Accountability for You
But not for the guy in charge:
- True story, when the first unit in the city to get GPS installed was SOS, right before they were dismantled, Fleet Management notified the Office of the Mayor that they had the GPS units ready to be installed in the two cars the Mayor uses for transportation.
The Mayor himself shitcanned that idea because he didn't want to be tracked. The police and OEMC wanted it so they could know the location of the Mayor at all times for safety and security reasons.
The Mayor was having none of it because it could track his every move and leave a paper trail of his movements. It is good enough for Fire and Police and countless other city workers but not hizzoner, Mayor Richard M. Daley. He flat refused to allow his limos to be wired for GPS.
This is true, a good reporter might find the people over at Fleet Management who do the GPS work on the executive fleet and maybe one might confirm this story. I learned this from a very well placed source. This is the truth.
We've heard the same thing from a couple people. And it's not just the mayor's cars that won't be tracked. Burke's cars end up out of state constantly on non city business if the stories are to be believed.
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posted by SCC at 1:03 AM
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Ot Chalkie was seen in 005, 006, and 008 for sure last night, Im not sure of anywhere else he might have been. Let it burn!
chalkie @ 007 too,...but putting chalk on grass weeds and dirt is difficult u know
Holy Shit Batman!!!
Da Mayor is using city property for personal use. God dam! We got the story here first with SCC.
Go get him John Kass!!!
"My dog's name is Sniffy!"
Does that ring a bell Mr. Kass?
Why do I work for this city! I really need to either quit this f'ing job or at least stop reading this blog. I'm not saying it is not the pulse of the department, I'm saying that the pulse is messed up. Now where is that number to EAP.
Geez,Mayor Fredo Shortshanks doesnt wanna leave a paper trail for Fitzgerald to follow.Ya know those sit-down meetings with the Italian/Sicilian businessmen with the anger management issues..
Why does the TSP Mayo always get a pass from the media except from Kass. There is so much ammo out there he should be front page news everyday for his poor leadership of this city. If he was the CEO of a company he would have been tarred and feathered and sent to 35th and Halsted to squawk like a chicken!!!!
Speaking of 006...Hey you officers from 006, quit making yourselves sound like the common gang thug on SCC. You guys are a lot more intelligent than that, yet you choose use ghetto terminology when you write in.
Maybe instead of coppers worrying about the use of the word "cruiser", they can worry about the officers from 006 choosing to sound like hardcore prison inmates from Tamms?
Hell, I'm going to start saying cruiser just for the fun of it...it gets a response in 004!!!
-midnite 4 guy
We all knew that GPS was coming to our cars sooner or later. Don't panic. (yet) OEMC are the culprit's for it. CPD funds did not pay for it. However, CPD is having software developed into the CLEAR system so a supervisor can check in on you for "your safety".
CHALKIE VISITS 003.....Film at 11.
GCG
Does GPS work when the Mayor takes his company limo to Michigan for a weekend getaway?
Hypocrites NEED to be voted out of office starting with Daley and his stupid Olympics idea!
If he worked hard on settling our contracts as he does in getting the Olympics. Our contract would be settled and we would be a much happier Police dept. and Officer!
But no, he does dumb shit and waste money and then expects us to bail his stupid ass out!
True their cars are everywhere but doing "city business", if they want a city car why not GPS! They could get rid of the citry car and pay their own way, burke has 7+ million that is "million" in his "fluff" campaign account, the mayor 4+Million not counting what he hides why not pay their own payment,fuel,insurance etc... Or put the gps in like it should be that way if anything happens we could respond and help with the location! It would only be used for their and the valets safety right mayor! How about it any investigagtive reporters want to look at this "double standard"? How about a dna swab from daley and all the 50 followers to make sure they are "good to go!"
Anonymous said...
I'm just a civilian, but I support what you guys do every day for us. I don't blame you for being concerned, but maybe this will help: I work for a company that uses AVL's, and can tell you that in almost every case I'm aware of, it has been used to verify that vehicles were where they were supposed to be, when they were supposed to be there. In other words, it has been used for company and driver defense, not to spy on drivers. That said, who knows what CPD plans to do with it?
I don't work directly with the system, but what I do know is that it operates 24 hours a day on all cars- no one has the manpower to check all the AVL's all the time- so it's unlikely anyone's going to spy on you; they'll probably only use it when they need to investigate where a certain car was at a certain time.
Hopefully this puts your mind at ease. Keep doing the great work you guys do.
