Mandatory POD Missions?
Whose brain fart is this one?
- Get a load of this. POD Missions to be run 24 hours a day in 011. Various Beat Cars are to be held down in two hour increments to monitor the PODS. Best part? POD room is open to the public to come and sit down with officers!! They can "learn" to use and watch the POD. Second best part? They kicked the Review Office & people out of that room to accommodate this latest brainfart. Sounds like another appeasement of the phony-ass reverends on Henny Penny's part. And talk about ANOTHER waste of manpower, especially with how short we are.
Aside from the Civil Rights issues about letting civilians run cameras and peeping in windows that might fall into the visual range of the device, isn't 011 part of one of the busiest two or three radio zones in the city? We read comments every week about how the watches are downing beat cars, sometimes 4 or 5 beat cars on midnights due to manpower shortages. How some brainiac is going to pull a beat car off the street every single day in two-hour increments to watch cameras?
What about the overloaded front offices? Shouldn't they be covering this? Or maybe some of these fake foot posts and ghost cars that pop up everywhere for the recently bounced inside mice?
Don't we have an entire unit of "pod watchers" hidden away somewhere at OEMC? We seem to remember that seeing as how we answer "Drinking on the Corner" calls that they observe at least three times a night. Why are we wasting District resources on this crap.
What about the overloaded front offices? Shouldn't they be covering this? Or maybe some of these fake foot posts and ghost cars that pop up everywhere for the recently bounced inside mice?
Don't we have an entire unit of "pod watchers" hidden away somewhere at OEMC? We seem to remember that seeing as how we answer "Drinking on the Corner" calls that they observe at least three times a night. Why are we wasting District resources on this crap.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
62 Comments:
Why do they let this stupid, incompetent political hack run a badass district like 011. She shouldn't even qualify as a blueshirt, let alone an exempt.
After J-Fled himself, there is more contempt for this imposter Penelope Jones-Trahanas than any other exempt.
Is it true that she is now retaliating against Lt. John Andrews with bullshit SPARs in violation of his protected First Amendment rights?
Did Henny Penny once work as a partner with that other idiot Maria Maher?
The POD room is open to the public in 011 will be another nice place for all the street people to lay around in instead of the benches by the desk and front door.
i swear; WTF, does no supervisor know their job anymore. lawsuit against the city here we come
HMMMMM
HENNY PENNY SEEMS TO KNOW THE SAME REVS THAT ARE PUTTING GOOD OLE DANNY DAVIS UP 4 MAYOR.
WATCH CLOSELY BOYS AND GIRLS THE WEST SIDE IS MAKING THEIR MOVE.
WEIS THINKS THESE MOVES WILL GIVE HIM SOME JUICE WHEN ITS TIME TO RE-UP HIS CONTRACT.
NICE MOVE FOR A FEEB. MASTERS AINT WATCHING UR BACK AND HUBERMAN WANTS THAT PENSION!
Great, the "citizens" can see just how useless the PODs are. Even if they do catch something they can feel the frustration of not having any available cars to send. Nothing like an hour old battery in progress call.
"Why are we wasting District resources on this crap."
petty vindictiveness?
Ever wonder if those "good citizens" monitoring the PODS are passing the information on to their gang banger family members? why don't we just let al quaeda into the CIA or FBI headquarters too while we are at it.
"Don't we have an entire unit of "pod watchers" hidden away somewhere at OEMC?"
Kind of. It's only a handful of POs and a Sgt in the OC. They have directed missions from the supe.
What about the security threats? Even though we know that the residents of the 11th district are all fine, upstanding citizens; wouldn't this possibly show flaws and vulnerabilities in the camera infrastructure throughout the city? Don't forget, once you are logged in, you can take control of any camera, in any part of the city. Forget the dope dealers sending in an honor student's mother to see where they could better hide the dope. What if one of the many 11th district business with verified links to terrorism (LINK fraud liquor stores and bootleg cigarette/oxycodone selling corner stores) sends in a "community member" to scout vulnerabilities downtown, or at either one of the airports?
O.T.: Please say a prayer for Marengo Police Detective Joe Sangirardi, who passed Monday after a long fight with brain cancer. Joe was tough and proud till the end, and carried himself with tremendous dignity. His obit is below. His father is also retired CPD.
And THANK YOU to our VETERANS!
JOSEPH FELICE SANGIRARDI
Joseph Felice Sangirardi, age 48, after a courageous battle with cancer. Loving husband and best friend of Jackie, nee Walsh; loving father to Aschli (Zach) Palczynski, Brittany and Michelle Sangirardi; devoted son of Felice and Geraldine, nee Drewnany, Sangirardi; loving son-in-law of Lucille Walsh and the late Robert Walsh; fond brother-in-law of Bob (Carmella) Walsh, LuAnn (Gary) Evashenk, and Mike (Gail) Walsh; loving uncle to his "favorite" niece Nicole and nephews, Bobby III, Marty, Gary, Anthony, Greg, Danny, and Matt; loving nephew, cousin, and friend to many. Former Stickney Police Officer for nine years, Gilberts Police Officer for two years, and most recently Police Officer and Detective for the Marengo Police Department. Family and friends will be received at the Marengo-Union Funeral Home , 505 E. Grant Hwy., Marengo on Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. On Friday, family and friends are asked to meet at St. Mary Church in Huntley for a 9 a.m. visitation until time of Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60018. Funeral info: 815-568-8131.
