Imaginary Smoke
The city plans to increase the number of undercover officers patrolling the upcoming Taste of Chicago to head off problems before they start, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced on Tuesday.
The move comes in the wake of recent mob attacks downtown — and the possibility that those roving groups of young men could head to the Taste — which runs Friday through July 3.
“We’re deploying the same number of uniformed officers we’ve used in the past, [but] we’re deploying more undercover officers,’’ McCarthy said a news conference at Buckingham Fountain. “We’re not going to tell you the numbers [of officers] because that would be imprudent for us to do that.”
"The check is in the mail."
"We're going to have lots of undercover officers at the Taste, but you might not see them because they're undercover!"
And where are these officers coming from? The Department has already stripped the units, front offices, desks and lock ups. We aren't hiring. The D-unit isn't in uniform. Tact teams are already scheduled for their days off. We haven't heard they're doing Special Employment. We'd certainly like to see these people.
This sounds like more robbing Peter to pay Paul:
Sources said that 40 probationary police officers will be reassigned from Michigan Avenue to the Taste on Thursday. The officers-in-training — who have completed two of their three required training periods in police districts after graduating from the police academy — had been assigned to Michigan Avenue in wake of the high-profile mob attacks. Their reassignment raises questions about who, if anybody, will take their place on Michigan Avenue.
“They’re out to give people the illusion that there are a lot of police officers on Michigan Avenue,” said one 18th District police officer, who asked to remain anonymous. “They don’t even have enough radios for these guys.”
McCarthy, asked whether Michigan Avenue was losing its beefed up police presence, declined to talk specifics, but said: “We’re going to be covering everything, that’s what it boils down to.”
Hopefully, they'll dress up a few cops as clowns and they can blast a few assholes back to kingdom come.
Labels: department issues
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
60 Comments:
like i said originally. if you are a manager, boss type in this department it benefits YOU and THE DEPARTMENT to have mobile unit officers to deploy. for example MSF and TRU. insdead they are on midnights answering barking dog calls.
Listen, shut the fuck up. If I say theres going to be more officers, theres GONNA BE MORE FUCKING OFFICERS! You'll never even know that they are there, because they are all UNDERCOVER!
Could be a simple tourist from Mokena, could be Officer Friendly eatin that drumstick... You never know. [wink-wink nod-nod]
Presto, I just added 500 MORE officers!
I'm willing to dress as a clown and have the honor to blast one this FUC$%&G MUTTS at the taste,and right after that I'd go to my sons 3 yr old birthday party and entertain all the kids without any remorse
Sincerely
Bozo
If the "wilding" does indeed continue, the smoke and mirrors of all these alleged police officers "covering everything" will become apparent. Unfortunately, that will mean more civilians getting hurt. It sounds like there is no place left to pull officers from so the charade will collapse soon.
There is a 32 page order coming down regarding the taste tommorow. changing work hours, canceling days off, foot post on every corner i heard, processing post for multiple and mass arrests, etc.
The undercovers will consist of officers from Intelligence, Gang Intelligence, Vice,Narcotics, and officers working cts special in cd...
The city has made a purchase of one thousand mannequins and will dress them up as Chicago Police Officers. Wodden guns will replace the real thing. Batons will be made out of cardboard. The dummies will be placed all over the Fest and the loop to make it look like we have way too many cops.
I haven't been to the Taste since I got food poisoning from that place that had the bad hummus, about 5 years ago. I tell all of my friends that if they feel thay absolutely have to go, go during a weekday and get the hell out before dark.
My neighbor is one of those recruits. The other day, 6 of them had to stand in front of Water Tower the entire tour...with no senior officer.
Way to lie to the public Mr. Mayor and Sup. McCarthy!
As an FYI...those ppo's they say completed two of their three cycles didn't complete their second cycle...don't understand why they didn't just take the ppo's who were finished with their cycles....instead of interrupting kids who are just trying to figure out which way is up in their first three cycles. Yet another decision that just doesnt make sense. And now how are they going to offset the large number of ppo's who were taken out of training districts that didn't receive any people from tru and msf??? Districts again left short handed!!!
Lots of illusions in 018 -- like the turd watch "traffic" car that doesn't handle traffic accidents/DUIs.
