Largish Posting Day
We usually have 3 or 4 posts ready to go at midnight every day. Sometimes, we manage to sneak in another at some point during the morning. It all depends.
Today we have 6 going up and it covers the gamut. From humorous to serious to sports; from FTO's to pensions; from an off-duty shooting to what could be a Line of Duty death 14 years in the making.
Read them all. Comment where you wish. Please excuse any delay in getting comments up today as with multiple posts, we end up with a bunch more comments.
Open post for stuff not covered here.
Today we have 6 going up and it covers the gamut. From humorous to serious to sports; from FTO's to pensions; from an off-duty shooting to what could be a Line of Duty death 14 years in the making.
Read them all. Comment where you wish. Please excuse any delay in getting comments up today as with multiple posts, we end up with a bunch more comments.
Open post for stuff not covered here.
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posted by SCC at 12:08 AM
44 Comments:
Dear SCC:
It's Frank Bashenbauer from the SCC Overseas News Bureau.
Sorry our news wire service was delayed tonight to the SCC main bureau branch in Chicago,
Just post some bullshit excuse why the postings are delayed and we will make sure you have our reports shortly.
Use the old, we got 6 posts going at once bullshit. It always works.
Tally ho! Mate... be getting those post to you as soon as our internet is back up and running.
Just be honest, J-Fed said off duty cop bloggers can not post more that 20 post per work week.
Today we have 6 going up and it covers the gamut. From humorous to serious to sports; from FTO's to pensions; from an off-duty shooting to what could be a Line of Duty death 14 years in the making.
Sorry SCC but I have to disagree with you, it shouldn't be,"what could be" it should read, "what MUST be a line of duty death" and anything less would be a direct slap in our face.
You are being sparred for tardiness.
Has anyone seen this month's Chicago magazine? Mayor Richard M. Daley is on the cover and looks absolutely horrible, he looks ill as in terminally ill. Take a look, there is an expose on the Daley family in there too.
There is also a half page article on Chicago and JFed, "Is Crime Out of Control in Chicago" or something to that affect.
Blatant Racism exercised by state lawmakers:
State funding for the foundation comes through the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act, which Howard initiated and Gov. Blagojevich signed in August 2005. The law set aside $3 million for HIV awareness and testing based on the General Assembly's conclusion that "HIV/AIDS in the African-American community is a crisis separate and apart from the overall issue of HIV/AIDS in other communities."
So the African American community is special and receives additional HIV/AIDS funding???
This is in your face racism and it will be noted in November at the ballot box by this female Hispanic Lesbian.
FemHispLes,
For once, it's GOOD racism. Who more than they need the testing? Forget awareness, of course.
Not related to anything.
Why is it that so many post here anonymously? I can understand the retaliation angle, but a blogger account is pretty much anonymous, but does tag posts so other posters at least know something about the poster.
Note anonymous posting of this message. :)
This just in...Bruce Lipman named as Deputy Chief of CAPS!
(OT) now that Texas is flooded and many parts of the country have water everywhere, where is the outpouring from all the countries we give billions to, and send all the help ove to assist at? Again as always we never get help but the assholes living everywhere else get everything from us! When will this country wake up and say "enough?"! If osama obama "call me barry" gets in we will be doomed, as he will expand the welfare state even more! Vote McCain/Palin!
OT: GPS
I was thinking about some of the worst case scenarios for GPS on squads last night before bed. I'm a ham radio and radio scanning enthusiast. I was watching an "LA Gang Wars" show on the discovery channel last night. One of the gangs flaunted several high powered rifles, garbage bags full of marijuana and digital police scanners.
All POs should already know that criminals are out there listening to your zone but the implications of a GPS ping every 15seconds could be much larger and more dangerous. Without proper encryption the location of every squad in Chicago could be revealed to not only the OEMC but also every organized criminal group in the city. It's rumored that encryption is flawed or non-existent on the PDTs and any citizen with the right equipment can monitor every PDT message. Even if the encryption is perfect on the GPS (very unlikely) a criminal could still make a squad proximity detector for less than $50 with things available at any radio shack.
