New Stars? Again?
Report coming in from downtown that if you go to get your star repaired, you're told that you have the option of waiting for your "new star" that will be issued in the first quarter of next year.
We didn't realize the Department had so much money lying around that they can afford to buy an entire new run of stars. Of course, looking at the condition of many of the currently issued stars, you can see where someonepocketed saved a bunch of money using the cheapest stamped metal alloy known to mankind along with tempera paint for the detail work.
Are these supposed to be the same 2002 design?
We didn't realize the Department had so much money lying around that they can afford to buy an entire new run of stars. Of course, looking at the condition of many of the currently issued stars, you can see where someone
Are these supposed to be the same 2002 design?
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
155 Comments:
Is Meyer and Wenthe still in business? Old-line downtown manufacturing firm, great craftsmen, used to make the nice old stars. Maybe the loss of this contract killed them? S__t probably banged out in China today.
I find this hard to belive. I would welcome a new star these things we have now look so unprofessional and appear to have been bought them from a dime store counter. The design prior was an elegant piece of jewelry. I would love to have it back.
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
I don't need a new star because I had my mom sew my star on to my vest cover. Signed, hairgel
All the paint on the letters and numbers on my button have popped out. The water also seems to have disappeared. Can't we just melt the acrylic encasement on our old badges and use them. They were by far the best badge CPD has ever had. Wonder which connected hack got the contract for the current iteration of crapola!
Bring back the old stars!!! They were the coolest badge in the country
anybody hear about the cr# in the crazy 017? what the hell is going on in the 017 district?? we can only guess that this has something to do with the 3rd watch capt D.D. MEALER HAS A SINKING SHIP!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!
Need to go back to the Pie Pan from the 30's. The Sam Brown Belt & Jack boots will work as well. For you younguns watch the Untouchables it's the Uniform Sean Connery was wearing.
WTF !!!!!
Thats great news. Our currently issued star was a very poor design with the majority of officer's having the lettering and numbering fall off in its short time of use. It's about time, officers look very unprofessional with that star pinned on our uniforms looking like it was just dragged behind the squad car for ten miles.
I really liked the old stars and wish they never retired them. These new ones are just not very good and look like a suburban departments star. Our old ones were in a class by themselves.
Bring back the old "Pie Tins"!
Its about time. It seems like things went in the shitter once we got the new stars...then they fell apart, and the whole department started to crumble.
New stars or new style stars?
Why not go back to the old design. But wait until J-Fraud is gone…then we can go back to being the Real Police wearing the Real Badges
if its redesigned then what about the star patch that some of us have sewn into vest covers, jackets, etc.? we're gonna have to change those too to be uniform with the new design.
The new stars have arphids (RFID's). I'm serious. Google what they are and why they like them. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arphid)
Same design but supposedly much better quality material. That's what I was told last time I inquired.
OT: To whomever is posting on every topic about Meeks getting rid of Weiss..... STOP. We still aren't voting for his race baiting bull$hit rev-run ass.
Bring back the pie plates!!
The 2002 stars are an embarrassment, shoddily constructed and falling apart.
That's part of the reason that the star patches were finally approved after years of resistance from the brass.
Off topic but needs to be addressed by the new FOP president and his or her ticket!
We have many Stripped Officers at call back , erps, leads desk, extradition and other units who have been POW's for years and their investigations are going no where and yet the current FOP powers that be do nothing to get them back to the street. At a time when we are low in man power why can't FOP tell IPRA OR IAD to get these people back to work. If stripped officers have no criminal charges and allegations which are going no where they need to be out here on the streets with the rest of us who need them to back us up. Some officers have been stripped for 6 years. The FOP should be saying something for these POW's. Its a waste to have them behind a desk when they could be on the streets. Someone be step up at FOP. We need new leadership at FOP for this issue. I would say we are down close to 3 thousand officers and we need them back.
How about going back to the old stars?
2 Patrolmen were appointed to Commander of Daley's security staff.
RE: Personnel Order No. 2010-044
P.O. Michael SMITH AND a P.O. Brian THOMPSON have been promoted to Commanders of Unit 543 - Special Police Services.
IT seems Patrolman SAM ROTI who currently is the Commander is age 57 and has 29 years on the job so perhaps he is retiring?
HOWEVER why in the HELL do you need 2Commanders in this unit????
Our pension will be sucked dry thanks to these "gold braid pensions".
two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
two more political hacks who will stay for three years and retire, stealing pensions from our already in trouble pension fund. Come on Sheilds , Kass or anyone. HELP
The old stars will never be brought out of storage. They have the politically incorrect term Patrol"man" on them. The design would work but you would still need retooling to creat the proper pc term.