Ask zone4 what happened last week when 018 was in a wrap and they gave an accident to turd watch traffic duder -- he called zone4 up on his cell phone and ripped them a new one saying "I don't do accidents. Don't EVER do that again." Accident was reassigned when a car came up.
Only in 018.
Shaved has the speech at Sabinas on his site. Thats it I'm putting my NRA membership sticker on the car window as a silent protest against McCarthy as well as for law abiding citizen right to choose if they want to protect themselves and not count only on a government agency. After all who do you trust more yourself or the government.
The voters don't want to hear that there are not enough police officers to keep everyone safe. Just tell 'em everything is fine and they'll be happy... and more importantly, they'll vote for you again!
If the "wilding" does indeed continue, the smoke and mirrors of all these alleged police officers "covering everything" will become apparent.
Only if the local media reports it and I think we all know the answer to that one.
There was also an order in the CO book requiring us to shove brooms up our asses so we can double as street sweepers as we walk around. Pretty smart that Rahm. He could give the shell game hustlers a run for their money.
Rahm Emanuel is fast becoming the Bernie Madoff of big city mayors.
Smoke and Mirrors will the public,you know the "little people" who actually pay taxes feel safer? Will they? Surely you jest!!
At least I'll be on furlo. I'll sit back and enjoy the side show you call a police dept.
SCC, you know where these additional 'undercovers' will come from. They're going to come from the Narcotics Section, as they did for years. They'll just suspend many ongoing narc investigations until the end of the Taste, and detail various teams there.
What's old is new, every idea is being recycled to
prevent the catastrophic 2008 year of the Taste,
when the Plan written by Gross and signed off by
Aunt Bea embarrassed all of us, including our then-Supt. Clueless.
I thought this Fuck was a COP?
Keep accepting this BULLSHIT you stupid taxpayers.
The Taste order is 54 pages long, what a waste, I got a copy yesterday, They are putting a whole lot of resources into preventing violence at the Taste. SWAT is working Covert missions on the grounds, Sort cars stationed on the North and South ends of the taste, But the problems is the lack of supervision, Sgts. let their guys bunch up and just hang on the corners, nobody wants to lock up the thugs, afterall it's their day off and at time and a half, who wants to do any work. this is the problem with this job, but wait, would you want to bring your family to the Taste and see a big presence of Cops walking around, just gives the look of unsafe areas. STAY AWAY PEOPLE.maybe when attendance falls this year they will cancel this mass of crap.
ya, sure ! And I've got the Swiss Guards as body guards !!!!!!!!
New Joisey is full of S&%T !!!!
CPD is just like the Spartans in the movei "300". Vastly outnumbered all we acn do is try to the "hold the line". Hopefully we will be to "hold the line"
It's the same shit, different Supt! The public should be asking for specific numbers on how many officers "actually" were sent back to patrol/street duty. Guarantee it wasn't 500! Of the 8 officers we were supposed to get, only 1 made it to the district. Most were scooped up by other units and 2 headed to call back. 500 back on the street?? More like 50! It's going to be a long 3 years (again)!
017 district about a week ago. a A seperated husband and new girfriend drag out of the car and beaten by his ex wife and family. No cars available RAP in first car didnt get there for fourty minutes. Now if thsi sgtarts happening in the slower districts to average citizens then the media needs to take the stories and run with it.
If they told the sheeple that every male with a white t-shirt and every female with a red blouse were "undercover" police officers it would make the sheeple feel more comfortable. Is it true? Hell no! But it gives them a false sense of security and poof and extra (albeit imaginary) "force multiplier". Problem solved
Heres another good one. Have the squadrol door open and have an officer act like he's talking to a group inside. Gives the sheeple the impression that "evil-doers" are getting locked up.
Yeah, sell me a bridge while you're at it. You couldn't pay me to go to the Taste.
They dump cta 4th watch plain clothes for summer and now this! Where are the coppers coming from? Mcliar watched that horrible church video you trying to be another father flaky? Sorry I have lost all respect for you,why not go back to new york you kept your home there correct??
The City will lose money on the Taste this year. No fireworks this year. No Taste next year.
they're invisible.
that's why it's so hard to count them.