Let me see if I can explain how easy it would be. The radios you carry everyday broadcast on one frequency and receive on another. Big antennas in the city pick up the weak transmission from your handheld and broadcast it all over the city. If I'm working on something at home or watching TV and I don't want to be distracted by every parker and request for RD on the zone I tune my radio to the transmit frequency for the zone. This means that I only hear calls being made within a few blocks of my house. Anytime I hear something interesting I switch over to the zone so I can hear all the units involved and the dispatch. Using this same technique I could tune my scanner to the transmit frequency of the GPS. Anytime a squad was within a few blocks I would hear a little squawk every 15 seconds. Cheap and awfully useful if you're selling dope on the corner. The OEMC and mayors office needs to some some better research on the technology they are about to implement.
Stay safe out there.
912 Citizen
After reading the daily bulletin and the paragraph outlining where we can wash the squad cars, I did a little digging and this is what is going on...
I lot of people believe that the city was not paying their car wash bills, which I learned was not true. They paid on time.
The city came out with an 88 page contract £ 17740 that tells the car wash vendor how to wash a car. Next, the city required that a 2 million dollar policy be in effect during the time city vehicles are being washed. This is up from a 1 million dollar policy.
The vendor now must spend several thousands of dollars more for the additional coverage.
Now I've been trying to keep an open mind about this so I can see where the city is coming from.
Example; the car wash attendant gets into your squad, pulls it up to wipe off and instead of hitting the brakes, he guns it, loses control, goes across the street and hits a pedestrian and then into a building. When the dust starts to clear he bolts from the car never to be seeing again. After all, we all know you don't need to have a valid D/L nowadays or a green card or whatever.
With all the shark lawyers out there, anything involving the city to them is fair game. You know they go for millions.
I agree with 9/15/2008 05:37:00 AM
Let's find a cure for breast cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, and prostate cancer before we worry about a disease brought onto oneself in 95% of the cases. My heart goes out to juvenile AIDS patients but mom or dad did it to them most of the time.
Updated 9/15: River Forest chief expected to resign
September 15, 2008
By PATRICK BUTLER pbutler@pioneerlocal.com
River Forest Police Chief Nicholas Weiss was expected to announce his resignation at a special Police Committee meeting Tuesday, to be followed by a Village Board meeting where Weiss' successor will be introduced.
A reliable source told Forest Leaves the department's new head will be Frank Limon, 54, who retired Monday as head of the Chicago Police Department's Organized Crime Section.
Limon's 30 years of police experience includes administration and major operations, as well as community policing and police training, according to the Chicago Department.
Weiss's future as been a subject of speculation for months, especially since earlier this summer when two outside consultants released a special report recommending major changes in the department's command structure.
A 40-year-police veteran, Weiss previously headed the Lincolnwood department. His management style has come under fire from several sources, including the police union. Weiss has dismissed those complaints as groundless.
FOP MEETING:
1900 HOURS, TUESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER
Go, so you can bitch if the contract isn't to your liking. Otherwise, you are stuck with what you get.
SCC - You missed Jody on NPR (Eight Forty-Eight) this morning. When the host asked him about lowered morale as expressed on "the blogs" leading to higher homicide rates, he dismissed bloggers as being an insignificant representation of the Department. "...there were 234 comments on one day and there are 13,000 Police Officers." They usually have links to the transcripts up the next day
FYI. For those looking for Chalkie T-Shirts. AJ Uniform on 111th and Fairfield next to the Partolmen's Credit Union has them in stock. Saw them Friday when I was in there.
Okay who thought it was funny to put the fake leopard skin steering wheel cover in my new SUV cruiser ?
City worker shot while putting Denver boot on car. Article in Tribune on this. Look for more of this as citizens' anger reaches the boiling point after being bled dry by the Daley revenue machine.
OT: Re the Dept of Revenue worker getting shot.
In the article it states how this is the highest area for violent crime and one of the fine citizens made a comment that is oh so true. In essence he says stopping crime isn't important but $ is :)
Keith Griffith, who for nine years has lived on the block where the shooting took place, said bicycle police officers as well as Revenue Department workers are out at least twice a month looking for missing front plates, expired stickers and other violations.
"I guess the city's broke," Griffith said
The stock market and the economy is tanking. My wife lost her Job. I can still pay my bills, yet Can anyone offer me some advice? I purchased a new home eight years ago and have lost all the equality my stock is 30% less then it was worth in Jan 2008 and at this point I'm down to my investment money, should I place that money in fixed bonds. Advice only please. Retiring in 12 years.
Yeah, you're not him, right. Go blow troll.
You lost us when you started slamming actual hero cops. We give a rat's ass about the rest of your comment - it would have been posted.