This is just as full of shit as many other things coming from the command staff of this dysfunctional police department.
One of these days the tax-paying citizens of this city will wake up and realize how their tax money is being squandered by allowing the south and west side reverends to essentially run the police department through their hand picked idiots that call themselves deputy superintendents of patrol and district commanders.
Never in my 25 years here has the police department been this badly mismanaged.
And jodypweis, well it is obvious that mayor daley aimed low and missed.
Isn't 011 the pesthole that does "double dog dare reverse pod missions"?
I thought that was snickered at during a PUD meeting at 35th.
As I was told many moons ago... "RELAX KID,WE HAVE FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH". Sit back and enjoy.
Who's going to respond to the POD observations if the cars are down watching the PODS?
For as far back as I can remember, everytime some order comes down from HQ to reduce or eliminate inside desk jobs, the commanders and deputy chiefs have hidden people in do nothing assigments. The A&A sheets show the officer is working the street on a car, but in reality they are still taken care off. I truely would like to see some commanders get burned, seriously burned, for hiding people away.By the way, cehck the A&A sheets for allof those folks that are detailed to body guard and driver assignments, these do not show up on the detail unit rosters.
As far as I know, the POD watcher unit was privatized and is now run by a connected security firm. The city fired the retired police officers and the security firm hired them back.
What amazes me is how much so many of you care??? They dont give a shit why should we? Everything I do in the station is QDT! Quality Down Time. Let the shit hit the fan. I could care less.
O.T.
The dumb asses in the city council just passed into law the restriction on battery acid because of the attack on two women in Logan Square.
I think they forgot to ban baseball bats because of the attack on two women this year.
How pathetically stupid can these haters of freedom be? How much of a nanny state do these morons want us to live in?
Keep voting for these idiots all you dumbocrats.
OT All Gun teams being disbanded and sent back to districts. OCD will though take over the PSN teams and move them to Homan Square. The PSN teams though will be going to a six person team.
Trust me when I say that the ACLU will be all over this. They think that our privacy policy and accountability policy are lax already. Now, to let citizens operate the PODs without any First Amendment training, they will go ape-shit.
thank god i work in 010
Stay away from the PODS,do not go to sleep!!
After J-Fled himself, there is more contempt for this imposter Penelope Jones-Trahanas than any other exempt.
you must not know Anthony Carothers or former CPD now UCPD deputy chump John Doty
just wait until the pod room is full of roaches and bed bugs--- pretty soon they will migrate to the w/c's office and the commander's office--- that will put an end to this goofball idea.....
Been gone a few years but most dispatchers I knew always said Zone 10 (010 and 011) was the busiest and nobody wanted to work it except the regulars (who were great).
Why are these REVERENDS ALLOWED to push the police dept. buttons anyway. Most of these people are uneducated thugs who know how to hustle money from the black people in the hood neighborhoods anyway. Besides, these so called REVERENDS do not even live in the the neighborhoods where they preach so how can they dictate policy!! Isn't that calling the kettle black!
Off topic--but did you know that the new 023 has parking spaces reserved for electric cars? Do all the new buildings have them? WTF? Are we getting electric squad cars?
It's coffee time.
What the fuck do you care if this POS department tells you to come to work and watch TV for two hours?
Crime, you say? Who gives a fuck about crime?
Let it burn.
Don't forget you're required to have a face to face relief. No bathroom breaks or Lunches working the pod room without having a face to face relief. We were also given direct orders not to ask for the relief over the radio. Seems like someone might not want it broadcast over the air what's going on in the station.
OT: Please check out this website
citizenmayor.net
It would be niceto not have a career politician.
(OT) Anyone read todays scumtimes?Article about bidders for MCcormick place managers 1 of 2 bidders is smg group would that be "security management group" you know the company daley help set up for his old detail guys that now get many no bid contracts! Will his current detail guys get anything? maybe a bath house pass to continue the tradition of kissing ass!
Anonymous said...
The POD room is open to the public in 011 will be another nice place for all the street people to lay around in instead of the benches by the desk and front door.
11/11/2010 12:29:00 AM
What other major department completely leaves a police facility open to anyone? Could a gang member monitor the cameras? Will the "residents" demand service from the officers who sit with them? Imagine sitting in a small room with the residents from 011? Is Weiss aware of this policy? This is leadership? OMG!
Sadly, it's true. We got the news in roll call. And just in time for the arrival of the "Zone" Captain for his 1st night. Who, by the way, had the classic "WTF have I gotten myself into" look on his face upon arriving to our fair 011 from 001, due to a homocide last night. Don't worry one lil bit... this Zone Capt thing is gonna work just fine on Zone 10. Laughing My Ass Off!
