McCarthy Road Show
- Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy took to the road Monday to sell Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close police stations.
At a packed community meeting in Kenwood, McCarthy said the decision to shutter stations and "right size" police districts was based on the geographic size of the area, reported crime and staffing. Closing stations puts about 20 more cops on the street, he said.
"I know everybody loves having a building," McCarthy said. "It's not the building that matters. Instead of taking something away, we're getting more cops on the street."
Twenty? Wow. And this is truly amazing:
- "I'm hoping your department is taking into consideration the peculiarities of each district," said Anita Newsome, who lives in North Kenwood. "We are home to the president of the United States. I want you to be aware that we are combining districts that have different cultures."
This is the 21st Century, right?
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posted by SCC at 6:31 AM
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From WBBM-AM - McCarthy's actual words at a town hall meeting last night; " it's not about how many buildings (police stations), it's GETTING POLICE TO DO THEIR JOBS".
Sound familiar?
Any confidence vote coming yet?
"I want you to be aware that we are combining districts that have different cultures." Whatever does the nice lady from North Kenwood mean?
McCarthy will be in the 13th District at the Ukranian church on Chicago Ave on October 25, not sure what time, expounding the virtues of closing the station. I hope everyone has their boots and gas masks on as the BS that flows out of the meeting will fill the pews.
Wow! WTG Mr Stupidintendent!
How about start screening the 911 calls? Weed out the nonsense.
Let us hope that Kenwood becomes the home of the past-President of the United States.
I am no fan of Rham or MCarthy but closing these stations makes sense in today's economic turmoil. Now let's see some of these savings go to our pensions and not to boat houses and flower pots. As for the coppers being displaced, yes I feel for them. Not knowing where you'll be working six months from now sucks. However, I have to add that for far to long you coppers on the other side of town have had it way to easy. You getting paid the same as us to do a fraction of the work is and always has been wrong. You handle one, two, maybe five jobs on a busy night. We get hit with five jobs out of roll call. Oh and stop with the "well stupid then bid out" crap. Not everyone can bid to your districts, they are already full. Someone has to work in the ghetto and if they ever went to a system where if you had less then twelve years you had to work in the ghetto, well many of you would just quit. You know, if we all shared in the misery more we might actually become more unified. For now we have far to many of us who will sell their souls to protect their little spots..
Check this out....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-ticketing-cars-with-old-city-stickers-20111017,0,2741535.story
Its a story about people getting parking tickets for inproperly placing their city sticker on there vehicle.
The Alderman are scrambling. The city doesnt know how to laugh. Read the article. People cannot have more than 1 city sticker on their vehicle. And it MUST be placed in the lower right hand corner of the winshield. Looks like the city is making a pretty penny on this.
Now could you imagine if all 25 districts wrote this ticket for a month straight. There are a ton of vehicles with the city sticker high up on the right side of the winsheild. And countless others with 2 or more city stickers. It would show a sign of unity. We are doing our job and causing 9.5 aggrivation for his $$$$.
Think of the countless things we could do?? But we have to stick together and move as one!
"We are home to the president of the United States. I want you to be aware that we are combining districts that have different cultures."
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The Democrats are some of the biggest elitists out there. They truly believe they are above it all.
Right! We have cultures that aren't so law abiding, so we need more polices to give them proper service! CPD understands that, and always has!
Wow, it sounds as if Anita Newsome has some class prejudice. Doesn't like those low class folk in the other hoods. Obama should have a Section 8 family move in next door and see how he and Michelle like it.
Different cultures , sounds like the hyde park liberals don't like the ghetto rats in 2 .
instead of lying to the people why don't they just come out and say it--- we do not have enough manpower to keep 25 police districts operational--- maybe enough patrol officers in the short term but definitely not enough sgts and lts--- also the detectives are being consolidated because they don't have enough to keep 5 areas fully staffed--- times may be tough, we understand that, but gambling with the safety of our officers cannot be tolerated...
Amazing how our P.P.O. Superintendant has appeared numerous times at black churches, community meetings, and with the media but still HAS NOT spoken with us
"Different cultures." Are those code words for economic or racial differences? Both Districts are Black and both Dists. voted for "O" and 9.5. So it will make no differencde, it will be Democrats robbing, raping and killing other Democrats. 9.5 dosen't care. However, what does seem odd is the fact that UofC lacks the whack to stop the change.