9/05/2008 10:28:00 AM
WRONG!
The plan is to have a main system in place with OEMC/35th St. however each individual District Watch Commander's Office will have a nice little Icon on his/her computer where they will be mandated to click on it and check for, drum roll>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Yes you got it, "BEAT INTEGRITY"!
In addition the system will be used for, drum roll again please <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
the magic buzz word right now,
Yes you got it again, "ACCOUNTABILITY".
It will be used "as needed" for P.O.'s but particularly it will be used to ensure supervisor's are monitoring his/her respective personnel.
Example, P.O. blows job off/falsifys location or report and supervisor's don't take action,
yup you got it the Supervisor gets it first with the P.O.'s getting
disciplined as well.
Also, the days of riding on each other's jobs and not going on the air won't matter. Some PO screws up or looses his/her temper and your car is on scene, yup you got it you automatically get CR #/law suit/indicted/fired or whatever too.
We all know some kooky P.O's that
like to instigate shit and then all hell breaks loose. However, whether we like them or not if they call for help I and the majority of us do respond without prejudice to his/her mentality or second guessing they're decisions or any other things for that matter but frequently don't go on the air. We respond, stabalize the situation, ensure everyone's safe and then drive off.
Please Do not confuse this example with true police work where 10-1's are rightfully called. That's not the point I'm trying to make.
I can see if we were in rural areas patrolling or even on the highways but the average response/back up time for a back up is literally seconds - just under a minute. For that purpose, the Beats/Districts and radio zones are designed to somewhat overlap.
My opinion you want to help with "safety issues" then more man power would be better not only for our benefit but for the tax paying citizens of Chicago.
Anyhow, Boys and Girls and Other's,
WELCOME to the NEW and not so improved Chicago Police Department!
Holy GPPPPPSSSS Batman!!!
See me go in circles, turning, turning, turning and turning....
what's good for the goose....
All narc and gang intel cars shld have GPS. THAT is an officer saety issue.
Oh no, now the beat cars will have to stay on their beats. And those DOC cars will have to stay in the DOC. Wah, wah, wah.
Word is shortshanks' squeeze is within walking distance of his house. Yeah he walks there after the security drops him off. Now get the GPS on his blackberry.
As taken from the PBPA Sentinal:
Whispers from Springfield and City Hall indicate that politicians from both sides of the aisle will be pushing for a vote in November to mandate a Consitutional Convention. A target of the revision will be Article XIII Section 5 Pension and Retirement Rights that reads: " Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, or any unit of local government or school district, or any agency, or instrument thereof, shall be an enforcable contractual relationaship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impared." The State legislature and City Hall are both aware that removing this language from the Constitution is a blameless way to erase the pension deficit. The politicians will simply say the revised constitution is the will of the people. Remember, we are in a political climate where Change is the magic word and they want to Change the pension in November.
Does GPS work when the Mayor takes his company limo to Michigan for a weekend getaway?
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Don't forget the FLEET of police cars driven by cops to keep the Daley clan safe up in Michigan
I think it's time for the union to step up and say, "Blue Flu". This is getting out of hand.
Chalkie got himself an old minivan and done ran over a thug in 017. The guy was still alive as the ambo pulled away so Chalkie may come in second.
I was on the way to work last night and told my partner that the blog was talking about more gps for our cars. I said it won't happen we have no money. I barley was out of the locker room when my partner said we are getting GPS on our car in a couple weeks. I laughed until I saw the to-from with the exact date that it will be installed and the report ended with "the first wave"(40 other cars were on this list also). But since the pax 501 stated its saftey then the inspectors should not be checking or Lts or sgts. Oh wait they already do just ask anyone that has a gps car in TRU. I probably will get to work today and have to go to headquarters to get swabbed, give a piss test and have a chip installed in my ass all in the name of saftey. Thats not a smile you see on our faces its a wince for getting it up our ass.
Why would the mayor want anyone tracking HIS movements? All of the illegal deals and trips out of state might make it easier to target him. Shortshanks don't play that game.
woah I cant believe our fine stand up mayor wouldnt want GPS. HAHAHAH We all know his car is in grand beach Michigan, is that a secret? Glad im not from Bridgeport, i would hate to be associated with that fat fuck
I think chalkie should be tracked with gps or at least an advance phone call to the next location.
