McCarthy Era Begins
Garry McCarthy made a beeline to Chicago Police headquarters after his boss Rahm Emanuel was sworn into office Monday morning as Chicago’s 46th mayor.
McCarthy, the former Newark Police director, assumed the role of Chicago’s acting top cop as he awaits City Council approval to officially become the next police superintendent.
McCarthy said he met with the department’s two assistant superintendents and other police brass. He said he was impressed with “a couple” of the officials but will have to “get a better feel” for others.
Last week, Massachusetts consultant Robert Wasserman visited Chicago on McCarthy’s invitation to create a list of information McCarthy should ask the department to collect —including priorities for his first 30 days.
Labels: department issues, new super
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
234 Comments:
private, private FC, corporal, sgt, sgt... the whole idea of rank was that people could believe that they weren't stuck............say on a beat car because so& so's dad was a deputy.................move on!
This department has WAY TOO many EXEMPTS!!! No other department has as many as the CPD does. There is a lot of overlaping not only with the exempts, but within the units. Many are doing the same thing, but with a slightly different title. If Raham wants to save money he needs to start getting rid of all these high paid bosses.
Who is qualified to run a disaster by Dept of Homeland Security, only one person and that person isn't exempt
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
Rumor out of the Exempt meeting today: McCarthy ordered an immediate 50% reduction of overtime in Narcotics, Gangs, Intelligence, etc. Most of the Homan "spots" are about to lose a big chunk of change. Sounds like there could be quite a few headed back to the Districts from out of that building too, part of his vow to fully staff Patrol. Too soon for this transfer order but allegedly the June order will cause some tears.
No mention at all of TRU or MSF yet, only the OCD spots are on the first round chopping block.
I work on the 5th floor and OCD will be hit very hard. New Sup ordering half the troops back to districts. Vice, Gang Intel and Narcotics will fall under one commander. Also TRU MSF and GEU will be gone. All PO's, SGT's and LT's going back to districts and all three commander spots eliminated. With those moves alone you restock districts and eliminate five commander positions.
shuffling people around. no new officers. smoke and mirrors again
Been through it before.
Word is that the new guy was very impressed by Steve Peterson and will most likely appoint him as 1st Deputy.
I don't have any hope for the future. I don't believe that this department is suddenly going to care more about experience and ability than almighty CLOUT. Thinking about super heavy clout bosses sweat and squirm makes me smile, though.
Hey if the new Sup is looking for a great micro-managing, egotestical, power tripping, self motivated asshole who can take command of nothing and ruin everything, have him reach out to 13th district and ask for Lt. D.S. I'm sure he would love to interview for a top spot somewhere (maybe the mail-room at 35th)we'll give him a great recommendation, whatever Mcarthy wants.. Please take him, you'll love him. But please , offer him a spot, but please take him out of our district.. He loves to follow the rules to a T !!. He'd be an ASSet to the mailroom, anywhere , please check him out.......
very good in time for all those clout kids back on the streets
closed the near north high school 1450 n larabee and sent those clout babies back to the streets and sell the building .
shuffling people around. no new officers. smoke and mirrors again
5/18/2011 01:01:00 AM
I've been saying it since he started campaigning. The man is very specific when he speaks. He said he would put officers on the street. He didn't say he would be HIRING all those officers.
Pay attention to the details and don't hear what you want to hear. He's very, very shrewd.
No training for YOU patrol idiots. Get shot, killed, maimed. MSF will get our backs.... 1st watch
SCC if you read the article it said there’s “overspecialization”---how would the academy fall into this category? I think they are talking about all the "dime bag" arrest units.
So the first thing GM does is call in a CONSULTANT? Which means he doesn't know what to do? WTF? I thought HE WAS the expert super-cop! Wonder how much the consultant cost????
Word is that the new guy was very impressed by Steve Peterson and will most likely appoint him as 1st Deputy.
5/18/2011 01:33:00 AM
Calling bullshit
And laughing
Lets hope he's no Senator McCarthy.
Sorry, just read the article. Wasserman was free. But still, why do you need a consultant?
Hey if the new Sup is looking for a great micro-managing, egotestical, power tripping, self motivated asshole who can take command of nothing and ruin everything...
I almost feel off the chair. I thought you were talking about B&A's ER. He is now the subject matter expert on all things explosive and arson related. Just ask him. He knows his stuff cause he read a training memo.
If McCarthy was ever a cop his BS meter will alarm as soon as he starts talking to him.
He likes to follow the rules to the T. At least you know where he is coming from and he isn't going to jam you up for letting you do something stupid. Follow the rules and you're golden....
WTF?
Just hurry up and dump me before summer starts. That way I can plan my summer around the Waste of Chicago and the summer bloodbath. Woof woof.
Anonymous said...
Word is that the new guy was very impressed by Steve Peterson and will most likely appoint him as 1st Deputy.
5/18/2011 01:33:00 AM
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Thanks for the info Mrs. Peterson.
very good in time for all those clout kids back on the streets
closed the near north high school 1450 n larabee and sent those clout babies back to the streets and sell the building .
5/18/2011 04:13:00 AM
Hey! We have a lot of terrorism experts working there that worked the bicycle detail for years and were privates in the army reserve. Their knowledge base is only limited by the training videos DHS puts out. That combination of training and experience puts them at the cutting edge of the CPD. When the shit goes down, they'll be strutting in their 5.11 pants (mandatory wear for operators and terror experts) giving slugs like you that sly "I told you so" look.
I'm not agreeing or diagreeing with any changes other then cutting exempt spots.
But all of you younger officers better watch what you wish for.
First, with units being disbanded and PO's moving back to districts your seniority will fall like a rock.
Second, eliminating units gives you younger officers nowhere to go in the future.
It should be a wild ride.
We were told last night at roll call that all the specialized units were going to get cut in half and you can bet that the workers in these units will be sent back — the phone call hacks will stay. Clout rules.
On the other hand, also heard from a friends wife, whose brothers wife's son-in-law has a daughter who works at 35th street. She said that several LT's resumes were highly talked about. The one name she remembered is LT Pat Schmear, he of the Work Smarter moniker. Now I know that he does exist, and maybe, why they do call him the golden one.
Look for him to be leaving his super secret under cover spot and being a Commander of some newly downsized unit. I guess going to NYC and watching the New York football Giants games with his Gaelic Police Association brother DID pay off.
Look for a merger of what will be left of MSF and TRU, we must have a unit that can mobilize and respond at a moments notice so they both won't be eliminated. Homan Square is in for a rude awakening, Gang Enforcement and Narcotics will take the biggest hit, prob by 7th period.
private, private FC, corporal, sgt, sgt... the whole idea of rank was that people could believe that they weren't stuck.......
Really.... Are you telling us you need salad on your sleave to feel important. Look Gomer perhaps you should put a bucket on your head and thank.. and thank..and thank....
He stopped in 007 and Capt. Bubble head charged him a five dollar cover.
Get rid of TRU. On second thought that would mean getting crybaby N. back in our district please please don't disband TRU.
