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- Police in Chicago have made an arrest in the burglary that Sgt. Alan Haymaker was responding to when he crashed on Lake Shore Drive and was killed early Monday, but prosecutors don't plan to charge the man in Haymaker's death.
Police Supt. Jody Weis had said earlier this week that prosecutors might charge anyone involved in Monday's burglary of a cellphone company on North Clark Street with felony murder, based on the legal theory that the commission of the burglary led to the death of Haymaker, 56, a third-generation Chicago cop who worked out of the Town Hall district on the city’s North Side.
But Simonton said today: “There is not sufficient legal basis to charge the offender . . . . . . in connection with the death of Sgt. Haymaker. While we certainly understand the pain and anguish felt by the Chicago Police Department in the wake of this tragedy, we don’t have the evidence that would be required to meet the burden of proof to sustain a felony murder charge.”
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
52 Comments:
"...we don’t have the evidence that would be required to meet the burden of proof to sustain a felony murder charge.”No shit. We saw that one coming a mile away. So did anyone with half a brain, which leaves out most of the media who are hanging on J-Fed's blatherings like he had any experience in actually charging, prosecuting and testifying at a criminal case.
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Weis should do the right thing and keep his mouth shut if he can't make an intelligent comment.
Smoke and mirrors all the way by J-Fed to appease those on the CPD.
We all knew it was bunk and that he was attempting to buy favor with what he thought were ignorant, uneducated cops.
Proven wrong again!
Don't underestimate the members of the CPD, Mr. Jody Weis.
But Jody sure as hell knew how NOT to make a decision when it came to rescuing Joe Airhart.
And Jody sure as hell knew how to make phone calls to circumvent normal protocol to jam it up Bill Cozzi's ass.
Anyone that does anything proactive for this department while this cocksucker's here needs their head examined. Get on the boat already, you holdouts that still think this job, Weis and the Daley-controlled City is legit.
What a pathetic, totally befuddled idiot that Mayor hired to lead our once proud Department. Thank God this shameful chapter in Chicago Law Enforcement is slowly drawing to a close. February 2011 cannot arrive here fast enough.
hhhhmmmmm . . . . . did know that "weasel" has has ass brain in him . . . . really dumb and stupid. /are all FBI agents the same like him? Hope not.
that's how one gets sucker punched. . . . look at this hand [while the other one winds up to POW!]
Is J-fed in the KMA club yet? can't he just tell da mare where to go? or is he sending out applications to some other department, or does he want to stay here for another three?
Please!
Our bullshit detectors were reading 11 (and the fucking dial only reads up to 10) when j-fart started revolving his dentures about felony murder!
Sheeiiit!
Not now, never and not ever! ESPECIALLY IN COOK COUNTY!
This nonsense had "look elsewhere, this X REALLY AIN'T THE SPOT" written all over it!
Feeling cold and exposed yet j-fart?
Uneasy feeling?
Like mini-me having friends who entered him in a 6 ft and over hands behind the back ass kicking contest?
Do you feel like you're in high school again?
The girls pointing and laughing and the boys who keep putting that "kick me" sign on your back?
Ouch
Lets see if he pulls a Cozzi end around the justice system by contacting the US attorneys office for an additional Federal charge.
Give J-Fed a break, he was only 'parrot-ing' what he heard about the murder charge under the Accountability' portion of ILCS.
In reality, any kid coming out of the academy has more knowledge of Illinois law than the Supt.
And any copper that ever had a dealing with Felony Revue knew better than to really expect murder charges.
God help us.
His contract expires in less than a year. If the Mayor extends this mistake by extending Jody's contract, he is asking to be thrown out of office.
One day the a-hole is saying the soffenders could be charged with murder and the next day he is saying accidents happen, they are nobodies fault. With convoluted thinking like that, I'm surprised he can find his ass to wipe it. But then he doesn't need to with some of the hangs-on that surround him.
masters masters masters masters
hey j-fed, your turn to get your fed buddies to charge this individual with federal civil rights violation-- sgt haymaker's pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were curtailed due to jackass and co's burglary of cell phone store... he will not see his other two daughters walk down the aisle, not enjoy his retirement, and not get to hold his grandchildren--- j-fed, you stirred the pot, now call your buddy fitzy and see if you can get this individual charged--- you did it to a policeman so it should be no problem to do it to a shithead.......
Nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to try and score points with the men and women of this great department. Well, SuperNintendo Weis, your ability to ever gain respectability with us evaporated the minute, when like the spineless cowardly weasel that you are, you picked up the phone and ruined the life of a good man and his family. If you really want to do the right thing, you should round up a couple of your useless staff members, go down to City Hall, and slap the cuffs on the micro-managing piece of shit that ordered those salt trucks off of LSD. Since you would never have the balls to do something like that, here's another suggestion. Just keep your dumb, motherfucking mouth shut. Every time you open it you embarrass the department. You embarrass me. You embarrass yourself.
What the hell does he know about charging?
Could someone tell the Joe Airhart story again, for those of us who weren't around when it happened? Please don't bash me, I just want to know the ASSHAT's exact role in what happened...not media. I don't think a lot of people on this blog know what happened. And maybe if they do, they'll finally get on the boat.....plus it would really infuriate jFED. Maybe a thread.
To add insult to injury, that dweeb JFed wears a CPD dress uniform to the funeral??? You low class whore! The man in that coffin earned and died for that uniform, you are nothing but a poser in every sense of the word. This is still a dress up game for you and the other civillian man children. Go away and take that insufferable prick Masters with you.
Hey U.I.C., give us the results of that survey we completed online, our dept. wouldn't dare.
Didn't his brainiac attorney-CPD advisors "advise" him on this???
(i.e. burden of proof)
I heard Jody was also trying to charge some guy name Jack Frost but the Asa wouldn't approve charges.
Anonymous said...
well the first one to get moved is EVE G from vice to 003, ouch, but with all the bullshit at that unit she will probably be better off in 3.
Thanks for the post but as of today 26feb10 it was announced in roll call in 007 at 0800hrs that she is now assigned here (007) as of today. It is confirmed and she was supposed to start this morning but called in and took time due!!!
What a pathetic, totally befuddled idiot that Mayor hired to lead our once proud Department. Thank God this shameful chapter in Chicago Law Enforcement is slowly drawing to a close. February 2011 cannot arrive here fast enough.
2/26/2010 12:43:00 AM
He'll have a new contract by the end of this year unless crime skyrockets.
The mayor won't take a new sup on during his re-election campaign.
When CPD was CPD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx9klhQdSCY&feature=related
The power test was whether or not you could smoke a pack of Pall Malls.
The Daley Inc. Media Spin Machine
is running full speed ahead!
"More Coal! More Steam! We MUST outrun negative press about no salt on Lake Shore Drive to protect the flowers in the median planters and the shitty equipment and conditions we force Police Officers to work under!"
"Jody! Get yer ass below decks and shovel some coal in the boilers, but first pledge your loyalty to me and tell me you love me! Kiss my ring... Now kiss my ass... Tastes good eh? Good lad now go shovel that coal!"
"Fuckin' Coppers'll pay for makin' us look bad!"
Spiinn... Spiiinnn... Spin...
Deflect... Distract... Misdirect...
Yesterday?
"CPS Faces $1 Billion Shortfall!"
Fuck you shortshanks! YOU TOOK OVER CPS, you fucked it up. Stop trying to be cute by kicking "Operation Poor-Mouth" into high gear right when the arbitrator is due to render his decision on our contract!
"$5 Million Verdict Against Police in Woman's Death!"
Fuck you again shortshanks! From what we gather no one knew this woman had health concerns and the family lawyer is making noise about the mean Police "not giving her a couple of aspirin to save her life..." This shit should be thrown out on appeal!
"Developer's Attorney Wants to Subpoena Mayor To Testify At Trial!" GOTCHO AZZ YA FUNKY LITTLE GNOME!
Today?
"Ex Cop In Bartender Beating Fails Drug Test!"
OK you l'il muthafuckah, how did you pay the anal-slut media to play that one forward??
42 extra-short is DESPERATELY trying to muddy the water leading up to the arbitrator's ruling!
Chicago media serves about as much purpose as clean pretty panties on a dead whore when it comes to his malfeasance...
Judy Weis and the miserable evil bitch Shortshanks who brought him to us should go crawl into a hole and expire. There is not a MAN on the CPD who can stand the presence of either of these two worms. I'm done.
