sticks it to the taxpayers and rewards the Non-taxpayers. At least the were on the west end to respond to a job If one of the residents called. Get a Life whoever you are.

1/20/2007 05:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you all realize that for one month if we all did nothing, the public outcry would not re-elect Dick !

1/20/2007 05:25:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

it's a shame to see some of thp.o.'s in 022. some of them are the laziest i've ever seen, and they represent all of us. the f/1's that were shopping, are a damn discrace to the uniform!

1/20/2007 05:47:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

*****The main office of Streets and Sanitation is 120 N Racine*****

They are the guys who order all the tows to Lower Wacker Dr

Just in case any PO's want to check the lagality of THEIR parking!!

1/20/2007 06:27:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
OFF TOPIC ANYONE HEAR ABOUT THE 019 DISTRICT TACT TEAM GOOFS THAT HAD THEIR GUNS TAKEN AWAY BY THE BAD GUYS. THEN ONE GOT OC SPRAYED WITH HIS OWN SPRAY....GOOFS

1/19/2007 11:49:03 PM

In the 1st place, no one had their gun (not guns) TAKEN away. It was unfortunate what happened but no one was hurt. Try to do some police work for once and you too will find out it's not always a picture-perfect situation. YOU are the goof.

1/20/2007 06:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Forget the incident in 019, what happened was bad enough. But how about the big morale boosting imbecile watch commander M.R. making fun of his troops at roll call???
You never were the police, a merit dog from day one and you have the gall to make fun of others? Stick to your side broad jag off and leave the rest of us alone.

1/20/2007 06:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes and you can look to an identified tow driver with the name of Florida who gets his orders from the boss. The boss who quite incidentially comes from a family who owns an Italian restaurant on the near southside. The "Mare" eats there with some of his most trusted cronies. Could the name be "Franko's"?

1/20/2007 06:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This department has been and will continue to be managed by anyone willing to toe the Daley line. Daley has dictated that this department becomes a mosaic of voters in Chicago, regardless of the degradation of morale within CPD.
The majority of merit promotions are made to fill a piece of the mosaic without regard to any real qualifications. A young person joining this police department will be hard pressed to find any satisfaction because of the truly inadequate command of this department.
An old timer told me long ago that this department makes policy based on today’s headlines. That was and is still true. Today’s command staff actually believes that they are making the department better, but not out of good intent, but out of politically driven appeasement to those that they are beholden to.

1/20/2007 07:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Off Topic...Rumors from 023 that a female blond PO (came from 011) is trying to jam up 023 Tact/Gang because she is pissed over not getting a spot a couple of months ago. She allegedly is a bartender in Wrigleyville and loves to beef on coppers. Any info?

1/20/2007 07:59:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe the Mayor's car should be towed when its in front of City Hall.

1/20/2007 08:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you don't write working men. the cta is not the city writing a driver will only hurt him not the city. if it is true and not only a one-time occurence about cars being towed at the request of the mayor then write the s and s guys not every working-stiff. even if you write the drivers the city won'tpay the tickets. long-form the driver lke the previous post said for obstruction.

1/20/2007 08:46:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ladies and Gents, don't be too mad at streets and sans regarding this situation they've got a job to do, remember, they're still under the Microscope.

This all stems from the Number 2 guy of the Police Department (you know, the guy who got all his powers taken away from him) and what little power he has left, he's trying to cure the Headache by cutting of the head".

And all because one Dumb ass clout canine guy screws up, and now we're all screwed.

What about all those cars police request to be towed? They end up getting towed hours later. So, now these Tow Trucks are going to be lurking around every corner, even on our jobs?

Lets find legal parking when that poor lady is gettting her ass kicked by her dude - or when you back up another officer. So, you better not be double parked, better not be parked at a hydrant or tow zone.

What the #2 guy doesn't get is, he has like what? 3 Drivers? and they park his car for him.

It's a shame, if any of these bosses were smart, they would assign a Sgt. to investigate any officer parked illegally based on an ON VIEW infraction by a Sgt., or a call from Joe/Jane citizen or Streets and Sans. Oh! Almost forgot, and any of you policemen out there who like to stick it to other policemen.