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
5/18/2011 12:45:00 AM
Since I am the lt. that does roll call, this is definitely bull shit. This dept is full of officers looking to hurt other officers, I don't get it. Will TRU or MSF lose people? I don't have that answer and I'm positive our supt isn't sure yet either. One thing I can tell you is, no matter where you or I are assigned, direct deposit will find us. You don't have to be in a unit to do police work, if you want to be the police, be the police and start working with your fellow officers and not against them. We are all in the same team, aren't we?
Anonymous said...
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
5/18/2011 12:45:00 AM
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Really? I missed it? I was there and I'll call your bluff....
TRU and MSF - whats the differance?- absolutely nothing!- so combine them already! even the officers in those units would agree-
I got on this job expecting nothing but to be the police. Fifteen plus years later I'm happy I have a job unlike most. So all of you crybabies worried about going back to patrol to do police work can kiss my blue shirt ass!
If you're in TRU or MSF I would start looking to bid somewhere ASAP. Just a heads up.
Consolidate all the K9 units.
Try doing "broken windows" policing without Gangs, Msf and Tru. Send them all back to the district and see how much police work you get out of them. The reason they go out and lock up a$$holes is to stay in the unit. Everyone keeps saying "put 1000 officers back on the street" where do you think Geu, TRU and Msf work? The building? They ARE on the street, in the worst neighborhoods already. All smoke and mirrors.
boy, if the skull impressed him, we're in trouble....
I heard G-Mack is going to get a new fleet of cruisers and get rid of these shitty tahoes.
the patrol division is in shambles and needs more bodies asap--- many districts city wide are running on skeleton crews--- if you have a gun loaded with bullets, a badge, and you know how to drive you can be useful no matter where you came from--- someone has to chase down these jobs....
Just in from 5th floor! All 6B Furloughs cancelled for bulls championship. Expect order this week or next!
weareoneillinois.org is a website with links to contact legislature regarding our pension. please take a few minutes and visit. just fill out a few boxes and the proper politicians are contacted with your opinions.
Although I am past the mandatory retirement age, I wish I could be back on the job. I am excited for those workers and the cloutless on the job. Maybe this is really the change that is needed to give those a chance to excell up to their abilities without having to have your name on a city hall clout list for a promotion. Maybe the assignments to those specialized units will truely be based on merit and not clout? McCarthy promised a " meritocricy", I hope he means it. If it does not happen this time, I fear it will never happen. Why can't a Black be commander of 016? Why can't a white be commander of 002?
That's a start , every cop knows cpd has way to many units
no more take home cars
reduce exempts by 30 %
assign sgt or lt's as commanding officers of small units
reassign police officers from office duties and security guard details , back door of police headquarters , front and back door of homan square , private security can handle that
evidence techs should be assigned to preliminary investigation of all burglary , sex offense crimes
mobile unit forensic inv should be reassigned to detective division and assigned to investigate crimes when not assigned to a crime scene
Supt McCarthy should start dumping exempts that received merit promotions to sgt and lt
he should also dump exempts that have more than the number of sworn officers assigned to inside office duties than the dept allows
they hide their friends and friends of politicians while patrolman work one man cars
Back in the day we had two man cars on days, all the beat cars were manned, we had sector (umbrella) cars and a wagon in each sector.
WE handled that beat! We didn't go to DOC or MARS meetings and request help from outside Units that had no idea what was going on in our District. These guys drive across the City to come to work in a District they have no real stake in and don't know who the players are. Come on. Waste of manpower and time traveling.
PATROL is it. Man the Districts full time, not some times. A constant presence is the only thing that keeps a lid on things. It really is that simple.
sneed says daley has 2 cars and 5 bodyguards assigned to him
cut the city worker , but at a cost to taxpayers $500,000 to chauffer daly around
this city will never change
i bet citizens of englewood would like those 5 officers assigned to protect their neighborhood
Is PTS more vital or have a greater impact than TRU or MSF combined?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
This department has WAY TOO many EXEMPTS!!! No other department has as many as the CPD does. There is a lot of overlaping not only with the exempts, but within the units. Many are doing the same thing, but with a slightly different title. If Raham wants to save money he needs to start getting rid of all these high paid bosses.
5/18/2011 12:20:00 AM
why does rahm have an exempt commander and according to today's sun times on daleys detail now he has a commander $160K each+cars!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
very good in time for all those clout kids back on the streets
closed the near north high school 1450 n larabee and sent those clout babies back to the streets and sell the building .
5/18/2011 04:13:00 AM
Clout babies maybe,but as a 25 yet vet that "active shooter" class was very informative and could help if and when the inevitable happens!
Anonymous said...
Who is qualified to run a disaster by Dept of Homeland Security, only one person and that person isn't exempt
5/18/2011 12:26:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is a disaster!
Privatize Canine. Do you really need Police officers as dog handlers? Put those cops back on the beat.
Rahm is taking away take home cars! Enjoy paying gas prices and go buy those city stickers you never got!!!!
Sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice!!!!!! Ha!
very good in time for all those clout kids back on the streets
closed the near north high school 1450 n larabee and sent those clout babies back to the streets and sell the building
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R u serious? U obviously haven't done any training at Near North. Without a doubt the best training (Active Shooter/Tactial Entry/Ballistic Shield) I have participated in while on the job. It's sad to know that's how feel about those officers (I personally don't know any of them). They treat everyone like adults and want you to learn how to be effective on the street. Of course you are entitled to your own opinion.
OT
Watching the new alderman raise their right hand and swear an oath was HILARIOUS!
I recall a military maxim that an Army .top heavy with high ranking officers, GEN's, COL's & other Command officers, left no one to command & made for a inefficient Army.
Patton, Ike, Rommel & even Uncle Joe Stalin understood this, although Uncle Joe had a tendency to put slackers & failures up against a wall.
Should be alot easier on those getting dumped...HOUSE CLEANING TIME!
Oh boy, this going to be great!
- Flounder
time to combine some sections like intel that has fewer than 30 pos but is lead by blgo clouted9right go figure)Mikey "Cop hater" Meahler and B&A and Narc into one CO spot.
Hey SCC, this is in response to the post bout QUINN and the $230m outta thin air!
This is absolutely wrong. Basically Quinn and Co. may as well just pick and choose what businesses pay what in taxes to the State. They are essentially giving lower tax rates to whoever they want. So screw your little family run business you are paying 10% but hey big conglomerate you only have to pay 8 1/2%.
The guy is such an idiot because he raised taxes on everyone but is essentially admitting he was wrong for doing it. Now all these corporations are leaving. Democrats complain about Republicans giving tax breaks to the rich....WELL GUESS WHAT QUINN JUST DID!!! He's giving TAX BREAKS to the big rich companies while breaking the backs of small businesses that don't have a choice and have to stay.
Once again F U Quinn.....
Hey if the new Sup is looking for a great micro-managing, egotestical, power tripping, self motivated asshole who can take command of nothing and ruin everything, have him reach out to 13th district and ask for Lt. D.S. I'm sure he would love to interview for a top spot somewhere (maybe the mail-room at 35th)we'll give him a great recommendation, whatever Mcarthy wants.. Please take him, you'll love him. But please , offer him a spot, but please take him out of our district.. He loves to follow the rules to a T !!. He'd be an ASSet to the mailroom, anywhere , please check him out.......
