Outsider to be Named Superintendent
We went to bed on the news Osama bin Laden was dead, covered in bacon grease and buried at sea. Now we wake up to Garry McCarthy being crowned by both newspapers as the new superintendent of police:
[Sun Times] Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel today will introduce Newark, N.J. , police chief Garry McCarthy as Chicago’s new police superintendent, sources said, gambling that McCarthy’s big city experience will overcome the fact that he is another outsider.
McCarthy replaces Jody Weis, a career FBI agent who rank and file police officers never accepted because they viewed him as an outsider who didn’t have their backs.
Last week, McCarthy, who will celebrate his 52nd birthday later this week, demonstrated that he is keenly aware of the morale problems he is inheriting.
- [Tribune] Newark, N.J., police Director Garry McCarthy, who debuted innovative and controversial crime-fighting techniques during a long career in New York, will be named Chicago's new police superintendent on Monday, a source with Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's transition team said Sunday.
McCarthy, who was a contender for the Chicago job in 2003, was one of three finalists named Friday by the Chicago Police Board following weeks of interviewing and background checking. While the board is not scheduled to present its list to Emanuel for official action until he is sworn in May 16, the mayor-elect never planned on waiting that long and conducted his own candidate search that put McCarthy at the top.
It will certainly be interesting to see how well he can run up against the entrenched political forces here who appoint gold stars without regard qualifications, educational experience or police ability. We sense another mass bloodletting similar to what happened when J-Fled arrived in town. We wonder if it will turn out any better this time, because it would be hard to see it turning out worse.
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posted by SCC at 7:01 AM
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So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
Give the Guy a chance. He has to be better then a Rev. picked Sup.
Great, another experiment. Why can't he just pick a proven, home grown candidate. It's going to be 2 years of transitioning followed by a year of explaining why it's not working out. I hope you reconsider Mr. Mayor
I guess this means professional courtesy is back in a big way.
Hey, give the man a chance. He
cannot do any wose than his
predecessors and by his being
from out of town he owes no favors
and has no axes to grind.
Garry McCarthy has received good reviews as both a boss and a street cop from Newark PD FOP Lodge 12 and numerous NYPD contacts. He worked the streets in hellholes in New York City's most violent boroughs: Brooklyn and the Bronx.
Personally, I'm delighted with Mayor-elect Emanuel's choice.
Don't let the stigma of "outsider" J-Fled poison your mind on "outsider" McCarthy.
"Clout" is so deeply entrenched within the CPD that we need an experienced "outsider" with COURAGE, HONOR and INTEGRITY to restore the PRIDE. I believe that McCarthy is well aware that rampant "CLOUT" is the most demoralizing factor in the CPD, indeed the most politically corrupt City of Chicago.
McCarthy's selection could mark the dawning of a new era for "the best and the brightest" members of the CPD in promotions and assignments.
I could be wrong. Let's wait and see.
What a joke !
Keep working hard for this joke!
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So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
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Yeah right, libtard. Note the useage of the great libtard equator link, meant to be their word to legitimize the bullshit statement that comes next:
"Basically"
Yeah, "basically" you're an idiot.
The The National Police Research Platform survey that was sent out via department email is for some professor from either the U of I or the Univ. of Chicago.
This is not something that the department is doing. This is some federal grant that a professor got.
Just to let you know.
And, NO I WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING!
5/01/2011 07:22:00 PM
They fill these 'studies' with a bunch of nonsense questions, then throw a few zingers in there. They will use those answers to 'prove' some ridiculous notion. They will then say that these 'scientific results' were gleaned from actual Police Officers.
Unless they want to tell me what this is for, I will pass on these 'scientific' studies every time. The academic world is so far left, they cannot think right.
I will never respect that guy because of the incident with his daughter. Like he didn't make enough money to just pay the damn ticket.
I read on Thee Rant that his wife was driving the unmarked squad.
And yet, he suffered no consequences for his actions.
Mark my words, nothing around here will change. White shirts will skate and blue shirts still still get screwed.
And if he thinks becoming a 'sworn IL law enforcement officer' will qualify him to wear OUR uniform, he better think again. And little Mikey better make it abundantly clear!
Wow, that is really a slap in the face to all the exempts who thought they had a shot.
At least it's not Kirby or Aunt Bea.
I guess we can toss out CPD Rules #'s 1, 2 & 4, as our soon to be new leader has violated all of them in his past!
Well...Hmmmm...What does that really say about our own Personnel? Basically that in Rhaminator's Eyes, no one within our own Department can run this organization. I'll give this guy a chance. At least he's not being brought in to Clean House, but address crime issues and the low low low morale problem. Hopefully he cuts ties with the B/S Revs, corrupt politicians, and oh yea the Cook County States Attorney's Office who is under the impression that they actually oversea this Department. Maybe this won't be such a bad move. Let's see how it plays out.
CompStat here we come
The "broken window" theory no longer holds true in a city that is completely broken by corruption among the politicians who control lucrative municipal contracts and the constant promotion of clout heavy, no street experience exempts in the police department.
I am willing to be open minded about this appointment, but all I see is the continuation of smoke and mirrors to appease an ignorant electorate.
I also don't envision fair and equitable treatment toward those cops who try to do right thing. It is going to be more of the same reactionary response of punishing the whole rank and file as opposed to weeding out the few who should not be on this job.
Until I see otherwise, I will leave the aggressiveness to the young cops who think they can make a difference. I pray to God that I am wrong, because I have missed being the police, but I won't lose my job over it.
So, Mr. Superintendent McCarthy, ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT THE GUYS AND GALS IN BLUE OR WILL IT BE MORE OF THE SAME OLD BULLSHIT?
Here we go again, another outsider bringing other outsiders in to key position, all with no knowledge og the workings of the department or the city. I just hope he's not gonna try and make Chicago, New York. Stir the pot too much and we're all gonna have problems.... again!!
I am a proud member of CPD and I support McCarthy all the way!!! This guy has been the police before. He will do things that will piss all of us off. Every supt has since I've been on the job.