Rights? We got no rights?

"OH WHERE OH WHERE HAS OUR FOP GONE?, OH WHERE OH WHERE CAN THEY BE"??????????????????

1/20/2007 08:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
PER THE BOSS, NAME CHECK WILL BE CONDUCTED ON ALL DIRVERS FOR TEH CITY. BACKGOURND CHECKS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND ARRESTS WILL BE MADE.

LOOK OUT NOW

1/20/2007 11:48:09 AM

easy on the jack n cokes before you start writing.

they betta "rezend" this stupid azz G.O. quick. i thinkz the boys n blue will turn this around so fuckn fazt that won't know what hit him. just give me a chance to write paper on my car being taken. please please please. and NO it won't be parked their cause i waz on lunch.

daley you're a dickhead. the gold star cpd puppets = dick is pulling yo strings as usual.

1/20/2007 09:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the f/1's that were shopping, are a damn discrace to the uniform!

1/20/2007 05:47:55 PM

Why do I see you typing away w/your Klansman Hood on?

HEY SCC YOU BETTER CHECK ALL THE RASCISTS IN BLUE, THEY ARE MAKING YOU LOOK LIKE A FOOL!

1/20/2007 10:42:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear F.O.P., C-MON GUYS!

If you seek re-election, please step up to the plate!

At the very least, defend us by way of the News Papers!

We shouldn't have to ask, and we shouldn't have to remind you of our Union Paycheck Deductions either.

So, anything you can do for us, now would be a good time.

1/20/2007 11:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

F.O.P. letting you know in advance, you're not speaking for this Policeman when you go ahead and endorse our Current Mayor!

Send out some type of Questionaire/Ballot before you speak on behalf of the City of Chicago Coppers for any future political endorcements - Remember, our Police Livelyhood, Policy and overall future, is at stake everytime you do so! This includes all those Judges too!

I'd gladly pay extra for the postage!

Those in Favor? Say "I"

1/20/2007 11:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey all you working Beat Coppers, keep in mind that Tow Trucks used to tow vehicles in the City are not all City of Chicago Tow Trucks.

Most of them are those Two-Bit Contracted Tow Trucks who would've towed your car in a New York Second prior to being contracted by the City, so nothing's changed for them. The diffence now is, they get to stalk us and our vehicles when we exit them, So, look out!

Flip side, it's going to be easier on our concious when we issue them citations and run name checks.

By the way, I came up with an Idea...

If everyday, we generate numerous Tow Reports on vehicles parked in Tow Zones after Ticketing them, this would keep the Tow Monkees off our backs a bit. They'd be a little too busy to hound us as much. And the greatest part of all? We'd be doing our job - Legit!

Cause we all know, that everyday those cars we ticket in Tow Zones are left alone, and at our discretion - most of us feel that the ticket is enough.

Think about it.

This would spare most of the Patronage S & S guys/gals, but not the Patronaged Tow Trucking Companies used.

Well, be safe out there.

1/21/2007 12:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Off Topic...Rumors from 023 that a female blond PO (came from 011) is trying to jam up 023 Tact/Gang because she is pissed over not getting a spot a couple of months ago. She allegedly is a bartender in Wrigleyville and loves to beef on coppers. Any info?

1/20/2007 07:59:05 PM

I have it on good authority that she had to leave 011 because she got invovled with a married cop and it got ugly. She's supposed to be big trouble, guys...

BTW, if you know she's a bartender, they why don't you do what your supposed to? Last I checked, it's against G.O.'s to work in a liquor establishment.

1/21/2007 12:46:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1/20/2007 08:08:19 AM

I hope to God you were fucked up when you wrote your stupid shit. You make it sound like it was his fault. The kid was killed doing his job. I hope you did not explain yourself properly because bringing out Ceriale conversation is just wrong. comparing his actions to what happened in 019 is just stupid and disrespectful.

1/21/2007 01:04:00 AM  
Blogger Murphy40Pct said...