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Hold on a minute there, Sparky. You guys pushed Lt D.H. into 014. You're not getting off that easy again!
More of the same! Any idiot who believes in "change" is a fool.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
5/18/2011 12:45:00 AM
See, it confirms what I have said for a long time. MSF isn't going anywhere! We are a good crew, we make good arrests and the white shirts see that we do make a difference. So for all of those p.o.'s wishing they disbanded us, I have only one question for you. Who is your daddy? LOL.
Let's get some help in district
to many specialized units
1 hr roll calls , 2 hour lunch ,
1 BS arrest and back to unit to go home early , time spent on street in high crime districts , less than 2 hrs
75% of the officers in MSF are solid coppers. We need a unit like them around. idk about anyone else but when im on a traffic stop at 1am in the ghetto and 2 or 3 msf units roll up and check on me i feel pretty fucking good about that. what they need to do is tell the guys in MSF to stop sandbagging people so that when beats cars need support they re up and ready.
private, private FC, corporal, sgt, sgt... the whole idea of rank was that people could believe that they weren't stuck............say on a beat car because so& so's dad was a deputy.................move on!
5/18/2011 12:18:00 AM
Great idea and those that don't perform accordingly will be separated and better qualified people brought in. The new performance evaluations system is great in letting our qualified supervisors choose who stays or goes. We need more great ideas like this.
The only thing that matters is whether or not he is here to run a major urban police department as it should be run, or if he's yet another in a long line of badge-clad administrative puppets in the bag for the Mayors office.
MSF is what this whole dept should be, a highly trained, physically fit, and good french kissing force.
Who the hell is the tall red head from 03rd watch in 018 at the SXU progra This guy shows up to class, confronts the teachers, then tells the classmates "well back in the day"? This guy doesn't even have 8 years on the job, yet he going to say "back in the day"? How about how he shows up, talking about the " holding the offender on Michigan Ave." and how he put in for an honorable mention. A FN honorable mention for a "holding the offender". Only in 018.
Hey McCarthy, I'm not Irish and I have no juice, however I know the job and test well, any chance I will make rank?
I didn't think so... Squad bus check please, 99.
Any truth to rumor the area 1 M.M.D. garage will be closed with all work going to north and throop???
Any alderman convicted of a felony can not do what again rahm?
HOW THE HELL CAN YOU BE AN ALDERMAN AND A FELON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or in Chicago is that a requirement for the job in the first place?
In the words of Dick Daley, "Silly, just Silly!" "If your not a crook and a felon how can you be in Chicago politics?"
Anonymous Anonymous said...
shuffling people around. no new officers. smoke and mirrors again
5/18/2011 01:01:00 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Been through it before
Yep and yep again.
This.
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I don't have any hope for the future. I don't believe that this department is suddenly going to care more about experience and ability than almighty CLOUT. Thinking about super heavy clout bosses sweat and squirm makes me smile, though.
5/18/2011 02:08:00 AM
Off Topic:
During his term as mayor, Daley was a big advocate of privatization. He privatized the Skyway. He privatized parking meters. He tried to privatize the Taste of Chicago, Midway Airport, recycling and the water system. If privatization is good enough for his constituents, it should be good enough for Daley.
Rent-a-cops are cheaper than real cops. They couldn’t pass the police exam, so they don’t get public employee benefits, and they can’t retire on a pension after 20 years. But they can take a bullet just as well as a real cop.
What will Leo do now....??? He better create another unit for himself and I mean FAST!!
I wonder if Lt. Casper Milktoast, former CAPS lt. in 019 will submit his resume? Scared of his shadow.
Anonymous said...
very good in time for all those clout kids back on the streets
closed the near north high school 1450 n larabee and sent those clout babies back to the streets and sell the building .
5/18/2011 04:13:00 AM
Amen to that!!!
All PO's, SGT's and LT's going back to districts and all three commander spots eliminated. With those moves alone you restock districts and eliminate five commander positions.
5/18/2011 12:59:00 AM
This will save millions. Thanks Supt. Mc. nice going!
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/chibrknews-ind-court-no-right-to-resist-unlawful-police-entry-20110513,0,1713312.story
SCC,
I for one welcome our new NYPD ovelords.
I hope they keep this column out of the LAPD in mind.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-sue-me-sue-you-lapd-blues/?singlepage=true
McCarthy seems like a bit of a McControl freak. I hope he doesn't go too far.
Word is Steve Peterson is very impressed with himself.
O/T
The other day during Mobile Strike Force roll call an All State Rep. addressed us, pushing her accidental disability policy. She began her presentation with "my nephew was John Hurley, a former SOS member and as you know,just like in his case, accidents happen (for those who don't know, he died in a motorcycle accident). I live in Fort Meyers but I also own a condo on Lake Shore drive..." After her solicitation, a brave officer spoke up and warned officers about purchasing a policy from this All State Rep. He spoke very quickly about his negative experience with All State and was ignorantly interrupted and lambasted by this rep. yelling over the officer, "he had insufficient funds in his account, he had insufficient funds in his account."
So an officer speaks his opinion, warning officers about spending their hard earned money on a policy that may or may not pay out, and help fund this reps. aforesaid two luxury homes, and he gets ridiculed and defamed by a "professional" insurance representative. Many fliers were left on the tables afterward but surprisingly, this pompous arrogant bitch still had a few officers consulting with her.
That's not the end of the story though. She actually had the audacity to go to the WC and complain to him about the officer speaking his mind. Shortly thereafter she was seen leaving Homan Square in her luxury car that was parked behind the gate, reserved for supervisors and OCD personnel.
McCarthy ordered an immediate 50% reduction of overtime in Narcotics, Gangs, Intelligence, etc. Most of the Homan "spots" are about to lose a big chunk of change. Sounds like there could be quite a few headed back to the Districts from out of that building too, part of his vow to fully staff Patrol.
While most of us in districts will welcome the new manpower, those who've just made enough time to bid off 1st to 3rd watch, or off 3rd to 2nd watch, just got a big big kick in the nuts. Because several of those Homan Square units have guys & gals with 15 years and up. Not good news for those already in districts, hoping to improve their senority status. He giveth and he taketh away.
Another thing: Long time Homan Square guys aren't trained on the in car camera or AIRA. A guy recently came to our district after 15 years in Narcotics. Great guy but he was a like a PPO his 1st few periods here. So, be ready for that with the new influx of soon to be Homan Square dumpeess.
Any info about the security specialists that got dumped from the mayors detail
I don't have any hope for the future. I don't believe that this department is suddenly going to care more about experience and ability than almighty CLOUT. Thinking about super heavy clout bosses sweat and squirm makes me smile, though.
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You see, this is the attitude of 90% of the unclouted people in patrol. This comment rings with powerful truth and is why morale stinks. A lot can be learned from this short comment as what needs fixing. I unfortunately agree with this post. Chin up if you can brother, your not alone.