Williams would have been awful and Kirby worse than that. I know a huge group of POs wanted Wysinger. He will get his chance. The guy is only in his 40's. This will not be like Weiss.
the new boss will see the obvious signs immediately--- a serious shortage in manpower and a morale problem--- he will go to city hall looking for more resources and he will be told NO--- make any changes you want as long as it doesn't cost any more money--- he is basically already shot in the foot and he hasn't even put in one day yet....
Welcome BOSS!
This is a refreshing change of pace from the inept corrupt hacks that the CPD suffers through.
Time to rebuild the CPD. Maybe we won't be the laughingstock of America anymore?
Good Choice Rahm.
Two days of good news, lets hope for a hat trick.
Finally we get a professional!
hasn't everyone made mistakes over the course of a career?
Pretty sad to think that out of all the exempts we have not one of them is qualified to to be the sup. That's what merit promotions give you.
Please dump Leo Schmitz the self promoting ass
I think of the three, he is the best choice. He has theresults to back it up. The blog has touted anybody but Kirby and Gene Williams as well. If he comes in and takes a couple of months to evaluate his command staff, and Emmanuel lets him RUN the police, we may be better off. Williams and Kirby would both be political puppets.
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
He put his family first, you must not be the police. You have never seen that done here. What, were you in the same cave with bin Laden??
Wow!!! How stupid can Rahm be....we may be a dysfunctional family at times but we are still a family. Any insider is better than Any outsider. If this guy thinks attending some classes like Masters did gives one the right to wear the uniform or makes him a Chicago Cop, he is already demonstrating how clueless he is. Really?!!! You Name a guy who was arrested for attacking two coppers over a ticket?. Weis round two!!
"McCarthy later ran the CompStat system that held commanders accountable for crime statistics in their districts in harsh monthly reviews."
----This worries me! Can you say more Units and Event Numbers????
More that things change the more they remain the same with different buffoons!
Way to go Rahm! Continue to step in shit like the last mumbling, bumbling, tax thieving, idiot Daley!
cpd needs a strong superintendent from the outside , someone who will eliminate the merit political appointments and promote qualified police officers to command / exempt positions from rank of sgt and lt that passed both tests and were never merit promoted
McCarthy is a good choice , remember when you take over , most of command staff never passed a promotional exam . Time to clean house and appoint some qualified
commanders . You will need more beat officers , before you hire , clean out the paper pushers that have more war stiries than street cops . Start dumping commanders that have way to many officers hiding in the office doing nothing .
Good luck if you get top job , most will welcome the change .
In the immortal words of Bender J. Rodriguez: "we're boned".
so....the guy gets arrested for disorderly conduct....well, if that were to happen here, would Ms. Anita indict him for aggravated battery and official misconduct?
This guy will be great for the working police. On the other hand the slugs, most exempts, and the daytime dollies are in for a shitstorm. This guy is OK
Oh no.
Here we go again..........!
Gets a DC ticket and fined and that is ok with Rahm? He just opened the floodgates for no punishment for off duty minor beefs.
Any copper that interferes, MFs, etc on duty officers is a jagballs.
What a slap in the face to this department. Basically they said that due to merit promotions and the fact that less than 10 % of this department with a gold star have actually passed a test to be promoted, there is not one person from this department that's qualified to run it. Its strange than no reporter picked up on that.
He did not attack two police officers. That is a lot of BS. You have to give this guy a chance, if he gets the job. It seems like a lot of people on this blog just want Rahm to fail, no matter what. You have a stake in this city and you should want it to succeed . I hope it is McCarthy. The exempts of this department are all inbred and cannot move this department forward . It needs a breath of fresh air and new way of conducting business. McCarthy has been well liked and successful where ever he has gone.The department is not respected in national police circles. I have traveled in some of these circles the past few years. The detective division is laughed at, not for the quality of its detectives, but for the quality of its leaders and its reporting system.
Maybe this guy can finally put the dogs to work. I'm tired of carrying the 6th District on my back.
Attention Media: Weis wasn't accepted because he was an outsider,
he wasn't accepted because he was incompetent
I hope he gets a shave and a haircut at least.
Here we go again.
Meet the new boss same as the old boss.
Dear Mr McCarthy
Welcome to the Chicago police department. Your first act to restore morale that everybody talks about but does nothing for, should be to start promoting off the sgt list that has been up for four years but has only promoted less then 200 people who studied very hard for it. To break with every other supt, you should ignore the 30% merit and go right down the list according to score. If you did this, there are many of us that would go to war for such a leader that we have not seen on this dept in years. Godspeed friend.
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
So what!!! He has a right to protect his kid. You write my kid and I will be up your ass as well. He is here now and the CPD's problem so STFU.
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
He was made for this job. Already knows the two sets of rules.
New Jersey Police Official Attacks Cop Over Ticket
A top New York Police Department official appeals charges that stem from an attempt to get his daughter out of a parking ticket.
The New York Police Department Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Garry McCarthy, 47, will appear in a Hackensack, New Jersey courtroom today to appeal a disorderly conduct conviction that arose from an attempt to get his daughter out of a parking ticket. The charge stems from a February 18, 2005 shouting match with police at a Palisades Interstate Parkway rest stop in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
"He believed the officers would show deference to him as a high-ranking officer and secure a dismissal of the parking violation," the prosecution's legal brief stated, as quoted in the Star-Ledger newspaper.
McCarthy and his wife had been traveling in a NYPD Ford Explorer while daughters Kyla, 18, and Kimberly, 15, followed in a Saturn sedan. At around 11:20pm the daughters separated from their parents to enter a rest stop and use the restroom. A pair of Parkway police officers, neither in uniform, noticed they Saturn had parked in a handicapped parking space. The officers issued a parking ticket.
Returning to their vehicle, Kyla McCarthy explained she suffered from ankle surgeries following an automobile accident. She had a valid handicapped ID badge on her personal vehicle, but the Saturn she had been driving at the time belonged to her mother. The New Jersey officers didn't accept the explanation, so she immediately called her father from a cell phone.