WHERE IS THE FOP? And did the 1st Dept write that ridiculous order? The order states that all police vehicles must park legally at all times. It makes no exceptions for emergencies, traffic control, or official police business. All it states is that if you are parked illegally you must justify it, and may be responsible regardless of an ADS' determination. It doesn't say what a justification would be, so essentially it offers none. He expects us to guess what is justified? I guess I should park legally for every job. I'll be sure to let the zone know that I'm in the area of that in-progress call-but looking for parking. I expect this from 35th, but where the hell is the FOP?

1/21/2007 01:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to 1/20 at 5:20....NO I NEVER SHOPPED IN UNIFORM...and....if I was an Inspector I would have written them up faster than I can get my pen out of my pocket...that is a disgrace and totally inexcuseable. Shop on YOUR time not when you are at work....if you worked for any corporation and did that you'd be fired or repremanded...and yes I have taken longer lunches and yes I have gone home during work...but I have NEVER gone shopping while working...and Never would.

1/21/2007 01:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

when youre on official business, you can park anywhere
When youre not, you cant
Should the squads be towed??? NOOOOOO
And regarding Capt MR from 019, he aint my favorite.

1/21/2007 03:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SAAAAAY, Genius

120 N. Racine is CTA HQ

1/21/2007 04:34:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where is Rickey Gurrero? The "Teflon Juan" is Back on the JOB but Where?

1/21/2007 09:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Guys, we were just doing what we were directed to do. We are senstative to your Police Operations. Streets and Sanitation will not tow unless we get a direct order from Police Command.

1/21/2007 10:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

RICKEY GURRERO FOR MAYOR "THE TEFLON JUAN" he can beat the heat...

1/21/2007 11:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC, would you please elaborate on "the incident" in 019? Apparently, from what I'm reading here, two officers made a stop of a car, and one officer was relieved of his weapon by the violator in his car, who drove off. What exactly happened, and why has it been ignored by you guys? Since it has been allowed to be posted, let's at least get the basic facts posted from some reliable source.

1/21/2007 11:50:00 AM  
Blogger Joe said...

Guys, we were just doing what we were directed to do. we are senstative to Police Operations. Streets and Sanitation will not tow any M-Plates vehicles unless we get the say from Police Headquarters. We will not tow.......

1/21/2007 11:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The the fool who referred to police officers being disarmed and maced as goofs.

Were you there? Do you know the circumstances? Bad shit happens: Yes, even to police officers.

I'm sure where you probably work the worst that can happen is a bad paper cut. Grow up!

1/21/2007 12:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here is a better idea. All MCC violations can be written on ANOV's instead of movers that the judge will probably throw out anyway. Write an ANOV and if they refuse to sign, guess what? You have to make a physical arrest. And then if the S&S vehicle is illegally parked, you get to have S&S tow one of their own to the pound. Priceless....

1/21/2007 12:55:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1/20/2007 05:47:55 PM

Why do I see you typing away w/your Klansman Hood on?

HEY SCC YOU BETTER CHECK ALL THE RASCISTS IN BLUE, THEY ARE MAKING YOU LOOK LIKE A FOOL!

1/20/2007 10:42:05 PM

Your quick to call everybody a racist. It's more like I'm sick of seeing so many fuck-ups and lazy mother fuckers on this job. Not my fault that a high percentage are black. The truth hurts and your mad. So sorry - you putz.

SCC isnt looking like a fool. This is a kick ass site that lets you vent and tell it like it is. If you don't like it, leave and never come back.

1/21/2007 01:05:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

BOY DOES THIS MEAN WHEN I SEE DEPUTY CHIEF RADKE'S UNMARKED SQUAD CAR ILLEGAL PARKED IN FRONT OF A TAVERN , CAN I WRITE A PARKING TICKET AND TOW THE VEHICLE. HEY BETTER YET I WILL WRITE A PARKING TICKET WAIT TILL HE DRIVES AWAY AND THEN LOCK HIM UP FOR A DUI, AND IMPOUND HIS VEHICLE.

1/21/2007 03:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it true,That clines kid got stuck-up and the big guy called,and used 50 coppers for his private use...

