They're Heeeere!
The Chicago Police Department is taking advantage of a rarely used purchasing power to speed the installation of the 280 squad car cameras promised by Mayor Daley seven months ago.
Instead of putting the contract out to bid or renegotiating a new agreement with Coban Research & Technology -- the company involved in the initial, 30-camera experiment -- the city has awarded a $12.2 million contract to Coban under terms negotiated by Forsyth County in Winston-Salem, N.C.
It's called a "reference contract" -- a power authorized by the City Council in April 2006, but seldom used. It allows City Hall to piggyback on terms negotiated by other government agencies. In this case, Forsyth County negotiated the terms after competitively bidding the contract.
Labels: department issues
posted by SCC at 7:50 AM
95 Comments:
Great news daley discovers more of "our money" to just shit away! More cameras wow=less work!
since the citys hurting for money how bout they scrap all those stupid camera in car plans and all the other bullshit there planning to nueter us with. on an unrelated note, who thinks this Sgt from bolingbrook iced his wife? i do.
how does teh rear camera work? does it run all the time? do you turn it on when you transport? does it record vid adn sound all the time??
by the way.. i heard mass transit finally got their gps units in.
I do a lot of DUI's. Please install one in my car now!
HEY ASPIRING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS! THIS IS YOUR BIG CHANCE TO MAKE IT AS A BIG TIME INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER! FILE A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST TO SEE ALL OF THE CAMERA EVALUATIONS SUBMITTED BY POLICE OFFICERS. THEN ASK YOURSELF, "WHY COBAN?" THAT'S RIGHT, PANASONIC SHOULD OF BEEN SELECTED, BUT WASN'T. AS AN ASPIRING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, YOU'LL ASK YOURSELF, "WHY NOT PANASONIC? THEIR CAMERA WAS GOOD AND DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS COBAN". SAME SITUATION WITH THE KUSTOM SIGNAL CAMERA. IF YOU DO YOU JOB RIGHT, THE FEDS WILL BE KNOCKING ON SOME DOORS. ONE LAST THING: FIND OUT WHY DALEY DELAYED INSTALLING THE CAMERAS...ONCE YOU GET DALEY ON VIDEO WITH HIS ANSWER, RETURN TO THIS BLOG FOR MORE JUICY STUFF!
Man, it sucks on the street now. Thank god I've got two years on a clout heavy desk job.
"Installation to begin shortly."
Why did I read that as "Investigation to begin shortly"? Must be getting cynical in my old age.
Read in the local news rags that the States Attorney's Office is attempting to pull out of round tables and that the new OPS director (or whatever it is called) wants the States Attorney's Office to responsed to shooting scenes. She is also going to announce new changes in the way they conduct their part of the shooting process. She is quoted as saying that they got News Affairs to change policy of announcing a preliminary finding of justified etc. Keep your heads down boys and girls, your going to have the SAO and this new and improved OPS coming to the scene looking to pick it apart and use the information against you, right from the onset when things are chaotic and confused. What all of you should be pushing for (since this appears to be a change in the shooting order) is what the Federal Officers (FBI,DEA, etc) do when they are involved in a shooting, that is TALK TO NO ONE FOR 24 HOURS, until your attorney is present. The lawyer that represents their interests flies in from wherever he is to the city of the shooting and then they discuss the officers role. 24 hours later. Protect yourselves the shootings happen in split seconds now your going to have a bunch of people (an independent Daley run OPS and the SAO running around on scene). Sorry the FOP representative just doesn't cut it any longer, you need someone who's job it is (an attorney) to represent your interests and keep you out of harms way. Yes, I realize that the vast majority (overwhelming) of police shootings are either justified or accidents. But these people won't look at it that way.
Regarding police shootings and possible OPS, SAO roles, several years ago there was a push by OPS administrators to institute a policy that would have an officer who is involved in a shooting take a breathalzer test, in every shooting, regardless of the circumstances. This was shot down by several exempts. Is it possible that the new California person will resurface this idea. Remember the rules she plays by are based on her federal experience. You must respond by using them too, talk to no one for 24 hours then only with your attorney in the comfort of an office, after being rested and a bit calmer.