Garry McCarthy drove up in the police SUV, blocking the unmarked New Jersey police car. McCarthy described one of the New Jersey officer's response to him as a "profanity-laced tirade at the top of his lungs." The New Jersey officers accused McCarthy of the same, adding that they smelled alcohol on his breath. As a crowd watched, McCarthy was arrested and placed in handcuffs.
During a trial lasting several months, McCarthy's attorney questioned the credibility of one New Jersey officer, pointing to 24 civil complaints on his record. McCarthy and his wife were ultimately convicted of making "unreasonable noise" and each charged $230. Their appeal will be heard today.
McCarthy is now being considered for the police chief job in Newark, New Jersey.
Source: Newarks top cop pick nears court date (New Jersey Star-Ledger,
our new boss
Yes professional courtesy I believe it's called, and we will get back to it... It's a lost art
I thought when I saw obama was going to make a breaking statement that he was going to say he was leaving DC to return to Chicago and run the CPD ha ha
Some people never learn.
OT--Alexi Giannoulias is now a professor at Northwestern University.
"More recently, a budget crisis in Newark has forced McCarthy to lay off 100 of the officers he hired in recent years."
give it a break . ITS BETTER THEN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.
NYPD thread at "Thee Rant" regarding McCarthy.
http://theerant.yuku.com/topic/40568/finalist-for-CPD-PC-Garry-McCarthy
At least he is a proven "leader" would you Rather have kirby (The one who sent out 1300 reprimands on coppers looking at what other coppers do) or gene Williams (The reverends friend) Sorry boys and girls McCarthy is best choice especially now after bin laden killed we may be in for some terror shit from the asshole muslims that follow this pos that we killed! go USA!!
I can't wait to see the backstabbing exempts do everything they can to keep their little gold star. Most of them would give up their first born to keep their spot.
You guys lucked out. We heard about that Weis. Garry McCarthy was "a cop's cop". I still work the 70th Pct. in Flatbush, Brooklyn. McCarthy was our boss.
Best wishes to our CPD brothers and sisters.
Give this guy a chance, it will no doubt be better than the last three years. CPD has been completely oblivious to the potential for terror strikes here and this guy was near the top of NYPD which has been well prepared for the potential of terror strikes. I think Rahm really took this into consideration when he interviewed him, Chicago is a prime target with being the nation's "second city", being the hometown of the POTUS and have a Mayor of the Jewish faith. Secondly, McCarthy brings with him a culture that actually holds its command staff responsible for the performance of their districts/units. Rahm very much wants to break the stranglehold of the 11th and 19th wards on city politics and he is not really beholden to the west side reverends if he didn't pick Williams. We might actually see some shakeups that are good which would allow the mayor to pick someone from within the department the next time around. And I'm not saying that NYPD is better than CPD, but we could learn something from them just as they could learn something from us. As far as the ticket situation in NJ, most of our exempts have far more serious baggage than that unfortunately, it was shitty for him to get involved in that but at least it was for his family and not over a broad, a search warrant on a condo, lying on a resume, family ties to a corrupt alderman, a shithead son with a gun, security breaches to see a celebrity, threatening a boyfriend who is a subordinate and then beating a child, etc etc etc
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
It's sure better than the other two choices though. Besides, I'm sure those cops were being the typical assholes that alot of cops can be.
Note to Gary McCarthy: Skip the bloodletting and politics; stick to "Riding in squad cars, with Officers". Build morale above all else. Order supervisors to "back the troops",(when they are in the right)as was done in the old days. Know that the CPD is steeped in tradition, and strive to maintain same. Rebuild this once proud law enforcement agency. You will enjoy riding on calls in a big city Police Dept!
OT Hey SCC word has it the FOP signed a check for 20,000 for mark D party cuz they were short 200 peeps. This party was organized by his ex secretary who was fired this didn't go to the board for a vote
i am sooooooo glad kirby did not get it....nor the reverend puppet that was a contender....let the dumping begin...lets get rid of the same old same old....i hope he cleans house at 35th st.
#1, Why do we have a Police Board?
#2, Why did he leave N.Y.P.D.?
I'm a regular civilian who wanted to chime in here---I am surprised that Emanuel would hire a non-CPD person to be chief. I know that there's quality leaders among your colleagues who could have done the job better. My condolences.
"Outsider to be Named Superintendent" (again).
It's too bad that no one from within the department is thought to be good enough to run it.
At least the Titanic had a band.
My cousin is on the job with CPD. Garry McCarthy will respond on gun runs and 10-13 calls. He will make that scumbag J-Fled look like a puzzy. Good luck.
Daley (via Weis) already purged most of the ones who were strong and independent, but I guess we can't have anyone too strong in that position; he might go against the "advice" offered by he mayor.
Still, It's sad that none of the currently-employed, political hack, kiss-ass bosses can serve as the mayor's yes-man.
I can't help but laugh at all the exempts at 35th scrambling around looking for a "guy" or a "spot".
They might have to try and "remember" how to be the police in a district for crying out loud! Let's see what politicians carry weight with the ballerino. It should be interesting at the least.
let's see if he hires the 2000 coppers we need.
Well, whoever he is, he WILL obey or get tossed out. He will be nothing more than a pupet.
The bosses who should have been fired or go to jail will still be protected and promoted.
Since 1855, nothing has changed.
Read "We Serve and Collect" for the early history of CPD
Like NYPD is such a stand up department. They had more than their share of problems when he was coming up
Ot, what's interesting about the Bin laden killing is that the same people that are screaming for joy because justice is served are the same people that whine about how inhumane it is to have the death penalty in this country.
If they made Jesus Christ Superintendent some of you would still have a problem. Suck it up and do your job, nothing will change us having to get up and go do our job.
uh uh uh uh.... did you hear this guy???
Hopefully he is smart enough to not wear our uniform. He can do the job just a well wearing a suit.
Rahm is a liar.
"So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great."
Yeah, like the other two candidates were sooo much better? Enough already. Give the guy a break at least he's willing to go thru the academy before he puts on the uniform, and he knows what it means to be the police. Kirby could only guess at what that's like.
