Rumors Rumors Everywhere
Definitely one of the better rumors we've seen in recent weeks just appeared in our comment section:
- It's been confirmed, yet not yet made common knowledge:
All the goofs finally assigned to the area gun/gang teams will be sent to districts either starting the 6th or 7th period (still to be determined).
There is a MAJOR reshuffling of manpower coming. Unfortunately for those that signed-up for the glory of being on an "elite" area team will have NO say-so as to where they'll be assigned. EXPECT TO WIND UP ANYWHERE MANPOWER IS SHORT, BOYS AND GIRLS. And that means any watch, also. Since you are no longer "detailed", but "assigned" to the area teams, you have given up your rights to get back to your district of origin.
Initiative "Clean Slate" (that's one of the names the brass is kicking around) will end the existence of MSF, TRU, Area Gang/Gun Teams, etc., and ship the patrolmen from these units back to the districts. Only after all manpower in the districts is brought up to snuff will they consider re-forming SOME variation of the disbanded units, but in much smaller numbers.
All you clout babies better start making your calls now. Midnights in the Deuce may be your next assignment.
There's going to be a lot of disgruntled "hard chargers" coming to a district near you in the near future.
And now the bombshell: All this reshuffling is in the works courtesy of a certain boss that resembles a wrestler.
You heard it here first folks.
This tracks with a couple of stories we've been hearing around town. It's the first instance of all of the stories appearing in a single form. That either means (A) it's the source of all rumor, (B) someone is taking a whole lot of effort to cobble together all the rumors or (C) there's something to it all and this is the reality.
Seeing as how the upcoming retirement wave is going to run into almost 2.5 years of non-hiring, choice (C) seems more and more likely.
Now how does this affect the Captains only being assigned to 1st and 3rd watches? Someone else said they heard that 10 Captains were going to be assigned as Inspectors, and seeing as how that was what was agreed to in the recently ratified Captains' Contract, no surprises there. That will make us short almost 20 Captains citywide - enough to remove 2nd Watch from the equation. Are we really headed down this slope again?
Seeing as how the upcoming retirement wave is going to run into almost 2.5 years of non-hiring, choice (C) seems more and more likely.
Now how does this affect the Captains only being assigned to 1st and 3rd watches? Someone else said they heard that 10 Captains were going to be assigned as Inspectors, and seeing as how that was what was agreed to in the recently ratified Captains' Contract, no surprises there. That will make us short almost 20 Captains citywide - enough to remove 2nd Watch from the equation. Are we really headed down this slope again?
Labels: rumors
posted by SCC at 12:09 AM
191 Comments:
I don't see the Dept. sending 10 Capts. to the Inspections office when they're so short in the Districts...but then again, if it's coming from WEISel/Masters/RayRay, it doesn't have to make sense at all..it just has to be something that THEY initiated.
Masters Masters Masters
Dear God!!!!! Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You white shirted monsters!!!! What are you doing!?!
It's beginning to look more and more like the Dept. is finally starting to implode upon itself,
kind of like a black hole.
Thanks Mr. Weis. in only two years, you and the Mayor have
all but destroyed what was once
a thriving, functional and fun place to work.
We can only wonder what your resume will read like when you finally have to seek work elsewhere. I implore you, please post it online immediately. It will be interesting to see how you will document your time spent here.
Masters, prepare to crawl back under Shortshanks's desk. That shouldn't be too hard, seeing as you're shorter than he is.
Weiss said today on news that the department is operating with roughly 700 vacant jobs for patrol...assumimg he's being truthful, if u figure about 100,000per guy for salary, benefits, etc. then this attrition move saves 70 million this year plus we may lose hundreds more by end of year due to retirements being bloated because of the 55 year old insurance deal..well folks if our budget shortfall is 520 million (its what they said) then we as a police department have already saved them over 13% of it by being short let alone what other cost cutting measures they will pull with us..it's possible we could lose 500 plus personnel with little or no hiring which would put our contribution to over 20% for the deficit..not bad now how bout a frickin contract
Yes sir, your right: He was on the radio this morning.
Here is the link:
Cut and past on your address line then click on LISTEN to hear the show.
http://www.wlsam.com/sectional.asp?id=18779
http://www.wlsam.com/sectional.asp?id=18779
Mobile Pod Cameras? What a crock of shit!!
It's the same hater that posts the same shit about units. Go ahead CPD alienate a few hundred officers. Woof woof
Does this mean that my partner and I will finally get to work together again? WOW, it'll be just like the old days, not that I know, just what I heard they were like.
Bullshit!!!
I see a major shit storm on the horizon for A/4. First the "arm twisting" of 2nd & 3rd watch management guys to "volunteer" for 3 periods of midnight, or risk being placed on there for the entire year.
Now, word has it that 2 detectives went to the C/O, cried rivers and each had 1 furlo segment changed. Bypassing a combined total of 40+ people with more seniority than them!
Unfortunately, neither of these incidents harms me, so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance. This blatant violation of our contract has to stop! Let's just hope FOP takes a stand against this crap!
Welcome back to district law enforcement. Glad you could make it. We kept plenty of spots open for you.
The paper towels are in the restrooms to dry your tears and the back of Miscl X cards have plenty of space to write your stories, sob ones or otherwise.
See you at check-off.
MSF, TRU and Gangs aren't going anywhere, they are already west and south, they may make them start handling jobs when there are backlogs in districts they are in.
The Captains as Inspectors is a done deal, don't think it's 10 though, 6 sounds more like it, they will get take-home cars and while they are Inspectors, they will primarily be used as fill-in Watch Commanders citywide; they will do that so that the city won't have to pay Lts out of grade anymore...
Why would LS aka ric flair conjure up this reshuffling? The area gangs teams are his project. They just got sent to OCD. Now SCC posts this rumor that he is the one who wants to reshuffle everything, this eliminating his gang team project? One of the weaker rumors posted here. Thought scc would've caught that
I'm calling bs. This is really low. Even for CPD.
Ha! ha......lol!!!! retiring April 2010.....
This rumor started with the area gun teams and the saturation teams going back to the districts. These teams are still assigned to the Patrol Division and their original districts and are only detailed to these area teams. The gang enforcement teams are now assigned to the Organized Crime Division. Big money has been spent in creating this unit and its not going to be wasted by disbanding a newly created unit.
This is probably just another stupid rumor that started with bringing more coppers to the districts and has snowballed into entire units getting disbanded. The rumor was probably started by a headquarters do-nothing who is in fear of getting shipped back to the street. Dont forget your ticket books, dog-ass!
I was on a District Gang Team for 6 years. After Rick Flair tried to sell his bullshit bag of goods, I saw through the bullshit and went back on the watch. 5 of the 8 on my team bought into it (or settled for it)and stayed. These guys are like my family and I was pissed off that he broke us up. For my friends I hope it doesn't happen. They had it good for the last 1 1/2 years but I hate to say it - I told you so! To all the Gang team guys and girls, I hope Mr. Flair will honor his promise to send you back to the district of your choice, but I wouldn't count on it. good Luck and keep fighting the good fight!
This is completely ass backwards. We were completely happy and working in our districts. But you take us out of our districts and stick us in the area, only to dump us back in the district? IT SEEMS AS IF YOU COULD HAVE LEFT US IN THE DISTRICTS THE ENTIRE TIME- and we would not have become disgruntled.
Oh, and what about the extra-super elite CITYWIDE gang-enforcement teams that work out of homan square? i thought we were all supposed to be citywide. what a joke.
I call B.S.
SCC, once again your right on with this information. The wrestler has sold his troops down the river to gain favor with JFED. The plan currently is to bring some of the units back at 30-40 percent levels when and if staffing levels stabilize. The skull of course isn't happy about this and is pushing for a mass hiring of 200 to 300 PPOs. Moral is going to get even lower than it is already. **** an inside guy
To "It is rumors until actual D-day"
As you seem to be "reading comprehension challenged" we'll spell this out slowly for you - we didn't call anyone "goofs." And this isn't a column, it's a blog.
Go read the first line of the article - this is a rumor that appeared in our comment section.
Is it any clearer yet? We don't have an axe to grind with anyone but downtown and useless bosses, most of which are downtown. Stop attributing stuff we never said or typed to us or we will continue to delete your nonsense.
Clear yet?