That's nice.
Not that we're going to get cameras but that the City can "piggy-back" contracts that other cities have with their vendors.
Why can't our beloved FOP piggy-back OUR contract with one from another city which actually BENEFITS its police officers.
SMILE
If they work anything like the crappy windows 98 PDT computers we have in the squads now then the public has nothing to worry about because our equipment is way below even SUB STANDARD!
Yet the media plays it off like we are top of the line technology. WE ARE NOT!
What about those automated ticket machines in 010 & 009??
Do they work at all?
I heard that the movies & music on the PDT's screws up the bells & whistles! Haha!
Gee, only $43,571.00 per camera. What a deal! Only twice what the squad car costs.
Did one of the mayor's nephews change his name from Bob Vanecko to "Forsythe County"?
Big deal!
The only thing it's going to video tape is me driving down the street not doing anything!
No violators, no arrests!
We'll see how long they last when ticket revenues plunge into the shitter!
just like the new pdt's, blue light camaras, gun lockers in the newer stations, sally port doors,getting a pool car... it will all break in a few months anyways, whats the big deal? cuz you know how long it takes to break and to get it back from the shop. just know the enemy. we all know this job is a complete joke
Yeah, why shop around? We have a ton of money laying around, who needs a deal! Hey, when can I pay more taxes to help out?
We should install some cameras in the WCs office to see who their clout is. Indicted family secrets Sgt had several family members I understand who are Lts and Capts still on the job. I wonder if his buddy Frankie C was able to help any of them. Just wondering.
where are they going to put these cameras? i've had a pool car for 2 months. what a joke! we need new cars, pdts, and oh yeah man power to use them. i say ten and out before king richie completely destroys Chicago. AZ looking better and better. be safe and back up each other. we are all we got.
Off topic:
Mike Mette is in prison. George Ryan is not. What the fuck is going on this fucked up country?
The Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves. Leftist morons have taken up positions of power while the good people were sleeping.
Read Kass' last column. It is a good one. Then read the comments which are posted by retards from around the country. There are softballs, police haters no doubt, that are getting their rocks off by Mette going to prison.
We need a revolution along with a Committee on Public Safety! The criminals must be eradicated. Good citizens must be saved!
Let's start with the City Council, mayor daley and the Cook County Board! Then Blago gets his!
I VE KNOWN THE DALEY FAMILY FOR YEARS AND "FORSYTH COUNTY" IS WHERE THE HILLBILLY SIDE OF THE DALEY CLAN LIVES AND MAKES THE BEST MOONSHINE. PEACE BABY
It'll look nice in the cars...just like the blue lights that I don't use either.
BREAKING NEWS......
BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS
The Cook County States Attorney's Office may pull out of the Chicago Police Round Table Procedure when a Chicago police officers shoot an offender(s).
READ TODAYS NEWSPAPER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
The real big one works great at screwing up tape or hard drive based systems.
http://www.unitednuclear.com/magnets.htm
Had DUI court today. Defense attorney raised the argument...The CPD just had a officer discipled for lying on arrest reports...after 15 minutes of him arguing that point, the judge said "I firmly agree" Afterward the not guilty verdict, the defense attorney said to me "You'll see me and my client again". Thanks alot Haleas. Asshat!!!
Remember guys every time we get technology, i.e. pepper spray, tasers, they tell us how wonderful this is going to be for us. Then the lawsuits and CR#s start flying. How many Sgts are carrying tasers now? Go slow with these new cameras. Let some other gung-ho sucker get jammed up first using these things.
Now if the dept and the cook county courts actually used these camera's and footages to prosecute cases and bring the hammer down on offenders, then I say "lets do it", but we all know thats not the case and that won't happen. It will though be used to alledge wrong doing or accessive force by an officer. 0 tolerance boys and girls on anybody you stop while on camera. When they beg and moan for a break or for the use of police descretion, you respond "no can do - we're on camera".