OT - The city should stop looking at replacing our Stars and start worrying about our pensions. Article in the tribune does not make me confident that our pensions are going to be there or at least have some of benefits promised to us when we do retire. It’s nice that Jag off mayor decides to retire after he places the city in a financial mess that’s comparable to California….what an ass hat! Where is all the money from the Skyway and parking meter sales? The revenue he is collecting from the airport taxes? Why are the city pensions so underfunded? These are the questions our unions should be raising!
My partner's star reads CHICO POLICE. Good thing he is hispanic!
I FOUND THIS VIDEO ON THE NEW STARS IT EXPLAINS IT ALL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ
What is the newest scandal to hit 017 with CR#? Do tell.
How about some LED lights and maybe a hologram ? Am i asking too much?
The old star looked like crap ... The new star is a little better ... But what do I know, I'm a dumb kid with only six years on!
Not just the stars, but the "uniform" as well. It's like Baskin Robins 31 flavors. You can wear this only with that but you can't wear these because you're not wearing those.
New stars wil have "Public Safety Officer" stamped on them. No longer will they say "Police".
My lake dried up!
Anonymous said...
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
11/17/2010 12:31:00 AM
Just to let you know there have always been 2 commanders for the mayor's detail.
Who came up with the colors used on these stars?
Get rid of the colored rings.
If there has to be colored rings they should match the rank.
The blue rings on sergeants stars should be on the PO and detectives stars. White rings for Sgt and Lt. gold for captain.
But tge last iteration star was the best!
I'll answer a few of the questions.
Meyer&Wenthe were purchased by another company years ago, and was purchased again and is now the Smith&Warren Badge Company and has a very good reputation, so they don't need the nonsense with city hall.
The current company was blacklisted for selling our badges ( and many others ) without authority. Some of the older guys will remember our badges being sold over the internet ). This also involved a suburban badge dealer who buys lots of drinks for the pols and chiefs. There was one local dealer who complained, they shut him out, and IAD also had some fun harrassing him.
Needless to say, these badge are very cheaply made, are made of very poor quality material, and have never met the specifications set forth by the department.
This company, even though banned, was awarded the contract ( which excluded local Chicagoans ) directly from city hall.
By the way, Ted Kennedy ( D-Mass ) was the guy who called on behalf of this Mass company.
Nothing like Democrats sticking together!
From "Patrolman" to "Police Officer".
What's next?
"Demoralized Officer" ???
Rumor has it there will be no future rumors.
i use a black crayon to fill in all the letters that have fallen out
Anonymous said...
OT: To whomever is posting on every topic about Meeks getting rid of Weiss..... STOP. We still aren't voting for his race baiting bull$hit rev-run ass.
11/17/2010 06:11:00 AM
who's trying to influence you to vote for meeks? the information was related because it was an interesting tidbit about the pos known as j-fled. anyone with a brain knows meeks is a racist hater that would launch the fled because he is white, not because the fled is obviously incompetent. besides, meeks saying j-fled would be launched might get another candidate to say j-fled would be retained. then i know of two who will not get my vote, meeks and the idiot commited to keeping that pos j-fled.
Anonymous said...
Off topic but needs to be addressed by the new FOP president and his or her ticket!
We have many Stripped Officers at call back , erps, leads desk, extradition and other units who have been POW's for years and their investigations are going no where and yet the current FOP powers that be do nothing to get them back to the street. At a time when we are low in man power why can't FOP tell IPRA OR IAD to get these people back to work. If stripped officers have no criminal charges and allegations which are going no where they need to be out here on the streets with the rest of us who need them to back us up. Some officers have been stripped for 6 years. The FOP should be saying something for these POW's. Its a waste to have them behind a desk when they could be on the streets. Someone be step up at FOP. We need new leadership at FOP for this issue. I would say we are down close to 3 thousand officers and we need them back.
11/17/2010 07:52:00 AM
Totally agree. THose stripped P.O.s are trained and the city has invested money into them as first responders. They are sitting there collecting there money and doing nothing. Fiscally speaking it is a no brainer to get them back to work. We are down in man power and these people have the experience to work the streets and just wasting time and taxpayers money. IPRA and IAD need to stop sitting on b.s cases and allegations. We have few in the academy right now and not many hires coming on so get these people back or move to terminate them.
The reason they are probably switching is the new anti-counterfeiting technology available. Google Blankingtons web site and you'll see what it looks like. That's just my guess. The way this department is run, we'll be getting newly designed badges based on the winning entry of a Chicago public school contest.
I've begun to announce my office as "HICAGO POLICE" since that's what it says on my star!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
11/17/2010 12:31:00 AM
That's because two retired.. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Anonymous said...
I would like to wish CPT. M. Anderson/014 a happy retirement. A really nice send off for her yesterday. Will anyone be at J-Fled's retirement?
11/16/2010 06:59:00 PM
She wrote the famous mexicans are drunks that piss in the street and beat their wives letter almost 15 years ago. The commander of 012 got dumped and they made her a captain when they started up the clout captain program.
