Heroes
Unfortunately, the shooting at NIU drove this entire bit of good news underground over the course of the day. Here's a glimpse of what was leading the news early Thursday:
A 44-year-old Calumet Area detective scooped up a 4-year-old girl from the fifth floor of a burning Chicago Housing Authority building early Thursday on the Near North Side.
The detective -- with two other officers first on the scene -- helped rescue six other residents, none of whom were seriously hurt.
If you dig around the news sites, there's good video of the rescues. All in all, a great job by CPD before CFD arrived.
Labels: good news
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
80 Comments:
JFed is a hero for bringing us the 12 hour work day!!!
Congrats to all CPD,we are all heroes everyday!
way to go T-bone!
I already do 12 hour days
Great job by our brothers in blue to bad the jags on wgn 12:00 news yesterday afternoon followed this great story with a story about the jagoff abate beating the girl in the bar.
off topic:
With this recent rash of robberies in 022 i keep hearing the guys from 022 responding that "we can't be in all places at all times" and "sometimes these things happen and you just can't prevent them." I say f*ck that! I think that you need to patrol more aggesively to keep these animals out of our neighborhood. Go back a decade or so and they wouldn't even think about coming in there and doing this shit b/c they would know the consequences. But now, there's robberies, burgleries, battery's you name it b/c they must feel ok with the idea of coming into that area. A lot of us live and have family there and for a lot of different reasons can't work in 022, so we are asking you guys that do to please protect us. Step it up. Constantly stop that car full of thugs and write them tickets etc.. to show them they aren't wanted.
I saw it on the news today. It was nice to see some good press on the cooperation at the scene and the saves. Nice work guys!
Great job !!!
speaking of heroes, i have an old co-worker that is a gun team member and has been for several years. he's complained to me about some recent bullshit and stupid decisions that have taken a unit from being elite and extremely productive to a unit who's morale is at an all time low. these guys not only dont get any praise or recognition for all the great work they do, but they have now been hit with some major bullshit. it used to be that they worked with a motto that "go where it takes you" to get the bad guys but now they are being told "don't go to the suburbs, don't go to any other district other than your specific area. then if you think it couldnt get any worse, that area restriction lessoned to only 2 districts in that specific area. then if you think if couldnt get any worse after that last bombshell, they are now told "no more drug search warrants". im sorry but isnt drugs, gangs, and guns all intertwined. its common knowledge, no? ive never heard of anything as stupid as this new procedure in my 20 plus years on this job. what a waste of great, knowledgable, intelligent police officers now forced to sit on there hands and step on each others feet in 2 districts knocking heads with tru, district tact, gangs and beat cars. morale low, productivity low, aggravation at an all time high. put it back the way it was so all these guys can rock and roll so they can continue to do what they are oh so good at - quality felony arrests, major gun, narcotic and money seizures and positive quality search warrants. that is all. Jody are you listening????????????????
Well it has begun, Rumor has it Skahill in as 1st, Risley, Williams, Grau, Tobias, Kirby are OUT.
All Deputy Supts. demoted Thursday
WOW... Could they ALL have been that bad? Believe me we are doomed. J-Fed is no friend of the Chicago Police... As my old Commander told me, "I would rather have a daughter that is a whore, then a son who is an FBI Agent". Remember they ran out and left Airhart shot up. It is amazing, the FBI is disliked by everyone... Hang on and watch each other out there, we are all that we have.
J fed I mean cave man (per sneed)
looked stupid in uniform. He was way to stiff. I think he is a cop waanabee. he probably wanted to always be a cop but he was too much of a dork...so he joined the fbi like the rest of the dorks. J fed get out of our uniform and stay in your suit!!
GOOD JOB CPD FOR THE FIRE RESCUE. SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR ONCE. BUT HEY WHERE IS JESSIE JACKSON TO SAY "GOOD JOB" WHY DOESN'T THE CAVE COME OUT ON TV AND PLUG HIS OFFICERS. IT'S THE PERFECT TIME TO START SOME GOOD PUBLICITY FOR THE CPD.