Forget the cameras in the cars and the gun cameras, I want a helmet cam. See what I see then judge me. It would definitely cut down on false allegations.
The officer carries a microphone the size of a beeper that records sounds within 1,000 feet of the vehicle.
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Be careful what you say in and around cars now, it will be recorded and used against you!
Big Brother has arrived.
Hope they like watching me pick my nose...
Did we expect Truth, Justice, and The American Way? It's Shitty Hall all over again.
If they were to buy anything, they should have put the money on working computers in the cars and not on red light cameras, tracking devices on cell phones, blue light cameras that don't do anything.
Spend on the basic needs, more officers, and reasonably good squad cars. Forget the overpriced tahoes, etc.
It would be nice to have all two man cars on midnights with working wagons!
SIGNED:
Just Dreaming
If cameras will be installed at the rate of every car getting an I-clear PDT I will never see one.
I can't believe anyone with a brain would install new equipment in cars with 120,000+ miles that burn 4qts of oil a tour. last night our door stopped opening from the inside. . . we had to reach outside to open the doors. It's just poor management.
015 will be among the first......
I work in 16 with the cameras. I'd rather have more police officers there than those damn things!!!
Sorry, but when I saw this I had to share with the rest of the class:
Retired assistant school principal Nelson Winbush, 78, of Kissimmee, Fla., is an African-American who has become a passionate promoter and historian of the Confederate States of America, even though it was that entity's secession from the Union that sparked the Civil War. Winbush told the St. Petersburg Times for an October profile that his grandfather had fought for the South, not to retain slavery but because he thought the South was being overtaxed. Winbush became more aggressive in the 1990s, opposing campaigns to remove Confederate flags from government buildings in the South. He has declined to be drawn into the racial implications of the Confederacy, telling the Times, "Black is nothing other than a darker shade of rebel gray." [St. Petersburg Times, 10-7-07]
Off Topic:
ALL CPD employee's (sworn and civilian) had to complete the City Ethics Training by 31 Oct 2007?
Well, guess who is the ONLY CPD employee to have NOT completed the Ethics training?
Come on, you can guess, can't you?
BINGO:
The new head of The Independent Police Review Authority,
Ilana Rosenzweig!
DEMAND HIGHER TAXES!
VOTE DEMOCRAT
Anonymous said...
Forget the cameras in the cars and the gun cameras, I want a helmet cam. See what I see then judge me. It would definitely cut down on false allegations.
11/02/2007 03:19:00 PM
Hell yeah helmet cam would kick ass. When these liberal pukes see these freaks and scum they will double lock the doors on their lofts that night.
"I VE KNOWN THE DALEY FAMILY FOR YEARS AND "FORSYTH COUNTY" IS WHERE THE HILLBILLY SIDE OF THE DALEY CLAN LIVES AND MAKES THE BEST MOONSHINE".
Isn't Mt Greenwood in FORSYTH COUNTY???
Next Up: Phones with GPS. They could have saved alot of Money by getting us camera phones with GPS.
Will the cameras be able to see me sitting in my cruiser with my shoes off wiggling my toes in my thick wool socks reading my free newspaper and drinking my free coffee ? I aint doing nothing the rest of my KMA days.
HOW CAN EACH CAMERA BE MORE THAN THE SURVEILANCE VANS EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED AT THE AREA.
THE VANS IS EQUPPIED WITH MULTIPLE CAMERAS ON BOARD DVR NIGHT VISION.
SOMEONE IS SCAMMING.... THE VENDOR MUST BE MAKING 300-400 PERCENT PROFIT. WHO OWNS THE COMPANY SO I CAN CHECK THERE BACKGROUND?
Dick Cheney = Halliburton
Dick Daley = Coban
I thought the city was broke?