11/16/2010 11:26:00 PM
I feel like this post was cut off short. Was it a point about clot only?
017, now what? More drama and bs comes outta that place than any district in the city, why you may ask? Because it is slow and people have nothing better to do! Amazing, however not even knowing the facts I would agree Mealer and D.D. have no clue how, should not be in Law Enforcement nor the positions they are in. Didn't Mealer sue the city to get his spot?
The Chicago way, pick up a phone and call your juice for rank, or sue the city for rank or get a thick envelope for the reverends & aldermen for rank.
The dollar store was having a half off sale on plastic badges soooooooo we get new badges.
(OT) If your still being the "real police"your insane, no pensions boys and girls thanks to daley and his Springfield crews thefts! SCC Please this needs it's own thread WOW!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-pensions-deals-20101116,0,4059864.story
New stars but no new officers??? Great way to spend money if this is true.
The new CPD Star will have the Obama symbol in the center, on order from the Supreme Imam Osamabama. Daley will have his cut of course.
J-Fled did not pick the current stars, they were the brain-child of fat-ass Phil [Cline], the same doofis who made all the merit hack youth officers into "Detectives" on command of the Midget Emperor. And they wonder why the clearup rate of CPD is so low ?
There may be hope. Second on scene at the Soto shooting.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/reputed-gang-members-scooped-up-in-multiple-raids.html
(OT) Tribune reporting pension going broke, but yet daley has his 2 commanders retire with commanders "Gold star" $130,000 per year pension,then promote 2 yes 2 more patrolmen to commanders rank! Hmm! Just another way to steal from are almost defunct pension fund? Why 2 commanders for what 20 guys? A district commander has up to 300 coppers he is responsible for,and this thief of a mayor needs 2 COMMANDERS? Why not have a real SGT. in charge just 1? Would save the city and pension fund multi-millions!
anybody hear about the cr# in the crazy 017? what the hell is going on in the 017 district?? we can only guess that this has something to do with the 3rd watch capt D.D. MEALER HAS A SINKING SHIP!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!
This has to do with 2 p.o's who think their special and cry babies, and a goofy sgt. who is scared of his own shadow. just like youve heard your whole career, 017 is full of weirdos. I work there btw.
Did mark donohue retire and not say shit??
I don't need a new star because I had my mom sew my star on to my vest cover. Signed, hairgel
My mom did the same thing! Then she spiked my hair, gave me new set of fancy sun glasses and clipped my $500 cell phone on my vest so I don't loose it in a foot chase just like on tv. She said bring in some collars too.
Signed, hairgel #2
I heard the new stars are in the shape of J-Fleds head, so instead of 5 points it will have 8 misshaped points and be much more ugly the the current stars.
The new star will also have a handle on the back so you can use it to stab people in the backs like J-Fuck.
HAHAHA FUCK YOU J-COWARD!!!
FREE COZZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prosecutors: NU students illegally wore hidden recorders
The swine flu bandit caught last week is the son of a convicted "hired killer" and the son of a CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER! WTF!
Your new one will probably have GPS tracker inside, along with a BAC meter. Blast!
I call bullshit on the guy who's spewing this garbage about arphids. They can't even keep the in car cameras working and their idea to mic up officers didn't work either. So what's gonna happen when "the battery on your star goes dead?" Uniform adjustment at 35&Michigan to change out the battery on your star? Come on asshat.
Did a little digging. Sadly, like so many other fine firms, once part of the beating heart of the city, Meyer and Wenthe -- the manufacturer of the previous-style Chicago police stars everyone liked so much -- is gone.
It is uncertain whether the original tooling -- made with so much care and "feine Handwerk" by the old German-trained die sinkers and engravers -- still exists.
"Meyer & Wenthe office and factory were located at 24 to 30 S. Jefferson St. A Loop office was at 108 N. Dearborn St. and on the west side at 28 S. Jefferson St. The 1925 catalog is 216 pages long and not only were police badges made there but streetcar tokens, endless stamped metal objects, and Herman Wenthe invented the pocket notary seal.
"The company was last at 7220 W. Wilson in Harwood Heights, Illinois. They were bought out in the mid 80's by Everson Ross in Spring Valley, NY.
"When they moved from here, most of the custom dies were damaged or lost in transit. Most of the Chicago-style badges were lost at this time, and the new owners didn't care.
"Smith & Warren, acquired Everson Ross in 1999. Everson Ross did acquire Meyer & Wenthe in the 1980's. Many of the dies and tooling were preserved and are still located in our factory in White Plains, NY. Any inquiries with respect to traditional Meyer & Wenthe designs can be directed to us via our web-site at www.smithwarren.com."
If it were decided to do so, the old-style stars could still be made; it's just unfortunate that they wouldn't be made right here in Chicago, like so many other things used to be -- Admiral, Motorola, Zenith and ten thousand other companies, all gone.