I'M SURE IF THE POLICE DIDN'T GO IN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSIFIED AND CALLED RACIST.
Hey SUPT make sure he gets his award!! BTW-Review the awards policy!! It is BS and a morale buster. This would be a great way to show that you have the POs and Dect interests at heart. End the 6 month period for submission of awards. The military back dates awards years after the fact. Why cant we?????
Boys in blue Police blotter . . .
February 15, 2008
BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times
Is a bloodbath in the works at the Chicago Police Department?
Sneed hears rumbles new Supt. Jody Weis, a former top FBI honcho appointed by Mayor Daley to clean up the department, may be in the process of forcing out all of his top police deputies. Word is all but one -- who is a Daley favorite -- will be "retiring" soon.
Great job to everyone involved!!!! As someone else pointed out, too bad the media then had to denigrate their heroic efforts by the Abate follow-up.
Great work Bob, Dave and everyone else on the scene.
A real fire is scary as f@$# especially in polyester.
You guys were good in front of the camera too after all the life savin.
Thanks, we needed that
Nice job Bob & Roz!
Great job Officers!!!!
I am glad the officer is safe after his heroic deed.
God bless you sir, and thanks.
what was the Detective doing in uniform? working housing? I guess, they must of cut there overtime too...
Great job, though...
saw the vid on liveleak - WAY TO GO PD !! - This coming from a FF - Props to the folks doing the job.
GOOD WORK
ON A SIDE NOTE ISN'T IT SAD THAT A DICK HAS TO WORK PUBLIC HOUSING FOR SIDE CASH.
ALL THOSE CASES THAT COULD BE WORKED FOR OT, TONs OF INVESTIGATIVE ALERT SIT IN DRAWERS. SHIT LOADS OF CASE REPORTS WITH NAMED OFFENDERS.
I KNOW ITS ALOT EASIER DOING THAT!
IT SHOWS THE DIRECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. TAKE WHAT YOU WANT FROM THE STATEMENT.
Constantly stop that car full of thugs and write them tickets etc.. to show them they aren't wanted.
more than not wanted...noticed,I completely stop what I am doing and
stare them dead in the eye just to let 'em know I care.
Well it has begun, Rumor has it Skahill in as 1st, Risley, Williams, Grau, Tobias, Kirby are OUT.
AMAZING NOTHING HAS CHANGED!
Shields making the news again in 018. They don't have news cameras in 011! Way to go Mikey! 1120 would be proud. Truhlar sucks. This pushed back the Tony Abbate story 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Good job kid
I hope J-Fed doesn't stop there! Some of these Commanders and executive management captains should be fair game. How bout WC'son 17 days, 5 days and the bigest stroke of all Commander Georgass. I wouldn't piss on his house if were on fire. A department of Lt.'s would certainly be nice.
2/15/2008 12:37:00 AM:
Time for YOU to step it up, pal. Why don't you lead the way by forming an off-duty brigade who can help us aggressively patrol the alleys and side streets of the homeland? Then you can show us poor fools how to do the work that needs be done.
So you've got family and can't be all places at all times? OK, then make your phone call and slide on into 022 so you can be on the firing line with the rest of us. We need all the help we can get.
Go back a decade or so and them undesirables wouldn't even think about coming into Mt. Greenwood because it was a different place then, different political and economic realities now. We don't like spending time on the east end, but that's the shit reality. Don't blame the ones who are making every effort to protect you and yours.
Gotta get that livesaving award.
2/15/2008 03:45:00 AM
Welcome to SOS late 2004 to late 2007. Once again the bad guys will win.
Fantastic job to our CPD, as always.
b safe
Is it true!! NO MORE drug warrants?
How am I gonna buy my boat and summer home without drug search warrants? I'm perplexed. I guess I'll have to work CTA special.