1/21/2007 04:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Reply 12:46:09 21 Jan 07
I happen to know of this "blondie" female Po in 023 and know that she is beyond bad news...she is looking for a big payday with a lawsuit against some innocent copper. Her claim to fame is being on the 011 "Robbery Car" as a PPO where she made 0 Robbery arrests and was caught in Diversey Harbor, drunk on some boat, while she was supposed to be working on that "Robbery Car." I actually saw her tending bar on Lincoln Ave. USE EXTREME CAUTION...SHE IS DANGEROUS!

1/21/2007 09:13:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why do all of us police continue to berate each other? We have enough enemies on the street, and in office. We should be backing each other up not continually insulting one another and making stories up like you are all lil girls in high school and thrive on gossip and drama. Grow up already and help each other out. You are all grown men and women, start acting like it.

1/21/2007 10:12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

F.O.P Can you hear me now?? Hello?? Can you hear me now??

1/21/2007 10:42:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe the Mayor's car should be towed when its in front of City Hall.

1/20/2007 08:35:01 PM

HOW ABOUT HIS ADVANCE CAR PLUS HIS CHASE CARS PLUS ALL THE CARS THAT ARE USED FOR MAGGIE AND THE KIDS!RIDDLE ME THIS BATMAN DO YOU THINK IT WOULD STOP THEN?

1/21/2007 10:44:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

019 "Tact" goofs still have Mommy wipe their noses, they didn't know anything as beat guys and now are on the tact team, what a joke and embarrassment!!! You think the Dept. would have learned when Ceriale was killed, and these 2 wouldn't make a pimple on his ass. Not the police for sure!!!

1/20/2007 08:08:19 AM

your ignorance is clear in your remarks. enough said.

1/21/2007 11:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to 1/20 at 5:20....NO I NEVER SHOPPED IN UNIFORM...and....if I was an Inspector I would have written them up faster than I can get my pen out of my pocket...that is a disgrace and totally inexcuseable. Shop on YOUR time not when you are at work....if you worked for any corporation and did that you'd be fired or repremanded...and yes I have taken longer lunches and yes I have gone home during work...but I have NEVER gone shopping while working...and Never would.

1/21/2007 01:30:41 AM

So you would rather sit for a long time in a restaraunt? If Im in a store, at least Im establishing presence.

1/22/2007 12:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, as long as I'm clear, Im going to park in a leagal spot. If everyone else does this as well, It won't be too long before joe citizen is begging for us to park on hydrants.

1/22/2007 12:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

REFERENCE THE COMMENT ABOUT DEPT. CHIEF RADKE...I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA...AND THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE BETTER OFF WHEN HE RETIRES...HE SHOULD JUST RETIRE AND STOP MAKING PEOPLES LIVES MISERABLE, NO ONE LIKES YOU FRANK...DRINK TO THAT ONE BIG GUY

1/22/2007 12:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

maybe the Mayor could extend his "let's obey all of the laws" edict to all of city government, including his Department heads and city employees (at least to the ones who haven't yet been indicted), and maybe even declare that churchgoers who double and triple illegally park wil have their cars ticketed and towed...

1/22/2007 01:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

About the incident in 019 district. from what I know and from what I have heard. 2 tac guys were conducting a pursuit. The car had two offenders and did not want to stop but finally stopped due to the simple fact that it had been trapped at the intersection of Fullerton & Western by a turning truck. At that time the officers approached the vehicle one on the drivers side the other on the pass. side. The tac guy on the driver side approached the open window with his gun drawn. The driver then decided to make a u turn and slammed on the gas while grabbing the officers gun and sending him flying to the ground the officer sustained a broken hand where he was later put in a cast. The other tac guy was in the process of opening the door when this occured and when he saw that the offender grabbed the other officers gun he then managed to jump in the moving vehicle as they tried to escape. Im not sure in detail what happened after that i know the officer in the vehicle began to fight the two offenders while the car was moving and they traveled about 3 blocks before the car actually stopped and in the process one bad guy and one tac guy managed to get oc sprayed.

1/21/2007 10:53:06 PM

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS STORY THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT HAPPENED. ALL BOSSES WHERE EXTREMELY HAPPY THE WAY THE OFFICERS CONDUCTED THEMSELVES AND WERE HAPPY THAT NO INNOCENT PARTIES WHERE HURT.