But of Course they pull some money out of their ass for this!?!?!
You think crime is bad now!?!? It's going to get worse now that no ones going to do any police work. They say: "It only records when the emergency lights are activated." Yeah right.!.! Some one will get jammed up for saying something insensitive when the camera was "Supposed" to be off. I.A.D. Will be reviewing alot of tape looking to jam some copper for whatever they can find. Hmmm, Gee I wonder why I.A.D. is accepting so many applications now?
Apaprently the investigation (or whatever you wanna call it) regarding the Sgts in 25 holding slips is true. I work in 025 and every time since there was a mention of it I ask for a couple at the end they burn my damn slip! Its a new department I tell ya!
And ya know what else chaps my ass about this burning slip bullshit... every night I USM G/011 and I see half the fucking cars EXC TD at 2100hrs! Wheres their investigation? If this continues Im gonna have to write a few letters my self!
Im going to keep launching my squad car over some railroad tracks until the damn thing breaks. If You thought you knew the definition of a "Dog-Ass" you Havent seen anything yet!
The detectives were hoping that a camera nearby where the mother was shot and killed while trick or treating..would yield clues to the identities of the shooters.
BUT..we have since learned from the media that after reviewing the machines..they showed nothing!
To the tax paying citizens:
Keep believing this crap the Mayor tells you!(more cameras=safest city in US)..NOT!
Talk to any cop, they'll tell you those things are a waste of money..installed all over the city to generate money for the "connected" vendors!!!
Just like the computers and cameras in the cars..worthless!
word is Cmdr Garrity of 022 is retiring later this month, who are the favorites to succeed him? any word on any other bosses leaving? who are the favorites for their jobs....
The story in the Tribune about the States Attorneys Office pulling out of a roundtable is the MOST IMPORTANT story about policing that has been written in the last 20 years.
The SAO no longer works in conjunction with the CPD.
Now, the police arrest bad guys and then PETITION the SAO for felony charges. The SAO will review the entire incident INCLUDING THE OFFICER'S CONDUCT.
Within two years, you will see the day when an on-duty, uniformed police officer is indicted for manslaughter for an on-duty shooting.
If you are stopping people on the street and placing them into custody without a warrant or citizen's signed complaint, you are a fool!
The SAO's primary function for the indefinite future is to criminally charge as many police officers as possible.
Lets put expensive cameras in junk cars great idea maybe the homeboys will take them! jagoff! daley! another episode of "daleys look I found more of your money"!
Well, guess who is the ONLY CPD employee to have NOT completed the Ethics training?
Come on, you can guess, can't you?
BINGO:
The new head of The Independent Police Review Authority,
Ilana Rosenzweig!
11/02/2007 06:53:00 PM
She's not a CPD employee, Einstein.
Anonymous said...
Regarding police shootings and possible OPS, SAO roles, several years ago there was a push by OPS administrators to institute a policy that would have an officer who is involved in a shooting take a breathalzer test, in every shooting, regardless of the circumstances. This was shot down by several exempts. Is it possible that the new California person will resurface this idea. Remember the rules she plays by are based on her federal experience. You must respond by using them too, talk to no one for 24 hours then only with your attorney in the comfort of an office, after being rested and a bit calmer.
11/02/2007 09:30:00 AM
Really? So when the street deputy gives you a direct order to go to the roundtable, what do you do? Leave? And where do you find an attorney? And who pays for him? It sure as heck won't be from FOP, cause they will tell you to get your ass to the round table (as they should...comply first, grieve later) Better to get it over with. Playing games makes it look like you have something to hide. Also, ...your side of the story gets out immediately, before bo bo on fox news done tells wally jacobsen what REALLY done did happen....The next day you are already judged and in the paper. THEN you can sure bet OPS will seek a cr# at which point there is no round table....if your shooting is legit and a cr is not generated, the round table can be helpful down the road--within an hour, the dept can then say you acted within in the guidelines yadayadayada. Without it, you fly solo....