Go read the rules and figure out why you didn't get published and got banned. Asshat.
"City worker shot while putting Denver boot on car. Article in Tribune on this. Look for more of this as citizens' anger reaches the boiling point after being bled dry by the Daley revenue machine.
9/15/2008 08:28:00 PM"
It's just misdirected, they probably need to go higher up the food chain.
SCC,
I know you used to be a Karl Rove fan, hopefully not anymore:
Rove: McCain went 'too far' in ads
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html
I think this prick needs to keep his flapper shut and mind his own business.
The stock market and the economy is tanking. My wife lost her Job. I can still pay my bills, yet Can anyone offer me some advice? I purchased a new home eight years ago and have lost all the equality my stock is 30% less then it was worth in Jan 2008 and at this point I'm down to my investment money, should I place that money in fixed bonds. Advice only please. Retiring in 12 years.
9/15/2008 08:57:00 PM
How To Get Rich 101: Buy low, sell high.
This is the buy low time. Most suckers in this world buy when things are going up. When the market goes down they panic and sell. Big mistake.
If you picked some funds that are obvious dogs, even in the good times, then dump only those. Right now aquiring shares in quality funds is more important that total value.
Think of it this way...If you had the money to buy 10 houses and stand pat for five years you would do it. Right? Eventually the value of those houses would rise and you would make a good return.
Same for mutual funds and stocks. Start buying up shares now while the prices are low, and then wait.
You say that your going to retire in 12 years. Unless you are going to be 59 1/2 years old you can't make a withdrawl without a VERY large penalty. So your money is going to be working for you longer than you think.
As for your old lady-send her to nursing school. Great pay and benefits, flexible hours, great job security, and never wait in the waiting area of the emergency room again-I don't.
The stock market and the economy is tanking. My wife lost her Job. I can still pay my bills, yet Can anyone offer me some advice? I purchased a new home eight years ago and have lost all the equality my stock is 30% less then it was worth in Jan 2008 and at this point I'm down to my investment money, should I place that money in fixed bonds. Advice only please. Retiring in 12 years.
9/15/2008 08:57:00 PM
Right now is the perfect time to invest in treasury bonds. While they don't yield as high of a percentage in a good economy, in a piss poor one like we are experiencing now they are about one of the only things you can still rely on.
The stock market and the economy is tanking. My wife lost her Job. I can still pay my bills, yet Can anyone offer me some advice? I purchased a new home eight years ago and have lost all the equality my stock is 30% less then it was worth in Jan 2008 and at this point I'm down to my investment money, should I place that money in fixed bonds. Advice only please. Retiring in 12 years.
9/15/2008 08:57:00 PM
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Don't pull your money out of the market now; the idea is to buy low and sell high, not sell when the market tanks. You haven't lost a PENNY unless you sell. The market will turn around. It always does.
Me, I'm going in three years. (KMA now.) Tomorrow, I'm buying a TON of cheap stocks.
Anonymous said...
The stock market and the economy is tanking. My wife lost her Job. I can still pay my bills, yet Can anyone offer me some advice? I purchased a new home eight years ago and have lost all the equality my stock is 30% less then it was worth in Jan 2008 and at this point I'm down to my investment money, should I place that money in fixed bonds. Advice only please. Retiring in 12 years.
9/15/2008 08:57:00 PM
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Don't pull your money out of the market now; the idea is to buy low and sell high, not sell when the market tanks. You haven't lost a PENNY unless you sell. The market will turn around. It always does.
Me, I'm going in three years. (KMA now.) Tomorrow, I'm buying a TON of cheap stocks.
9/15/2008 11:45:00 PM
I agree 100% don't take it out now! Wait it will come back soon!
old six shooter said...
After reading the daily bulletin and the paragraph outlining where we can wash the squad cars, I did a little digging and this is what is going on...
I lot of people believe that the city was not paying their car wash bills, which I learned was not true. They paid on time.
The city came out with an 88 page contract £ 17740 that tells the car wash vendor how to wash a car. Next, the city required that a 2 million dollar policy be in effect during the time city vehicles are being washed. This is up from a 1 million dollar policy.
The vendor now must spend several thousands of dollars more for the additional coverage.
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The City all wants this and they also want rock bottom discount rates and then the vendor must wait at least 90 days for their money and the contract also says the city can cancel at any time for any reason.