1/22/2007 07:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's hard to find phone booths these days. Ratke needs one for his retirement party.

1/22/2007 07:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

both coppers in 019 are phone calls.
nuff said

1/22/2007 08:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

0900 on Monday and the FOP hasn't even posted anything on their web site. What assholes!!! An issue like this and they stay silent. They are fucking lap dogs of the mayor. This department is getting worse and they wonder why no wants to be the police here.

1/22/2007 09:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WRITE EM BOYS

1/22/2007 09:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To 12:06

Bite me, There is nothing wrong with taking a personal and picking up a gallon of milk or something. It's like anything else, be caucasian and don't abuse privileges.

1/22/2007 11:21:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SAAAAAY, Genius

120 N. Racine is CTA HQ

1/21/2007 04:34:10 AM

---------------------------

CTA HQ is on Lake St now. S&S and CDOT are using the 120 N. Racine building.

Now who is the genius.

1/22/2007 12:15:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to 1/20 at 5:20....NO I NEVER SHOPPED IN UNIFORM...and....if I was an Inspector I would have written them up faster than I can get my pen out of my pocket...that is a disgrace and totally inexcuseable. Shop on YOUR time not when you are at work....if you worked for any corporation and did that you'd be fired or repremanded...and yes I have taken longer lunches and yes I have gone home during work...but I have NEVER gone shopping while working...and Never would.



If Im on a personal-- and I need to get some Infant Tylenol for my child who is at home sick, or even if Im getting the latest Hustler- thats MY personal. I can shop or do whatever I want with that 15 minutes-- give it a rest. Taking longer lunches or going home during work is WORSE--- me being in a store, in my district, STILL makes me available to work if need be-- asshat!

1/22/2007 12:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey a streets and San employee driving a city van and talking on the cell phone hits a OEMC dispatcher then fled the scene. How come thats not on the news hmmmmm

1/22/2007 12:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tell me where do the unmarked police cars park when the mayor is at lunch, or giving a speech or other mayoral duty. I'll bet they find legal parking 3 or 4 blocks away and wait there as the mayor walks back to his limo.

1/22/2007 01:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC you need to lock this site down to more factual content and not let the whining or socially ignorant class of workers make us look anymore foolish. just htink what you wanted this site to accomplish when you set it up and try to keep that objective. This should be a forum for police officers to express their views in a non destructive way against each other not a bathroom wall smearing contest.

1/22/2007 01:38:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I happen to work in 012 and talked to a couple of Tact officers who were working that day and they did in fact say that an unmarked was hooked but it wasn't one of ours meaning the 012th districts. Now if the rumor is correct that King Richie was going to eat on Taylor St. and he in fact ordered the car to get towed why then are you people up in arms at S&S? Anybody with a little time on the job I'm sure at one point or another has made an arrest because some boss forgot how to use his handcuffs that day and told you to do so.......and when that happened what did you say, no.......I doubt it. You probably did what you were ordered to do, as a matter of fact I know you did what you were told to do. Direct your comments were they belong......at King Richie for making another thoughtless, stupid, I'm in charge decision. Could S&S done things differently....probably, but I don't know I don't work for them. If S&S towed the car for no reason, then so be it they get what they got coming. My whole point here is that we are all policeman.....start acting like it. Find out the facts before you start crying like little babies because you know who you are starting to sound like? King Richie!!!!!

1/22/2007 02:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Memo to 1/22/2007 01:24:23 PM

They park right in front of the location the King is visiting, but not for the reason you think. They don't care how far the little guy has to walk they're more concerned with having to pick up that fat asshole Commander S R (PO career service rank) when the tub of lard has a heart attack. When the little guy was first elected there were two stand up guys heading up his detail, Louie Gade and Mike Marano are decent guys. 11th Ward Hacks - yes - but good guys none the less. The two assholes in charge now - two Chinatown Gumbas - are probably the ones who put the midget up to towing the car. S R GO ON A DIET YOU BIG PIECE OF **&&^%$#@@@