As I was told many moons ago... "RELAX KID,WE HAVE FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH". Sit back and enjoy.
And a great show it is at that! Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
can you play a game of pong on the pod, just to kill some time?
Isn't this a police security and homeland security issue?
Also, arn't federal funds involved?
Duh, we are still getting paid on the 1st and 16th, where can I sign up for the missions. Duh, again all the districts have been doing ghost pod missions because there are event numbers for them. Duh, number 3 there is a good chance that some poor officer will be caught giving the boots to a jackass, with a civilian keeping and eye on the action. Stop all that damn crying and it will be better on the 1st and 16th.
Here's a reason to think about.
It cost money to up keep and run a POD. If arrests aren't being made due to a POD one can assume that money is being wasted that can otherwise be allocated else where.
Now how hard is it to sit in a warm room drinking seeing nothing during cold winter night. Or during a hot summer day.
Who's to say what you see and don't see.
OT: Mission teams have been disbanded in 016. Rumor is though they will be carried on tact teams on paper but will keep same schedule on days and won't rotate.
Who is the flipping genious that downs a car to watch a pod???
Why wouldn't you park the car at the pod!!!
IDIOTS!!!
What firm is handling the privatized POD watchers and what relationship to shortshanks is there?
Fatal shooting in 003 at 72nd & Phillips. No one in custody.
Farwell to Capt. A! Happy Trails!
I dont understand the issue here,the pods only work if you fall asleep. Make sure if you do go to sleep there is a pod for each person, otherwise you'll wake up half man/half bust-out (like the homeless guy who had a dog next to him when he feel asleep, he became a dog with human head).
Fatal shooting in 003 at 72nd & Phillips. No one in custody.
11/11/2010 05:05:00 PM
So what?
Anonymous said...
Off topic--but did you know that the new 023 has parking spaces reserved for electric cars? Do all the new buildings have them? WTF? Are we getting electric squad cars?
11/11/2010 10:55:00 AM
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022 has had the electric hookups since it opened in June 2004. They have never been turned on since the building opened.
The POD watchers at OEMC are police officers who are either stripped or on light duty.It was privatized for a minute a few years ago. The majority of which do nothing but sleep and copy each others work.Nice gig if you can get it.
WTF???? Un-Real!!!!!
4:16 PM
G-E-N-I-U-S (No "O")
12:12 PM
The 4th letter in HOMICIDE is NOT an "O".
Don't hate the playa. Hate the game.
I got clout. Wat u got?
Deuces.
I could care less.
11/11/2010 08:25:00 AM
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I could not care less.
AND.....
011 is slated to get 24....that's right....24 MORE PODS.
WTF is going on over there?????
O.T.: At the wake Thursday night for Marengo Police Detective Joe F. Sangirardi the Marengo Police Department showed what a class act they are - thanks guys! Also a great showing by the Chicago Gearheads Car Club, thank you!
OT
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(OT) THIS TRAINING IS WHERE?
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/chicago-front-line-in-war-on-terror.html
Anonymous said...
AND.....
011 is slated to get 24....that's right....24 MORE PODS.
WTF is going on over there?????
11/11/2010 09:35:00 PM
Look out! It's the Invasion of the Body Snatchers!
The population of the community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates!
And those strange things stored in basements and closets, well, I don't know what they are; I never saw them before. They look like great big seed pods.
022 has had the electric hookups since it opened in June 2004. They have never been turned on since the building opened.
11/11/2010 06:38:00 PM
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Vanencko and Jackson Electric, LLC, made some big coin on installing them.
Don't hate the playa. Hate the game.
I got clout. Wat u got?
Deuces.
11/11/2010 09:26:00 PM
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What do I have? A little bit of integrity.
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(OT) THIS TRAINING IS WHERE?
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/chicago-front-line-in-war-on-terror.html
11/11/2010 10:43:00 PM
It's called TARA. Where have you been for the last 5 years?
with AIRA why do we need review people anymore? And with manpower shortages, I welcome them on the streets!
Anonymous said...
011 is slated to get 24....that's right....24 MORE PODS...
The population of the community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates...
11/12/2010 07:02:00 AM
Sounds like an improvement
I think it's a grand idea for the CPD to give drug dealers free surveillance, allow stalkers the ability to violate VOOP without entering protected area, Robbery and Theft offenders the ability to scope out an area without fear of tickets, contact cards, or street stops, they can even use the cameras against police by use of false calls which use aggressive defense or offensive technique to force officers into situations for false claims, lawsuits, and prosecution, as a cop is onview answering the bs call I can confirm to my boys it's time to execute a opposing gang member and get both the cops jammed and surveillance for my shooting with a lawsuit to pay for our time!
This is the department that works!!!
What it's working on; a giant white shirt circle jerk going down in flames.
no worse than the asshat idiot in charge of 004 who ordered shopping cart missions. that's right, down police officers to recover stolen shopping carts from commercial avenue. who puts these complete idiots in charge???
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