We used to have one hell of an economy going here.
The last time I took a commuter train out of the Loop, there was very obviously not one single person on the whole train who worked with their hands. All Yuppies with laptops and plastic cocktail glasses, loudly recounting their real estate exploits into a cell phone for everyone else to suffer through...
Is it true that (FOP) Mark Donahue retired on monday?
maybe the new design will be a smiley face with flashing numbers?
Years ago, on my old beat 18-21, when it was a rust belt factory district not a art colony and yuppie playground, we had the C.H. Hanson Company. They used to make stars and badges for police and fire departments all over the world. The place was practically a museum and could have made the badges for the Wyatt Earp and Pat Garret.
They didn’t make ours, the city did not want a local company to make our stars and shields but C.H. Hanson would fix our star and shields while we wait there.
On North Ave. around Clybourn in the 18th we had the Swisscraft Embroidery Company. A real old time factory with gray creaky floors and the smell of machine oil and cotton dust in the air.
The place was filled with what are called Jacquard looms which were right out of the Industrial Revolution. They were as big as trucks with endless spools of brightly colored threads. They were controlled by a series of cardboard punch cards which told the looms which needle to make a stitch and when. The antique system was the forerunner of the binary computer system. This place was also a museum having created colorful patches for police and fire departments, for the military, car and motorcycle clubs and everything else imaginable. If it could be drawn, they could embroidery into art.
When were changed our patches in 1985, I used to buy bundles of our new ones there and when I traveled cross country on my motorcycle would trade patches at police station along the way. I met a lot of interesting cops that way, useful information, good places to eat, put up for the night. Always told I should be carrying a gun, (I was). The respect for the Chicago Police was universal, it still is but now they ask, "Y'all got that crazy mayor?"
Stay safe, it's a shame that the economic policies of the city, states and national government have chased small companies out of here. They made for a more interesting city.
Look at really old CPD photos.
The cap shields that we had up until recently went back to to 1880's Keystone Cops helmets. It was possible for someone to really to be wearing their great-great grandfather's cap shield.
I suppose the new ones ae better, the numbers don't fall out.
What is gonna say now? First they couldn't say Patrolman, not to offend. Next it will be Non White Social Worker written across.....
Heard the new ones will have GPS chips.
These badges are supposed to debut in august if its the blackington RFID badge... which it more than likely is. You are being watched...
The 'NEW STARS' will be the shape of a toilet seat (crappers) and a horseshoe!
(in honor of mayor daley)
I call bullshit on the guy who's spewing this garbage about arphids. They can't even keep the in car cameras working and their idea to mic up officers didn't work either. So what's gonna happen when "the battery on your star goes dead?" Uniform adjustment at 35&Michigan to change out the battery on your star? Come on asshat.
11/17/2010 01:34:00 PM
RFID chips are what are in your passcard if you work in one of the new stations. hold your card up to the thingy on the door and beeep, you're in. they can't read these everywhere, but it would save them having to have passcards if they could just program your star.
OT: To whomever is posting on every topic about Meeks getting rid of Weiss..... STOP. We still aren't voting for his race baiting bull$hit rev-run ass.
I'll vote for Marion Berry if he'll get rid of JFLED. Find out what this chico will do with weis?
J-Fled did not pick the current stars, they were the brain-child of fat-ass Phil [Cline], the same doofis who made all the merit hack youth officers into "Detectives" on command of the Midget Emperor. And they wonder why the clearup rate of CPD is so low ?
Sorry to burst your bubble "big city dick" but you are and never have been any better than the so-called lowly "youth officers," you like to demean. An assignment in Violent or Property wasn't based on your amazing investigative abilities but by phone call, so get over yourself. If you want to blame something or someone for the low clearance rate try the following: huge case loads due to no dets hired in over three years, witnesses rights, cameras in rooms, new 48 rule, and if that's not enough, try loooking in the mirror...
Ah yes the dirty little munchkin strikes yet again!
anybody hear about the cr# in the crazy 017? what the hell is going on in the 017 district?? we can only guess that this has something to do with the 3rd watch capt D.D. MEALER HAS A SINKING SHIP!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!
This has to do with 2 p.o's who think their special and cry babies, and a goofy sgt. who is scared of his own shadow. just like youve heard your whole career, 017 is full of weirdos. I work there btw
Look at really old CPD photos.
The cap shields that we had up until recently went back to to 1880's Keystone Cops helmets. It was possible for someone to really to be wearing their great-great grandfather's cap shield.
I suppose the new ones are better, the numbers don't fall out.
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The pre-2002 Patrolman's hat shield and Sergeant's hat-shield goes back to 1907.
You can tell by looking at old dated photos of Chicago Police officers.
That WAS one of the oldest remaining parts of our uniform.
The gold colored buttons on our jackets and reefer go back pretty far too.
Perhaps back into the 19th century.