1/22/2007 03:58:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

GUESS WHAT ALL THOSE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT CATCH A CASE MIGHT JUST BEAT IT DUE TO THE FACT A DETECTIVE MIGHT NOT FEEL LOVE FROM THE CITY.
EG
NO CONFESSION
REQUESTED A LAWYER
NO WITNESS
BUT THAT WOULD BE WRONG AND AGAINST THE MORAL FIBERS OF ARE ETHICS TRAINING.
THE DETECTIVE PAID THE TOW TO KEEP HIS SPOT HE KILLS THE CITY ON OVERTIME AND WILL MAKE THE MONEY BACK ON A NEGATIVE LINE UP.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE WILL BECOME A VICTIM ASK CLINE!!!

1/22/2007 04:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

to 1/20 at 5:20....NO I NEVER SHOPPED IN UNIFORM...and....if I was an Inspector I would have written them up faster than I can get my pen out of my pocket...that is a disgrace and totally inexcuseable. Shop on YOUR time not when you are at work....if you worked for any corporation and did that you'd be fired or repremanded...and yes I have taken longer lunches and yes I have gone home during work...but I have NEVER gone shopping while working...and Never would.

1/21/2007 01:30:41 AM


P L E A S E!!! How do you know they were not on a personal? Or buying a pen to use on the job? Im a m/2, and have no problem with them shopping. Hell, come christmas time, Im santa in blue buying up all that the elves have to offer. If I get my work done, why can't I shop? Or mail bills? Is it any different to shop for stamps or deoderant (im ripe) than it is to stand around at 7-11 or tuxedo junction or wherever for half an hour drinking coffee and looking at an errrr nature magazine? Come on! DEAL WITH IT! COPS SHOP, DRINK FREE COFFEE, GET DISCOUNTS, AND PARK ILLEGALY. LIFE IS NOT FAIR. So what!!

1/23/2007 12:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DALEY PARKED ILLEGALLY TONITE AT THE VIAGRA TRIANGLE. WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!

1/23/2007 12:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this
is
why
I
dont
do
anything

1/23/2007 12:45:00 AM  
Blogger 911eye said...

I was working the zone yesterday and a supervisor saw a garbage trucks parking obstructing traffic with the blinkers on. We immediately called streets and sanitation to inquire as to why they politely transferred the zone to a field foreman who said he would send a supervisor to see why. In the meantime the supervisor came up and said the mystery is solved i just saw the driver come out of a nearby restaurant with food in had...!!! Now where was the emeergency there?

1/23/2007 05:51:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

which one are you the one who got sprayed with his own pepper spray or the one who got his gun taken away
"look at my numbers" !!!!!! you sound like you got two years on the job !!!!! nobody cares " KID " do you think the way to get anywhere on this department is to have good numbers . fuckin dummy!!!!, hey you got great numbers lets make you the next superintendent your lucky your not taking time for disobeying the order to discontinue the chase maybe you should worry about learning how to take orders and forget about your bullshit activity that no one cares about
you need to go back and push a beat car and learn how to do this job

1/23/2007 09:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i would like to add to your story...
thats a bunch of bullshit the bosses were not happy!!!! they were gonna get a number on these two idiots for the chase they continued after being ordered to stop and dump them from the team, but they are a direct reflection of the stupid sargent that team has been cursed with!!!! and his terrible descision making which got these two goffs on the team to begin with and they cant get anybody to go work for him so if they dump dum n dumer they will have a problem so if you belive that bullshit about how happy the bosses were go ask a couple of them !! the watch commander in particular im sure you'll agree that all the favorable comments on this blog conserning the " 019th dist incident" is coming from the two that have come to be known as the "goofs"

1/23/2007 09:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dana Starks is unappreciated and wrongfully blamed for too many things going wrong on this Department. he was a helluva street cop and a great boss, and anyone who says differnet really doesn't know the man. We can only hope when Phat Phil goes, the Mayor has the good sense to give Dana what he deserves.






Was that right, Boss Man?

1/23/2007 10:33:00 PM  
Blogger Truth said...

So if I understand the vib here this is whats going on.