When Mayor Jane Byrne (God Bless her Police Loving Heart) had the Taste it cost $5 to get in at Navy Pier. The Fest was fenced in and you had the best secuity ever. All top entertainment and great food. The vendors fed the Police which doesn't happen now. Put a fench (electric would be just great) up around the Taste and charge everyone to get in and you can elimanate 90% of the problems. Thugs never will pay to get into anything.
If the "wilding" does indeed continue, the smoke and mirrors of all these alleged police officers "covering everything" will become apparent. Unfortunately, that will mean more civilians getting hurt. It sounds like there is no place left to pull officers from so the charade will collapse soon.
6/22/2011 12:43:00 AM
why is it that it's always assumed that the 'civilians' will always be the ones getting hurt?
We will be covering everything, trust us. Anyone who requires a police report after being victimized will be given one within 48 hours. We promise! Crime is down crime is down crime is down! Enjoy the taste- of assholes fist while they take your shit. Have fun!
The districts are screwed the weekends of the taste. There will be NO police in the districts. The tourists are more important than the citizens. We are like the vacation spots in Mexico. Welcome to the third world.
I smell a class-action racial profiling lawsuit.....
PEEEUUUU....
Charge a cover price that includes food tickets of the same value. It will keep some of the mutts out of the Taste !!! Less mutts less problems !!!
“They don’t even have enough radios for these guys.”
If this is true then it is beyond incompetent, it's criminal.
To put on a PO uniform and not be able to call for help is insane. Even BFE has radios for EACH officer.
Are there no "standards" for officer safety in Shitcago or IL?
HOw about this for an idiotic call..
2222 see the lady regarding a problem with her neighbor. It appears he is pouring gasoline in the lawn mower while smoking a cigarette.
This are the calls we all are subject to. Change the way we dispatch already!!!!
The security firm that has the security at the taste, hires off duty correctional oficers and out of town police officers.
Everyone stay safe during the Taste of Chicago (rather, Shame of Chicago) - I haven't been in a good 3 years and refuse to return.
--No Cop Here
"The city has made a purchase of one thousand mannequins and will dress them up as Chicago Police Officers."
Those aren't mannequins, they're blow-up dolls!
Did you also miss the new Lieutenants class? They just made 25 new Lieutenants by placing all the Tact Lieutenants city wide in a Watch Commander relief pool. While the Sergeants association files a law suit over the last test, the city stalls and is using the Tact Lieutenants city wide as watch commanders making many of them work double shifts in different Districts without paying overtime, and in some occasions 3 different watches in the same 4 day period. The city will let the Lieutenants list expire and begin a new era, no test 100% merit. The smoking mirrors have arrived everyone also the vanishing raises, just ask a teacher.
Large goon like type card board cut outs of uniformed Chicago Police Officers have been ordered from a local politically connected printing company to be placed strategically around the perimeter of Grant Park in the wee hours proceeding the opening of the Taste.....ssssshhh
I'm gonna get all of deez undercover guys out der soze yuze can take yer families out to da Taste. An don't worry. We got lots of undercover guys out der dat you won't even know der out der cuz they'll be everywhere. An if it gets too hot wer juss gonna shut da ting down.
My God, they lie and feed shit to the public like it's going out of style. And no one calls them on it.
Funny how these same recruits were used a the PR fest because we are short while the commander of 014 was driven around by a driver. Hey free up the 25 drivers the commanders have and presto you don't need to use the recruits. NOT
Anyone want to comment on the 50 PPOs assigned to walk up and down Mich Ave on either days or afternoons? It seems there are 15 on days and 35-40 on 3rd watch and all of them have to walk with a regular officer(not getting FTO pay) because they are all still PPOs and cant walk alone. WHAT A FUCKING JOKE. You want to talk about a waste of manpower? Here it is.
The number of probationary officers is about 110 not 40. They are all reporting at 1500 on fri to start the taste detail. A guy I know is on the detail
Supposedly they were taking officer from the 24 hour desk and the guard shack at Homan Sq, but they're still there! Word is they got assigned to a narcotics team on paper is all. Business as usual for the clouted. Seriously, how heavy do you have to be to GET spots like that? And before you start hatin', I have no clout. Been a det. for 18 years and bid to B & A fair and square awhile back. And if so many people left Homan, you can't tell by the parking lot--as full as it used to be, business as usual.