SCC, once again your right on with this information. The wrestler has sold his troops down the river to gain favor with JFED. The plan currently is to bring some of the units back at 30-40 percent levels when and if staffing levels stabilize. The skull of course isn't happy about this and is pushing for a mass hiring of 200 to 300 PPOs. Moral is going to get even lower than it is already. **** an inside guy
P.S. TRU and MSF are immune from the proposed cuts. GEU,SAT,PSN, and other gun teams to be disbanded for summer.
Welcome back to district law enforcement. Glad you could make it. We kept plenty of spots open for you.
The paper towels are in the restrooms to dry your tears and the back of Miscl X cards have plenty of space to write your stories, sob ones or otherwise.
See you at check-off.
You forgot to remind them that they now have to put in at least 8 hours now.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Thank you for this posting. Started my day off just right!
2/15/2010 01:20:00 AM
I'll remember that the next time you are getting your ass kicked by a 5 foot tall female and calling a 10-1. After I laugh at you trying to figure out how to pull your head out of your ass I might help you.
Area Guy
It's the same hater that posts the same shit about units. Go ahead CPD alienate a few hundred officers. Woof woof
Hate to burst your bubble hair gel, but this is reality. Shortshanks has always wanted to pare down the rank and file numbers to some where between 8 to 10 thousand. He never believed that this city needed 13,500 boots on the street. Look at some of his examples: red light cameras free up cars from sitting at intersections and they don't run the risk of giving the driver a break. The creation of the TMA, frees up the police from having to do traffic control. The steady increase of Revenue Collection people (or meter maids). They are every where writing parkers. Free's up the police from that job.
But don't worry. Wherever they send you, you can still be the rock em, sock em kind that can and will show the rest of us pooches how the job is done.
But now you have to do it in uniform and on a watch. Oh, and don't forget.......you work 8 1/2 hours now.
If true,this explains why certain actions by the department have occurred.And,even though it's a good way to help fix the manpower shortage in the districts,it's a typical underhanded JAGOFF move to the no-clout guys that are gonna get fucked when it comes to district assignment.
GOOD LUCK COPPERS.
I/F
CAN I GET AN EVENT NUMBER????
All hail to the bleach blond thrice merit promoted Shmitz!
totally not true ... this rumor is total BS ... The sat teams and the gun teams were discussed but is not going to happen.
so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance.
Big problem. Violations of the contract occur all the time and the people affected are unwilling to sign their name at the bottom of the grievance form.
Saw Jody on ABC yesterday a.m. Is a jacket, sweater and jeans "Sunday Casual" for television. Can we start wearing that get-up for court? Can't the man show some respect by wearing a suit?
Someone else said they heard that 10 Captains were going to be assigned as Inspectors, and seeing as how that was what was agreed to in the recently ratified Captains' Contract, no surprises there.
If you read the Captain's contract closely, we travel as a team. As the Rick Astley song goes, "together forever..."
This is the most total BS rumor I have ever heard!!!!
The Superintendent was on Channel 7 news Sunday morning praising how the Gang teams being assigned to the areas and not the districts was one of the biggest reasons for the reduction in crime. He praised intelligence based policing and not random patrolling of the streets as a crime killer.
The BS rumor would be the exact opposite of what the boss just said. The Fed said district boundaries were not a good idea and unnecessary.
Sorry ladies and gents, common sense says MSF or TRU is gone. I know common sense has nothing to do with the CPD but one has to go. I do believe the gun and sat teams are history as well. Those are easy targets. I wouldn't be surprised to see VICE eliminated or combined with another unit like Narcotics.
The whole department is mismanaged thanks to the Revs, Pols, Iibs, and every form of political scum. The average PO could fix the dept in a week.
Rumors Rumors.....Some poor sap that couldnt make the Tact Team. I remember all the bullshit that came out before everyone was sent to the area......most of it was bullshit!! Just like this!
the truth is near people. will the public be told how shorthanded we are? who will fall on that sword? i can bet who wont! who will also say the state of illinois is broke and no pensions for you? who will take responsibilty for this mess? be ready to work until you re 63...and then out the door! if you believe the city and state are gonna save you...keep following the yellow brick road with dorothy and toto.
"MSF, TRU and Gangs aren't going anywhere, they are already west and south, they may make them start handling jobs when there are backlogs in districts they are in."
I agree with this statement 100%.
No way they are going to replace MSF and or TRU without redistricting first. It's the only way they can get enough coppers working in the shit areas of the City.
I can see the various patronage teams (gun teams and Sat teams) getting sent back. They do decent work but are much more valuable answering calls than making one baggers and taking two hour lunches.
Just an informed opinion.
I heard that the LS story is for him to create an "elite" citywide unit witin GEU that specializes in his alleged expertise - search warrants. These teams would work citywide almost like the narcotic teams do now. He would keep 2 lts. and say 6 sgts and sixty guys, allowing the remainder of GEU to go back to the districts, enhancing patrol. MSF would remain but TRU will be elimiated, moving the "favored" cmdr to another pet spot. These moves wouldput about 40 more officers into the 10 bsiest districts. They're needed. Dugan's biggest problem, and Weis's too, is the backlog of routine calls in the busiest districts and no matter what units are going to be taking the disturbances and susp autos and other "regular" jobs. At least this is some of the info floating around in the real info centers of CPD, the restrooms at Homan and 35th St.
To: Leo
From: One of your hard chargers
Subject: Man-up
It's obvious this story has legs, the time is now to man-up and confirm or deny. We work hard for you, and deserve more than a surprise at the last minute.
Unfortunately, neither of these incidents harms me, so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance.
ME ME ME! That's what it's about right. It doesn't harm me, so SOMEONE ELSE needs to step up. Why don't you do it COWARD! If you intend to be like everyone else you selfish bastard OR bitch SHUT THE FUCK UP. I'm glad I don't work with you.
first off the part about the gun teams is b.s. You cant get rid of the gun teams because they are federally funded by the government. if you get rid of the gun teams you loose the funding from the G... so that one is completly false. sat teams and gang teams im sure that is going to happen. MSF and TRU are not going anywhere. MSF is jfeds baby and he is hanging his hat on the so called "success" of msf in "lowering" the crime rate. Tru is not going anywhere because they spent over a half of a million dollars renovating the old 007 and just put tru and geu in that building about a month ago and there is a certain southside commander who will be taking over tru in the next 3 to 4 months.. another one that is false.. geu is not going anywhere because lets face it... they just arent. They did thousands of search warrants and jfed and the white shirts have said time and time again in interviews and in news paper articles that the crime is "down" becuase of the re structuring and formation of this unit. No chance he is gonna just get rid of it.. they bring in way too many search warrants to get rid of. I think area sat teams, robbery teams, midnight gang teams and area incident teams are all going back. Tru, MSF, GEU, and gun teams are not going anywhere. AND you can take that to the bank.
Here is the real deal. The Area Sat, Gun and Midnight Tact teams are all going back to their Districts before the summer starts. The reason being is that the credit for the reduction of crime was given to MSF, OCD and Gang Enforcement. Now we all know it was a city wide effort and very frankly a lucky one (due to the weather). At all of the CAR meetings they look at the Area Sat/Gun teams and have not been very impressed at all! For example look at what happend last year with the Area Four Gun team (not the PSN team they currently are having there own problems) they all were dumped due to the unit being down over 100 search warrants and the arrests were the same from the year before as well as gun recoveries. If your sole job is to write search warrants and get guns and you are not doing so (5 people on that team had not written a search warrant all year) you are gone! The department is just looking for reasons to put bodies back into the districts.
It looks like the Area teams from patrol are going to be a thing of the past and were not given any credit for what work that was done. And were only looked as a waste of manpower when the numbers were not there. TRU, MSF and GES all will stay as they made them the heroes this last year for the reduction in crime.
Sad state of affairs but many of those Area teams flet like it was all a god given right (PSN) to be there and were above everyone. Well welcome back to the real world you are no more important than the next guy.
What advantage is it to send officers that have given up their contract protections back to a district where their assignment is directed by contract?
These units are how the city has re-districted officers into the ghetto without political backlash.
What the city will do is ship inside people outside to encourage retirements.
I call bullshit. The OCD Gang teams were just assigned to their units (311, 312, etc) a few orders ago. The City would have to use coveted management numbers to reassign them to Patrol. On the other hand the Area Sat and Gun teams are just detailed from their districts, they could go back with no loss of management numbers from the City just by cancelling their detail. Going to be an interesting summer !!