A few cops wanna play I don't have to follow the rules cause I'm the PO-PO, they get caught by the press (NOT STREETS & SANITATION)and now that the pressure is on the Police dept to stop the bullshit they want to get the posse organized and take it out on Streets & Sanitation what fucking lossers. Follow procedures asshole,use that little thing you have called a radio (not your dick) and call in to the zone let them know you are parked there . Streets & Sanitation CANT & WONT tow any vehicle without the command coming from the higher ups.Would you tell your commander that the thief you just caught is your brother so you wont arrest him? To sit there and want to ticket and fuck with every Sanitation employee is so stupid. Ok now that garbage truck driver you fucked with for no reason but your God complex ,is in your alley did you know he has the authority to have an inspector come to your house to ticket your home for having all that drywall and/or construction materails that your contractor was suppose to get rid off and didn't because you told them (DON'T WORRY I'M THE PO-PO) streets and san will take it.
How about the hey streets I'm locked out of my squad help me,they are'nt suppose to help you the police has a diffrent tow service. Oh and my favorite hey streets I'm stuck in the sand by Oak Street Beach can ya get me out..
As to the issue of going threw stop lights and not following street sign laws, yes Streets does this but mostly because they have to to get the job done, you drive a little beep-beep squad car they have to drive a huge truck threw a one-way street sometimes with only inches of clearence from bumper to bumper to get your street plowed,cleaned or serviced ya ever think of that
Hey quit the hating and go after the people who started this B/S your fellow P.Os and the press everyone knows the press is after ALL city workers CPD is'nt off limits to the press look at the news does it say Streets and Sanitation busted cops parking where they shouldn't be (NO!)The press did if ya wanna be a detective someday start with this little case of Who parked and who snitched. Solve this and one day you too can be Inspecter Gadget!

1/24/2007 06:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

simple solution to the towing of illegally parked squad cars...

PARK IN A LEGAL PARKING SPOT...


ALL THE TIME... NO MATTER WHAT!!!

1/24/2007 01:44:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

dude what were you smoking when you gave that information on Starks

1/24/2007 03:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

look at mcc 9-100-111, as long as you can justify why you were parked on a hydrant or a tow zone you are exempt for fees.... in the performance of duty

1/24/2007 05:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if i park on a meter do i have to pay the meter???

1/24/2007 05:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if im on a residental street do i need a permit with the squad??? its getting ridculious so i figured i'd ask now!!!

1/24/2007 05:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't understand the surprise about streets and sanitation towing our cars. The main guy over there is that asshole Mike Picardi who if you recall was the guy that took over our motor maintenance and fucked it all up after insisting that all sworn police personel be removed from the now fleet management controled garages. Together with his yes man, lacky, Glenn Tatara, they went about destroying the police garage operation. The police fleet went from having a hundred pool cars available everyday to having none. Full chassised side and front air bag equipped Fords were replaced with unsafe uni-bodied, no side air bag Chevys. The other deals that were made at the expense of our safety would take volumes to describe. But in it all Glenn Tatara had full police emergency equipment installed in his black Chevy, obtained a police identification card for himself and Mike Picardi and supplied Mike Picardi with one of our black exempt Ford police interceptors to use and play the big shot with. Of course Tatara and Picardi both had Spectra radios in their cars that had the capability of receiving and transmitting of all zones and city wides. When these two jerk offs left fleet management for streets and sanitation they took their police ID cards with them along with their cars that had full police equipment. Is it any wonder that Picardi is having our police cars towed, he and Tatara never had any regard for our efforts out there in the street. Remember Mike, pay back is a motherfucker!