The comment about " different cultures" sounds like a thinly disguised racist comment from some white Hyde Parker. I just do not get it. It really does not mattter where your police station is. Most people rarely go to their local police station. Everything is handled over the phone or when the officer comes to your door. In addition, the department can add more services on their web site. Incidents can be reported on a web site on not on the telephone. Lets come into the new century.
HEY PROTESTERS!protest our mayors use of strong arm anti-union,quality of life benefit grabs,and u will see support turn in your favor in chicago!ALSO,DONT GET ARRESTED!IT MAKES U LOOK LESS CREDIBLE !
look at how rahm closed ststions in his dist and obamas dists of residency to show how it they to made concessions.hello people they have 24/7 security for them and their families. baa baa sleep now sheep the wolves are coming.you will be blaming us for our response time,but not to the ones who did this to you.speak now oryou will be fending for yourselves. this is citywide not just 019,021,13.tax paying citizens are with less.. keep kissing rahms ass garry.he saved your ass so smooch smooch huh. macho image down the drain dude.
complete failure of incompetent leadership....
McGruff is a pathetic clueless asshole. He is getting paid to spread the propaganda to the people of Chicago from the 5th floor. Citizens figure they see the top cop telling them everything will be ok and they believe it. Fact is all of us have to go about our daily lives in this town without any protection or weapons. The connected folks are well protected. If you become victimized then you merely become a "statistic". That is how this city government views all of us.....statistics.
2 tens for a five, 2 tens for a five! Who's got 'em?
"Different Cultures" WOW! Am I missing something? The 2nd district is comprised mostly of black residents and so is 21!
" Different cultures " between 002 & 021 is an understatement!!! Supervisors do some unnecessary candy ass shit in 021 we don't have time for in 002.
" Point of contact " my ass.
Like the OWS protestors are protesting about. This is yet another prime example of government not doing what the people want. The list goes on.
How about we close 20 aldermaniac (sic) Ward offices and eliminate the duplication of jobs and buildings there. How many cops could we put on the street with the cost savings from that? I mean seeing how we are "all in this together and we should NOT be putting up the "no trespassing" signs with the city in the financial crisis that it is in.
I'll wager 99% of the taxpayers don't want to close police stations, don't want to pay for security guards for aldermen with overblown ego's or ex-mayors, don't want to run an on-call 24/7 taxi service for retired political figures, don't want to give never-ending non-stop corporate welfare tax brakes to so-called best and brightest businessmen that can't run a profitable business without them.
(Free trade? Pffft..the politicians love the power of being able to pick and choose who will succeed and who will fail under the guise of enforcing the laws while interpreting the contracts and laws differently -- oh and the infamous creating jobs mantra too -- It empowers that closed-loop circle-jerk political campaign contribution money and further concentrates the dictatorial power)
Stop worrying about US citizens of the United States of America putting up a tent in a park for a peaceful exercise of freedom of speech and assembly and stop the rapes, shootings, homicides and auto thefts instead. That's what 99% of the people want mr mayor.
So let's get our own TV cameras and get in his face and ask him the tough questions that the media will not.
Let's start writing them>
What are the real manpower levels of the CPD?
If he blows up the 10 o'clock news might carry it.
We could always post it on YOU-TUBE.
" it's not about how many buildings (police stations), it's GETTING POLICE TO DO THEIR JOBS".
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I don't like some of the stuff that Rahm and McCarthy are doing, but I defy anyone who has spent time WORKING in a district to defy this statement. About 25% of the police do 80% of the work. If everyone would work to a 75% capacity, things would be easier for everyone on the watch. And you'd still get 25% of your day to fuck off. And I mean EVERYBODY, beat officers, dicks, the useless pricks who pick up evidence, house cats, ET's, Sgt's, Lt's lockup, tact, narcotics, mounted, canine, ERPS marine unit, GEU, everyfuckingbody. Ask anyone who's been on for more that 20 years, it was easier, more fun and the day flew by. Yea, I know we are short PO's now. I get that. But I still think that those of us still here could do better.
I went to my local CVS today. There is a lady working the register who I know from the neighborhood. She used to be a pretty highly paid salesperson. Medical equipment. Made real good dough, travel and benefits. That's gone now and she's happy to have what CVS gives her. Although I'd like to make more, we aren't doing so bad.
Stay safe, wait for backup and watch their hands.
Check out Channel 2 investigation dated October 17, 2011 about welfare fraud in Chicago. I am not a Tom Dart fan, but I have to give him credit for this one. Nobody in CPD is doing this:
Some local merchants are facing criminal charges following a sting by Cook County Sheriff’s police.