Maybe someone knows ??
I would like to wish CPT. M. Anderson/014 a happy retirement. A really nice send off for her yesterday. Will anyone be at J-Fled's retirement?
Why of course...
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Anonymous said...
I find this hard to belive. I would welcome a new star these things we have now look so unprofessional and appear to have been bought them from a dime store counter. The design prior was an elegant piece of jewelry. I would love to have it back.
11/17/2010 12:27:00 AM
The condition of the stars is indicative of the shape of the entire police department. The new police stations are like the stars too. They fall apart soon after the bill is paid.
Anonymous said...
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
11/17/2010 12:31:00 AM
Sergeants paid commander's pay. Nice work if you can get it.
New badge will have a button on it. When pushed it will sound...
I Wuv You!!
Mark Donahue retired?
Good luck with your new county job. Say hello to Nolan.
i use a black crayon to fill in all the letters that have fallen out
I threw mine in a drawer.
Anonymous said...
The old stars will never be brought out of storage. They have the politically incorrect term Patrol"man" on them. The design would work but you would still need retooling to creat the proper pc term.
11/17/2010 08:16:00 AM
Ask Tracy Ladner for her input.
016 District Section 8 said...
Heard the new ones will have GPS chips.
11/17/2010 02:13:00 PM
What, no microphone or video camera?
Anonymous said...
Is it true that (FOP) Mark Donahue retired on monday?
11/17/2010 01:42:00 PM
From the CPD, yes. But he can finish out his term as president of the union.
I am pretty sure that Meyer & Wenthe did NOT produce the previous CPD star. AS I recall that star was made by a firm in Rochester, NY, but the name escapes me. I am also reasonably sure that Meyer & Wenthe did make the older, larger pie plate star.
Anonymous said...
The swine flu bandit caught last week is the son of a convicted "hired killer" and the son of a CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER! WTF!
How many fathers does this guy have?
Anonymous said...
New stars wil have "Public Safety Officer" stamped on them. No longer will they say "Police".
11/17/2010 09:23:00 AM
Oh fuckin blow me. Surely you jest.
Of course with all the men and women retiring, it's cheeper for the city to just get new ones. Besides they only need 8000 not 13,500 like they keep telling everyone
Anonymous said...
OT: To whomever is posting on every topic about Meeks getting rid of Weiss..... STOP. We still aren't voting for his race baiting bull$hit rev-run ass.
11/17/2010 06:11:00 AM
I read the Meeks thing and what I saw, pertained to the police on two levels:
1) He would not rehire J-Fled and
2) He would seek input from FOP on a new boss.
I didn't see anything touting Meeks for mayor, in fact, to the contrary, it said I know he couldn't win...
The only reason Meeks is in the race is to cut a deal with somebody to drop out... either the other black candidates and their backers or Rahm.
BTW, thought I heard that Rahm's residency issue could not be challenged until he filed his petitions with a local address on it... yet no one has challenged yet.
What's up with that???
.
017 is full of weirdo's!
HA HA THAT'S FUNNY AND TRUE!!!!!!!!
what the motha fuck
Come on guys and gals! Who gives a shit WHAT the star looks like! It don't mean SHIT to ANYONE anymore! I'd wear a fkn Boyscout pin and not give a shit.
How about devoting the same amount of time you're WASTING worrying about stupid stars, "cool" looking uniforms, electronic toys, etc... and start worrying about more important things like, THE FKN PENSION?!! It's going bankrupt, yet the fkn lame duck midget promotes two more clout baby PATROLMEN to commander spots. They'll do their three years in rank and jump on the Gold Braid pension further sucking it dry. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
The Gold Braid Bill MUST be repealed! You hear us FLOP?!!!
The old stars will never be brought out of storage. They have the politically incorrect term Patrol"man" on them. The design would work but you would still need retooling to creat the proper pc term.
11/17/2010 08:16:00 AM
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Female here. I never felt patrolman was a gender designation. It's a RANK.
I miss the old star. It had substance. These new ones are like toys.
anonymous said...
i use a black crayon to fill in all the letters that have fallen out
11/17/2010 09:55:00 AM
The same one your fill out your reports with?
The old star looked like crap ... The new star is a little better ... But what do I know, I'm a dumb kid with only six years on!
Your right. You are dumb and don't know anything. Now go write some parkers!
department has made MINs (incidents reported to operations command, such as incidents involving pos) available to all POs on CLEAR, do not view or comment about anything you see on it. It is a trap, it tracks anything you view on it. They are gonna plant stuff on there and trace the leak when you post it here.
How much radiation is given off in our squad cars? Somethings I just want to know!
3rd watch capt D.D. MEALER HAS A SINKING SHIP!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!