1/24/2007 05:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

i would like to add to your story...
thats a bunch of bullshit the bosses were not happy!!!! they were gonna get a number on these two idiots for the chase they continued after being ordered to stop and dump them from the team, but they are a direct reflection of the stupid sargent that team has been cursed with!!!! and his terrible descision making which got these two goffs on the team to begin with and they cant get anybody to go work for him so if they dump dum n dumer they will have a problem so if you belive that bullshit about how happy the bosses were go ask a couple of them !! the watch commander in particular im sure you'll agree that all the favorable comments on this blog conserning the " 019th dist incident" is coming from the two that have come to be known as the "goofs"

1/23/2007 09:50:43 PM

wait just one minute....you are calling these two officers dum and dumer....try dumb and dumber as i read you post you are the complete idiot...who taught you how to spell
how many words do you want to misspell.
lets see sargent,descision,goffs,dum and dumer,conserning...are you serious dude. what a joke...i work on the desk in 019 and i know for a fact capt. ryan was happy with the whole incedent and if you want to say otherwise quit hiding behind anonymous posts and make your self known i am on the desk....
what a freakin joke who taught you how to spell. you obviously have a public school education. idiot

1/24/2007 05:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

NEWS FLASH ***********************************Wow more cars towed, northside districts, 18 cars towed on 3rd watch. run run streets and sans is coming. City will make you pay $200 to get the car back and spar you. It just gets better.

1/24/2007 06:03:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Commissioner of streets and sanitation who is a known police hater wispered in Daleys ear about the police parking illegally. Daley gives him the authority to tow police vehicles that are parked illegally and Cline and Starks are to gutless to stand up. Our only choice is to take matters and our pens into our own hands and end this bullshit by writting tickets to any truck that has the streets and sanitation logo on it.

1/24/2007 06:05:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

o.k. I got my first Streets and San guy today. A tow truck double parked. Wham. Now lets see how many of you put your money where your mouth is. Start posting your success stories. Let's go. Don't just sit there and talk about it. ( I have to admit though, I hung it on the mirror and took off) F*@K THEM! Away we go.

1/24/2007 06:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DO ME A FAVOR BECAUSE I KNOW BOTH OF THESE GUYS. PULL UP THEIR NUMBERS AND PULL UP YOURS IF YOU HAVE HALF THEIR ARRESTS ILL BUY YOU LUNCH FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. NOBODY IN 019 DOES ANY POLICE WORK.

1/20/2007 05:14:07 PM

MY GOD !!!! SOMEBODY GET THIS CRY BABY A BOTTLE
AND IF ANYBODY FINDS HIS GUN GIVE THAT BACK TO HIM TO

1/24/2007 08:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DO ME A FAVOR BECAUSE I KNOW BOTH OF THESE GUYS. PULL UP THEIR NUMBERS AND PULL UP YOURS IF YOU HAVE HALF THEIR ARRESTS ILL BUY YOU LUNCH FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. NOBODY IN 019 DOES ANY POLICE WORK.

1/20/2007 05:14:07 PM

MY GOD !!!! SOMEBODY GET THIS CRY BABY A BOTTLE
AND IF ANYBODY FINDS HIS GUN GIVE THAT BACK TO HIM TO

1/24/2007 08:29:38 PM

you must be on midnights....lol....

1/25/2007 01:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ITS FUNNY BECAUSE HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE GOTTEN DUMPED OFF THE TAC TEAM IN 19 AND ARE ON MIDNIGHTS NOW...MAN HOW BITTER CAN YOU BE. YOU WRITE ON BATHROOM WALLS, YOU COMPLAIN THE WHOLE TOUR, LISTEN YOU ONLY HAVE 4 YEARS ON THE JOB. MAYBE IF YOU WOULD HAVE DONE SOME WORK YOU WOULD STILL BE THERE. OH AND ANOTHER THING YOU CANT GRIEVE IT I GOT NEWS FOR YOU. ITS CALLED BEING DUMPED!!!!GOOD LUCK TRYING TO SLEEP COMFORTABLY IN THE WHOLE.

1/25/2007 07:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Before we start a war with the drivers of street and san lets first determine who is initiating the tows. I mean come on guys if our supervisot tells us to write tickets on a street we do it right, so the drivers may have orders to tow. All im saying is lets find out who is the party responsible first and then take action. We dont really know if this is coming from city hall or from our first deputy who is in charge until Klein gets back. So lets wait before we start something we are going to regret.

1/25/2007 07:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dana is in charge? Well, that explains everything. Cline will not go for this B.S. when he gets back.

1/26/2007 03:25:00 AM  

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