It ain't legit guys. Just roll with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ks_1fynjyw
Mc Carthy on youtube
Excellent choice!
Stay safe, guys!
WJC:jn
Hands down, of the three choices, Rahm made the best choice.
Hopefully, Garry McCarthy will be NOTHING like our nightmare J-FLED.
Please God, let Garry McCarthy be the leader we so sorely need and let him come to be respected by us. Hope springs eternal. Good luck to our new boss, Garry McCarthy. We have high hopes for you.
Another outsider not familiar with Shitcago politics..........Same shit, different day.
Hopefully this is as close as the CPD can get to hiring Bratton.
The Palisades incident is of concern, and hopefully McCarthy regrets any mistake he truly made there.
Cautiously optimistic overall.
Superintendent McCarthy , welcome to CPD , you 'll need to clean up cpd by replacing many of the command staff , most never passed a promotional test . Good move on bringing back 1st Deputy Superintendent , get rid of Captain rank , again most never passed a sgt or lt test .
Good luck , CPD needs new leadership .
well, no one.......really, no one, presently in the ranks of the CPD qualified to run it.....
My sister-in-law lives in N.Y. and her husband is NYPD. I went to NY back in 97 for the wedding and met McCarthy while I was there and he seemed like a real nice guy. I also have talked to my brother-in-law and his friends and they say nothing but nice things about this guy. I am just hopeing that the rev-runs & aldercreatures don't get to him. As long as he sticks to his guns we will see quite a few nice changes coming to the CPD.
I guess the police board and Emanuel's people didn't vet their guy very well... crime has been on the rise in Newark. Emanuel specifically stated that McCarthy is here to stop the summer violence.
See this article for an eye opener:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/newark_sees_spike_in_shooting.html
By the way, Newark considers 100 murders a year as alot!
Well Garry, meet Chalkie!!
Welcome aboard McCarthy, I will not judge you on other peoples comments , but as many others on this blog will take a wait and see approach. If you start to drift toward the Jody Weis side you will hear it from us on this blog. I know you already have heard of this Insignificant BLOG! Good Luck.
It will certainly be interesting to see how well he can run up against the entrenched political forces here who appoint gold stars without regard qualifications, educational experience or police ability.
If I may copy some of your post..
That's why we got him in the first place. Pity is, that's how they have been promoting for years and years. Give a regular PO a chance for once and make the testing and promoting fair. It's not just gold stars either. Any promotions require sponsorship, and there is a lot of lost talent because of this unchangeable practice.. look what it gets you. Look at the fuck-ups that have embarrassed this department, most of the guys have all been clout
Note to Self- No tickets for
Mc Carthy's just in case. LOL He cannot be any worse than what we had. There will be changes and people griping about changes. I am just glad it is done. Let improvement begin.
i have to play devil's advocate here. i cant play follow the leader and listen to all of the negative about him. i'm so tired of the "i heard..."
so i did a little homework of my own. this guy grew up in NYC, he is the son of a NYPD detective. he followed his father's and brother's footsteps to become the police. he has a third brother who is also the police.
let's not be too quick to convict this guy of JFled's failures. not even a fair comparison. is he an outsider?? yes....but he is the police.
If Ballerino makes this announcement on day that UBL is killed/captured; JP II is on the way to sainthood; Blago trial starts . . . what info on Garry can he be trying to bury. Oh Yea, and Mike Shields this is a good day to try to get ahead of the FOP's manure pile -- you'd be like story #18. Don't blow this. (Sorry, poor choice of words.)
At least he was the police.
trust me, we are secretly in federal oversite. Rahm wanted to bring in someone from within until the feds stepped in and told rahm not so fast. you will pick our guy or face complete federal oversite in chicago... needless to say we have an outsider.
Probably two years of gold star alignment with no new sergeants or dicks! Boy, I'm glad I took those promotional exams.
I should have figured what the final "deal" was gonna be after I left St Jude yesterday morning. I found myself talking to "people" who would have known about where the "local" choice fared in this choice to take the Superintendent's job. Let's just say that certain folks apparently already knew what the final decision was and were already resigned to it. They were already preparing to get behind the "new guy" in the name of helping to bring the Department back to greatness. Problem is, if you are not personally in "The" command position to implement the necessary changes and take the proper decisions to make those changes, then all you can do is offer those suggestions and advice - especially when those offers are born of law enforcement experience over decades. All we as members of the organization can hope is that this time offers of sound advice will be accepted and seriously considered, rather than being rejected and shown the proverbial door. Our very existence as a viable and world-class law enforcement organization is at stake.
Glad Gene Williams didn't get it, guess we just have to wait and see how McCarthy handles himself. Oh well, at least it is not EB or J-Fled!!
I want to add that if this choice of Rahm is indicative of what his tenure as Mayor is going to be, then the Department might do well to steel itself for a similar situation that we discovered with J-Fled. Why bring in another "outside" guy with baggage that has caused members of our own ranks to suffer discipline. Allowing someone with those kinds of issues, just out of the gate, to assume the top job sends the wrong message and does little to improve our image as an organization.
I heard something about this guy wanting to qualify as a sworn member in order to wear the uniform. How the hell do you do that exactly? Go through recruit training and the like? I doesn't pass the smell test to me. Either you're sworn here, or you're not. Rahm simply should have gone with one of our own who has proven integrity. Instead we are being saddled with another outside guy who walks in with problems. Not a good sign.
He stood next to Terry Hillard and said his friend Terry would assist him in the transition. AKA " business as usual." The names remain the same and " merit" will continue to rule.
I wonder what would happen to me if I got a disorderly conduct conviction. Definitely not what happened to Gerry. Callback, fired, living in a van down by the river but not a sup gig.
Would you rather have one of the other two. Hmmmm. I don't think so.
The good: former big city cop
The bad: temperment/self-importance
Lets see the contract !
McCarthy's salary at Newark was $167,000. I wonder what it will be now? Hmmmmm. He stated in an article in the Wall Street Journal that he passed on a job with the New York Yankees that would have paid $750,000.