To solve crime you have to follow the evidence.
To know where people will be assigned you have to follow the money.
Jed Fed will shuffle anyone anywhere and change or create new units as long as he get fed money
New units to be : Snap, Crackle and Pop West and Sniff,Snarl,Snuff South
O.T.
Off-duty cop involved in North Side shooting incident
February 15, 2010 5:57 AM | 6 Comments | UPDATED STORY
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/off-duty-cop-involved-in-north-side-shooting-incident.html
Check out the IGNORANT comment by "Southern"....however most comments back the ODPO
I take it ODPO went home safe. Good Job OFFICE
Dear UTW,
Time to put away the toys of youth and innocence. Dump the Steven Seagal tapes, and rent a copy of "The New Centurions." Practice Kilvinsky's law, do the job, and grow some thick skin sweetie!
Anonymous said...
Ultimate Tactical Warrior, you are one funny dude. Your posts make me laugh. I was a hard worker and thought with enough hard work, I could join the tact team. Boy was I wrong. Your posts remind me how foolish and dumb I was and reminds me of old memories. Keep up the humorous posts.
2/14/2010 01:24:00 PM
Don't give up hope my good man! It's all legit and you just might need some more time. Either that, or you need to change the way you go about making arrests. At least once a week, play a game where you and your partner try to lock up at least ten drinkers in one tour. The detention aides will appreciate it since they need someone to occasionally interrupt there movies or video game playing.
To keep yourself motivated, do what I did when I first got the job. Put a pair of Dickie jeans, along with a Frankenberry sweater, on a mannequin, then put the mannequin inside of a clear glass case. Put the motivational piece in your bedroom so you see it every morning when you wake up. I left a Chicago bar next to mine along with a note that read: In case of making Delta Force team, break glass!
Once you make a team, even if its a crappy one like MSF, TRU, or saturation, you'll be so jacked up that you'll be happy to reward yourself with breaking the glass.
Until next time, struggling blue shirt, never let the dream die!
There is no need to reshuffle units for manpower. There is plenty of manpower on the medical. Put these sorry asses on the medical to work!
I don't see MSF, TRU, and Gang Enforcement going anywhere. I can see Area Gun Teams, Saturation, and Mission teams going back though! Why would they finally assign GES to OCD only to disband the unit and send them back to the district?
http://www.askthelawguy.info/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ricflair.jpg
This man is being suspected of being the Architect of putting everyone back to districts! If Leo did this or was involved, BRAVO! Lets get back to 3 wagons and all cars manned! Lets get back to having the district commander mean something, lets dump all the bullshit politically created "district manager" nonsense! That Leo would be "change we could believe in"!
Back to basics is the only way to help right this ship! And a decent contract,decent equipment, decent bosses, more hiring,! Oh shit sorry we are fucked carry on!!
I say BS. MSF/TRU actually had an impact. As every large PD knows, having a large mobile force matters. Ask NYPD and LAPD, and guess what - the CPD has done it for 70 years.
Second, the captains get 5 inspectors spots, IF the city agrees to fill them.
This sounds like someone piecing together rumor, factoid and innuendo (maybe a pipe dream or two) and just making stuff up.
Although breaking up all of the different "gang" teams isn't such a bad idea.
T.W. aka 43 sam adam what are you going to do???? LOL
you really dont need Captains anyway...all in all..Lts can run the show...and as for all you ghetto warriors...welcome to the world of making bosses look great...but so long kid...come to my promotion party...this is nothing new.....gangs west,north,south...then s.o.g.....then s.o.s....ect....ect....this happens a lot when the dept. realizes...oh shit...nobody is in the districts anymore...along with "build a boss" careers...just be happy you are still collecting a check...and realize...there is ALWAYS someone ready to take your spot...wecome to the C.P.D.
I see a major shit storm on the horizon for A/4. First the "arm twisting" of 2nd & 3rd watch management guys to "volunteer" for 3 periods of midnight, or risk being placed on there for the entire year.
Hey slicksleeves, it's always volunteers first, then it goes by reverse seniority, whats with you guys? you lose your common sense when you put on a shirt ans tie, guess what, the contract still applieed to you guys, deal wiht it. The furlough thing is defintiely grieveable though..
There may be some truth to it. Certain Sgts have commented that LS did not want a gang team in 16.
Bullshit. No MSF or TRU. Total bullshit. This city always had and always will have a unit that can be moved immediately. Regardless of the makeup or where it comes from there always will be a unit for emergencies. I/F
Guys, the gang enforcement unit is staying as is.
The other units that were already out there are going to be downsized due to the fact they are interrupting the operations of the geu...so says the commander
The area gun teams and midnight gang teams will go back to their disticts from whence they came
Way too many free floating guys out there for the geu commander.
MSF is going to stay as a bone to the new administration, but with a downsize and specific plan of action that will be used to enforce the disticts.
The geu is about search warrants, anywhere and everywhere. They need the ability to not have another city team intruding...it's hard enough dealing with feds.
TRU is the old admins baby, now that geu is up and running with enough manpower its day has come.
Guys, learn the job the old fashioned way. Deal with both good and bad people, it helps to be able to tell the difference.
Sorry for the news but this is what is in the bones.
I call bullshit, Area guys and girls are detailed to their units NOT assigned so they would go right back where they came from if the rumor was true. So it's just another jealous troll who can't produce Decent numbers to get on any of the Area teams, MSF, or TRU.
There is a MAJOR reshuffling of manpower coming. Unfortunately for those that signed-up for the glory of being on an "elite" area team will have NO say-so as to where they'll be assigned. EXPECT TO WIND UP ANYWHERE MANPOWER IS SHORT, BOYS AND GIRLS. And that means any watch, also. Since you are no longer "detailed", but "assigned" to the area teams, you have given up your rights to get back to your district of origin.
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Wow. More officers getting hosed for trying to do good proactive policework. Way to stick it to the workers again.
And before people start running their mouths about clout babies being in those 'gang units', clout or not, theyre there because theyre trying to be good proactive, non parker/mover writing cops.
Be honest. Captains all can be replaced with a rubber signature stamp. They have no function but signing their names.
Ultimate Tactical Warrior said...
Dear God!!!!! Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You white shirted monsters!!!! What are you doing!?!
Yes, you too mr two year wonder will have to wear.... wait hang on.... its coming..... A BLUE SHIRT!!! Don't worry i'm sure you won't wear a name tag or store to show where you came from hahahahahaha
Stop being so gullible people.
A shake up that big would never take place in the summer.
If the current system brought about a drop in homicides / crime, why would the boss' change it? A revamp of dispatch policy is more like it.
not a rumor: (32) months w/o a contract!
midnights in the deuce? Thats not a bad spot. 002 is dead nowadays, this isnt 1990 anymore. Obviously posted by a north sider with no knowledge of the districts
It would be amusing if this actually happened. Those guys that went to units because "I dont want to be tied to the radio" will now shit their pants. No more picking and choosing which job you may or may not ride on. uh oh, time to be the police again!! Dont be scared guys, we'll back you up
After all is said and I done, I still will only have a 5 min drive to work.
not all the officers assigned to area gang teams are goofs, some are good hard working coppers who bought into the hustle the department put on them and now may be stuck.... either way, the phones will be ringing and most of them will land on their feet if they are farmed back out into a district....
Off Topic
Last night I picked up all the yellow crime scene tape we had used and put most of it in the trash. As I was driving home I got this 70's flashback of Tony Orlando singing "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree".
Maybe this should be a symbol we can use to show how disgusted we are with Jody and what he did to Bill Cozzi. We start taking the used tape, (used only, don't waste it and it's means that we did our job), and make them our Yellow Ribbons and tying them around everything, like the trees and lampposts around the stations.
We wear black mourning bands around our stars, how about yellow ones for bill. I hope that appeal works this week. If not, then Jody should start seeing them everywhere. Have them handed out at the St. Jude Parade like the blue ribbons we always get.
Somebody please bring this up at the FOP meeting tonight. Let all those spies there carry the rumors that there is a general revolt brewing.
Well, being on the Gang team and now in OCD, I would be very unhappy if we were placed back into a district especially if it were somewhere I wasn't familiar with or far away. If this is true and comes to fruition then I can see myself and partners happily doing absolutely nothing for the rest of our careers. I wouldn't like it but it wouldn't surprise me either. As for the clout baby inference, I have never been one and have always worked for what I got and that's what would make it worse.