To "all supt demoted today"
Happy valentine's Day. It's about *uckin' time.
damn, CENSORED AGAIN! What are you runnin at these days, SCC? Around 75-80% Everyone i talk to says they are censored well over half the time. So yeah yeah yeah with your bullshit excuses. If what you say is true regarding 6000 hits, are you telling me an OVERWHELMING majority of the visitors do not post something? That out of 6000 hits only 400-500 comments were made? COME ON! Youre so full of shit! At least have the balls to say "come look at my blog but you will probably get censored if youd like to post, unless you have some cutsie little name and are 100% on my side, but hey, it's my blog!". SCC, were you the kid who only got included in neighborhood games cuz you had the ball? And when things didnt go your way you took the ball and ran home? Youre the guy who blames the bully, not the gunman, right? What a panzy!
Anonymous said...
All Deputy Supts. demoted Thursday
WOW... Could they ALL have been that bad? Believe me we are doomed. J-Fed is no friend of the Chicago Police... As my old Commander told me, "I would rather have a daughter that is a whore, then a son who is an FBI Agent". Remember they ran out and left Airhart shot up. It is amazing, the FBI is disliked by everyone... Hang on and watch each other out there, we are all that we have.
2/15/2008 04:49:00 AM
Yeah, they could be. The CPD is no friend to the police. The only way to rebuild the department is to tear down the old " who you know" system. J-fed is doing accountability the proper way, from the top down! Our current brass like accountability from the middle down or the bottom up.
Dave Fudacz -you rock - my hero.
Good job guys, great video on the news!!!! Way for the media to follow it with a cop dui case. Anyways J-fed talk off our uniform. You have to eart it, to wear it!
speaking of heroes, i have an old co-worker that is a gun team member and has been for several years. he's complained to me about some recent bullshit and stupid decisions that have taken a unit from being elite and extremely productive to a unit who's morale is at an all time low.
___________________yea it is a shame. it seems that is the way the whole dept is going right now. if your a beat cop all they want are movers,parkers a shoplifter arrest if you have to. if on tact just go get an easy arrest like a piss bum or dopw. no quality police work at all. asking jody for help is another losing battle .. he will implement some different things like 10-12 hour days maybe some new equipment other then that he will be here and gone making big money and moving on from here. he cant possible change 20 years of corruption in 3. best part of it all is his boss, king dick is the biggest problem. the problem with the dept and city is right under his nose only he dont see it or doesnt want to. good luck
The Trib had a picture of the firemen, no picture of the police or even a mention of them under the picture.
As long as I'm on the subject of the Trib....On Tuesday (I think) there was a story of the little four year old who was murdered by his caretaker. The two people who wrote the srory need to go back to school. It was so poorly written that I could have done a better job and I am not a journalist. Wow. Talk about lowering their standards.........
put every swinging dick/tit in uniform and we all answer the retarded calls the ebonic speaking dispatchers throw at us!!
Here in L.A. the tv stations have spent the last two hours straight covering the memorial service for the SWAT officer that got killed.
I know- I can't believe it either.
The weather out here is nice too. From what i read here I can't understand how you can bear the crap you guys put up with out there.
Stay safe folx-
HEY, SHOUT OUT TO PO JIMMY ZEGA,WHO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OFFICERS ON SCENE AT THE FIRE.GREAT JOB GUYS,1 FOR THE GOOD GUYS............
GREAT JOB JZ,NOW GO OUT THERE AND BRING ME 10-15 CONTACT CARDS SO U CAN JUSTIFIED YOUR TOUR IN THE GOOD OLD 004 DISTRICT......
Good Job Jimmy.
GREAT JOB OUT THERE GUYS WORKING CHA,MAYBE NOW THEY WILL EXPAND THE LIST TO WORK CHA FOR THE PO'S ON THEIR DAYS OFF.....GREAT JOB....
hey gun tema, blame the few bad coppers and balless command staff for your problems.
HEY,MR.2/15/08-12;37;00AM,YOU CANT HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TO.IF YOU THINK US OFFICERS IN 022 ARE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB.THEN BID IN 2 WORK IN 022,AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.I LEAVE IN 022 FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS AND WORKED IN IT FOR 3YRS,I'M WILLING 2 BET THAT I HAVE MORE PART 1 ARRESTS THAN YOU HAVE PARKERS......AND BY THE WAY GREAT JOB OUT THERE BOYS AT THAT CABRINI-GREEN FIRE......