And ya know what else chaps my ass about this burning slip bullshit... every night I USM G/011 and I see half the fucking cars EXC TD at 2100hrs! Wheres their investigation? If this continues Im gonna have to write a few letters my self!
11/02/2007 08:46:00 PM
Hey chappy...STOP SELLING OUT other districts! What the hell is wrong with you? Teacher teacher!!!
And ya know what else chaps my ass about this burning slip bullshit... every night I USM G/011 and I see half the fucking cars EXC TD at 2100hrs! Wheres their investigation? If this continues Im gonna have to write a few letters my self!
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Relax!...everyone knows this is you AZ. Take your meds yo!
THESE CAMERAS ARE A GREAT IDEA, NOW WE CAN SEE WHAT THE INSIDE OF SGT TERRY MCSCAM'S GARAGE LOOKS LIKE, ALONG WITH THE PARKING LOT AT TR'S AND MARIST, QUEEN OF MARTYRS, AND BROTHER RICE. THE HELMET CAM WOULD BE GREAT ON LT RICHIE SCOTCH BREATHS HEAD, WE COULDSEE THE CEILING AT TR'S WHEN HE'S PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR, AND WE COULD WATCH AND HEAR HIM AND MCSCAM DOING THEIR LEO ACT. TALK ABOUT GRAT ENTERTAINMENT. THIS WOULD ADD TO CRIME STOPPING IN 022, OH YEAH AREN'T THEY SUPPOSE TO BE IN 008 FOR THEIR TOUR.
She's not a CPD employee, Einstein.
11/02/2007 11:03:00 PM
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She's a City of Chicago employee and is required to take the Ethics test like everyone else!
An insider from downtown told me that the cameras will be in EVERY beat car by the end of the year and that the inspectors as well as the ADS's have all been trained on how to operate the cameras when they observe you on a traffic stop...they can play back the recording to see if you recorded it or not...Also...I heard that the system will be computerized as to issue an automated spar if you do not log on your camera at the beginning of your tour of duty...unless you call it your camera for maintainance. The spar will be automatically generated and that is how they will get you to use the cameras every day as told.The department will have a total of 260 cameras...not 280...30 are already in use and they ordered an additional 230 which are currently being delivered...the system as told to me has been effective in over 95% of the cases of complaints against officers as unfounded or exhonorated due to the video evidence...so it's not a bad thing.
Anonymous said...
The story in the Tribune about the States Attorneys Office pulling out of a roundtable is the MOST IMPORTANT story about policing that has been written in the last 20 years.
The SAO no longer works in conjunction with the CPD.
Now, the police arrest bad guys and then PETITION the SAO for felony charges. The SAO will review the entire incident INCLUDING THE OFFICER'S CONDUCT.
Within two years, you will see the day when an on-duty, uniformed police officer is indicted for manslaughter for an on-duty shooting.
If you are stopping people on the street and placing them into custody without a warrant or citizen's signed complaint, you are a fool!
The SAO's primary function for the indefinite future is to criminally charge as many police officers as possible.
11/02/2007 10:00:00 PM
True words are spoken! Don't do "street stops" you violate civil rights! You will eventually jam yourselves and your families up! Just go to the jobs you have to that are assigned,use lights and siren sparingly,obey every red light and every traffic law, that is what they want that is what they will get!
The department received grant money for the cameras and gps.
Dont be a stupid idiot. Dont do police work. Let it all go to hell. It will embarass the mayor.
Anonymous said...
word is Cmdr Garrity of 022 is retiring later this month, who are the favorites to succeed him? any word on any other bosses leaving? who are the favorites for their jobs....
11/02/2007 09:56:00 PM
Yes his last day is 15 nov
And ya know what else chaps my ass about this burning slip bullshit... every night I USM G/011 and I see half the fucking cars EXC TD at 2100hrs! Wheres their investigation? If this continues Im gonna have to write a few letters my self!