What the fuck is going on? The Area 5 saturation team rocks! We bring in a lot of arrests. We bring in tons of activity. We do more work than the beat cops do and this is how we get recorded. I can't fucking work 1st watch in 025. It fucking sucks. Now for all of my hard work, this department will reward me by sending me back to 1st watch.
Da Mayor will have a stroke when he learns it's going to cost CPD 1.2million to pay 10 Captains to do Inspectors work
good way to trim fat from cpd budget mr mayor
gun and sat teams are a luxury that we can not afford when every district is so short. Get rid of them
Just what the dept needs...more DISGRUNTLED coppers!
The majority of decisions made from downtown rarely make sense, but this one seems a bit off. Considering J-Fed, Leo, and Downtown Brown just ran their mouths to the papers about how the new GEU and MSF are responsible in helping to lower the crime and homicide rates; it makes no sense at all to now disband them all. I can hear the questions from the media now, " Supt, didn't you just praise these units for helping to decrease crime overall and lowering the homicide rate? And now you disband these units? Does that mean crime rates will be increasing now??"
Just a thought...........
Off Topic:
Looks like they are all turning on each other. I love it. Maybe I'll make some popcorn.
Aldermen: Scandals are Daley's, not ours
---not a cop
Re: I see a major shit storm on the horizon for A/4.
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You're correct about the morale being in the dumper! Both F/2's that changed their furloughs because they don't like snow are worthless. Nothing like strong-arming all those other detectives for three periods on 1st watch so little Rhonda can do her memorial work. Really, is she that awesome? Can't Phat Phil get a civilian to do her job? Or is she shaking donors down as a PO? Isn't that a violation of GO? Because if she's not doing that what's so special about her job-that TAXpayers are paying for?
I'm more amazed at the sgts. because they have the balls to lecture us at roll call about being "bad boys and girls" with overtime (A/5 does it better and cheaper etc..). They can fuck themselves if they think they are gonna continue to run fast and loose with their 3 on 3 off schedule while we are held to the letter of the law. Considering they are shitting themselves about what "Sgt. Pookie" did and if they will be launched over it. So they're gonna hang the dets for a SGT's f-up. I mean the other Sgts all covered for Pookie. He did take them all to Vegas and they all partied out there on Union cash. And the Sgts LIED on the A & A sheets about Pookies status NOT the Dets.
Hey Steve Petereson, do us all a favor and dump every fucking Sgt in the area and lets start fresh.
http://www.wlsam.com/sectional.asp?id=18779
Mobile Pod Cameras? What a crock of shit!!
2/15/2010 12:33:00 AM
That's Aunt Bea The Bartender's idea!
Don't know about MSF or the Area teams, but TRU just moved from 39th Street to the old 007th District at 61st and Racine about two weeks ago. Why go through the headache of a move to a new facility and then break up the unit? They may downsize or merge MSF and TRU, but I'd bet my life they aren't completely doing away with both units. Come summertime, they need a unit they can flood a district with after a 12 year old gets shot and killed. They need to be able to tell the media they have added manpower from outside units to a certain troubled district after a high profile murder, or a rash of shootings. If there are 300 people in TRU, and 25 districts with three watches each, that's about 4 added PO's per watch citywide. That don't do shit! They need to be able to send the TRU unit to a specific district.
There isn't any Gang teams anymore...only gang enforcment unit.
All the goofs finally assigned to the area gang teams will be sent to districts . . .
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Then WHY did they just transfer all of them to Gang Units?
The number one mission of the CPD is to serve and protect while doing the maximum to ensure Officer safety.
To have a chance to achieve this mission, every District should be fully staffed.
After the Districts are fully staffed, then and only then should Officers be assigned to one of the Bitch Units.
That is all.
Someone is full of shit. Did anyone see this interview from yesterday?? Listen at the 1:10 portion of the video. They are not going to fuck with the gang units, they are going to fuck with the HQ people. That is all.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/
video?id=7278196
I am so-so happy SCC, now all the slugs that take 2 hour lunches in those specia; units will be back to patrol. Let them answer 10 calls a day.
Then I can write another 5 books of parkers to help our mayor out. I am on 2nd. watch, WHY Men and Ladies, cause I produce $$ for the money short city.
Amber-018
Dis place is all on the bullshit, when they going run this motha right?
Midnights in the deuce?? The deuce lost its street cred once the jets were torn down.
Sign me up.
Don't worry, the clout babies will be making their call to go to another "elite unit". Go to a District? Gasp....choke!! Now maybe we can get rid of those 41T71 call signs. Here's a suggestion: change all the call signs of these units to the 6000 series. SWAT could be um 66xx (A-G), third number is your watch. Do the same for Canine etc. Make it easier to know who's who when they come up on the Zone.
6th period Captains will be assigned to 1st and 3rd watch
just asking will captains receive out of grade pay for performing duties of a lieutenant / inspector
good way to cut cpd's budget
There were at least 3 retirements in the inspectors division recently.
All the goofs finally assigned to the area gun/gang teams will be sent to districts either starting the 6th or 7th period (still to be determined).
"all the goofs" i call bullshit on the poster
I like the idea and makes sense but I smell bullshit. Midnights in 002 is not that bad its probably the best place to work on the South-westside, I can think of several worse hell holes one could get dumped to.
There are only so many way they can fuck you in the patrol division. Handle your jobs and enjoy the circus.
You try to get to these Specialized Units you give up many of your contractual rights. You then work for the man.
Stay safe.
Good, we don't need all these wanna-be-Commando types, we need uniformed officers in the districts, doing a Police officers job, and not running around playing New Jack City. Everyone doesn't have to be running around in blue-jeans, theres no reason for it, other than to give incentives to do some work. How about putting on a fuckin uniform, and doing the job you are paid to do. Come to work, look good in your uniform, do your job for 8 hours, and go home, period.
From the sad but true files:
Area 5 gun team has brought in a whopping total of two guns so far this year. That's right, 2 fucking guns. Anybody that don't believe me, well, I saw the paperwork.
I'm sure they've been busy though, answering 911 calls, domestics, handling traffic accidents, bringing in terrorists.
Maybe they've been handling gang fights at the schools and the School Unit has been bringing in firearms. Yep, that's probably it.
Go u one better: all tac teams sent back to the watch. What's the point anyway? 8 hours for 1.5g of weed?
We don't need a large Mounted Unit anymore. We don't need a Marine unit, CFD and the Coast Guard can, and should handle it. We don't need a bunch of cops working nickle & dime street narcotics, looking like Pookie and Mookie.. We don't need anyone sworn as Police working in CAPS. We don't need a bunch of bodyguards for Mayor ?Shit-For- Brains. He can hire his own private security when he's outside of Chicago, and off-duty after work. We don't need patrol officers all trying to play Detective. We don't need female sworn, armed cops operating as full-time secretaries for some fat-assed bosses. We don't need Foot-men, Window Detail, etc;etc;etc. Bomb and Arson investigations should be handled by CFD . We don't need Area Gun teams, we need the ATF to do their jobs correctly in the City, as they are paid to do, not have us do it for them so they can then tie up the loose ends and take all the credit. The same with the DEA, the Marshals, and the FBI Task Force. Our manpower belongs here, working with OUR Troops, and backing them up, and protecting our personnel, not the Feds. And that mental Midget Daley, and his entire Cabal need to all retire, and-or resign. Further, all the City jitney Reverends and the Liberal Dunce News Media should just shut the fuck up and get the fuck out of the way of progressive Law Enforcement efforts by the brave and honest men and women of the CPD. Lastly, the bosses should all grow a set of Balls. Some have em, but are neutered due to politics of Daley and Co; The ones that have none should leave, and join the Fuckin Girl Scouts.
I did Midnights in the Duece back in the early 90's and I gotta tell you. . . it was the killing fields then.
But today? There are no buildings left standing. Sheeeeet, you can go an entire tour with no radio calls in 002 on Midnights. . . on some nights. . . .
Anonymous said...
Unfortunately, neither of these incidents harms me, so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance.
ME ME ME! That's what it's about right. It doesn't harm me, so SOMEONE ELSE needs to step up. Why don't you do it COWARD! If you intend to be like everyone else you selfish bastard OR bitch SHUT THE FUCK UP. I'm glad I don't work with you.