Any info about the security specialists that got dumped from the mayors detail
Read in the paper today that two of Daley's top bodyguards made $152,000 a year! You have to be joking! Carting this mutt around with his wife is worth that much? No wonder this city is broke! How much is Rahm's top guards going to make?
rahm said that a way that he intends to save money is to stop farming out cases to private attorneys and to just use corp council.. Hopefully you guys enjoyed the reduced filing of lawsuits because looks like its back to corp council again. once again, the lawfirms most likely got to rahm and did a little whispering in his ear... welcome back to overwhelming lawsuits being filed again and settlement after settlement
how much longer do you think chicagobreakingnews.com will keep the pictures of the two coppers mugshots up for the sexual assault with the quote under it "cops,sexual assault, and official misconduct"? its been up on the sidebar of that site since they were arrested. Nothing like beating a dead horse to get readership. Dude kills 2 people and his mugshot is up for a couple of hours, but if its a cop it leads for months.. pretty pathetic
Wanna save money and free up manpower? Here --
"there is stiil 2 cars by the mayors house on indiana and the mayor and his wife do not even stay there cause she cannot get up the 3 flights of stairs, the are staying in his brothers condo around 800 n michigan so it is a waste of manpower on days when they r short people to work beat cars please help get rid of this extra detail
5/17/2011 05:22:00 PM"
Ordinary Citizen Richard M. Daley is not entitled to police guards, let alone the automobiles and gasoline he is demanding for his personal use. I saw the ex-GOVERNOR's security detail simply get in their cars and drive away at the end of the day, never to return; who's this guy?
Daley is a wealthy man -- let him buy his own car, pay for his own gas, and hire his own bodyguards.
Get this parasite off our backs.
Heard from a little bird:
General Services to be absorbed by Facilities management, gets rid of dep director.
PAG to stay but no director spot, will have a sgt (currently on med)as acting comdr.
Georgas has to consolidate tru and msf and give up one cmdr and over a third of pos back to street.
CT and Intel getting rid of Dep chief spot (which is unfilled but budgeted).
Intel will absorb DOC, DOC will lose cmdr, LT (currently assigned)will run section.
Academy will lose ADS be commanded by Commander (probbly outgoing DOC cmdr).
FTO training the big priority, FTOs will train ppos at academy, non ftos back to street (not including range or driving school). FTOs will be at academy on a rotating basis as recruits are hired. Civilian training officers all to work on curriculumn in IDQC (this is to maintain continuity) a LT will be placed here.
BAS will lose remaining ADS.
23 will get a fresh start, to take attention away from two goofs with CSA, new cmdr will come in with fanfare of how she can better serve the community, will also play into winning future vote of that demographic.
msf cmdr will move to 11, 11 will move to position closer to sup.
4 and 7 will be under the microscope, members with new ideas will be held in reserve to step in when action fails to be taken.
sups office will not have a admin cmdr spot (previously roman) any more. policy group remaining hang ons and other POs will go back to street (except for 2 drivers).
Area 2 is a high priority for manpower, most pos dumped will be detailed here.
Watch for a call for aggressive policing, which means make the boss look good but don't get caught. This will come not from the new Supe. but instead the suck hole middle management looking to shine.
I think McCarthy kind of looks like Cliff from Cheers. If anyone is thinking of a nick name for the new boss we can build off that.
If he wants credibility from those that will work for him, clear out the incompetent exempts. further, any person merit promoted 3 times - det, sgt, lt - and then given an exempt spot should be sent back to patrol.
If this guy is impressed with Steve "Screaming Skull" Peterson, he's no better than the last goofy superintendant!
Intel Unit 191:Blago's former driver getting tons of OT from his bud Cdr Mikey Meahler-Fraud waste and abuse No limit on official misconduct
To 3:08 AM
What is your problem, are you going to loose your clout job that your uncle/daddy got for you? Man-up kid, go back on the street and maybe you will learn to be a real PoliceMAN.
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
Nice try MSF ass.
Very interesting. First exempt meeting with the new boss and the commander of MSF decides to send a LT in his place. Since there is no reason to have both MSF and TRU looks like we know the answer. Nice way to show first impression commander.
Nothing is going to change... Prove me wrong McCarthy!
Go Blago, Go Blago!!!!!!
Hey SCC, how does one become an Exempt? And, just what does Exempt mean?
Just a Curious Citizen, no not George either.
Anonymous said...
This department has WAY TOO many EXEMPTS!!! No other department has as many as the CPD does. There is a lot of overlaping not only with the exempts, but within the units. Many are doing the same thing, but with a slightly different title. If Raham wants to save money he needs to start getting rid of all these high paid bosses.
5/18/2011 12:20:00 AM
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
This is the sqme within the entire city. There are commissioners, Asst. commissioners, Asst. to the asst. commissioners, etc etc etc.
Rahm could easily cut 75 million by eliminating all the middle manager positions citywide!
My morale is so low and is about to go to the point that I don't care about anything.
Sorry, just read the article. Wasserman was free. But still, why do you need a consultant?
5/18/2011 06:32:00 AM
because, maybe, you're not an arrogant ass?
Steve Peterson is very impressed with himself!
Thinking about super heavy clout bosses sweat and squirm makes me smile, though.
5/18/2011 02:08:00 AM
so, you won't admit to popping a boner, huh?
Follow the rules and you're golden....
WTF?
5/18/2011 07:02:00 AM
not 'fuckin' golden'?
a pool car for little richie fuck
75% of the officers in MSF are solid coppers. We need a unit like them around. idk about anyone else but when im on a traffic stop at 1am in the ghetto and 2 or 3 msf units roll up and check on me i feel pretty fucking good about that. what they need to do is tell the guys in MSF to stop sandbagging people so that when beats cars need support they re up and ready.
5/18/2011 11:53:00 AM
I have to agree. But as I said a million times before, the resources of MSF need to be allocated and used properly. For instance, if there is a large crime scene, instead of downing multiple district cars, a W/C should be able to call MSF to guard the crime scene. Also, they need to stop pulling the Tact teams from the districts and use MSF for details.
I guess going to NYC and watching the New York football Giants games with his Gaelic Police Association brother DID pay off.
5/18/2011 07:33:00 AM
amongst other things.....
We are all in the same team, aren't we?
5/18/2011 08:08:00 AM
it's 'on the same boat'.
Hope he gets rid of almost all of the units, most are pretty much useless
I heard G-Mack is going to get a new fleet of cruisers and get rid of these shitty tahoes.
5/18/2011 08:37:00 AM
It's always nice when a New York copper weighs in, even if he is pretending to be one of us.
The new performance evaluations system is great in letting our qualified supervisors choose who stays or goes. We need more great ideas like this.
5/18/2011 11:54:00 AM
you forgot to put quotation marks on the word "qualified".
So the first thing GM does is call in a CONSULTANT? Which means he doesn't know what to do? WTF? I thought HE WAS the expert super-cop! Wonder how much the consultant cost????
5/18/2011 06:00:00 AM
Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. He asked a friend of his, who's a consultant, to give him some insight. There was no charge for the one DAY of advice.
MSF is what this whole dept should be, a highly trained, physically fit, and good french kissing force.
5/18/2011 11:56:00 AM
Cupid speaks.
FTO training the big priority, FTOs will train ppos at academy, non ftos back to street (not including range or driving school). FTOs will be at academy on a rotating basis as recruits are hired.