AND CIME IS ON THE RISE!!! WTF Time for a change. If none Im blaming the alderman and will vote them out
MEALER what a true leader
OT - I'm guessing you guys at SSC are going to take a hard look at the article printed in the Chicago Tribune this morning pertaining to Shortshanks and Company ripping off our Pension Fund and how it is now approaching insolvency. I'm also certain that you guys will have a lot to say. Bring you tissue when you eventually read this tome. It's f'n depressing. Somebody needs to go to jail for this. Make a point of reading the printed/paper form of the Tribune, not just the on-line version. Graphs and charts galore will bring you to tears.
I don't think that they can a tracking device on our stars. They may be city property, but we are required to carry them while off duty in certain scenarios. Got court the next morning? You have special employment on your rdos?You have to bring your star. I don't think they can lawfully track us off duty.
J-Fled did not pick the current stars, they were the brain-child of fat-ass Phil [Cline], the same doofis who made all the merit hack youth officers into "Detectives" on command of the Midget Emperor. And they wonder why the clearup rate of CPD is so low ?
11/17/2010 11:36:00 AM
Not true. Cline became superintendent in November of 2003, long after they started fielding those things. Terry Hillard commissioned three companies to design that star, disliked all three submissions, and then personally designed the current star. He is quite proud of the design. Obviously that during the end of the days when the information age hadn't overwhelmed the job. Terry was free to doodle in his office all day and no one cared that we had 600 to 700 murders.
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
11/17/2010 12:31:00 AM
Just to let you know there have always been 2 commanders for the mayor's detail.
11/17/2010 09:25:00 AM
Yes we know there has always been 2 commanders. I think the point is why do we still need 2 commanders and why are 2 P/Os once again uselessly/ by clout promoted to commander. But I guess we already know the answer. (Thank God only 12 and 1/2 months to go for me, maybe less)
FYI: swisscraft is on northwest highway near Bryn Mawr. Still in Chicago
Anonymous said...
J-Fled did not pick the current stars, they were the brain-child of fat-ass Phil [Cline], the same doofis who made all the merit hack youth officers into "Detectives" on command of the Midget Emperor. And they wonder why the clearup rate of CPD is so low ?
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Hmmm, where do I begin with your obviously ignorant statements?
First, I was not a merit "hack." I scored higher on the test than many "Detectives" that got made after me.
I was not offered Detective because the Detective spots had already been taken by those that scored higher than me (it's obviously a more desired spot).
I chose not to waive an offer in hand and risk regretting it later. I could have waived it and then wait to be made a Super Sleuth. I wouldn't be considered a merit Hack by you then. But alas, I didn't and got to be a lowly Youth Investigator (now a Detective, funny how that worked out).
Second your "merit hack" "Detectives" in SVU have nothing to do with the low clearance rates, slick.
You see, their clearance rates are actually higher than the rock 'em sock 'em go get 'em Detectives that you refer to. Most of their cases have named offenders; therefore, their cases tend to be solved at a higher rate than your run of the mill Dick Tracy types.
The title change has nothing to do with the low clearance rate. There are many issues having to do with the clearance rate dropping, which I will assume you know about because you obviously know everything.
Third, most merit hacks used their clout to get made a gum shoe NOT a diaper dick. Youth Officer seemed to be a less sought after position (based upon many waiving it once the joined tests took place) and Detective was historically much more sought after. Hence, what do you think those with the most juice chose to be...that's right Sherlock, Detective.
Finally, the hack youth officers and detectives of yore have retired already.
No go back to smoking your crack pipe.
Signed,
The Lowly Youth Officer.
According to my star I work for " CHIAO POLI"
I heard the new ones have a GPS chip, lazer, Tazer, M4, Baton, and if held the correct way would channel the spirit of Alec Guiness.
The best and most collectible of the 1955 pattern CPD stars was made in Chicago by C.H. Hanson and company; they sold all their badge making equipment to Blackinton back in the late 70's.
In regards to the pension issue we are !@#$%^. That article is accurate and the 4% is the correct return the fund has been earning.
Another caveat is be carefull with the mutual funds in the deferred comp. They are always pushing the funds instead of the fixed option, look at the long term returns of the funds vs. fixed not much difference but much more risk with the mutual funds. They play games with the literature too, always changing the funds to try and get ones that show a higher 10 yr return but many of those weren't available to us 10 yrs ago. The last column says (since inception) with a high return but the inception may have been 4 years ago. IMO you want to know your deferred will be there don't gamble with it.You are better off putting some side money into individual stocks.
Its about time. It seems like things went in the shitter once we got the new stars...then they fell apart, and the whole department started to crumble.
11/17/2010 02:38:00 AM
Well put.
Bring back the old star. it looked so much more professional. was timeless look. our new stars are ugly
Anonymous said...
I've begun to announce my office as "HICAGO POLICE" since that's what it says on my star!