2/15/2010 09:08:00 AM
Last I heard, you can't file a grievance unless you have somehow been "harmed."
you dummies... gun teams are not going anywhere! They are federally funded by the government. If you get rid of them then you get rid of the federal money. The gun teams were started and funded by a branch of the ATF. You cant get rid of the gun teams until the feds pull the plug on the funding. Until then, if thier is funding coming in you have to staff it with bodies... thats not just a myth, its madatory per the feds.
I see a major shit storm on the horizon for A/4. First the "arm twisting" of 2nd & 3rd watch management guys to "volunteer" for 3 periods of midnight, or risk being placed on there for the entire year.
Now, word has it that 2 detectives went to the C/O, cried rivers and each had 1 furlo segment changed. Bypassing a combined total of 40+ people with more seniority than them!
Unfortunately, neither of these incidents harms me, so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance. This blatant violation of our contract has to stop! Let's just hope FOP takes a stand against this crap!
2/15/2010 01:14:00 AM
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Wow...you sure have a lot to cry about in Area 4. You have a boss who works with the troops instead of making cold hearted decisions that screw guys over. He changes furlos for people and he takes volunteers for midnights! The nerve of that guy. You should start by reading your contract if you can see it through all those tears. I'd take a boss like that anytime.
For all of you who are questioning why this dept would do something after moving TRU to the old 7th district and gang teams being assigned to gang units.... really ...do you forget which dept you work for??? Does anything this dept does make sense?????
Unfortunately, neither of these incidents harms me, so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance.
ME ME ME! That's what it's about right. It doesn't harm me, so SOMEONE ELSE needs to step up. Why don't you do it COWARD! If you intend to be like everyone else you selfish bastard OR bitch SHUT THE FUCK UP. I'm glad I don't work with you.
2/15/2010 09:08:00 AM
WELL SAID. WHAT A GOOF! BEEF ABOUT A GOOD BOSS ASSHOLE. REAL SMART.
I call bullshit. The OCD Gang teams were just assigned to their units (311, 312, etc) a few orders ago. The City would have to use coveted management numbers to reassign them to Patrol. On the other hand the Area Sat and Gun teams are just detailed from their districts, they could go back with no loss of management numbers from the City just by cancelling their detail. Going to be an interesting summer !!
--And reality finally hit them with the retirements in January and the next batch to come in April. The mayor isn't hiring.
"Anonymous said...
I call bullshit, Area guys and girls are detailed to their units NOT assigned so they would go right back where they came from if the rumor was true. So it's just another jealous troll who can't produce Decent numbers to get on any of the Area teams, MSF, or TRU.
2/15/2010 11:37:00 AM
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You must not have seen the last transfer order. They are all ASSIGNED now.
Anonymous said...
What the fuck is going on? The Area 5 saturation team rocks! We bring in a lot of arrests. We bring in tons of activity. We do more work than the beat cops do and this is how we get recorded. I can't fucking work 1st watch in 025. It fucking sucks. Now for all of my hard work, this department will reward me by sending me back to 1st watch.
2/15/2010 12:53:00 PM
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I hope this was meant to be sarcastic!
Off Topic
Last night I picked up all the yellow crime scene tape we had used and put most of it in the trash. As I was driving home I got this 70's flashback of Tony Orlando singing "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree".
Maybe this should be a symbol we can use to show how disgusted we are with Jody and what he did to Bill Cozzi. We start taking the used tape, (used only, don't waste it and it's means that we did our job), and make them our Yellow Ribbons and tying them around everything, like the trees and lampposts around the stations.
We wear black mourning bands around our stars, how about yellow ones for bill. I hope that appeal works this week. If not, then Jody should start seeing them everywhere. Have them handed out at the St. Jude Parade like the blue ribbons we always get.
Somebody please bring this up at the FOP meeting tonight. Let all those spies there carry the rumors that there is a general revolt brewing.
2/15/2010 12:22:00 PM
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I think that is a great idea. Just make sure you're not caught on video. Shortpants will get ya.
I love my day beat car and 4 on 2 off. I have a nice summer furlo and taking x-mas off too.
You couldn't pay me enough to goto a unit or tact team these days. Been there done that!
BTW I won't see as detail unless i want it and I'm taking alot of long wk-ends this summer.
I just hope there is still a pension when I retire.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST WORRY!!!
SCC said...
To "It is rumors until actual D-day"
As you seem to be "reading comprehension challenged" we'll spell this out slowly for you - we didn't call anyone "goofs." And this isn't a column, it's a blog.
Go read the first line of the article - this is a rumor that appeared in our comment section.
Is it any clearer yet? We don't have an axe to grind with anyone but downtown and useless bosses, most of which are downtown. Stop attributing stuff we never said or typed to us or we will continue to delete your nonsense.
Clear yet?
2/15/2010 04:57:00 AM
I love you SCC!!!
Just get Rid of the Fearless BORAT IN 017 Didnt he serve in the womens auxilary during the Gulf WAr?????
2/15/2010 04:15:00 AM
The point wasnt to put people in the areas or to keep you in YOUR district. The Need is in OTHER districts that no one wants to go to.
so how does the dept. circumvent the contract of bids, keeping you in a district etc...? They create an AREA team then when they assign you to it, which they recently did, they can get rid of these teams and put you where THEY need you. Make no mistake you will not be going back to YOUR district.
This was the perfect plan.
The fire in 017 is getting real hot for the "BORAT". There has been several sightings of the "BORAT" at the police academy pleading and begging the ADS, for the vacant commander spot! Can anyone explain??
midnights in the deuce? Thats not a bad spot. 002 is dead nowadays, this isnt 1990 anymore. Obviously posted by a north sider with no knowledge of the districts
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there have been 3 police involved shootings in 002 in the last month and a half. not as busy as 1990 but definately not dead. the shit is still there-just downsized.
Move everybody except desk, lockup and house mouses to the areas and specialty units.
I think these pompus fools at 35th and city hall really have no idea how massive the amount of retirements there will be this year. The number is CRAZY! We will really be dangerously short handed then. I guessing close to 2000 will pull the plug by the end of 2010. God help us. we really need a new mayor! HOFFMAN FOR MAYOR!!!
Back to basics. Gun team, sat team, blah blah blah team...just a way to give cushy spots to clouted white shirts while making moldable POs feel "elite" by letting them wear civvies or grow beards. Back to basics, answer jobs, hand out RD numbers, write a parker and get a bus check.
TO: I call bullshit. The OCD Gang teams were just assigned to their units (311, 312, etc) a few orders ago. The City would have to use coveted management numbers to reassign them to Patrol. On the other hand the Area Sat and Gun teams are just detailed from their districts, they could go back with no loss of management numbers from the City just by cancelling their detail. Going to be an interesting summer !!
Actually, I think you may be wrong...They wouldn't be burning their management spots, look at what happened when SOS was dibanded. They didn't use management, they created a superbid as they would here if it were true, which I dont think it is
Yeah Lieutenants can run it....Look how good that worked the last time, somebody has to have the trump card, need Captains...
All of you that are worried, just ask J-fed on his blog site. While your there go and vote on the polo shirts for summer time. Go to his bolg 501, click on the right side of the screen "Salute CPD Pride", Then click on the picture of the notebook and you can vote for polo shirts as an option for our unifrom. So far 80% yes. Please Vote.
Leave those specialized units in place too long and you will soon have another scandal like finnegan and co. in the SOS unit and Majewski the worst gut ever in the history of the CPD. Too much exposure to that temptation would tempt a saint.
Be smart and rotate out og these units before this develops again.
HOLY CRAP! So I'm watching WWE Raw with my kids ( shut up ) and Jerry Springer is the guest host...fitting some how.
Guess who walks out and into the ring with Jerry? Two CPD! Pete and Jason from 018, who've worked with Springer for years. But still, to be on live TV in front of so many people.
Pretty cool! The Rush Street Detail should be proud!