During one undercover sting, a store clerk was caught paying cash for a Link Card. The grocer makes a big profit by giving out less cash than the value of the card. It’s an illegal practice because Link Cards only can be used to buy food and household items.
In Illinois alone, $251 million in Link Card food assistance is given to recipients each month. The big bucks are badly abused, says Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
“I could do Link Card cases every minute of the day, and use every person that works for me, and I’m still not going to be able to get out in front of this thing,” he says.
The investigation broadened to include stolen goods. Savini was with Sheriff’s police during an undercover operation in which a truckload of baby food — 7,500 cans of formula – was sold after being reported as stolen.
The grocers were trying to buy the formula for $3 a can, to resell it for about $17 a can.
Police Cmdr. Mike Anton says grocery store operators were being investigated for using fraudulent Link money to fund the formula buy and similar types of crimes.
Anton says the raid also uncovered abuse of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) vouchers. These government-issued vouchers are supposed to be used to buy specific items like baby food.
However, police say store workers are giving out cash for a cut of the voucher money.
Dart says little is being done to expose the massive fraud because there are only a handful of federal investigators in the Midwest.
“If the bigger federal government is not going to get their act together, I’m not going to continue to waste my resources chasing these cases down,” said Dart. “I have so many other cases to be working on, whether its gang-related cases, narcotics cases, homicides. You name it, we’re really busy.”
In all, 13 different people were arrested from six different convenient stores in Chicago, Maywood and Bellwood. Charges range from theft of government property to state benefits fraud to public aid wire fraud.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not disclosed how many Link fraud investigators the agency has.
Police say it’s not just the store owners and clerks stealing tax dollars. Link Card recipients in need of quick cash will often wait outside grocery stores and offer to sell their cards for about half their worth to random people.
WRT: ""I'm hoping your department is taking into consideration the peculiarities of each district," said Anita Newsome, who lives in North Kenwood. "We are home to the president of the United States. I want you to be aware that we are combining districts that have different cultures.""
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Let the turf battles begin!
Oh and stop with the "well stupid then bid out"
10/18/2011 09:23:00 A
Hey five year wonder,if you think the money from closing of districts is going to put into our pension, you are a bigger moron than you sound!
Quit crying like a little bitch! When they do close the districts and some of the old timers come to your dist you'll have a reason to cry.. Midnights and a full 1 furlough.
Not to mention, after 20 years in the ghetto you'll be wishing they had some slower dist to bid too.
One more thing, you get paid by the hour, not the job! Who gives a fuck if you have 500 jobs waiting? You get to them when you get to them!
Get some time on the job kid!
I have to add that for far to long you coppers on the other side of town have had it way to easy. You getting paid the same as us to do a fraction of the work is and always has been wrong. You handle one, two, maybe five jobs on a busy night. We get hit with five jobs out of roll call. Oh and stop with the "well stupid then bid out" crap. Not everyone can bid to your districts, they are already full. Someone has to work in the ghetto and if they ever went to a system where if you had less then twelve years you had to work in the ghetto, well many of you would just quit.
Hey cry baby, at one time 13,14,20 and 24 were busy districts with uptown and the jungle being busy in the last two dist. Yeah the south side has turned to shit.But u have been saving money living south compared tp the extra 100k u would need to buy a house up north.And i m sure most of the guys with over 20 yrs up north worked a shit district at one time or another.So don t give me this south /north B.S. We all work for the CHICAGO POLICE DEPT. not the southside police dept or the northside police dept. And if u think that way there is no chance of surviving this new dept the mayor and super want to shove down our throats.Divide then conqr will be the way.
•"I'm hoping your department is taking into consideration the peculiarities of each district," said Anita Newsome, who lives in North Kenwood. "We are home to the president of the United States. I want you to be aware that we are combining districts that have different cultures."
Typical Hyde Park Nit-Wit.
Well if the city was really concerned about efficiency and cost savings they would not be closing police stations but they would be opening more of them in the locations with the higher crime density.
In Englewood for example you should find a police mini-station every other block like you find a gas station, McDonalds, a 7-11, or a liquor store in other neighborhoods.
In fact the highest crime area is where the CPD police HQ should be located -- where it is needed instead of where it is wanted.
After all you should be reaching out to the people!