11/17/2010 10:26:00 AM
Mine says CAGO LICE. I was pulled over out of state. The officer called for a sgt because of the condition of my star and my cracked ID which is starting to peel as well. I smiled and stated they actually represent the CPD right now very well!
if they have GPS then it stays in the locker. they dont need to know where u are off duty too
Rumor has it the the new stars will be tin and will say Chicago Security!
Anonymous said...
The swine flu bandit caught last week is the son of a convicted "hired killer" and the son of a CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER! WTF!
How many fathers does this guy have?
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Hey Rip Van Dumbfuck, we have female officers nowadays. His mother was a cop. I guess someone needs to explain basic biology to nimrod here.
Anonymous said...
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
11/17/2010 12:31:00 AM
Sergeants paid commander's pay. Nice work if you can get it.
11/17/2010 03:45:00 PM
How about P.O.'s getting sgts pay, that are now P.O.'s getting Commanders pay. Then they wonder why our pensions are in such bad shape.
SCC, you will love this one. CALVIN MEEKS, the mayoral candidate's brother was recently charged with Home Invasion. His photo is #51 on Chicago Tribune's mugshots section. You can see the resemblance, Lovely.
The new stars are an embarrassment. The old pizza cutter was unique, classy and carried respect.
That new security guard thing is absolutely unprofessional and had to be some fucked up CLOUT Baby's vision.
Follow the money, who got the new contract and why?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
How about this one for the department that keeps crying poor mouth.... Personnel order # 2010-044 tells us that two, yes count them, two police officers are promoted to Commander of Unit 543- Special Police Services. WTF! The mayor's detail unit needs 2 commanders! Give me a break!!
11/17/2010 12:31:00 AM
Sergeants paid commander's pay. Nice work if you can get it.
11/17/2010 03:45:00 PM
How about P.O.'s getting sgts pay, that are now P.O.'s getting Commanders pay. Then they wonder why our pensions are in such bad shape.
11/17/2010 09:35:00 PM
True! 2 Commanders for 20 guys? and the 20 all make SGTS pay with SGTS pensions,and the 2 doofus commanders all get commanders pay and COMMANDERS HUGE PENSIONS! This gold braid bullshit is draining the pension fund quickly! Mike Shields could you please let us vote to stop the bleeding? You should go back to service rank upon retirement,that would stop the clouted from stealing millions of "OUR MONEY" from "OUR PENSION FUNDS"! Novel concept huh? Burks guys also all get D-3,and steph neely city treasurer also got all her guys D-3 with huge backpay checks! WTF! Bunch of Thieves! What say you oily Eddie?What about you neely,Shields exposed your thievery and now your suing the same pension fund you tried to dole out to your friends who gave you money right thief?
11/17/2010 01:49:00 PM
11/17/2010 01:36:00 PM
Thanks! both well written, interesting and informative posts. I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments too.
I hate watching Chicago and the CPD die!
The new star will look like a dart board or bullseye.
But the department will put Police Person on all new stars.
All the in people will get vanity stars with letters and numbers.
We got robbed by Dick Daley and these rat alderman and all we can talk about is new stars?? WTF!!!!
Our pension is all but GONE!!!
If we don't give a shit why should anyone else...
this is true. and guess which company has the contract to make the new sars. the person who owns the company that will make the new stars is married to mike masters cousin. it never stops here.
Anonymous said...
New stars wil have "Public Safety Officer" stamped on them. No longer will they say "Police".
11/17/2010 09:23:00 AM
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Oh fuckin blow me. Surely you jest.
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Hey, there's an idea! Have "Blow Me" on them.
Why does the 017th district have so many problems... Is it the commander ,3rd watch capt D.D. OR THE MIDNIGHT MUSH. What we do know is that their is a lot of problems in the 017... Is the sgt or capt going to try and lie on this beef?? wait till you see the federal lawsuit!
Just to fuel the paranoia...
"I don't think they can lawfully track us off duty."
They're not tracking YOU, they're tracking City property. If it happens to be in your back pocket, well...
The 017 CR nonsense is last week's 017 hero upset over old A/5 boss's daughter running to her brother's rescue and not going to back up the hero. Sorry no matter how goofy you may believe the subjects are I would expect siblings to protect eachother first and formost.
OT: To whomever is posting on every topic about Meeks getting rid of Weiss..... STOP. We still aren't voting for his race baiting bull$hit rev-run ass.
11/17/2010 06:11:00 AM
Fuck you Rahm. Stay off the blog.
SCC, you will love this one. CALVIN MEEKS, the mayoral candidate's brother was recently charged with Home Invasion. His photo is #51 on Chicago Tribune's mugshots section. You can see the resemblance, Lovely.
Surprised this didn't make the news....yet
I took a "Sharpie" marker amd blacked out the center stood inspection and nobody noticed
The new stars will say...................................................................
drum rol please ratarataratarataratarataratatata
Securitas
Anonymous said....