There are less than 75 FTO's city wide....
O/T
The other day during Mobile Strike Force roll call an All State Rep. addressed us, pushing her accidental disability policy. She began her presentation with "my nephew was John Hurley, a former SOS member and as you know,just like in his case, accidents happen (for those who don't know, he died in a motorcycle accident). I live in Fort Meyers but I also own a condo on Lake Shore drive..." After her solicitation, a brave officer spoke up and warned officers about purchasing a policy from this All State Rep. He spoke very quickly about his negative experience with All State and was ignorantly interrupted and lambasted by this rep. yelling over the officer, "he had insufficient funds in his account, he had insufficient funds in his account."
So an officer speaks his opinion, warning officers about spending their hard earned money on a policy that may or may not pay out, and help fund this reps. aforesaid two luxury homes, and he gets ridiculed and defamed by a "professional" insurance representative. Many fliers were left on the tables afterward but surprisingly, this pompous arrogant bitch still had a few officers consulting with her.
That's not the end of the story though. She actually had the audacity to go to the WC and complain to him about the officer speaking his mind. Shortly thereafter she was seen leaving Homan Square in her luxury car that was parked behind the gate, reserved for supervisors and OCD personnel.
5/18/2011 01:16:00 PM
So, who is the WC that allowed this Allstate Insurance saleswomand to address a roll call on CPD time?
I miss you Daley =...(
A great way to save money would be to take away all the needless take home cars. Why do coppers need a take home car just to drive to and from work? What a waste. Tact Lt.'s etc. etc. do not need a car just to drive to work. The rest of the world drives to work in their own cars so should they. They make enough money already and don't need the car.
On the first round of Expemt Promotions/Demotions you can bet that Captain "Bubblehead" from 007 will be named Commander of Chicago's First Casino!
LMFAO.
SCC, McCarthy is driving a Crown Vic with GPS, not even a new one. Rahm saw Hillard in the Ginormous Weis-Mobile and he took the damn thing for himself!!! I swear for God, it be da truth! PLEASE let some media ask Emperor Rahm about that! I believe this guy is going to be more of a dictator than Daley was!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
5/18/2011 12:45:00 AM
Since I am the lt. that does roll call, this is definitely bull shit. This dept is full of officers looking to hurt other officers, I don't get it. Will TRU or MSF lose people? I don't have that answer and I'm positive our supt isn't sure yet either. One thing I can tell you is, no matter where you or I are assigned, direct deposit will find us. You don't have to be in a unit to do police work, if you want to be the police, be the police and start working with your fellow officers and not against them. We are all in the same team, aren't we?
5/18/2011 08:08:00 AM
Very well said. On the one hand we call each other "brother" and talk about how we have each other's backs. But on the other hand we always trash talk and try to undermine each other. Truly sad.
5/18/2011 10:07:00 AM
did you fail the test? hahahahahahaha
"A guy recently came to our district after 15 years in Narcotics. Great guy but he was a like a PPO his 1st few periods here."
Role models for the 1400 start crew in 018. Just change "periods" to "decades".
If I were the new Superintendent.-
Here would be my bullet points to the department:
1.Do numbers count? - yes, because we need to have a quantifiable to represent the work we do to those who can never understand what police work is.
2. Do I read th"Blog"? Yes. It's an excellent thermometer of the rank and file, I won't make policy decisions based the what I see, but I won't deny or marginalize it's existence.
3. Will merit promotions continue? Yes. The sad truth is that the police department is an agent of the government. Knowing that certain things need to be done to appease the politicians, I will work within those constraints to ensure the job of policing gets done. Title and responsibility are not the same thing.
4. Will CAPS continue? Probably. The dog and pony show will continue for the appeasement of perception, but the real community policing will be done by the beat officers who know whats really going on in the neighborhood.
5. Will I have you back? If you mean cover up flagrant crimes, then no. Police work is a messy business. Everyone wants a well presented steak on their plate, but no one one to see the cow get butchered. I would no more persecute the police who carry out their duties in the spirit of good police work than I would go after they person who slaughtered the cow that ended up as fillet mignon on my dinner plate.
Good Luck, Stay safe, and enjoy a long healthy retirement!
Thats what I would say if I was the new superintendent!
Why do people feel the need to post lies here just to cause animosity?? Don't we have enough real demons to deal with, let alone people posting complete bullshit like the alleged TRU roll call. Stop being jag-offs, post waht you know is true.
Mac.
This isn't brain surgery.
People who work as grunts are important.
grunts who do great jobs are exceptionally important.
people who go on medical weekly or do not do anything should be fired.
Bosses promoted for no reason other than race, sex, democratic affiliation,or friends of the mob should be fired.
PEOPLE WHO DO THE JOB SHOULD BE AWARDED, PROMOTED AND MADE BOSSES.
We (you & me) pay an FOP lobbyist to work for us on legislation in Springfield. Now we also pay Mark Donahue to help us with legislation. I just looked up EVERY piece of our legislation. NOT ONE HAS BEEN ACTED ON SINCE MARCH 17. Please make your calls.
Anonymous said...
Wanna save money and free up manpower? Here --
"there is stiil 2 cars by the mayors house on indiana and the mayor and his wife do not even stay there cause she cannot get up the 3 flights of stairs, the are staying in his brothers condo around 800 n michigan so it is a waste of manpower on days when they r short people to work beat cars please help get rid of this extra detail
5/17/2011 05:22:00 PM"
Ordinary Citizen Richard M. Daley is not entitled to police guards, let alone the automobiles and gasoline he is demanding for his personal use. I saw the ex-GOVERNOR's security detail simply get in their cars and drive away at the end of the day, never to return; who's this guy?
Daley is a wealthy man -- let him buy his own car, pay for his own gas, and hire his own bodyguards.
Get this parasite off our backs.
5/18/2011 03:13:00 PM
A lawsuit would need to be filed against the City of Chicago and Richard M Daley seeking to cease these guards at taxpayers expense.
My guess is that they will then pull some secret squirrel shit about how Daley has been threatened in his former official position and needs the protection.
Daley's fucking MOTHER got free police protection until she died! How many threats did she get? From whom? Grandson Patrick?
Fucking Daley's, they think they are goddamn fucking royalty.
Scum fucking low class Irish bastards, may they all rot in hell.
Just in from 5th floor! All 6B Furloughs cancelled for bulls championship. Expect order this week or next!
5/18/2011 08:54:00 AM
Lol ok they are going to cancel furloughs for one night of stupidity. Ok good rumor. And the world is going to end on 01Jan2000 Oh yea that went well too. Lol
Academy will lose ADS be commanded by Commander (probbly outgoing DOC cmdr).
FTO training the big priority, FTOs will train ppos at academy, non ftos back to street (not including range or driving school). FTOs will be at academy on a rotating basis as recruits are hired. Civilian training officers all to work on curriculumn in IDQC (this is to maintain continuity) a LT will be placed here.
BAS will lose remaining ADS.
23 5/18/2011 03:17:00 PM
Try to find qualified FTO's that could teach in a classroom? How many qualified FTO's are currently on the street now? The recruits are already complaining about FTO's that avoid jobs and refuse to make street stops. Be careful what you wish for. Hard to believe but there really is a skillset to teaching.