"THIS JUST IN" ALL ALDERMEN HAVE VOTED TO HAVE THEIR DNA SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO A NATIONAL DATA BANK. THIS IS A GOOD WILL GESTURE TO HELP PROMOTE DNA COLLECTION FROM ALL CITY EMPLOYEES. 75% OF THE ALDERMEN HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE SAMPLE BE TAKEN FROM THEIR A$$ WITH EXTRA LONG SWABS. COLLECTION WILL BE DONE LIVE ON CLTV. "THAT IS ALL"
If he was the CEO of a company
I agree Shortshanks is corrupt. But you had better look again at these CEO'S they rake in Millions 30 to 350 million (depends) a big scam each of them sit on each others boards, (Talk about a code of silence) yet they want Illegals to keep the unions out in order to pay low wages and pocket more Millions. Ask United workers who had to take pay cuts across the board however all the CEO'S received pay raises. The wealthy are for the wealthy. Shortshanks is a corrupt bastard along with Big Business.
What's the difference if he buys a personal car on our dime and gets driven around in that?
Hey, Mayor Richard Daley and Alderman Edward Burke and any of you other so called leaders of this city, try leading by example!!! Get GPS in the city vehicles you use.... trust me you'll make a good example to follow. That is, if you are willing to GPS we all should without question.
Show this city you are true leaders... get GPS for all of the city vehicles assigned to your respective details.... it's for your safety...right.
John Kass, Michael Sneed you reading this??!!!
Please get it straight for once and for all. Do as Richard M says not as he does. Rules are made for people like you and I and not Richard M or anyone associated with them.
I want to take the time for J Fedds attempt to slowly dismantle the police department. With all the shit he is pulling I have noticed a change in the coppers I work with. A change for the better I might add. As it appears to be pulling us all together to unite as one. Richard M wake up. j Fedd is making you look like an idiot with the things he says to the press and how he says them.
I have good news, as of 2100 hrs last night we were 41 murders higher than the same time last year. Hey news media remember this. In the citys attempt to show a decrease in murder numbers the city will classify some as death investigations. I guess a man with a switchblade in his back is a death investigation as long as its not another murder number.
smoke and mirrors thats all it is. I ask everyone out there in the front lines do not blow paper off. if you do you are only helping the city show the need not to hire more police officers.
do the proper paper and get those numbers as high as possible. remember an attempt burglary is not a criminal damage to property. and an obvious murder is not a death investigation.
stay smart, stay safe, and take care of one another.
and screw these moronic non police assholes running this department right into the ground.
and hey fop wake the fuck up and start playing hardball with these assholes
and officers DO NOT take jobs when you are 99 and tell the dispatcher you will advise. you are only placing yourself in a dangerous situation and anytime we can hear the dispatcher say were are in a RAP , that is a good thing.
the dispatchers are not your friends, the bosses are not your friends. the only one you can count on are the ones who have proven themselves to you and your family.
news flash news flash...
Hey Marty L you drunk fuck stay off my jobs. You and the rest of your retarded crew. Me and my partner dont want you there so stay the fuck away.
Oh no, now the beat cars will have to stay on their beats. And those DOC cars will have to stay in the DOC. Wah, wah, wah.
**You're so stupid!
Hey anonymous posting at 12:40pm
that chip installed in my ass comment was AWESOME! laughed my head off!!!
if the city was really serious about the gps being a safety issue, they would install it on our radios. if you wind up on a foot chase a lot of good it will do us if we can find the car, i would rather find the officer needing help.
additionally, if this was an officer safety issue OEMC would have the ability to track us in real time. they do not have this ability. only the bosses have that ability in their desk top computers.
There certainly is a distinct difference between coppers today and coppers of yesterday. As I read this blog, I see references to newspaper columnists Kass and Sneed. In the old days, no copper, with the exception of Joe D. would even consider talking to the media. What a bunch of fucking whiners you've become.
I don't disagree in principle having GPS in our cars and radios. I DO strenuously disagree with our mayor not abiding with the same rules he mandates for employees.
That is why I take nothing from his mouth seriously and I make my own rules and have for years. Three years till retirement and I have been fooling them for years.
Look at it this way, if any of us could do much better elsewhere we already would be there doing it.
As it is this police thing is the best part time job I ever had. I see beautiful women every day, I talk to people all over, I read the newspaper, I take a nap occasionally, I get a good cigar in on most days and I get to fuck with assholes. And if I want a day off it isn't too hard to get it.
If your experience is different you need to do some adjusting to your surroundings. Enjoy it, this won't last forever.