TO: 2/15/2010 12:53:00 PM
Welcome to my world son, I was on a whole team that got dumped from TRU when Jody took office. No rhyme, no reason, no clout. 96 of us were returned to our districts, which in itself wasn't so bad, but NONE of us were allowed to return with our partners thanks to Aunt Bea. You will come to realize, as I did, that no matter how much you hump, how much activity, how many guns, it doesn't matter at the end of the line, it only matters who you know. I've come to realize in this current environment that as much as the hours may suck for 1st watch, it's a far better place to be than struggling for a head a day to keep some goof happy. Yeah, you're a slave to the radio, but if you think about it, you were a slave to the bullshit, so little has really changed, and you can always bid )once openings start to reappear). My only advice if it helps any, is if you have a good partner, and you can go with that partner, do so. If you have time to move with your partner before the dump, do so. It's better to leave on your oqn terms, than on theirs.
******WILLIAM COZZI ALERT*******
The following is an e-mail forwarded to me by Bill's brother.
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Bill's oral argument is this Thursday, 2/18/2010, in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which is located on the 27th Floor of the Federal Building at 219 S. Dearborn. The argument is set for 10:00 a.m., but with that start time probably will not start until later. (There are usually about 5 cases on the call starting at 9:30 a.m. and the fact that we have a 10:00 a.m. start time means that Bill's is one of last.)
The appeals court is the only courtroom on the 27th floor. It is open to the public, but the proceedings are more formal and legal in nature than the district court. Family, friends, supporters are welcome to attend. In my experience, attendance by supporters has no effect one way or the other. A recording of the argument will also be available on line shortly after the argument.
i did speak to Bill today. He seemed in good spirits.
Feel free to call or e-mail of you have any questions.
Waa Waa, i cannot retire until 2025 :(
Anonymous said...
Ha! ha......lol!!!! retiring April 2010.....
2/15/2010 03:03:00 AM
watch for the work hours of MSF & TRU to change, Certain amount will start at 1930 hrs and so many about 2200 hrs. they along with TRU work 10 hr days so they will have all the night time hours covered, trust me neither is going back to the districts.
Losing the perks of being on a team would suck (if you have any), but going back to the watch is not a big deal. Anyone who cries aout it needs to suck it up. This department is CONSTANTLY changing, so adapt and try to have fun, life's too short to be a little bitch.
If you do one bit of work on this department, you should have your head examined.
Really, who cares anymore except about the 1 and 16th? Give me keys, give me a car--it's all the same.
Anonymous said...
Unfortunately, neither of these incidents harms me, so someone else needs to step up and file a grievance.
ME ME ME! That's what it's about right. It doesn't harm me, so SOMEONE ELSE needs to step up. Why don't you do it COWARD! If you intend to be like everyone else you selfish bastard OR bitch SHUT THE FUCK UP. I'm glad I don't work with you.
2/15/2010 09:08:00 AM
You are the bigest retard I have ever read here.
Only the person harmed can file a grivence. If you are not directly harmed by a contract violation you have no beef.
I see a major shit storm on the horizon for A/4. First the "arm twisting" of 2nd & 3rd watch management guys to "volunteer" for 3 periods of midnight, or risk being placed on there for the entire year.
Now, word has it that 2 detectives went to the C/O, cried rivers and each had 1 furlo segment changed. Bypassing a combined total of 40+ people with more seniority than them!
Tom Byrne (no, not the midget), are you watching?
WOW, Steve Peterson dumping all the HGS Sgts in A/4---that would be a real statement!
Please read about Willie lynch. The department wants all of us to form sides and argue and fight each other. Area teams v. District patrol, OCD v. Patrol, blue shirts v. C/d. However we all are the same. We make the same pay. We take the same risks. The only side here is our own. How many of us voted in the primary? How many of us will vote in the general. If we all fight each other 42 short wins. We still don't have a contract, that is the fight we all should be working on. Separation means that we lose. Stick up for blue always!
Its about time some of these dummies that bust their asses for an ungrateful city and job get a taste of reality. how many of you chumps got sued or have pending suits because u were a tad overzealous to make the bosses happy and bring in those numbers? I wouldve sworn that the college educated people on this job would be smarter than they are, but I guess not. You cant teach common sense.
1st and the 16th, people. And see all you crybabies in roll call. and at checkoff. suckers!!!
patrol could only wish that even a quarter of these guys go back to the districts...and that would be to teach all these dogs on patrol to be the police
Mayor knows all these units are clout baby bullshit. He told the idiot , "Get the P.O.'s back in the districts, now". He ain't as stupid as he looks. He knows a warm summer will make last year look like a clam bake. He knows j-fED IS FULL OF SHIT with his stats. He wants to run for re-election and if crime is through he roof this year-he is through.He knows that J-Fed and his pin hole cameras are the biggest crime fighting joke ever played on this city. Mayor is running out of options. Just wait.!!! If I were J-Roid I would be looking for a place to hide when the mayor wakes up and realizes what a fool he hired.
CS - E-mail it this way. Love to see it and maybe do some posts with it.
SCC: Off Topic Post.
I have my mortgage payment set up with autopayments each month from my bank account.
Just by chance I logged on to my mortgage company web site and noticed that by payment went up by $100.00.
I called and was told that since our tax bills went up to 55% for the first installment, an increase in the mortgage payment was required to cover the escrow.
Just a bit of information for those of you that pay your mortgages the same way, make sure you change the amount paid each month on your auto pay accounts.
All Det's in A/4 who has more senority then the two F/2's that had there furloughs changed need to file a grevince now!!!!!
Gotcha! Keep talking all that shit about me and I'll stick it up your poopers some more!
Thanks for playing, all you supercop wannabes. Thanks for allowing me to circumvent your contractual rights because you're young, dumb and think that this job is for real.
He who laughs last laughs loudest. And I'm a laughing motherfuc**r right about now!
My next PAX 501 will consist of 26 pages - a cover page and a district map of all 25 districts. I suggest you familiarize yourselves with the streets in all the districts because I promise you that you WON'T know where you're headed until the last minute, suckers!
P.S. - You are hereby ordered to sign out a parker, mover and ANOV book immediately upon arriving at your new unit of assignment. Our good Mayor needs revenue, so get those pens warmed-up.
2/15/2010 06:01:00 AM said
"He never believed that this city needed 13,500 boots on the street."
Wouldn't that be 27,000 "boots on the street", or is that 13,500 one-legged coppers?
(sorry. I couldn't help it)
'We wear black mourning bands around our stars, how about yellow ones for bill. I hope that appeal works this week. If not, then Jody should start seeing them everywhere. Have them handed out at the St. Jude Parade like the blue ribbons we always get.'
There is just no way I could ever return to the St. Jude parade as long as this asshole leads this Dept; no way could I march past a reviewing stand and see the likes of WEISel/Masters, Cuello, or any of our cowardly Deputy Supts. out there awaiting my salute. Fuck them all. Their cowardly "yes men" ways have contributed heavily to the demise of our beloved Dept.
It will be cold day in hell before I go there to salute those mutts.
I have much love & repsect for those who've given all they had for our noble profession, but our current excuse for leadership here has soiled the celebration for me now. Last year I went to the Memorial the Saturday before the march with my family; we said prayers or the deceased. I think we'll stick with that from now on, until the CPD has an upper echelon command staff in place we can look upon without feeling such a huge sense of shame for how things have worked out. 11 months to go until this loser leaves, it can't come soon enough. Let's hope the rebuilding of our Dept. will be a successful one.
Welcome to my world son, I was on a whole team that got dumped from TRU when Jody took office. No rhyme, no reason, no clout. 96 of us were returned to our districts, which in itself wasn't so bad, but NONE of us were allowed to return with our partners thanks to Aunt Bea. You will come to realize, as I did, that no matter how much you hump, how much activity, how many guns, it doesn't matter at the end of the line, it only matters who you know. I've come to realize in this current environment that as much as the hours may suck for 1st watch, it's a far better place to be than struggling for a head a day to keep some goof happy. Yeah, you're a slave to the radio, but if you think about it, you were a slave to the bullshit, so little has really changed, and you can always bid )once openings start to reappear). My only advice if it helps any, is if you have a good partner, and you can go with that partner, do so. If you have time to move with your partner before the dump, do so. It's better to leave on your oqn terms, than on theirs.
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Lol, I was also one of the 96 that got dumped. I have to thank them they did me a big favor. The only thing that sucked was not going with my partner.
Anonymous said...
just asking will captains receive out of grade pay for performing duties of a lieutenant / inspector
good way to cut cpd's budget
2/15/2010 05:04:00 PM
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Captains make more than lieutenants/inspectors.......