I seriously hope the Taste crashes and burns and there is mayhem to be seen by all, once and for all!
Thinking of organizing a REVERSE WILDING....for shits and giggles...?
Any group of "old school/pipe swinging Po Po" from back in the day want in ...?
Maybe we just all just "go for a walk" like the movie 300 and meet head on with some of these FLASH MOB assholes...and TUNE UP this city once again?
Then again...if they want me I 'll be in some A/5 district hiding in some obscure beat on a lonely watch just counting the days til retirement as the phrase "I don't give a fuck" chimes repeatedly thru my head as I only know (Furlo/the 1st the 16th/ and extra check pay dates)!
Who cares?
You want me to care INDEMNIFY (Federally) me and my police actions like a Judge immune to prosecution and civil recourse while doing my job within its parameters and I ll volunteer for free to clean up the City!
Then it would make all sense...
"No Sense makes sense"
Charles Manson: Helter Skelter
3 bars
Wait a minute now... Mayor Daley said it was the "Taste of Chicago", not the "Taste of the Suburbs" and removed all suburban restaurants from the line up. Now I find out the security will be provided by off duty suburban cops!!!!! Are you kidding me??? Who is the clouted security firm doing this?
New banners in the shape of uniformed police officers will be attached to all of the light poles around the Taste. At closing time, they will all be lowered like flags down the poles and chase the gang-bangers out of the park. They will all be outfitted with a speaker that will repeat the phrase "Thank you for attending. The Taste is now closed. You must leave the area immediately. Please move along."
If anyone should get close enough to recognize that these are not real police officers, the sound of gunfire will then resonate from the speakers until everyone has fled the scene.
Yup... We've got plenty of coppers in Chicago!
Anonymous said...
like i said originally. if you are a manager, boss type in this department it benefits YOU and THE DEPARTMENT to have mobile unit officers to deploy. for example MSF and TRU. insdead they are on midnights answering barking dog calls.
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G-MACK won't say how many undercover officers wioo be there because the number is zero.
The districts are screwed the weekends of the taste. There will be NO police in the districts. The tourists are more important than the citizens. We are like the vacation spots in Mexico. Welcome to the third world.
6/22/2011 12:54:00 PM
not to worry, i'll be walking the streets all weekend.
Chalkie
you mean the taste of 2008 where recruits were sent out there with no vests, weapons or radios and sent to the same areas where there were two shootings. This year (weather permitting) will surpass that. Over under for the taste: 4 agg. Batt with firearm and 1 homicide.
The undercovers will consist of officers from Intelligence, Gang Intelligence, Vice,Narcotics, and officers working cts special in cd...
6/22/2011 01:03:00 AM
No shit.
Did you think they were going to stick bt 731, 1124, 513 and 422 in cd?
Did you also miss the new Lieutenants class? They just made 25 new Lieutenants by placing all the Tact Lieutenants city wide in a Watch Commander relief pool. While the Sergeants association files a law suit over the last test, the city stalls and is using the Tact Lieutenants city wide as watch commanders making many of them work double shifts in different Districts without paying overtime, and in some occasions 3 different watches in the same 4 day period. The city will let the Lieutenants list expire and begin a new era, no test 100% merit. The smoking mirrors have arrived everyone also the vanishing raises, just ask a teacher.
6/22/2011 07:04:00 PM
You are a FOOL if you are still a Tact Lt!
You get treated like shit, you cant look out for your guys, you dont make WC pay.
Oh, you get a take home car... for now...
It USED TO BE a great spot for a LT. Whats it like now?
OT - Hey 018, you're not the only one with a beef about the traffic car. In 023, 3rd watch Capt TL has a pey that works a traffic car that writes ONLY parkers. Refuses to take any other traffic related call and not one supervisor of the annointed TL's crew will say anything to him. To give him credit though, he shows up on calls but then sits in his car or stands around and does nothing - but he does get on the radio so that it appears he's really working.
retired officers are hired back for $20 an hour to work plain clothes at taste of chicago , you'll find them at the beer gardens tellin war stories
Patrolman as Detective is their Official Title.. Use em in uniform if needed starting by reverse - seniority.
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