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Relax!...everyone knows this is you AZ. Take your meds yo!
11/03/2007 05:47:00 AM
That was funny listening to AZ flip out last night because nobody wanted to go to his outdoor roll call. Stop being such a jagoff.
Anonymous said...
word is Cmdr Garrity of 022 is retiring later this month, who are the favorites to succeed him? any word on any other bosses leaving? who are the favorites for their jobs....
11/02/2007 09:56:00 PM
Garrity is gone on November 15th. CPT Ruth W. will be the new D/C of 22, have no doubt about that. Dana may think he is in charge - but he is black, 22 is white, and the Irish/19th Ward will rule 22 again.
I think Detective N.M. should be promoted to 022nd district commander as he lives there and is frequently on patrol. Look at the off-duty Western avenue gun pinch he made last week. Looks like those guys were getting ready to do a stick-up.
She's not a CPD employee, Einstein
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all city employees have to take it...thats why the questions cover a broad range of positions.
Why put all this equipment in junk cars? The equipment is worth more than the car with rusted out body panels and over 100k on the odometer. Its just like the cars we are impounding with $7500 worth of rims and $5000 worth of stereo equipment on a car worth $500.
Man, it sucks on the street now. Thank god I've got two years on a clout heavy desk job.
11/02/2007 09:18:00 AM
P.O.s like you are the reason why this department is so screwed up.. Why dont you get your fat ass off your chair and do something!
i will just have to down my car for an oil leak...............
The worst thing you can do is talk to no one for 24 hours, you need to get your report of the incident documented because as a previous poster stated, the witnesses can and will change their stories, also, witness who were nowhere near the scene will be popping up telling them how you executed someone....
You need to make sure the witnesses are interviewed right then and those statements are documented, pro or con... the whole thing about police shootings and round tables, did someone think that they were only designed to protect the officer? No, they were designed to get the major parties together in one room to hear what the witnesses (and involved officer) had to say and make a preliminary determination of the justification for the shooting. That justification is based upon the facts as known at that time. Subsequently, the detectives AND OPS do independent investigations of the shooting incident. It never was OVER at the round table.
In the past, many officers had their rights read to them before being questioned at the round table, most weren't jailed, although I would think long and hard in today's world about why or when I would consider shooting someone.
Personally, and even tho the department policy wasn't the same when I started, my policy is that I would shoot to protect me, my partner, other officers, citizens from being killed or suffering great bodily harm. Nothing else matters... Although I wouldn't worry too much on a daily basis regarding whatever the powers that be decide to do here, I would know what the rules / laws are and the department policy , and do my best to go by them as a guideline - and think about the circumstances in which I would use deadly force... OK too much preaching here....I am sure you can get the idea...
280 beats, 280 cameras. Not in response cars, traffic cars, supervisors' cars, wagon, etc.
Another waste of money. Grant or not, taxpayers somewhere paid for them.
Next commander of 022 should be Capt Jerry Carroll, a class act.
Anonymous said...
THESE CAMERAS ARE A GREAT IDEA, NOW WE CAN SEE WHAT THE INSIDE OF SGT TERRY MCSCAM'S GARAGE LOOKS LIKE, ALONG WITH THE PARKING LOT AT TR'S AND MARIST, QUEEN OF MARTYRS, AND BROTHER RICE. THE HELMET CAM WOULD BE GREAT ON LT RICHIE SCOTCH BREATHS HEAD, WE COULDSEE THE CEILING AT TR'S WHEN HE'S PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR, AND WE COULD WATCH AND HEAR HIM AND MCSCAM DOING THEIR LEO ACT. TALK ABOUT GRAT ENTERTAINMENT. THIS WOULD ADD TO CRIME STOPPING IN 022, OH YEAH AREN'T THEY SUPPOSE TO BE IN 008 FOR THEIR TOUR.
11/03/2007 08:21:00 AM
I thought they worked in 022 they are day all the time with the unmarkeds!