The cost reductions from travel time alone spent traveling to and from these areas responding to crimes would be enormous. The lockup would be just a block or two away. You can turn-a-round and be back on the beat in a like that.
We hear this non-stop preaching about reaching out to the community and what better way to do it than to have a police station on every other block! It makes you accessible to the public don't you know?!
So until we can build or somehow acquire and fund the buildings we need in these areas I propose that we put up tents to work out of.
There are plenty of abandoned lots and security perimeters can be set up using yellow crime tape. We can sell those gas guzzling SUV's and do good old fashion beat walking instead. You can put up all those pod cams for sale on Ebay because you now have the best gun detection microphones that can determine with pin point accuracy where the gun shots are coming from the human ear.
Put the CPD HQ and the police stations where they are needed, not where they are wanted.
hey 9.23 BLOW ME!
Mark my words, 021 will NOT be closed. Presidential intervention on the horizon. Wait and see.
" Different cultures " between 002 & 021 is an understatement!!! Supervisors do some unnecessary candy ass shit in 021 we don't have time for in 002.
" Point of contact " my ass.
10/18/2011 02:06:00 PM
Oh you got a couple of doozies for supervisors yourself on 1st watch over there in 002. The one can't get enough of hearing himself talk on the radio and then there's the other one with his outdoor roll calls. Another thing, 002 ain't what it used to be as far as volume of calls and being busy. 10+ years ago, yes, but so was 021 then.
Hey 0923 am listen kid I was rocking and rolling in rockwell on midnights when you still getting your ass wiped by your mother. So sorry I have time on the job and don't want to work in the hood any more. Get some time on the job. When you are old and see the light at the end of the tunnel you will want to be somewhere a little slower. So don't talk about the other side of town having it to easy. A lot of us did our time. Most of us dinosaurs have forgot more about policing than you know. End of rant
To the Copper who said we on the other side have had it easy. True but I did not for 15 years when I worked in 007,006,004 and Public Housing South you know The Robert Taylor Homes and Stateway. Thats the way it is, do your time then bid out that is what senority is for. I am sick of these hair gel Police thinking they had it rough with less than 10 years on the job. I hope you are in 002 and I bumb you off days when I come in there with my 23 years....Watch out 002 the T-Rexes are comming.
This is for post 09:23 am.........GET SOME TIME ON THE JOB KID!!!!!!!!!!!! No go pick ur 1a and 2b furl.....
Anonymous said...
"We are home to the president of the United States. I want you to be aware that we are combining districts that have different cultures."
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We know that. One culture goes to work and pays for everything. The other culture stands there with hand out waiting for 'guvment cheese and screams how unfair everything is. They are right on one regard.
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2 tens for a five, 2 tens for a five! Who's got 'em?
10/18/2011 12:56:00 PM
How about a solid quarter so I can get a taste?
It's not about crime fighting is it? I think it's all about revenue generation.
Close down all the police stations so that you can buy more red-light cameras. That's where the money is at.
Efficiency baby that's what we're talking about. Cash flow for the clouted ones.
However, I have to add that for far to long you coppers on the other side of town have had it way to easy. You getting paid the same as us to do a fraction of the work is and always has been wrong. You handle one, two, maybe five jobs on a busy night. We get hit with five jobs out of roll call. Oh and stop with the "well stupid then bid out" crap. Not everyone can bid to your districts, they are already full. Someone has to work in the ghetto and if they ever went to a system where if you had less then twelve years you had to work in the ghetto, well many of you would just quit. You know, if we all shared in the misery more we might actually become more unified. For now we have far to many of us who will sell their souls to protect their little spots..
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He is right. I work in Area 3 and know the truth when I see it.
WRT: "Check this out....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-ticketing-cars-with-old-city-stickers-20111017,0,2741535.story
Its a story about people getting parking tickets for inproperly placing their city sticker on there vehicle."
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Nice going boys. Way to win the hearts and minds of the taxpayers. I'm sure they'll remember you when the time is appropriate.
Does anyone really think all nine beats from the olde 021 will still patrol the olde 021? I didn't think so.
If you want to show some unity against this ridiculous Mayor and his pet boy Mc Gruff, then let's agree on one simple strategy. Use the General orders and Department Special orders to your favor. Start with downing these shit vehicles and requesting a tow from the Police lot to the Area garage for service. I have seen my share of shit cars on this job but now it seems like our entire fleet of vehicles are well over 50 - 70 K of hard driving on them. I refuse to take out a dangerous vehicle.