Hey SCC, have you watched the news the past few weeks? Have you noticed that our great Mayor,the enemy of law abiding gun owners,has been to numerous anti-violence rallies but now never utters the word gun?Tonight on fox news he was at a rally and talked about gangs but no guns.HMMMMMMM! can it be that the great god Obama,who is trying to suck gun owners dicks,had his campaign tell shortshanks to tone it down for 60 days? These two pricks are attached at the hip.Never trust a demorat.
Word is shortshanks' squeeze is within walking distance of his house. Yeah he walks there after the security drops him off. Now get the GPS on his blackberry.
9/06/2008 11:09:00 AM
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Who the F&%# would dare sleep with that stuttering, mumbling, disheveled idiot?!!
How many of my tax dollars are being wasted on this chick?
How fast can a good investigative reporter or anyone else dig up enough dirt to shame this fool out of office? We're already turning into Detroit. We might as well have our mayor arrested for the same thing Detroit's mayor got arrested for.
have you ever delt with the mayor's bodyguard "T.F."? what a tool.
"In the old days, no copper, with the exception of Joe D. would even consider talking to the media. What a bunch of fucking whiners you've become.
9/06/2008 09:35:00 PM"
That's a lie. The Bosses of today are the suckhole pimps you & your ilk groomed to lead us. Whiners? Speak for yourself.
Btw Bagman Thief, How you enjoying your Summer home w/ Wife number#4 ?
Anonymous said...
Hey, Mayor Richard Daley and Alderman Edward Burke and any of you other so called leaders of this city, try leading by example!!! Get GPS in the city vehicles you use.... trust me you'll make a good example to follow. That is, if you are willing to GPS we all should without question.
Show this city you are true leaders... get GPS for all of the city vehicles assigned to your respective details.... it's for your safety...right.
John Kass, Michael Sneed you reading this??!!!
9/06/2008 03:44:00 PM
Well how about ed and rich? Don't forget the huge detail and car given to the treasurer whoever she/he is why do they need drivers as valets? burke and daley get new cars every 6 months, the old ones with 3-4 thousand miles are kept at 51st behind the fence as "front line" loaner cars for the elite! Must be nice huh?
Anonymous said...
"THIS JUST IN" ALL ALDERMEN HAVE VOTED TO HAVE THEIR DNA SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO A NATIONAL DATA BANK. THIS IS A GOOD WILL GESTURE TO HELP PROMOTE DNA COLLECTION FROM ALL CITY EMPLOYEES. 75% OF THE ALDERMEN HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE SAMPLE BE TAKEN FROM THEIR A$$ WITH EXTRA LONG SWABS. COLLECTION WILL BE DONE LIVE ON CLTV. "THAT IS ALL"
9/06/2008 03:14:00 PM
Hey when munoz gives his will all the illegals go home? After all his daddy really screwed with the country! Fake ids how many did this asshole and his alder gang banger son give to terrorists? Why is rickey alderidiot gang banger munoz not charged yet?
"...Shortshanks has a squeeze within walking distance. He visits her after he is dropped off..."
The only thing I ever read about the man that I liked.
"In the old days, no copper, with the exception of Joe D. would even consider talking to the media. What a bunch of fucking whiners you've become.
9/06/2008 09:35:00 PM"
Things Change.
A Unit Rep meeting has been called for Sep 10 to discuss pilot program schedule changes and any other topics that have come up over the summer.
Officers: make sure you unit rep attends this meeting, if he or she cannot make it be sure to send someone. Hold their feet to the fire!
We need to be involved in this stuff and the FOP is the only game in town. And we must stand united, we can disagree in private but must stand together in public.
09:35 pm. You old coppers had a stable pension and good medical plus cost of living wages. Not to mention you had more perks all around. Its a new era and that calls for new tactics. Now go back to your bar stool boot licker.
Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, or any unit of local government or school district, or any agency, or instrument thereof, shall be an enforcable contractual relationaship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impared." The State legislature and City Hall are both aware that removing this language from the Constitution is a blameless way to erase the pension deficit. The politicians will simply say the revised constitution is the will of the people. Remember, we are in a political climate where Change is the magic word and they want to Change the pension in November.
Realistically it won't make much difference. Pensions are very high on the list of things the feds protect in bankruptcy situations. It may even be that your pensions are already protected by the federal pension guaranty system. I don't know for sure. In any case, if they wanted to change the system they can regardless of what the constitution says. The constitution doesn't say a pension plan can't be changed. Only that the benefits already earned are safe.
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