OT - Suntimes hints at wildings on Michigan Avenue. They soften the charges by calling the offenders as participants in a "flash mob".
No dancing, just robbin'!
www.suntimes.com/5455561-417/juvenile-shoplifting-on-michigan-avenue-is-on-the-rise.html
Did the "Little Bird" tell you that Georgas is getting dumped?
What's the beef with Lt.D.S in 013? I don't think he's so bad. I mean what does he ask us to do? Show up on time, wear a proper uniform, show SOME kind of activity. That's about it. We see him at roll call for about 15 minutes and then unless we have an arrest report for him to approve, we don't see him for the rest of the day which means that in reality most of us will not see him after rollcall unless Joe Stumblebum jumps in front of one of our squad car and surrenders. Me thinks some of us have to much free time on our hands, time spent beefin about one thing or another.
No mention of Crystal Ball unit?
Just saw the head of AFSCME on fox news and he had a problem getting that liberal bitch robin robinson and some other guy to shut up while he laid out the fact that daley and other politicians didnt Pay into the pensions for nearly 30 years. This time he was able to make it clear whose fault it really is, hopefully we are all calling our politicians and asking them to vote NO to this pension reform bill!
You want to laugh like hell, find the yahoo coverage, complete with you tube vid, of the "loud cell phone talker" who carried on a 16 hour coversation from Oakland to Oregon aboard an Amtrak car designated as a "quiet car". No doubt you will be shocked upon a glimpse of the offender. The saga ends with an arrest of the loud talker.
Public support of the arrest was running at arox 97% of those polled.
Put the helmets back in the basement kids.
Watch for some idiot gold star to try and "polish the apple" by taking the usual, sadly predictable page out of the "Cholly" Williams exempt guidebook...
"When it looks like you're in danger losing your gold star, loudly proclaim a new round of punitive zero tolerance disciplinary initiatives. Harass and threaten your district and watch commanders when they don't meet your arbitrary and constantly changing number of spars and c/r's initiated against Patrol Officers for the most obtuse, inane and idiotic reasons."
Do. Not. Laugh.
You know this shit is all too true.
"Heh, gotta make myself look good to da new boss by cracking the whip on these guys. That'll show 'em!"
Let's see what happens.
Hopefully the usual cabal of goofs are running to put their papers in after McCarthy laughed at them and their resumes.
there's plenty of units that can be disbanded, or downsized......personnel reassigned to patrol beat cars.....exempts who no longer should be exempts (maybe should not have not been exempt in the first place)......adios...
Anonymous said...
... msf cmdr will move to 11, 11 will move to position closer to sup.
5/18/2011 03:17:00 PM
Commander Roussell of MSF is certainly CAPABLE of handling 011 having been a Lt. there, but do you seriously believe a M/W will be put in charge there?
SERIOUSLY???
Dear scc, is there any way that you can compile a lust of exemts that were double and triple merit promoted?
Thank you.
Heard from a little bird:
General Services to be absorbed by Facilities management, gets rid of dep director.
PAG to stay but no director spot, will have a sgt (currently on med)as acting comdr.
Georgas has to consolidate tru and msf and give up one cmdr and over a third of pos back to street.
CT and Intel getting rid of Dep chief spot (which is unfilled but budgeted).
Intel will absorb DOC, DOC will lose cmdr, LT (currently assigned)will run section.
Academy will lose ADS be commanded by Commander (probbly outgoing DOC cmdr).
FTO training the big priority, FTOs will train ppos at academy, non ftos back to street (not including range or driving school). FTOs will be at academy on a rotating basis as recruits are hired. Civilian training officers all to work on curriculumn in IDQC (this is to maintain continuity) a LT will be placed here.
BAS will lose remaining ADS.
23 will get a fresh start, to take attention away from two goofs with CSA, new cmdr will come in with fanfare of how she can better serve the community, will also play into winning future vote of that demographic.
msf cmdr will move to 11, 11 will move to position closer to sup.
4 and 7 will be under the microscope, members with new ideas will be held in reserve to step in when action fails to be taken.
sups office will not have a admin cmdr spot (previously roman) any more. policy group remaining hang ons and other POs will go back to street (except for 2 drivers).
Area 2 is a high priority for manpower, most pos dumped will be detailed here.
5/18/2011 03:17:00 PM
Not even close but thanks for trolling
"Any info about the security specialists that got dumped from the mayors detail"
25 Districts. Take your choice!
rahm said that a way that he intends to save money is to stop farming out cases to private attorneys and to just use corp council.. Hopefully you guys enjoyed the reduced filing of lawsuits because looks like its back to corp council again. once again, the lawfirms most likely got to rahm and did a little whispering in his ear... welcome back to overwhelming lawsuits being filed again and settlement after settlement
Rahm may quickly find out that that is not a way to save money. The billing by an outside legal firm that wins a case and prevents a multi-million $ payout is money well spent.
And doubt that the city will go back to settlement after settlement. They got a taste of the money saving. And the city doesn't have the money to throw around any more.
Get rid of both them useless units. Send them back to patrol. and for the people bitching about getting put back on midnights, get some time on the job and then bitch we all been there. This job is full of nothing but whiners. No wonder why this city is going to shit. God Im glad Im out of this shit hole soon.
I think McCarthy kind of looks like Cliff from Cheers. If anyone is thinking of a nick name for the new boss we can build off that.
5/18/2011 04:20:00 PM
G-MACK.
Can someone please tell DTEB that we don't need to be spoken to like we are fucking kindergartners. Show me just one police officer who doesn't know we need to be aware of crime conditions and have a plan to deal with them. If I didn't have zero fucking respect for him and his, as jfled called it "innovative policing ideas" I might have been offended. The kiss of death was the jfled endorsement. If gmack can't see through "buckeye" then it's over.
Get rid of both them useless units. Send them back to patrol. and for the people bitching about getting put back on midnights, get some time on the job and then bitch we all been there. This job is full of nothing but whiners. No wonder why this city is going to shit. God Im glad Im out of this shit hole soon.
5/18/2011 11:23:00 PM
Spoken like a true whiner. No pun intended.
So, who is the WC that allowed this Allstate Insurance saleswomand to address a roll call on CPD time?
you must be from a unit....they come to roll call often and have the new and old fop approval. WC has nothing to do with it and could probably care less .
Anonymous said...
No mention of Crystal Ball unit?
5/18/2011 09:33:00 PM
Sssshhhhhh!
I never had a really good pickle
I think McCarthy kind of looks like Cliff from Cheers. If anyone is thinking of a nick name for the new boss we can build off that.
5/18/2011 04:20:00 PM
Hackensack-Mac
What's the beef with Lt.D.S in 013? I don't think he's so bad. I mean what does he ask us to do? Show up on time, wear a proper uniform, show SOME kind of activity. That's about it. We see him at roll call for about 15 minutes and then unless we have an arrest report for him to approve, we don't see him for the rest of the day which means that in reality most of us will not see him after rollcall unless Joe Stumblebum jumps in front of one of our squad car and surrenders. Me thinks some of us have to much free time on our hands, time spent beefin about one thing or another.