Here's the link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703339304575240690550475762.html
LMAO Be Careful what you wished for
1st and the 16th. Back each other up and get home safe, other than that who cares who the supe is. There going to do whatever they want to do anyway.
so wow what a slap in the face to all the exempts who climbed thru the ranks to get another outsider so just come right out and say that nobody that works in this city for the city is f----- qualified why dont you
This is the end result of having merit promoted the entire upper echelon of the Chicago Police Department into their current positions. Clearly there was not one person that was capable of running things. Thus, Rahm was forced to go outside the department.
Very sad. Maybe this guy will actually promote qualified individuals to the exempt ranks, so that our next Superintendent can come from within.
And maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt!
Note to new guy:
Run, I mean run as fast as you can away from people with "superintendent's policy group" on their resume or they tell you they were a part of that group.
Trust me.
He cant be any worse than the last boss we had.
free Bill Cozzi
Quit crying about a outsider running this department! I don't blame the mayor-elect, meritorious promotions have destroyed this department. Anyone else notice that most supervisors promoted meritoriously are shaky jakes or yes men? Most promoted by merit didn't deserve it, they had political connections, Rev. connections, bought their promotion, bosses buddy and etc. You have a bunch of people who are running around telling you what to do and think they are better than you and they can't even score high enough on a promotional exam to get promoted on their own. We are no better than the county, just a department full of political hacks!
To 706 am I believe his bs attack on two officers and his ability to keep his job are reasons he got this job. You see that showed rahmbo that he is aware of the chicago way of two sets of rules thus making him a perfect canidate
Starting out on a stupid foot again!
A "Don't you know who I am?" kinda guy to remind you that you are public servant...great.
i noticed his goatee i wonder if he has a bumpcard
"So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great."
--5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
Da Vaneckos run free in Da City Dat Daley Built.
"While the [Fire and Police Board] is not scheduled to present its list to Emanuel for official action until he is sworn in May 16, the mayor-elect never planned on waiting that long and conducted his own candidate search that put McCarthy at the top."
Oh. There's the established way, and then there's the Emanuel way.
See how you lose a finger?
S__t.
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Oh shut up. The guy fucked up. He paid a price in money and embarrassment. You telling me that you would not try to intervene for your kid? He did it wrong, I'll give you that, but get your foot off of his neck.
just saw press conference..." transparency" he's going to have to shave his goatee , or will that be uniform F .. goatee shorts ball cap and spandex...lol
Important questions to be answered ... Cubs or Sox ??? If comes here wearing a Yankee hat and a Jets or Giants jersey ... well he can tell his story walking ...
He'll do a good job he owe's only one person and that is Rahm. I don't see him as the kind of person that is going to listen to the bullshit revruns and ministers. He can and will tell them to fuck off I hope. Maybe he can also let the people of this schity know the truth about what is really going on in the streets.
From Chicago Breaking News:
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel today named as Chicago's new police superintendent Garry McCarthy, the Newark, N.J., police director who debuted innovative and controversial crime-fighting techniques during a long career in New York.
"Garry's experience spearheading innovation will bring new ideas to the Chicago Police Department," Emanuel said at a news conference. "Garry is ready to lead today. He knows how to lead a large police force."
Emanuel detailed McCarthy's history as a beat officer in New York City who rose to deputy commissioner. On Sept. 11, 2001, McCarthy "stood strong. We never doubted his courage or his commitment," Emanuel said.
Emanuel said McCarthy will restore the command structure, including selecting a number two in charge of the department.
The incoming mayor also announced the rest of his public safety team. Emanuel is keeping Richard Hoff as fire commissioner. The 33-year Fire Department veteran was appointed by Mayor Richard Daley nearly a year ago. He's a two-time winner of the department's top award for bravery and was the incident commander of the department's deployment to New York City after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Leading the city's 911 center will be Gary Schenkel. He's a former Marine who led federal security efforts at O'Hare International Airport and currently has been working at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Felicia Davis will be deputy chief for public safety. She's a 10-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department.
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Three points:
1. Someone tell the editor that Fire Comm. Hoff's first name is Robert.
2. Is Schenkel the guy who ran the academy?
3. who is Felicia Davis?
Good luck to McCarthy, good job keeping Hoff.
I am happy that I am retired.
Be careful everyone!
Gary Schenkel is back too. Wow.
Anonymous said...
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
You're right, Kirby would have been better.
Why pass judgement based on a report from the same media that everyone of us dislikes?
I for one will wait and see, this is superintendent number 8 for me and not one of the previous seven have affected me personally.
Good Luck.
"This town needs an enema". Think we just got one. Maybe things will change. NOT
May 26
100 detectives, 50 sergeants will be made. NO MERIT.
Class will only be two weeks.
No more disorderly conducts or false temporary plates. The new focus is taking ALL named offenders into custody for every single case report no matter what the crime.
MSF and TRU are done on May 26, everyone back to a district. Narcotics to be halved. Two secretaries per commander, no more office jobs. No more watch secretaries.
Big, big changes ahead.
dark days are upon us once again.
Great these exempts are lunatics as it is they are only going to get worse trying to save their jobs. Wonder who his advisors are going to be? Hopefully this guy waits a few months before just dumping everyone. He needs to make his own decisions about people. Certain people still won't be affected, they will always be protected.
DOn't you get it? The people who make these kinds of decisions 'see' only what they choose to. Remember when EB was demoted due to numerous sexual shennanighans, only to find himself re-promoted some months later, with Weis describing him as "a leader?"
Not that I think McCarthy is any worse than any of the other candidates bantered about in numerous news articles, but if you interfered in a ticket your groan child had received here and you were an exempt rank officer, don't you think that once it became exposed that you did, you would be DEMOTED at the very least? This crap here in Shitcago will never change, but I wish McCarthy the best.
Rahm just showed how he speaks out of both sides of his mouth, during the election he stated that the next Supt. would be an insider. Look for this to be the watermark for the rest of his career.
Who is Felicia Davis and what is a 'deputy chief for public safety'?