Anonymous said...
6th period Captains will be assigned to 1st and 3rd watch
2/15/2010 05:01:00 PM
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Not according to the new order...at DCs discretion according to operational needs.
TRU 196 assigned including light duty and those detailed out
MSG 323 assigned,same as above, plus swat and k9 included in these numbers
So you are talking about maybe 300 to send back, would be a help but only a band aid, besides the goofy alderman love these units.
the one thing people are missing is gang enforcement was assigned to OCD, that means now they can send them anywhere they want because they got rid of the detail next to their names. So they assigned them so they can now screw them, hope u like 003 mr north sider
002 isn't on 1st watch isn't as busy but the only thing u need to know is Lt Phyllis gill, nuff said.
Yeah gonna dump the only people left working in the city to districts where they can dog for their tour after being disgruntled,I call BS.
Cant send people out of districts into the highest crap areas every day..if their assigned in a district!!!
They will let them stay in these crap units cause they will always be in crap areas!
I heard that the LS story is for him to create an "elite" citywide unit witin GEU that specializes in his alleged expertise - search warrants. These teams would work citywide almost like the narcotic teams do now. He would keep 2 lts. and say 6 sgts and sixty guys, allowing the remainder of GEU to go back to the districts, enhancing patrol. MSF would remain but TRU will be elimiated, moving the "favored" cmdr to another pet spot. These moves wouldput about 40 more officers into the 10 bsiest districts. They're needed. Dugan's biggest problem, and Weis's too, is the backlog of routine calls in the busiest districts and no matter what units are going to be taking the disturbances and susp autos and other "regular" jobs. At least this is some of the info floating around in the real info centers of CPD, the restrooms at Homan and 35th St.
PSN teams are Fed money not the gun teams...
2/15/2010 06:33:00 PM
That is a pretty funny speech LMAO.
What ever happen to scotch breath?
I call bullshit. The OCD Gang teams were just assigned to their units (311, 312, etc) a few orders ago. The City would have to use coveted management numbers to reassign them to Patrol.
God! This is why I love this blog!
"OH, they can't do that!", "But that's against the CONTRACT!"
Listen up......the city can do what ever they feel like doing. Contract or no, if they wish to do something they will do it. Oh, they will try and be slick and when they show their hand someone, some where will file a grievance. But SO WHAT?
Look at the FSLA mess. Look what the city answer to that was.
All this crap about "Oh, they can't touch this team because they have been credited for the city wide reduction in crime", is all bullshit! The public has a VERY short memory. As long as they feel safe and secure NOW, they don't give a rat's ass who did it or how.
So why is it so inconceivable that the department disband the Gun Teams, MSF, TRU, etc and send them all back to the district level? It would be a great PR score for ShortShanks. And as far as crime reduction goes, all that is needed is a change in a UCR code.
i dont care who goes where.it is going on three years pretty soon since we have'nt had our contract settled.i work a bt.car,i dont care,i'm glad to have a job but damn lets get going on this contract fop.hell every thing in the world has gone up but our paychecks.
Yeah gonna dump the only people left working in the city to districts where they can dog for their tour after being disgruntled,I call BS.
Cant send people out of districts into the highest crap areas every day..if their assigned in a district!!!
They will let them stay in these crap units cause they will always be in crap areas!
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People are disgruntled because everyone is working 99 - you lip-licker
More "clout" Captains to be made! No one cares about "chain of command!" Its all about returning favors! Weis is the "tool" to all of this! Shut up and cash your checks, Daley tells him!
The problem lies with the younger, more impressionable officers! A chance to work CD? To make a difference? To lock up the bad guys and make your own decisions? Wow, sign me up! Then the bullshit begins! What? Checking off with a bullshit D/C? I want NUMBERS! The "Dream" becomes a "Nightmare!" And another fine young officer sinks into "do your eight and go home" mentality!
The problem with most officers is once they get a taste of "plain clothes" they are willing to do "anything" to stay in them! Its like when one makes Sgt and puts on that white shirt, he or she immediately changes and they will run over anyone who interferes with them! All exempts know this and that is why they know if they dangle "CD" in front of most officers they will write tickets, ANOVs, bring in heads, whatever it takes to either get there or get back there! Going back into uniform is an embarassment to most and is usually followed by, "I used to be the real police!" Sad, isn't it?
Just to let you know the gun teams are ot federally funded! PSN is only funded by the feds by there overtime which has been cut into only *hous a period per officer. So thats all the feds are paying for. The PSN program is on its way out. Every year the funding has gotten smaller and smaller. The FEDS do not need them anymore and can pay the ASA'S office money for the cases to be referred. Hate to say it but PSN is done.
Look at houseing. The city is still collecting money from the FEDS for the public housing units. IE look at the housing cars that are still up. The FEDS are paying for them as well as the CHA overtime.
Everyone thinks this isn't going to happen. But something WILL HAPPEN! The backlogs in 004, 006 and 008 have brought so much heat on the Mayor and Jody! Not to mention 003, 005, 007, 009, 015 and whomever else. Once the summer hits most of these districts are in backlogs. GEU will be downsized as will a couple of other units along with no more SAT Teams.
Anonymous said...
All Det's in A/4 ..need to file a grevince now!!!!!
2/15/2010 11:20:00 PM
Lots of sharp-edged grevinces in Area 4???
Anonymous said...
just asking will captains receive out of grade pay for performing duties of a lieutenant / inspector
good way to cut cpd's budget
2/15/2010 05:04:00 PM
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Captains make more than lieutenants/inspectors.......
2/16/2010 01:36:00 AM
======================================================================No shit, Einstein!! I'm assuming it was made in jest BECAUSE Lt's & Inspectors make less, therefore will Capts be taking a cut in pay!
Wow...no wonder this job is going to shit!
Anonymous said...
just asking will captains receive out of grade pay for performing duties of a lieutenant / inspector
good way to cut cpd's budget
2/15/2010 05:04:00 PM
You are not too bright, are you?
'If I were J-Roid I would be looking for a place to hide when the mayor wakes up and realizes what a fool he hired.'
Trust me, the old stuttering prick knows exactly what he selected to place into the top spot on the CPD.
Someone he could CONTROL. Daley never admits to mistakes, so obviously he made a choice some time ago to eat this guy, rather than to fire him and cut him a check for the remainder of his $$$ contract. We lose, and the City loses even more, because we have seriously dropped the ball with regard to revenue generation for Shitcago...diminishing returns from shamefully low numbers of movers, parkers and anovs...and it will likely stay that way for quite some time, unless the voters here get wise and vote for REAL CHANGE in 2011.
something that might be interesting....after Shortshanks asks for a "redistribution" of police personnel, watch and see which exempts offer their ideas and solutions, in an effort to gain favor with da mayo ("look at me!")....it will seem like the suckass Olympics, Chicago style....
all you gang/gun guys will be welcomed with open arms anywhere you go--- districts are running on empty and need bodies to fill the cars and take jobs--- you don't have to be a hard charger, just show up and follow the radio--- our goals right now should be unity, resolution of our contract, and self preservation--- GO BLACKHAWKS, next game march 2nd after olympic break.....
patrol could only wish that even a quarter of these guys go back to the districts...and that would be to teach all these dogs on patrol to be the police
2/15/2010 10:27:00 PM
YEAH BECAUSE YOU KNOW SOOOOO MUCH! Its 2 year ass holes like you that make all young officers look stupid! Enjoy 1st watch dumb ass
I see a major shit storm on the horizon for A/4. First the "arm twisting" of 2nd & 3rd watch management guys to "volunteer" for 3 periods of midnight, or risk being placed on there for the entire year.
They should have just put everyone where they belonged by seniority. No time gets you whatever is left after the senior detectives get their picks. The end. Stop trying to coddle these baby detectives.
All Det's in A/4 who has more senority then the two F/2's that had there furloughs changed need to file a grevince now!!!!!
Yes they do!!!! Do not allow your contract rights to be taken away because of favoritism. Seniority rules!!!!! File that grievance today. There is a time limit.
They can fuck themselves if they think they are gonna continue to run fast and loose with their 3 on 3 off schedule while we are held to the letter of the law. Considering they are shitting themselves about what "Sgt. Pookie" did and if they will be launched over it. So they're gonna hang the dets for a SGT's f-up. I mean the other Sgts all covered for Pookie. He did take them all to Vegas and they all partied out there on Union cash. And the Sgts LIED on the A & A sheets about Pookies status NOT the Dets.