5/18/2011 09:28:00 PM
Seriously? You must be one of his ski buddy sgts or something. Anyone who has had dealings with this man knows that he's unstable. The very definition of micro manager, back stabber, and nut case. One day he will joke with you, the next he has that nut case stare about him and slams the c/o book at roll call. Treats all p/o's under him as people who are "out to get him". We are all adults and we arent allowed to treat citizens on the street as he does us.
Try doing "broken windows" policing without Gangs, Msf and Tru. Send them all back to the district and see how much police work you get out of them. The reason they go out and lock up a$$holes is to stay in the unit. Everyone keeps saying "put 1000 officers back on the street" where do you think Geu, TRU and Msf work? The building? They ARE on the street, in the worst neighborhoods already. All smoke and mirrors.
They don't get jobs, they don't do paper, that is what we need, not more 1 baggers and dopw arrests...
That's a start , every cop knows cpd has way to many units
no more take home cars
reduce exempts by 30 %
assign sgt or lt's as commanding officers of small units
reassign police officers from office duties and security guard details , back door of police headquarters , front and back door of homan square , private security can handle that
evidence techs should be assigned to preliminary investigation of all burglary , sex offense crimes
mobile unit forensic inv should be reassigned to detective division and assigned to investigate crimes when not assigned to a crime scene
Private security of our buildings is a bad idea, shitty background checks etc. no thanks, also you lose spots for light-duty people (hey, you might be there someday)
You want ets to investigate crimes? we barely have enough to process scenes now,they also aren't trained as detectives, what exactly are you smoking?
Dear scc, is there any way that you can compile a lust of exemts that were double and triple merit promoted?
Thank you.
5/18/2011 10:52:00 PM
Freud's slip is showing?
On the one hand we call each other "brother" and talk about how we have each other's backs. But on the other hand we always trash talk and try to undermine each other. Truly sad.
5/18/2011 08:06:00 PM
it's a family thang.
That's not the end of the story though. She actually had the audacity to go to the WC and complain to him about the officer speaking his mind. Shortly thereafter she was seen leaving Homan Square in her luxury car that was parked behind the gate, reserved for supervisors and OCD personnel.
5/18/2011 01:16:00 PM
So, who is the WC that allowed this Allstate Insurance saleswomand to address a roll call on CPD time?
5/18/2011 07:53:00 PM
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
This entire department has turned into a walking salesperson. Every unit and building you go in has someone sitting at a table hawking their goods.
When and who did away with the "no solicitation " rules.
I hope that the new Sup sends all these snake oil salespersons away.
Anonymous said...
My morale is so low and is about to go to the point that I don't care about anything.
5/18/2011 07:21:00 PM
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Mines better since the Tahoes have RADIOS with great sound systems...
I starts out my shift with some coffee and ........some Disco Saturday night baby!
"You should be dancing yeah!!!!"
or classics like :
"AWWWWWWWW FREAK OUT...the Chic say Freak...."
Man I tell you all..I ride hard and high in these Tahoes baby they rock!
Maybe sometimes a little METAL to go to that...Man with a Gun call:
"Exit light... End of night...grain of sand....Off to Never Never LAND"
"ROCK BOTTOM ROCK BOTTOM ROCK BOTTOM"
Then I pull up to jobs and tell the shithead to speak up as he trys to talk his bull shit over my Cypress Hill tune playing from Q101:
"Hits from the bong...."
WOW and So the night slides on by I switch over to XRT to hear some Dead.... as I look for my lunch location..
"Truckin got my chips cashed in keep truckin'"
Yeah!!
Then...when the night starts a winding down I flip over to some Lite rock and think of my sexy significant other while donning my morning missle.....
"cause you once...twice ...three times a lady"
And as I park into the lot and feel like I rocked my way thru this shift like I never did in my 15 plus year career!!!
Vaudeville looks and is a lot funnier with some backgroound music!
3 bars
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded.
Good. TRUly useless.
On the other hand, also heard from a friends wife, whose brothers wife's son-in-law has a daughter who works at 35th street...
Stop. Please, just stop.
Privatize Canine. Do you really need Police officers as dog handlers? Put those cops back on the beat.
5/18/2011 10:07:00 AM
So when you testify on your drug arrest in court, you can take the stand and say "Hibbity Jibbity Security" responded with a canine and confirmed the presence of a controlled substance, not an officer?
"You don't have to be in a unit to do police work, if you want to be the police, be the police and start working with your fellow officers and not against them. We are all in the same team, aren't we?"
************************
As soon as I believe those around me aren't backstabbing little chickenshits looking to get noticed so they can hide away from policework, THEN I'll give them a chance.
Until then, they're ignored.
Anonymous said...
So, who is the WC that allowed this Allstate Insurance saleswomand to address a roll call on CPD time?
5/18/2011 07:53:00 PM
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It's open enrollment time in the year for a FOP benefit dummy! All of the policies are granted by yes, you guessed it Allstate. Read your mail sometimes.
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Anonymous said...
Academy will lose ADS be commanded by Commander (probbly outgoing DOC cmdr).
FTO training the big priority, FTOs will train ppos at academy, non ftos back to street (not including range or driving school). FTOs will be at academy on a rotating basis as recruits are hired. Civilian training officers all to work on curriculumn in IDQC (this is to maintain continuity) a LT will be placed here.
BAS will lose remaining ADS.
23 5/18/2011 03:17:00 PM
Hello Howard! Gosh, Howard must be in a real panic mode right now. What is he really qualified to do? Of course, he is great at taking care of friends and being a politican. He has been seen wandering the streets around the academy on his blackberry looking very worn out.
I think McCarthy kind of looks like Cliff from Cheers. If anyone is thinking of a nick name for the new boss we can build off that.
5/18/2011 04:20:00 PM
Watch the episode where Cliff is picking out his nickname. He settles on "Big Shooter", dut it doesn't catch on.
Word is that the new guy was very impressed by Steve Peterson and will most likely appoint him as 1st Deputy.
5/18/2011 01:33:00 AM
Steve. C'mon now.
I think McCarthy kind of looks like Cliff from Cheers. If anyone is thinking of a nick name for the new boss we can build off that.
5/18/2011 04:20:00 PM
G-MACK.
5/18/2011 11:29:00 PM
He is definitely not a bad looking man, that's for sure.
---not a cop
Anonymous said...
Who is qualified to run a disaster by Dept of Homeland Security, only one person and that person isn't exempt
5/18/2011 12:26:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is a disaster!
5/18/2011 09:59:00 AM
A background check of all Homeland Security employees should be made. You'll be very surprised at what you come up with. Some don't even have a license to drive.
Intel Unit 191:Blago's former driver getting tons of OT from his bud Cdr Mikey Meahler-Fraud waste and abuse No limit on official misconduct
Doesn't Rodney work da west side
Very interesting. First exempt meeting with the new boss and the commander of MSF decides to send a LT in his place. Since there is no reason to have both MSF and TRU looks like we know the answer. Nice way to show first impression commander.
5/18/2011 06:13:00 PM
Have a clue before you speak, I'm sure he would have liked to be there but he was in springfield for a conference. Something that was planned for a while and was told to go by his superior.