The car wash owners are right for telling the city to fuck off. The only people who make money dealing with the City are the connected few, the Daley family and cronies who get the sweetheart deals.
The honest businessman usually makes little and is easily screwed.
I have spoken to many business people who would never deal with the City, the City is in the business of screwing business people without clout same as they screw the average citizen.
One of the first contractors to do major work on Millennium Park started working without completed drawings and engineering and was pouring concrete in a mad dash effort to get it done fast, per orders from the Mayor.
Much of that work was wrong, at the City's fault, and had to be re-done. This was the first of the public and huge cost over runs and the City, of course, blamed the contractor and simply refused to pay.
The contractor had to take the city to court and wait over 5 years to get their money. By then no one noticed. If that were private business, say Trump Tower, heads would roll. As it was, Daley just put more muscle on corporate donors as costs QUADRUPLED from the original estimate of $125 million.
And that quadrupling of costs is just based on the City's public admission of the final tally. I have read of other hidden costs sporadically revealed in the news that inflate the true bill even further tens of millions.
This from the City that is now picking the pockets of the lowly taxpayer to pay for all that mismanagement and corruption.
People are being robbed blind by the City and are reaching the breaking point. I don't write minor paring tickets anymore or even minor movers,
NONE.
If the person is a decent honest working class person they get an automatic break, no problem.
I refuse to be part of the fleecing of the citizenry by the Daley administration. I only write blatant violations and then only when absolutely necessary. The citizens deserve a break and in my capacity as a police officer I give it to them in huge amounts.
The assholes of course go down, the dangerous go down. Not the regular working stiffs, they all walk.
Jody Weis can shove all his bullshit pontification right up his ass. I have become a champion of the people most often fucked by this City and do what I can for them.
Fuck Jody Weis and fuck Richard M. Daley and fuck all his family and all his 11th ward flunkys and friends.
I really do hope that Jody Weis and Richard M. Daley get a printout and post it daily of the various postings on this blog.
This SCC blog is the only true barometer of the mood and temperament of the Chicago Police department.
Give it to them brothers and sisters, let the higher ups know how you feel and let them know that this is NOT simply a small minority of malcontents.
Anonymous said...
(OT) now that Texas is flooded and many parts of the country have water everywhere, where is the outpouring from all the countries we give billions to, and send all the help ove to assist at? Again as always we never get help but the assholes living everywhere else get everything from us! When will this country wake up and say "enough?"! If osama obama "call me barry" gets in we will be doomed, as he will expand the welfare state even more! Vote McCain/Palin!
9/15/2008 12:07:00 PM
O K. Let's end the welfare state right now. Social Security abolished;Medicare/Medicaid abolished;Veteran's administration abolished;G.I. bill abolished;FDIC abolished;Dept. of Education abolished;FEMA abolished;Dept.of Agriculture abolished.End all grants to all universities for research & development,if the university can't afford the research too bad. End section 8.End guaranteed student loans. I know i forgot a whole bunch,but this is a start. By the way those are federal programs. Let each state take care of its own. No hurricane struck Illinois,why should I have to pay for people living in hurricane alleys or flood zones.
The stock market and the economy is tanking.
I retired last year at the age of 52 I left my 457 in stocks as of today's date, I too have lost all of my gains. What now I'm not buying low what happens. Do you stay and keep losing or place whats left in secure bonds???????
That turned me on more than anything in the past two weeks. Got any pics?
The stock market and the economy is tanking. My wife lost her Job. I can still pay my bills, yet Can anyone offer me some advice? I purchased a new home eight years ago and have lost all the equality my stock is 30% less then it was worth in Jan 2008 and at this point I'm down to my investment money, should I place that money in fixed bonds. Advice only please. Retiring in 12 years.
I don't think there is any safe haven for retirement funds anymore.
I would stay away from corporate bonds these days. There is just no way to tell what bonds are likely to go south.
Treasury bills are a safe bet for short term money, but are not paying much right now. Even long term treasury securitys are paying 4% or less.
There are a few banks and credit unions that are FDIC insured that are paying 5% or close to it for checking and/or savings accounts. I suspect they are teaser rates.
Schwab has some of the best CD rates. Here is today's quote.