McCarthy can't do any worse than WEISel/Masters did!
But you've gotta ask yourself this: What kind of message does it send when Daley selects someone
who retired 8 YEARS AGO to take over the management of the CPD when Weis leaves? Most of Weis's 'inner circle' were placed there either by Daley or his ball warmer Masters. And now NONE OF THEM IS GOOD ENOUGH? And now, Emanuel selects an OUTSIDER
to run the CPD? AGAIN? How bad will the dumping and slashing be THIS TIME? Are Kirby and Williams on the chopping block? What's to become of Aunt Bea, JJ, and the human cue ball (Peterson)?
Get ready for an influx of New Yorkers into the CPD leadership.
We live in interesting times. Now promote already!!!
We should all get a "free pass" for an off-duty "freak-out". However, those free passes are usually doled out only to CPD exempt.
From here on, We (blue shirts) should also all get a "free pass" for:
family members involved in drug dealing in property we own
domestics when you threaten the signif other's job
domestic when you strike your kid and they call dcfs
not passing the firearms qualifications, but come to work anyway
oversee prayer sessions while on patrol
be heavily involved in a scandal when your subordinates are all going to fed prison
Amazingly, all those involved in the above were not demoted, only promoted...... I'm not sure how this guy is going to be....another do as I say, not as I do person??
It's now up on THEE RANT.
See thread "Emanuel names Garry McCarthy new Chicago Police Supt."
Favorable comments so far.
top 3 public safety job to crackers!
wow!
Let the Dept of Revenue issue parking tickets under the new regime.
Here we go again!
Emanuel names McCarthy new top cop
unedited video
http://www.cltv.com/news/wgntv-emanuel-to-announce-new-cpd-chief-may2,0,6164238.story
What does that say about the rank and file??? You guessed it...
He can't be worse than jodi at least he was a cop in a large urban department.
He'll have SOS up and running in no time.
Just what the City Needs...
A Super with anger Management Issues like 42 short had.
The entire police board process and that nationwide search was another sham, yada yada yada!
It never changes in this city.
As far as bringing in outside leadership, there's a famous quote that comes to mind.
"Those who don't learn are destined to repeat!" Dear, God, I hope it's not gonna happen again, but history seems to be against us on this.
As a young man on the job there's still so much I don't understand. I truly believe the greatest quality police officers have is the thankless of the job. In that way my CPD Family in Blue truly performs God's work when we chose to be selfless. These selfless acts routinely performed by my fellow POs fills me w/an immeasurable pride to part of "Our Family!"
Stay safe
At least this guy has a proven track record running large municipal departments. The same couldn't be said for JFRAUD.
I don't think you'll see quite the massive turnover in the upper echelon of the dept. but obviously some changes are inevitable.
Let's hope that he surrounds himself with quality individuals that he can rely on as he familiarizes himself with our dept. We all know JFRAUD dropped the ball with that aspect right from the get go. There are a lot of idiots in rank on this dept. and I'm hoping this guy is sharp enough to see right through a lot of their bullshit.
to get an idea of what this guy is like, on a cable channel, ifc i think, is a documentary series called "brick city" about newark, the mayor cory booker and this guy. from what ive seen how he does his job, and i know it may be for the camera, i like what i see. check out the show for yourselves. this guy does have a very high opinion of himself but he seems to have the chops to back it up. welcome sir
Take a peek!
www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/newarks_police_chief_is_suspen.html
All the CPD phony exempts better tread lightly! McCarthy has apparently got some hog balls!
Hire ANOTHER outsider? As they say in the bud light commercials:
"Here we go!"
If true to his style at Newark and NYPD, McCarthy will remove incompetent exempts. Precincts in New York went through as many as 5 commanders a year when he was running Operations there. The test will be if an abject idiot like Carothers is left in place. If he is, it is business as usual. If McCarthy is given the ability to make decisions for the good of the Department and not a puppet of the machine, it won't take long to see. Stanley, Murphy, Brown, Welch...the list of brainless exempt paychecks goes on and on. Today they are afraid they might be sent packing. For the good of the City, I hope McCarthy proves their fears correct.
My only knowledge of McCarthy was from watching him on the show "Brick City", where he looked to be a pretty good cop.However , if he was frustrated by the politics in Newark, wait till he gets here and see how things work. The police realistically are only one third of the solution to what's going on here on our streets . I know you guys arrest a lot of bad guys on good arrests , but unless the State's attorneys office and the judges get on board , it's never going to get better .From what I saw on New York and Newark was that people knew they were going to be held accountable for their criminal acts , thats not happening here.When I first went to work at the court 21 years ago, we had an ex-cop Republican State's Attorney and there was a big difference in the quality and work ethic of the Asa's I watched in court.
SO THAT MEANS ALL R EXEMPTS R NOT QUALIFIED TO BE PROMOTED!!!
ANOTHER SAD DAY IN THE LONG DEMISE OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HOW IS R NEW SUPE GOING TO PICK WHO HIS EXEMPTS R?
RAHM HAS LIST OF CERTAIN NORTH SIDE POLITICAL TYPES WHITE SHIRT AND THE REVS HAVE LIST WHICH RAHM WILL PROMOTE OR MOVE TO GET THE SOUTH SIDE VOTES.
CARUTHERS?
CUELLO?
ALSO BE PREPARED FOR THE CLOUT LESS TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO PRIME UNITS (OCD ,NARCOTICS,COLDCASE AND OTHER CLOUT UNITS.)
LUCKILY I GAVE UP SWEATING THESE TYPE OF THINGS AND FOCUS ON CIGARS AND TASTY LIQUORS.
This just proves everyone at the top is just not qualified to run the department and it was previously proved when the fat stupid midget hired a retired boss to run this mess for a measly two months.
It's gonna take a long time to fix this fuck up.
Anonymous said...
So a guy that basically attacks two officers for writing a 'parking in a handicapped ticket' to his daughter (with his wife no less) gets the job? Great.
5/02/2011 07:06:00 AM
If you don't stick up for your own family, who are you going to stick up for?