Weis should do the right thing and keep his mouth shut if he can't make an intelligent comment.
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It is better to close one's mouth and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
we don’t have the evidence that would be required to meet the burden of proof to sustain a felony murder charge
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Just because I was curious I went and read what the statute actually says. They might be right about it.
Fuck you jfed. Fuck you. You make me sick.
O.T.
Bobbie Lopez OUT .... he didnt kiss the hand that demoted him....and was a political threat to 35th street and the Hall.
His MARS meeting set the stage and within 24 hrs he was gone!
also....the mayor asked to meeet K Ryan/TRU at the funeral....get your promotion tickets early all you 4 yrs TRUwonders
Good Luck Kev
Mean while I am driving a death trap of a tahoe in the snow and ice with street tires that ARE RECYCLED> Our Truck had 5800 miles on it and the right rear is bald. How the F can that be?
These trucks are death traps in the snow and ice so please be careful. There has been a total of 16 trucks that have spun out and crashed into things.
OT - Ex-cop In Bar Beating Fails Drug Test, Authorities Say
February 26, 2010 8:52 PM
A former Chicago police officer convicted of a bar beating seen around the world violated his probation by failing a drug test last month, Cook County prosecutors alleged today.
Anthony Abbate, 41, tested positive last month for opiates, prosecutors said. Circuit Judge Arthur Hill Jr. set a hearing on the allegations for March 12. Prosecutors could seek to have him imprisoned for up to five years if the judge finds he violated his probation.
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I guess 'Bonehead' Abbate wanted to give the media an opportunity to run the bartender beating video another hundred times or so!
Mayor Daley, Supt. Weis, Comm. Byrne and anyone else who cares to respond:
Assuming that the squad car driven by the late Sgt. Alan Haymaker involuntarily (rule out suicide) left the roadway and collided with fixed object(s), list all possible causes for the (fatal) collision.
Is this an "outrageous" question, Supt. Weis?
we were watching the news when it came on that possum-head wanted to charge the burglars with the Sgt's muder. Even my wife said "What the fuck?"
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This guy is law enforcement without any common sense knowledge of the law - nor any exact sense of the law.
Embarassing.
Officers, if you have a shit pool car do not exceed 30mph for safety sake. No need to get hurt going to a job, take care of yourselves, be cautious in those beat up squad cars.
9:51 PM (CAUSATION)
I see only two possibilities or a combination thereof:
An unsalted icy surface and/or worn tires. Both are obvious. The vehicle indisputably lost traction with the roadway. A "perfect storm", if you will.
1st Deputy Supt. James Jackson already noted the icy surface. Can anyone disprove that the lakefront temperature was between 31 and 33 degrees--ideal for treacherous black ice. A witness said (s)he saw the squad car "skidding".
As expected, J-Fed's "outrageous" attempt to deflect the blame on the burglars with the felony murder rule was preposterous from the git-go. No wonder why he's called "the WEISel" (weasel).
COVER-UP! Big-time!
LITIGATION v. City is on the horizon. Under the circumstances, Class 2 felony "Reckless Homicide" is also plausible with unbiased prosecutors.
Competent legal counsel could clearly affix responsibility for the sergeant's death. Justice cries out that someone must pay for the needless death of Sgt. Haymaker.
May God give the Haymaker family the strength to endure their most tragic loss. Rest in peace, Sarge.
TO: Jody "I've got your backs" Weis
REMEMBER OFF. COZZI
REMEMBER SGT. HAYMAKER
If this happened in Du Page, Joe Birkett would have been all over this assholes (Brooks) shit. He would do what it takes to get the fucking evidence. And in addition to being charged by Du Page County S/A, you all know our juries would have bagged this jagg off with a guilty verdict. His narrow ass would be in Stateville for 10 years anyhow. Oh well, that is the difference between those of us in Du Page who demand low crime and the shitty where crooked and incompetent politicians like Alvarez and Daley seem to thrive.
I parked near the corner of Marine Drive and Bittersweet Place. With a calibrated thermometer, I proceeded across the southbound exit ramp to to the tree with the scarred bark and flowers placed below.
Upon stabilization under overcast skies, the thermometer recorded. 32 degrees Farenheit. Snow partially covered the grass. There was no slush to be found. I noted what appeared to be remnants of rock salt with no discernible presence of icing in the curb lane.