WOW... Could they ALL have been that bad? Believe me we are doomed.
Are you KIDDING ME!!?? Yes they were! They're the reason we're all in this mess. Right up there with Abbate. You GOOF!
Hey Mike S, great job on the TV!! You represented us well, ya peckerface. No bullshit, congrats.
BEVERLY -MT GREENWOOD AREA IS UNDER SEIGE. HEY COPS GET ON THE BALL. NICE WORK BY THOSE COPS WORKING AT CABRINI O GREEN.
horaaaaaaaaay..now everyone will like us again.....hip hip hooorrraaayyy! The feel good story of the year.....they will now get their lifesaving award in 3 years......hoooraaaaay!
i was surprised the new put a good deed like this on.
Good job....
something that isn't negative
Anonymous said at 03:45am
"worked with a motto that "go where it takes you" to get the bad guys but now they are being told "don't go to the suburbs, don't go to any other district other than your specific area. then if you think it couldnt get any worse, that area "
Suburbs? Since when do you guys have the right to go into the Suburbs and make arrests?
You guys know the only reason you run in before the Fire Dept. does is that you get days off everytime you save someone.
Good Job to all!
The L.A. tv has now spent over four hours devoted fulltime to covering the services for our slain SWAT officer Simmons. Huge parts of the city are effectively shut down as officers and civilians alike are lining the streets to pay their respects. People are going by the funeral route as they get off work.
The most decent and moving thing I've seen L.A. do in the 40+ years I've lived here.
I used to think almost everyone here were just flming jackasses but I'm glad to be able to hope I'm wrong-
Stay safe-
Bob - GREAT JOB! I hope you are honored appropriately for your heroism.
Great job!
The Keesing Bandit says---
J-Fed looked so hot in his uniform the other day. I had hot flashes.
Now, kees me you fool!!!
A lot of us live and have family there and for a lot of different reasons can't work in 022. 2/15/2008 12:37:00 AM
I'd LOVE to know your reasons you can't work in 022. Is it because you are a house mouse? Have some politically-connected job within the department? Sounds to me like you are a major sissy & a complete tool! It's easy to bash 022, 008, 016 because the majority of the Police Officers live in these districts. How can you bash the Officers of 011 or 015 or 006? Because these districts are unsalvageable & maybe a very small amount of Officers live there. If there were only 4 robberies in 022 in an 8 month span, but one of them occurred next door to YOU, you'd bash the coppers from 022.
Come show us how to be the police, JACKASS!!
What is Area 2 Dick doing in Cabrini during the wee hours? What is the relevance of him being 44years of age?
How is it that Jody is in uniform already. Did he get through the academy in 2 weeks?? Funny how he was never a cop but yet gets to wear the uniform and star a few weeks after being hired. Must be nice to have all the answers to the tests.....
My sympathies to the 022 residents, if I owned property there, I would be pissed too. can u say white flight?
WHY NO T-BONE?
Go back a decade or so and they wouldn't even think about coming in there and doing this shit b/c they would know the consequences.
It's different now. You are not allowed to have safe streets. Making certain people feel bad is not worth what *might* happen instead.
Tribune neglected to mention that CPD did it---CLTV and WGN aired video
It's that time again to nominate the AMV Heroes. Please submit yours here:
www.amw.com/allstar
damn, CENSORED AGAIN! What are you runnin at these days, SCC? Around 75-80%
Nope, still at 95.6% give or take a few tenths of a point. You want to see our traffic numbers, click on the site meter icon at the very bottom of the main page. It lists numbers, locations, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly totals. Today we'll do 9,000 visitors and about 450 to 500 comments.
If what you say is true regarding 6000 hits, are you telling me an OVERWHELMING majority of the visitors do not post something? That out of 6000 hits only 400-500 comments were made? COME ON!