As of 09/16/2008
3 Month CD FDIC-insured 2.47% APY
6 Month CD FDIC-insured 2.92% APY
1 Year CD FDIC-insured 3.70% APY
2 Year CD FDIC-insured 4.35% APY
3 Year CD FDIC-insured 4.55% APY
10 Year CD FDIC-insured 5.20% APY
Since these rates far exceed treasury rates, and are FDIC insured, they are a pretty safe bet, as long as you don't have too much money with one bank.
Money markey funds are typically paying about 2.25% right now.
Its a strange time in history when the interest rate on these kind of deposits does not even cover inflation.
OTOH, you have a long time to go before retirement.
8:57 PM
Re: VOLATILE STOCK MARKET
I doubt that even the likes of Alan Greenspan could give you sound advice on your equities in this current market.
One thing is for certain: I would not take any advice from a blog site, particularly when the so-called advisers are unknown.
If you check www.bankrate.com, you can compare the APY of various banks where your deposit and accrued interest is FDIC insured up to $100,000. You need not use a Chicago area bank. Internet banking provides you with nationwide investment opportunities.
While I've experienced considerable success, I would not even attempt to advise you on your stock portfolio. Even the experts can often prove wrong.
GOOD LUCK!
SELL, SELL, SELL!
(I've just changed my mind)
BUY, BUY, BUY!
As of today, on deposits of at least $10K, the highest annual percentage yield (APY) for a 12-month Certificate of Deposit is:
CORUS BANK (4.60%)
BANK OF INDIA (4.58%)
Both banks have branches in Chicago and deposits are insured by the FDIC for up to $100K.
A married couple can obtain separate CDs with FDIC insured deposits of up to $200K.
I retired last year at the age of 52 I left my 457 in stocks as of today's date, I too have lost all of my gains. What now I'm not buying low what happens. Do you stay and keep losing or place whats left in secure bonds???????
9/16/2008 10:01:00 AM
Example:
You have 10,000 shares of X valued at $10.00 per share. Your stock value is $100,000.
You retire, economy drops. Your X shares are now worth $5.00 each. Your stock value is $50,000. Sell everything now and you lose $50,000.
You sit on your 10,000 shares of X, economy improves. X shares are now worth $20.00. Your stock value doubles to $200,000.
If you don't need the benefit of the money now then just be patient. Even if you're retired and no longer buying low you will always have your 10,000 X shares unless you sell them. Only the value changes. The trick is choosing the right time to sell when the value is at it's highest, preferably before you die.
FYI. For those looking for Chalkie T-Shirts. AJ Uniform on 111th and Fairfield next to the Partolmen's Credit Union has them in stock. Saw them Friday when I was in there.
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They are also on Ebay and some of the $ is dontated to the police memorial.
I retired last year at the age of 52 I left my 457 in stocks as of today's date, I too have lost all of my gains. What now I'm not buying low what happens. Do you stay and keep losing or place whats left in secure bonds???????
9/16/2008 10:01:00 AM
Example:
You have 10,000 shares of X valued at $10.00 per share. Your stock value is $100,000.
Great advice :I thank you sir
Would be cool to see some discussion of the DuPage judge who let a fugitive go after posting $5,000 cash bail set on a Saturday. The woman was charged in Wisconsin with hit and run causing death and negligent homicide and had been on the lam for a month after mowing down two bicyclists in Kenosha county, one a Chicago guy who was killed. Burbs cops got intel that she was moving out of her home in McHenry County and Wisconsin got its warrant a couple of days later. The Kenosha judge, who knows the case, set a $100,000 cash bond on the warrant--no 10%. The DuPage ASA asked for $500K ($50K with 10%).
As of today, on deposits of at least $10K, the highest annual percentage yield (APY) for a 12-month Certificate of Deposit is:
CORUS BANK (4.60%)
BANK OF INDIA (4.58%)
Both banks have branches in Chicago and deposits are insured by the FDIC for up to $100K.
A married couple can obtain separate CDs with FDIC insured deposits of up to $200K.
9/16/2008 02:44:00
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Harris Bank is offering 4.90
12:47 AM
Au contraire.
Harris Bank is currently offering no 12-month CDs with an APY in excess of a miserly 2.55%. Even then, that APY is only available on a jumbo CD of $100,000 or more.
www.4harrisbank.com
To check on highest APY rates, click on www.bankrate.com
Northside is correct, do NOT take anonymous advice about something as important as your nest egg. However, remember that regardless of what is going on now, your loss is only on paper, unless you sell. It is probably not the time to panic and get out.
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