New commander of 022:
Capt Gerry Carroll- 012 midnights
-- nuff said.
I live in 022 but work in 012. A few months ago, Capt Carroll walked out of his office and noticed a traffic ticket with a license attached to it sitting on the desk. There was a note attached to it saying the driver was going to come in after work and post a cash bond. Capt. Carroll noticed the ticket and insisted this guy lived around Monroe Park (in 022) and was wanted for a burglary (or maybe a robbery) from the 008th District. He even described the tattoos on the guy's arms. We ran the name and a match popped up with an investigative alert -- only with a different first name and a different birthday. Photo on the IR and the D/L looked like the same guy. When the guy came in, he was confronted by Capt Carroll and the desk crew and check for the tattoos, the guy replied that it was his brother we were looking for. The Capt. then sent a couple of officers out to check the driver's car to make sure the brother wasn't in it.
I live in 022 and Capt Carroll would be committed to that community as he also lives out there. I hope he gets it....
3rd watch 012
yea the mayor should put a fucking camera in city hall and his office for starters. could record some good stuff. and maybe in the exempt ranks car gps would be nice too. why are u driving around on your furlough? oh let me guess official business right? punish the blue shirt, reward the weak clout baby and cover up for the white shirts. welcome to cpd folks
Capt. Carroll would be an excellent choice for commander, unlike his brother. They are polar opposites.
Anonymous said...
yea the mayor should put a fucking camera in city hall and his office for starters. could record some good stuff. and maybe in the exempt ranks car gps would be nice too. why are u driving around on your furlough? oh let me guess official business right? punish the blue shirt, reward the weak clout baby and cover up for the white shirts. welcome to cpd folks
11/04/2007 01:28:00 AM
I have started a "picture collection" of all the cars used for private personal business, everyone should have a fgile with date and time and when the time is right "TURN THE TABLES"! Look in your neighborhood they like pictures of us so much lets show them that we can take photos also what fun we will have!
Capt Jerry Carroll, is the just what this dept needs in their command staff. Simply put he is an honest, hard working POLICEMAN. Never hurt a soul and has helped everyone. Even off duty, he's ON. Never shies away from a fight. He was a great sgt, and lt. Should have risen to commander instead of captain. 022 is a great place for him. Forget the politics, he's the real deal. Let's see if daley has the stones to put a real MAN in this spot, and not a just a 19th ward puppet.
Too bad the Mayor doesn't send a camera to my work place. Maybe then the lazy, indolent, coddled, so called "Teamie-Groupie" members that I'm stuck with would get off their collective behinds and do some work.
A camera might help my boss and union steward recover from amnesia.
If I were in your shoes, I can see why you wouldn't want the cameras on 24/7. You are dealing with the dregs for the most part and sometimes you have to "bend the rules" to get things done.
If you think about it, cameras in the car is a good thing. Aside from a few coppers having to clean up their language, it will show that most beefs are bullshit.
The downside? Even when the camera shows a complainant is full of shit, the states attorney and OPS won't prosecute.
Welcome to the 21st century.
Metrosexual North Side Police Officer says---
If those cameras record conversations, all they would ever hear is me singing Barry Manilow songs.
Note to the Capt. Jerry Ferrell pitchman: Maybe you should switch to some RADIO AD TIME to promote your guy. You're probably even good at voiceovers yourself. Only one suggestion: Take the Capt.'s BALLS out of your mouth before you speak, so everyone listening in at whatever radio station your ads play on (I recommend NewsRadio78) can understand your message clearly. It would probably help if you're STANDING UP to the microphone, instead of recording your ad under the good Capt.'s desk. Good luck!
....and maybe in the exempt ranks car gps would be nice too. why are u driving around on your furlough? oh let me guess official business right? punish the blue shirt, reward the weak clout baby and cover up for the white shirts. welcome to cpd folks
Amen. Cameras, Gps and how about the new Municipal police license plates for the exempt unmarked cars??HMMM??
just occured to me that old rumour that lonely irish farmers have sex with diseased amimals and the outcome was JOE CURTIN
to 7:04 PM --- relax Ruthie, don't get your undies all bunched up - everyone knows your the 19th Ward darling. Don't cheap shot people.