Very good. The vast majority of people DON'T leave comments. Fewer than 10% most days.
Youre so full of shit!
Right. We'll name it after you.
At least have the balls to say "come look at my blog but you will probably get censored if youd like to post, unless you have some cutsie little name and are 100% on my side, but hey, it's my blog!".
We've already laid out the rules. In fact, we've laid them out many times. If you're too dumb to find them or follow them, that isn't really our look out. We allow all sorts of stuff to pass through. But as you seem to have a learning disability, you must be unable to see which behaviors are getting your comments shitcanned.
SCC, were you the kid who only got included in neighborhood games cuz you had the ball? And when things didnt go your way you took the ball and ran home? Youre the guy who blames the bully, not the gunman, right? What a panzy!
Oh boo hoo. We're going to take our blog and go home now. Oh wait, we are home.
Listen here short bus, you follow the rules, learn from your mistakes and promise not to breed your stupidity to another generation and maybe, just maybe, we'll let you post again. Otherwise, we're telling mommy to take away your inflatable boyfriend and no more twinkies for you.
Don't worry 022 Scapardine will keep us safe..................maybe....
"...and no more twinkies for you.
2/15/2008 09:53:00 PM"
No more TWINKIES!!!????!!
That's mean, man, just plain mean.....
WOW... Could they ALL have been that bad? Believe me we are doomed.
Are you KIDDING ME!!?? Yes they were! They're the reason we're all in this mess. Right up there with Abbate. You GOOF!
Looking at the SOME of the people he put in their places...we'll have to see how it turns out...remember this...it can always get worse
"You guys know the only reason you run in before the Fire Dept. does is that you get days off everytime you save someone."
Spoke like a true Jackass Cinderhead. Jealous that you couldn't rub some dirt on your face, breath heavy& mug for the cameras about how heroic you are?
Go have another drink& queer off w/ the Captain in the Coatroom Goof!!
To those jagoffs bashing 022 coppers: You want us to stop all M/1s at all times, do want us to stop M/2s driving thru alleys at 0200 hrs or should we "assume" they live in the neighborhood? Transfer in if you don't like it. But I guess you don't want to give up that "spot" you got now.
Fire at cabrini...Good job to all of you!!!!
Why is the dick working CHA?
He's too stupid to work a homicide and clear it.
Therefore , no OT.
Don't believe me?
Ask.
All white coppers saving all black residents. God help us if they would have turned their backs. Jesse, Rev Al, Rev Meeks, and every other store front preacher/political wannabe would be all over their asses. I don't blame him for working CHA, it's better money without the lawsuits.
"All white coppers saving all black residents"
Dont worry,the revs will turn it racial and the lawsuits are to follow.
True heroes, so glad it was caught on tape! What great footage!
I share a zone with 022 and after one of the latest robberies I monitored a flash message of the offender in a dirty red car with a temp tag. Not one officer in 022 came over the air stopping a car fitting that description. This is POOR police work and I dont even live in the 22nd district. WAKE UP!
off topic:
With this recent rash of robberies in 022 i keep hearing the guys from 022 responding that "we can't be in all places at all times" and "sometimes these things happen and you just can't prevent them." I say f*ck that! I think that you need to patrol more aggesively to keep these animals out of our neighborhood. Go back a decade or so and they wouldn't even think about coming in there and doing this shit b/c they would know the consequences. But now, there's robberies, burgleries, battery's you name it b/c they must feel ok with the idea of coming into that area. A lot of us live and have family there and for a lot of different reasons can't work in 022, so we are asking you guys that do to please protect us. Step it up. Constantly stop that car full of thugs and write them tickets etc.. to show them they aren't wanted.
2/15/2008 12:37:00 AM
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Officers in the 22nd District are masters of the the excuse.
Don't blame the ones who are making every effort to protect you and yours.
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Describe what "every effort" means in the 22nd District.
The last time I saw a traffic stop on Western Avenue in 022 I was filling my car with leaded gas.
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