Believe it or not, a guy from NYC is in over his head here. "Quality of life arrests?" Forget it. ETB said do. District Commanders held accountable? To who, the Superintendent? Give me a break. This guy has no idea what he's gotten himself into. He'll have no real authority to do anything. Same as always.
"If he becomes Emanuel’s choice, McCarthy said he would go through the Chicago Police Academy and get certified as an Illinois law-enforcement officer before ever putting on the uniform."
http://www.suntimes.com/news/
metro/5089165-417/newarks-
top-cop-ill-go-to-chicago
-police-academy-if-chosen
-by-rahm-emanuel.html
Here we go again on our own, going down the only road we've ever known.
Sounds like a song from my youth...
McCarthy has said if he got the job, he would go through the academy to learn the Illinois law and how to be a cop in Chicago. I like that. I gave J-Fled a chance and he failed. I'll give McCarthy a chance also. I think he will do well as at least he was a cop.
Im going to give the guy a chance. He seems liked by the guys out east and at least hes the police and not a FED. Stop fucking whining every time a decision is made and at least give it a chance. We all bitched and moaned about Weis now we get a new guy and were bitching again. He has to be better than the 2 other shitty finalists. Just shut the fuck up for awhile and see what happens. If he sucks in a yr then believe me we all will know it and have plenty of opportunity to whine then
Rather depressing to think that in an agency the size of CPD that there is nobody qualified to run the organization.
When can I grow my goatee?
Can I be first deputy, Garry? I'll show you the ropes.
GOTTA RUN!
maybe if Rahmbo stands on a tall platform mac can kiss his ass without bending over ????
Fire up the barbecue grill and ice down the sodas. It's time for Weis II -- another sit-down with the bangers.
Newark officials, leaders to meet with violent groups to offer them jobs in effort to reduce crime
Friday, March 11, 2011, 7:00 AM
"The strategy, called "hug-a-thug" by detractors because of the olive branch it extends to criminals, is based on a program called "Operation Ceasefire" that’s been used in Boston, Cincinnati and Chicago in an effort to reduce violent crime.
"Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy calls Ceasefire the next step in the evolution of policing because it’s proactive instead of reactive and involves the entire community. The program, he said, could improve the department’s strained relationship with residents by reducing "stop and frisk" tactics that sometimes make residents feel like the police are an "occupation force."
"This is community policing that doesn’t exist on any other level, where the community and the police are standing together, telling criminals to stop what they’re doing," McCarthy said. "There’s a whole thing here for a racial reconciliation, which there is no doubt this city needs."
Meet the new boss.
Same as the, uh, old boss.
http://www.nj.com/news/
index.ssf/2011/03/newark_officials_leaders_to
_me.html
Sounds like the same old story:
To add insult to injury and embarrassment after Commissioner Ray Kelly let Gary McCarthy skate after the New Jersey incident; Gary was back up to his old tricks again. McCarthy involved himself in another car stop. This one involved the arrest of a relative in Manhattan for drunken driving. When a cop on the midnight tour of the Manhattan North Task Force pulled the relative over, the relative telephoned McCarthy but the cop refused to speak to him. Instead, after consulting with his Sergeant and Lieutenant, the cop arrested the relative of McCarthy. McCarthy was not happy. He began calling the borough commander, Assistant Chief Raymond Diaz, to have the cop, Sergeant and Lieutenant transferred. Behind-the-scenes negotiations with a union trustee ultimately produced a back-door apology.
Tiny Dancer 9.5 also met with Forrest Claypool the new CTA Chairman who is recommending JFLED as the new director of CTA Security. Claypool likes JFLED's Counter-Terrorism background. Claypool is also not a fan of CTA Special and would rather have permanent boots on the ground beefing up Mass Transit.
Let the Garry Busey era begin.
maybe get rid of bosses who have no knowledge of the unit they are running ....
The only thing that bothers me about this guy is the incident in which he got locked up...
Northside
Garry McCarthy has received good reviews as both a boss and a street cop...
...McCarthy's selection could mark the dawning of a new era for "the best and the brightest" members of the CPD in promotions and assignments.
I could be wrong. Let's wait and see.
5/02/2011 07:37:00 AM
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Well, you ended up doing a 180 on the suggestion to give Weis a chance and you finally had to admit defeat on the incessant defense of Trahanas. Maybe the third time will be the charm. I sure hope so, for the Department's sake.
This will be my 7th Supe. You know what? Who Cares. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
The NJ cop union just gave him a vote of no confidence. They're glad to be rid of him.
Just wait folks.
Who will play Major "Bunny" Colvin?
As long as he doesn't have A CAT.
Attention Media: Weis wasn't accepted because he was an outsider,
he wasn't accepted because he was incompetent
5/02/2011 09:26:00 AM
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EXACTLY. The media bought into Weis' excuse that he wasn't the popular kid at the dance.
It had zero to do with being an outsider. It had everything to do with being clueless, useless and vindictive.
Rahm is a liar.
5/02/2011 11:28:00 AM
Surprise, surprise.
RedWine/BlackPowder said...
In the immortal words of Bender J. Rodriguez: "we're boned".
5/02/2011 09:03:00 AM
It's Bender B. (Bending) Rodriguez.
Two days of good news, lets hope for a hat trick.
5/02/2011 08:23:00 AM
i'll make the effort, just for you.
Chalkie
Anonymous said...
At least he was the police.
5/02/2011 12:20:00 PM
By who's standard ?? an anonymous blogger? I Know nothing about this guy outside of public knowledge.
Northside said...
Personally, I'm delighted with Mayor-elect Emanuel's choice.
And this affects you How...?
dark days are upon us once again.
5/02/2011 02:29:00 PM
you could fix that, by pulling your head out of whoever's ass you stuck it up.
You guys lucked out. We heard about that Weis. Garry McCarthy was "a cop's cop". I still work the 70th Pct. in Flatbush, Brooklyn. McCarthy was our boss.
Best wishes to our CPD brothers and sisters.