We (you & me) pay an FOP lobbyist to work for us on legislation in Springfield. Now we also pay Mark Donahue to help us with legislation. I just looked up EVERY piece of our legislation. NOT ONE HAS BEEN ACTED ON SINCE MARCH 17. Please make your calls.
Do you want them to take away your pension?
No training for YOU patrol idiots. Get shot, killed, maimed. MSF will get our backs.... 1st watch
5/18/2011 05:16:00 AM
where can i get some training on how a ten men team process a one bad weed arrest while their fearless sgt watches on to make sure everyone gets credit for the numbers. hahahaha
MacDaddy sounds like a good nickname
Anonymous said...
MacDaddy sounds like a good nickname
5/19/2011 07:37:00 AM
Is ther enough room for 2 MacDaddy's in this town????????
Anonymous said...
We were told tonight at TRU rollcall that based on the training that MSF has recieved and the lack of training TRU has received, the likely situation would be that we would be disbanded. I guess they are giving us the heads up.
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Just what is your specialty?
5/18/2011 11:23:00 PM
Spoken like a true whiner. No pun intended.
5/19/2011 12:25:00 AM
Where is the pun in that?
"Word is that the new guy was very impressed by Steve Peterson and will most likely appoint him as 1st Deputy."
If what you're posting on here is the truth, it's frightening as all hell. McCarthy was impressed
with Peterson? Are you sure the new Supt. wasn't
having a conversation with a closet door?
I've been in the patrol division, in a district, in a beat car, for 25 years. I'm not complaining. It was my choice. I have no problem with guys that are in units either. Everybody is beating each other up because we are short of manpower. Stand behind each other and channel your energies at getting more police hired. Make sure all the taxpayers know that they are being neglected due to a lack of police.
Start with no more 3 and 4 person cars.
purchase cars if needed AFTER the needed ones are taken away from the perk and freebie elites.
purchase new radios and batteries
this alone would place hundreds back to fill street voids.
$$$ ???
Get rid of top heavy spots.
The $$$ can fund the radios
Light duty the inside jobs with real light duty police and put the
girl friends and brown nosers OUT where they belong.
small steps
In regards to calling in a consulant.
The city has used these guys many times, spent a lot of money and still never did anything.
If the new guy really does something, with or without consultant, if will be a great
I think McCarthy kind of looks like Cliff from Cheers. If anyone is thinking of a nick name for the new boss we can build off that.
5/18/2011 04:20:00 PM
G-MACK.
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Agreed; Cliff Clavin is a good start. You could go with just "Mailman”. I like "Newman" the New York mailman from Seinfeld. Depending on how things go in the next few weeks you can always go with "postal".
Anonymous said...
Sorry, just read the article. Wasserman was free. But still, why do you need a consultant?
5/18/2011 06:32:00 AM
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Thats to help him cut down on the time needed to make the changes. He is running the CPD plus trying to figure out Who is Who, who does what, what is what, etc. So bring in someone to take notes and get things in order. That is the same way most things are done.
Who the hell is this guy Wasserman? He was down at traffic yesterday at 18th/State. He had all the supervisors answering questions as we in special employment waited for roll call.
A new guy from out of town, not one day on the CPD and he is here to recommend wholesale changes at no salary?
What is this, from jodyweis to this? Are we so clueless and leaderless that we don't know how the hell to run our own police department?
This is a hell of a legacy shortshanks is leaving us, a police department so thoroughly fucked up that we need to reach out to that bastion of modern policing, Newark, NJ, to find a leader.
Isn't there a former US Marine of sufficient rank that can run this damn thing?
To borrow a phrase from Casey Stengel, "Doesn't anyone here know how to play this game?"
What kind of contract does this guy have and how much is his pay and benefit package?
He better not try to grab at our pension!
Since McCarthy starred in the show "Brick City" which was about NJ police. His new nickname should be "BrickMac" a play on McDonald's BigMac sandwich.
What's the beef with Lt.D.S in 013? I don't think he's so bad. I mean what does he ask us to do? Show up on time, wear a proper uniform, show SOME kind of activity. That's about it. We see him at roll call for about 15 minutes and then unless we have an arrest report for him to approve, we don't see him for the rest of the day which means that in reality most of us will not see him after rollcall unless Joe Stumblebum jumps in front of one of our squad car and surrenders. Me thinks some of us have to much free time on our hands, time spent beefin about one thing or another.
5/18/2011 09:28:00 PM
Seriously? You must be one of his ski buddy sgts or something. Anyone who has had dealings with this man knows that he's unstable. The very definition of micro manager, back stabber, and nut case. One day he will joke with you, the next he has that nut case stare about him and slams the c/o book at roll call. Treats all p/o's under him as people who are "out to get him". We are all adults and we arent allowed to treat citizens on the street as he does us.
5/19/2011 12:47:00 AM
True dat !!! I wonder if he treats his own family members like he treats his P.O.'S on his watch. We're happy as heck on our watch, our Capt is cool , and from what we've heard 2nd watch is just as cool with their bosses. we feel for you all on 3rd watch- he does need to and should leave/ transfer out of our district.
Anonymous said...
Dear scc, is there any way that you can compile a lust of exemts that were double and triple merit promoted?
Thank you.
5/18/2011 10:52:00 PM
i have lusted after a few..but ill never tell..I GOT A LUST FOR LIFE!!
MacDaddy sounds like a good nickname
5/19/2011 07:37:00 AM
prevert.
when mccarthy cuts exempts , assigns the district commanders office police back to beat cars,only then will I believe there is change .
Jfled allowed commanders to have more office police than any other supt . he didn't have a clue.
We've always had units. We've always had p.o.'s detailed out to units. but we've never had a manpower shortage like we do now. we lose about 30 to 35 officers every month. Units are necessary. They serve a purpose and most there, are great officers and pull their wait and then some. Answer to our manpower problems, hire more police officers. the city needs to get their head out their ass and hire more cops.
I work at Homan square. Been there a very long time. If i have to go back to a district well Its been a good ride. At least i have a job
To 5/18/11 1:16pm I am not sure what the circumstances were with the Allstate lady but I can honestly say that the policy is legit. I have the premium policy and was off for 6 months. They pay well . Much better than Combined and Aflac.
First order of business should be to devise a plan to deal with the summer violence.
He should not do any demoting or rearranging until he knows who's who. I don't think it will take him long to discover the truth about the likes of DTEB, Carrothers, Henny Penny, et. al. They should all have foot posts on Roosevelt Rd.!
Since it seems many fellow officers do not like one bag weed arrests, cases don't get prosecuted and the city needs cash why don't we just make posession under 2.5 g eligible for an anov if appropriates
Please get rid of the dc of 025.
An arrogant, triple merit boss who has always been in specialized units and always taken care of. Not a dumb man, but has no idea how to speak to his personnel. He has a condescending attitude and is unable to separate his personal and professional opinions of subordinates. Vindictive. Shame on you cv..
Another day, Another Collar !
TO:5/18/2011 08:08:00 AM,
The last team that I felt that I was truly on was my old fireteam. Too much estrogen and drama, and that's just the dudes.
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