Returning to my car on Bittersweet Pl., I nearly slipped and fell on a patch of ice.
Skeptical, WEISel Boy?
Have an unbiased third party empirically replicate the conditions on last Monday at 5:06 AM.
Using your own weasely words, to do otherwise would be "outrageous" and "fundamentally wrong".
From personal experience, I would not put anything beyond the chicanery of the City of Chicago. They can be diabolical. What's to prevent tampering with the totaled CPD squad car?
Are there any criminal and/or civil charges which can be filed against city officials who have knowingly and intentionally aided and abetted a massive cover-up in the death of a police officer?
It's time to get all first responders and Streets and San snow plow drivers and officials before a grand jury on Sgt. Haymaker's death.
Call Mr. Weis first.
Assuming that the squad car driven by the late Sgt. Alan Haymaker involuntarily (rule out suicide) left the roadway and collided with fixed object(s), list all possible causes for the (fatal) collision.
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I suppose just about anything is possible. About 20 years ago, I attended the funeral of a friend who was in his mid 20s and the picture of good health.
He ran a car off the road one night and hit a tree at 50 some MPH.
Autopsy revealed he had a heart attack that led to the accident.
Eventually the investigation may give some answers. Or not.
The WEISel's initial bogus invocation of the Felony Murder Rule was just a "red herring" to divert attention from the surface conditions of 4100 N. Lake Shore Drive and the pool car.
I just phoned Felony Review (773.869.3020) as a citizen of Chicago and Cook County.
I identified myself and spoke with a female who identified herself as "Edie". She refused to give me her last name.
I asked that she convey to Cook Co. State's Attorney Anita Alvarez the compelling need to convene a grand jury hearing into the death of Sgt. Al Haymaker as soon as possible. I also cited the content of this specific thread on Second City Cop.
we don’t have the evidence that would be required to meet the burden of proof to sustain a felony murder charge
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Just because I was curious I went and read what the statute actually says. They might be right about it.
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They are right.
Outstanding, Northside.
The autopsy protocol already ruled out any possibility of a heart attack, 2:47 PM
Sworn testimony before a grand jury is the only way to go.
If Alvarez refuses, read COVER-UP in flashing red neon lights.
Expect no help from the media. Shortshanks owns them.
NORTHSIDE ROCKS!!!
I sure hate to be a bad guy if Northside was on my case. Great job, sarge.
Hmmmm...
Just another log for the fire...
We wonder just how many "revisions" to the traffic crash report were "suggested" (interpret as "ordered") by our illustrious command/exempt echelon?
We wonder if a discrete inquiry to IDOT at some point in time would reveal missing/out of sequence bar code/sku numbers?
Surely our command/exempt echelon would not EVER attempt to exert undue "influence" over a field officer's preliminary investigation and subsequent case reporting in their zeal to protect their master and chosen members of his inner circle?
We would surely hope that the reporting officer has been in no way shape or form been compromised or overtly/covertly "influenced."
If there was undue "influence" exerted by the command/exempt echelon then perhaps they wouldn't mind climbing the 13 stairs constructed by j-fed's own words if evidence is found that they actively participated in the furtherance of a criminal act.
We put absolutely NOTHING past these callous, cruel, evil and vindictive Police impersonators.
Just some ramblings and musings from another dumb blueshirt...
The pipers... They shall be paid one way or another.
You can take the detective out of Homicide but you can't take Homicide out of the dick. Kudos, Johnny Northside. You are something else. J-Fed is a weasel for sure. Grand Jury time.
John Northern always was a pit bull. Once he digs his teeth in, he won't let go until he tears it to shreds. His blood always ran blue. Go get them, John. Maybe John Kass would like to know about this conspiracy and coverup.
Hey Weisel havent you heard that it's better to remain silent and be thought stupid, than to speak and remove all doubt?
how about looking into getting accessory to muder charges in the airhardt case for allegedly leaving airhardt there by weis, thats almost as good as trying to get murder charges on the burglar. would jody agree with that. after all if airhardt had been rescued, like he shoud have, medical attention rendered would of surely given him a better chance at life. by deciding to leave the officer bleeding there almost to death, sort of makes weis an accomplice,allegedly, dont ya think!
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