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Thanks ! Taking this to the bank. Stay tuned
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Wow!!! How stupid can Rahm be....we may be a dysfunctional family at times but we are still a family. Any insider is better than Any outsider. If this guy thinks attending some classes like Masters did gives one the right to wear the uniform or makes him a Chicago Cop, he is already demonstrating how clueless he is. Really?!!! You Name a guy who was arrested for attacking two coppers over a ticket?. Weis round two!!
5/02/2011 08:39:00 AM
And @
So what!!! He has a right to protect his kid. You write my kid and I will be up your ass as well. He is here now and the CPD's problem so STFU.
5/02/2011 09:46:00 AM
If your kids are stupid enough to park illegally...make them pay the F'in Ticket.
Keep your Trap shut and let them LEARN from a Mistake.
Don't let me catch you both parking wrong in 23/18/19 in your personal cars...
Let's give the man a chance guys
Hopefully he is smart enough to not wear our uniform. He can do the job just a well wearing a suit.
5/02/2011 11:25:00 AM
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GOOD God, get over yourself. He was NYPD for 20 some years, he passes Illinois regs, he's more than qualified to wear a uniform. What the fuck did YOU do to earn it, go to the academy. Wow...big f-ing deal.
This article might shed a little light on the "ticket" debacle involving our next Supt.
http://nypdconfidential.com/columns/2006/060123.html
I have two years left in my career as Beat Car Operator. I doubt Garry McCarthy will ever even know I am alive except when he perhaps signs a letter congratulating me for retiring and never making headlines etc.
At least I hope I can spend the next two out of the headlines.
The best & brightest are not terms I would use in describing the CPD. The best & brightest usually quit and go somewhere else. The most connected get promotions and prime spots. You think that doesn't happen in NY? Right, it is all legit there too.
Recall Bernard Kerik, former NYPD Police Commissioner, now known as Federal prisoner 84888-054 housed in Cumberland FCI in Maryland doing a 4 year sentence for tax fraud and lying to Federal officials.
If lying to Feds were really a felony Daley would have gone away long ago.
We have a Supt. with a New York accent. Anyone who is expecting a breath of fresh air better go outside in the springtime and breath deeply.
Good Start!
9.5 actually did us a solid and told the runnin' dog rev'runs, alderfools, "urban translators" and "community activists" that their days of interfering in the operation of CPD as a true law enforcement entity are over.
Or is this a F.U. to them because he didn't need their support and thus doesn't owe them shit?
"We needs to have a say-so in how da Po-leece is run."
The C/O book is chock full of "thou shalt nots" to accommodate their bullshit. Their bullshit has gotten good Policemen hurt or worse.
No more bosses who are beholden to political ass clowns and loud-mouths of the moment.
No more rev'run dope slinger/gun runner affiliated gold star moles within the Department leaking info on long term investigations.
Dirty gold stars and members of the protected criminal political class popped on a wire colluding in furtherance. Now that Crime King shorty is stepping down, some of this shit might actually be forwarded to DOJ investigation and prosecution with malicious intent.
It would be good to see the pain and perils of the blue shirts being spread around.
Wait and see...
Anonymous said...
"If he becomes Emanuel’s choice, McCarthy said he would go through the Chicago Police Academy and get certified as an Illinois law-enforcement officer before ever putting on the uniform."
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That would likely be the super fast "CPD Officer for Dummies Accelerated Course." Sort of like earning a Masters Degree from the University of Phoenix online.
Same old shit. Different date. The Sup has no say so. CPD run by 5th floor. Fasten your seatbelt. You guys just don't get it. They hate us. You can't be the police any more. Listen to the current and retired officers that are being sued. It's all about the politicians, attorneys and money. Connect the dots. The mayor will play nice with Burke. Who is the real C/I?
2 things about the ticket incident-New Jersey and NYPD are like Chicago and Wisconsin, so there is always bad blood on the west side of the Hudson to the NYPD. Secondly, throwing around the term "arrested" is silly-he got what would be called in Chicago an ANOV. Nothing any of us would get punished for either. Seems like everyone on here are typical CPD whinnig d-o-g-s ...always looking for something to complain about to justify them being useless. Good luck Boss!
Read the very long post about our new leader at the following website/link:
http://theerant.yuku.com/topic/40568/finalist-for-CPD-PC-Garry-McCarthy
I hope Jackson stays as The First Deputy
Scene: CPD HQ.
Crying and group hugs in the corridors.
Flames shooting out of the windows as screams of despair echo down Michigan Ave.
Deranged laughter followed by muffled single gunshots behind barricaded doors.
Spasmodic, fear induced voiding of bowels and bladders.
Hasty, sweaty and frantic couplings in utility closets and doomed declarations of love prior to pacts being carried out.
Shoes running soundlessly on air as the chair is knocked over.
The crunch of capsules between gritted teeth.
Black, Police-spec sedans found in forest preserves and at the bottom of stone quarries with grinning occupants months and years after being reported missing.
Manila envelopes showing up at lawyers offices with a post-it that says "read me!"
Much cursing and crying because "da clout" ain't da clout no more.
Da clout's voice mailbox is full.
Somebody seeing some-body's clout setting fire to their own house at 0300 and driving away like the devil was behind him.
The unclouted nobodies laughing their asses off.
So not a single police officer out of 10,000 is qualified to lead? Seriously?
Godspeed and good luck, Supt.McCarthy! You're walking into a tough spot, but you will win over the troops when you show them you're the real police. Treat the blueshirts well, and all else will fall into place. I have cousins in NY who think you're the best boss they ever had.
No offense to the guy, I dont know him so I can't speak personally. BUT.... what an offense to the ENTIRE Chicago Police Department and the City of Chicago. I refuse to believe that out of a department numbering in the thousands, rahm couldn't find a suitable pick from the talented, dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced officers that wear both the white(the earned not given ones) and BLUE shirts. Shame!
McCarthy is a good guy & made NYPD proud and made them work.
--signed
A born & bred NYer living in Chicago now
You want an insider>? Ok-- which one of them has not been merit promoted or slyly given some upfront news on a promotion test>? Name a few.
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