I don't think that they can a tracking device on our stars. They may be city property, but we are required to carry them while off duty in certain scenarios. Got court the next morning? You have special employment on your rdos?You have to bring your star. I don't think they can lawfully track us off duty.
11/17/2010 06:04:00 PM
Sure can, because you're the police 24 hours a day, that's why you can NEVER be intoxicated. Read your Rules and Regulations. They can slam anyone they wanted to "get" any time they wanted to with those ambiguous rules. Just wait, it'll happen more and more, because they don't care - they want to keep getting more with less, and never realize the Dutch Boy failed in the end, and the damned dam broke.
For the past 3-4 years, this city has been "ostrich-sized" as long as they bury it in the sand, it really isn't happening. So what's to complain about??
Do you really know how many citizens of CHICAGO truly believe crime is down, more than you'd care to think.
Perhaps some savvy reporter can analyze the ratio of Chicago citizens vs protection of Police at all hours of the day. Would have been enough to scare Mother Theresa herself into buying a gun!
But just like with the reporter requesting freedom of information reports regarding all crimes involving guns, there will never be any such TRUE numbers released, so this report would never come to fruition. But it would be an interesting read. ???
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I don't need a new star because I had my mom sew my star on to my vest cover. Signed, hairgel
11/17/2010 12:36:00 AM
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And then she spit on her hand to fixed my hair before I went off to work. I love you mom.
Do the Daley's own that star encasement compant or something. Oh, well ... $60 more bucks.
MEALER what a true leader.
This guy couldnt lead a crack ho to a crack house. Most incompetent idiot Ive seen yet.
Rumor is that new stars will read:
"Weis's pieces"
RFID chips only work from less than a foot away...You really believe that IAD is tracking you? The GPS in the cars doesn't even work half the time. Come on, guys. Let's spend some time worrying about REAL problems like the pension mess, instead of insignificant bullshit like new stars.
little known fact.Swisscraft on Clyborn in the early forties made insignias for Soviet army and also shoulder boards as the Russians were not up to that knowledge or have the machinery to produce this product,previously the Soviet army did not have rank designation on their uniforms but when Stalin had to streamline the uniforms contract was given to Swiiscraft, probably still have the prototyes floating around out there someplace,
How about P.O.'s getting sgts pay, that are now P.O.'s getting Commanders pay. Then they wonder why our pensions are in such bad shape.
Time to repeal the "Gold Braid" bill
Anonymous said...
Just to fuel the paranoia...
"I don't think they can lawfully track us off duty."
They're not tracking YOU, they're tracking City property. If it happens to be in your back pocket, well...
11/18/2010 01:17:00 AM
Well, let's suppose I am on the medical getting my knee surgery which I need. While on the medical I decide I want to show my old college buddy my shiny new police star so I mail it to him, in Denver, Colorado. He likes it and sends it to another of our friends in Key Largo, Florida who sends it to my son, who lives with his wife on Guam; he in turn sends it back to me here in Chicago in time for me to return to work with my new knee joint.
What then?
HERE'S ANOTHER FLASH
We are supposed to get thousands of Personal Protective C.P.R. Masks. This is for doing mouth breathing during Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
The American Medical Association and the Red Cross now says the mouth to mouth isn't needed, just do the chest compressions.
So somebody had to dump all those masks somewhere.
Mealer= never the police, incompetent fuck, please go away.
GPS chips in the new stars?
Rumor is that new stars will read:
"Weis's pieces"
11/18/2010 10:55:00 AM
That's too funny! "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"
The word from 35th is that the new stars will be in the shape of a bulls eye. Plus all name tags will now include the Phone number to IPRA.
Heard Capt. D.D. told 3rd watch officers they could get fired if they didnt write movers..
Can I get some Chinese throwing stars?
Anonymous said...
Can I get some Chinese throwing stars?
11/18/2010 10:21:00 PM
You'll feel like throwing them again in about an hour
"What then?
11/18/2010 03:33:00 PM"
document your actions, via the USPS records, then sit back and wait for the fun to begin.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Heard Capt. D.D. told 3rd watch officers they could get fired if they didnt write movers..
11/18/2010 09:24:00 PM
D.D. is that Dudley Doright?
"Anonymous said...
Just to fuel the paranoia...
"I don't think they can lawfully track us off duty."
They're not tracking YOU, they're tracking City property. If it happens to be in your back pocket, well...
11/18/2010 01:17:00 AM"
Some months ago I was asking about a problem with my star and I was told we were getting new ones them. I asked them if they would be "chipped" and was told no.
I don't think this would be an officer safety enhansement. More likely it would be a way to tell if you were in a police facility or not. Were you late to roll call or in the lock-up when something happened.
Listen u paranoid goofs. They can't get the GPS right and working in the cars they for sure could not afford a GPS in a police star.An in some of the post's they are saying they will tract you off duty. That's real easy. LEAVE IT AT WORK like the job. LEAVE IT THERE.
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