Anonymous said...
....and maybe in the exempt ranks car gps would be nice too. why are u driving around on your furlough? oh let me guess official business right? punish the blue shirt, reward the weak clout baby and cover up for the white shirts. welcome to cpd folks
Amen. Cameras, Gps and how about the new Municipal police license plates for the exempt unmarked cars??HMMM??
11/04/2007 09:24:00 PM
WHY ARE THEY ATKING THESE CARS ON GOLF OUTINGS,AND OUT OF STATE ON VACATIONS! WHO PAYS FOR THE FUEL? THE INSURANCE? US! WHY NOT GIVE THEM ALL HYBRID LITTLE TOYOTAS THAT DALEY IS BUYING? THEY ARE THE BIGGEST THIEFS OUT THERE BUT THEN AGAIN THEY ARE CLOUTED LIKE DALEY SAYS "AS SIMPLE AS THAT"!
rarely used purchashing power? How about using that to buy some new cars? We are driving mainly junkers, and of course could careless! "His fleet" are new cars every 6 months, then his old cars on 51st street behind the gates sitting with 3-4 thousand miles until someone daley likes needs a great car then it is given out! There must be 50 cars in the "front line"! New Lincolns and new Crown vics, Plus new vans for his family and friends! WTF!
FYI, Exempts don't keep their cars while on furlough, at least not District commanders. Their cars are turned over to whoever the designated (Captain) Acting commmander is, and they keep it for the week or so while the DC is on furlo. The Actor is required to roll on all call outs, etc., so he or she really does need the Cmdr's wheels. Most people I know who drive city cars don't want the responsbility of keeping up with it while they are on furlough.
Why did Daley really move Water Mgmt out of City Hall? OMG! The City Inspector was deluged with calls from all corners, even clouted downtown bar owners saying "aren't these guys/gals supposed to be at work now?" Apparently irish plumbing employees are big contributers to Daley but contribute in relatives ethnic names.
TO /11/05/2007 06:22:00 PM
PLEASE, SPARE ME YOUR INFO. THERE ARE PLENTY OF TAKE HOME CARS OUT THERE,UNITS,EXEMPT ETC. GPS WOULD BE GREAT TO TRACK ALL OF THEIR MOVEMENTS. BUT THEY ARE BOSSES AND PEOPLE WITH CLOUT RIGHT? SO THEY COULD DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. YOU MUST BE WAITING TO GET PROMOTED AND HAVE THAT NICE TAKE HOME CAR TOO.
Anonymous said...
FYI, Exempts don't keep their cars while on furlough, at least not District commanders. Their cars are turned over to whoever the designated (Captain) Acting commmander is, and they keep it for the week or so while the DC is on furlo. The Actor is required to roll on all call outs, etc., so he or she really does need the Cmdr's wheels. Most people I know who drive city cars don't want the responsbility of keeping up with it while they are on furlough.
11/05/2007 06:22:00 PM
Your wrong some do with the clout this I am 100% sure! I work in fleet! So your wrong! Oh sorry boss stop trying to justify this please!
Carroll might be the nicest guy in the world, but don't say he's not political, he's a captain. They are political appointments, and political appointments, not college degrees or women or minorities, are the main cause of dissention in the CPD today. Exactly as Daley hoped. A house divided cannot stand.
Anonymous said...
Carroll might be the nicest guy in the world, but don't say he's not political, he's a captain. They are political appointments, and political appointments, not college degrees or women or minorities, are the main cause of dissention in the CPD today. Exactly as Daley hoped. A house divided cannot stand.
11/06/2007 11:59:00 PM
He rose up fast because of 19th ward clout nothing else! He buys fund raising tickets and he is promoted simple as that!
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