Amen, brother. Why do sergeants in the Detective Division feel they are entitled to a 20 hour work week??? Isn't carrying a sergent on the sheets who's actually in Las Vegas enough to get you dumped back to Patrol??? Actually, it should be enough to get you fired.
Only my opinion ! Less posts about Cozzi. Cutting up the Supt, etc only causes heat for him.
The guy needs our prayers and not slamming the Supt. One never knows, something good might happen !!
Wow...you sure have a lot to cry about in Area 4. You have a boss who works with the troops instead of making cold hearted decisions that screw guys over. He changes furlos for people and he takes volunteers for midnights! The nerve of that guy. You should start by reading your contract if you can see it through all those tears. I'd take a boss like that anytime.
It's never a good decision to violate our contract. Volunteers for midnights, that's just fine. But changing furlos for those with less seniority is a violation of the contract. A grievance should be filed. It's not personal, it's our contract. It's all we've got left, and we need to fight for our rights.
WOW, Steve Peterson dumping all the HGS Sgts in A/4---that would be a real statement!
Are you kidding me? He put most of those HGS Sgt.'s there himself.
"But I wanna go back to 017......"
"Our team was the best and we did search warrants..."
"I had good numbers...BOO HOO BOO HOO!!"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHA!
Go ahead just try and ask for a spot now!
Signed
Commander Mealer
Leave those specialized units in place too long and you will soon have another scandal like finnegan and co. in the SOS unit and Majewski the worst gut ever in the history of the CPD. Too much exposure to that temptation would tempt a saint.
And patrol should be disbanded before we get more Callahans, Abbattes ....... You are a fuckin putz!
Anonymous oh rumors, oh rumors.. typical coppers said...
you dummies... gun teams are not going anywhere! They are federally funded by the government. If you get rid of them then you get rid of the federal money. The gun teams were started and funded by a branch of the ATF. You cant get rid of the gun teams until the feds pull the plug on the funding. Until then, if thier is funding coming in you have to staff it with bodies... thats not just a myth, its madatory per the feds.
2/15/2010 07:06:00 PM
do some research douche, PSN teams are G sponsored and not the gun teams.
NOT T.R.U. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now where am I gonna hide the next 18 years????????
PSN duties will be assigned to teams in 189 or 193. CPD will still get funding but the duties will go elsewhere.
Do any of you get it yet? It is ALL about egos! This whole job is based on "EGOS!" PO promoted to Detective! PO promoted to SGT! SGT to LT! LT to CAPT! WTFU! We all change! The condo in Florida becomes more realistic! Step on whoever you have to and you move up! That is the motivation! Quit with the "He's a good guy, one of us, he/she won't hurt you, he's/she's the real police," its all bullshit! IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY! WTFU! You PO's have to wake up! Old saying, "YOU CAN NOT PUT AN OLD PERSONS' HEAD ON A YOUNG PERSONS' SHOULDERS!" When you get older you will understand! Never stop enjoying the job, enjoy every day and pray you make it to retirement! Godspeed!
One more thing, RIP Clark, Marquez, Brunkella! Great CPD guys!
Wow...you sure have a lot to cry about in Area 4. You have a boss who works with the troops instead of making cold hearted decisions that screw guys over. He changes furlos for people and he takes volunteers for midnights! The nerve of that guy. You should start by reading your contract if you can see it through all those tears. I'd take a boss like that anytime.
You sir, are an ass-kissing douche bag. When he was in 016, he had his select few that he helped out (most females) and fucked-over most of the hard workers there. He was never there and never asked for volunteers for midnights. Those who had no clout or would not get down on their knees wouldnt get shit. We in 016 are glad the little dwarf carnival freak is gone.
The fire in 017 is getting real hot for the "BORAT". There has been several sightings of the "BORAT" at the police academy pleading and begging the ADS, for the vacant commander spot! Can anyone explain??
Rumor has it that he going back to the academy??
Gang Enforcement Unit isnt going anymore. They have some of the best numbers in the city (guns, homicide arrests, search warrants) and the brass has given the GEU the credit for the reduction in homicides.
Lets face it, the gang guys and most of the guys in these units are the Type-A's. These are the type of people that would be working their asses off even if they were on a beat car on 1st watch anywhere in the city. They are not lazy people and don't cry and whine every day. These people did not make it to units by phone calls like most of the beat car "lifer"s claim. They got there through hard work. So, even if by some miracle these units do get dumped back to the districts, we all know that they will land on their feet and eventually be back to units or at least tac teams. Why? Because they are the 10% of the department that do 90% of the work. Thats a fact.
I am actually looking forward to Daley's consulting firm coming into the department to try to make it run more efficient. The truth will be seen and I'm pretty sure that the "inside" people will soon be outside people. C-ya.
No One seems to ask why there have promotions made of Sgts,Lts,Capts.
If you have less Indians why do you need more Chiefs?
Put them all in Cars & sign out ticket books & start being avaialble to answer calls & write paper if need be. They are still Police Officers arent they???
Amen, brother. Why do sergeants in the Detective Division feel they are entitled to a 20 hour work week??? Isn't carrying a sergent on the sheets who's actually in Las Vegas enough to get you dumped back to Patrol??? Actually, it should be enough to get you fired.
Guess they should be sure to turn in all the dets slips too then now huh? whiny bitches...
And patrol should be disbanded before we get more Callahans, Abbattes ....... You are a fuckin putz!
Sorry they fucked up OFF duty, try again...
And another fine young officer sinks into "do your eight and go home" mentality!
You are right! This is insanity!! Show me a CD officer who has ever put in more than 1 day of an 8 hour shift!!!
THE HORROR!
What is a psn team? pole surfing nymphos?
fop remind arbitrator sergeants receive 45min ot everyday for doing nothing
where's our 45min
Anonymous said...
All the goofs finally assigned to the area gang teams will be sent to districts . . .
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Then WHY did they just transfer all of them to Gang Units?
2/15/2010 02:47:00 PM
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So they can FUCK you and DUMP you anywhere they want and not back in 019 GENIOUS!!!
Excuse me or 023 or 017 or even 016 or 022...FIGURE IT OUT!
BORAT IS SOON TO BE DONE! YES BUT NOT TO THE ACADEMY TRY SO OUT OF THE WAY SPOT OR EVEN A DEMOTION! IT DOES HAPPEN BOYS AND GIRLS-SGT PING PONG TO BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER INSIDE DO NOTHING JOB SOON TOO HA HA!! NOBODY WANT SYOU EITHER
Amen, brother. Why do sergeants in the Detective Division feel they are entitled to a 20 hour work week??? Isn't carrying a sergent on the sheets who's actually in Las Vegas enough to get you dumped back to Patrol??? Actually, it should be enough to get you fired.
Guess they should be sure to turn in all the dets slips too then now huh? whiny bitches...
2/17/2010 02:18:00 AM
Yes, another cry baby. Somebody made you burn some time and you think everyone else has it great on easy street? You have to make the best of your own predictiment. You're probably one of these guys who got on the job at 21 yoa and never held a real job. You don't deserve shit. You're making atleast $50,000 a year, working as little or as hard as you want. Most people pray to their Lord for such a nice job!
Why all the hate for the teams? Patrtol is the backbone...yes it is but why hate the guys and gals that are doing something different? Patrol has many p.o.'s that were once on a team and it also has p.o.'s that never wanted or just never were able to get on a team! We are in this together...management sits back and laughs at the blueshirts going at it...hating each other. They crap on one of us they crap on all. The dudes in 025 thrive on hating...living up to their reputation-the misfits and dumping ground of CPD!!
BORAT will be an inspector/captain
fop remind arbitrator sergeants receive 45min ot everyday for doing nothing
where's our 45min
In my pants, come get it!
Why all the hate for the teams?
Not so much the teams but some of the officers on those teams. I can only speak from experience but I have dealt with some tact officers who treated me as if I were below them. Plus, when those same officers only put in a 5 -6 hour day or go to court for 1 hr and treat that as a tour of duty, it gets old real fast.
The worst part is when they brag about it. Treat it as if they are owed the special treatment.
But the best part is when these same guys who flaunted the rules for so long get dumped back to the watch. The cry like little bitches.
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