I like to call the road show McCarthy's Magical Sodomy Tour. Bend over kids this is how we do it in NY!
All you bosses should stick together at the next Comp Stat meeting and walk out when Mr. NY belittles one your own. Send this guy a message already. NO CONFIDENCE!!
O.K.,time for McPuppet to answer the big question,that we all know the answer to,when you close 013 and 021 and 019,do ALL those officers still stay in our neighborhoods? I have heard only 50 percent or less will stay and the rest will be sent to the south and west side.The whole northside will become easy pickens to try and stop the ghetto slaughter.Sadly nothing will ever stop that.
" Different cultures " between 002 & 021 is an understatement!!! Supervisors do some unnecessary candy ass shit in 021 we don't have time for in 002.
" Point of contact " my ass.
10/18/2011 02:06:00 PM
Half of the cops in 021 are in la-la land anyway, so who cares?
Operation Cease Fire at Work:
A former Boys & Girls Club and CeaseFire counselor who mentored public school students on how to stay away from violence was charged Monday with sexually assaulting an underage girl who had asked him for help finding a job, prosecutors said.
Zale Hoddenbach, 42, was ordered held in lieu of $150,000 bail by Criminal Court Judge Israel Desierto after he was charged with criminal sexual assault of a minor in his supervisory care.
Prosecutors said the 15-year-old victim met Hoddenbach about a year ago when she was in 8th grade and came to him for advice.
Hoddenbach “provided the victim with a list of employers but also told (her) that she could make better money either photographing couples having sex or by being photographed in sexy clothing,” Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Dillman said.
Brilliant:
Chicago cop under investigation after shots fired on boat near Wilmette
1:03 p.m. CDT, October 18, 2011
A Chicago police officer is under investigation for allegedly firing his service weapon while on a boat on Lake Michigan off Wilmette, prompting a response by a U.S. Coast Guard boat.
The off-duty officer and a friend were detained after authorities searched the boat and found several weapons, “hundreds of rounds of ammunition,” two coolers of beer and a half-empty bottle of vodka, officials said.
LINK card fraud has been going on for ages, esp. at the mom/pop ahmed mohammed stores on the west and south sides. DEPT of Agrilculture are the folks who run the program and should oversee fraud prevention, but for whatever reason (probably because it's a federal program), they don't or don't have a clue. In the meantime, if you don't think this fraud is is funding terrorists, think again.
1st watch supervisors in 002 are a pathetic joke. Scarred of there own shadow with their fake war stories. Ones a kiss ass that belongs in caps hiding he's a joke. 002 use to have great bosses but that Was about 15 years ago.
Amazing how our P.P.O. Superintendant has appeared numerous times at black churches, community meetings, and with the media but still HAS NOT spoken with us
10/18/2011 09:47:00 AM
Just exactly who is "us"?
"Different Cultures" WOW! Am I missing something? The 2nd district is comprised mostly of black residents and so is 21!
10/18/2011 01:57:00 PM
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Yes, you are missing something. Hyde Park and the University of Chicago are a pretty big 'something' to be so clueless about.
Seriously, how can these so called true gentlemen say crap like "20 more officers on the street"? The infrastructure of the Chicago Police Dept is being wrecked and this city will suffer greatly for it. I know a lot of officers and apparently all the pols think all officers must be on the street. For the CPD to work efficiently there must be officers inside as well. You dont want to call CPD and have civilians answer. The lockup will suffer as will the desk. Dont you wont some cops in the lockup in case things go bad? This mayor is really ruining what can be easily fixed. HIRE MORE COPS! Attrition is killing us.
20 bucks says 021 will not close....
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Amazing how our P.P.O. Superintendant has appeared numerous times at black churches, community meetings, and with the media but still HAS NOT spoken with us
10/18/2011 09:47:00 AM
Just exactly who is "us"?
10/19/2011 12:59:00 AM
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Well based upon basic reading comprehension, I would think "US" are the ground level employees of the police department being that this is a police blog.
Now go back to hitting that pipe idiot!
McCarthy , let's demote commanders and get the tactical teams & house cats from 13,19 & 23 back in a beat car now.
Why wait to close station , watch commanders can handle it without a commander , secretary , caps officers .
We need help on the street now , not next year . You're the boss , eliminate tactical teams and caps officers from 13 , 19 and 21 Now.
Hey five year wonder,if you think the money from closing of districts is going to put into our pension, you are a bigger moron than you sound!
Quit crying like a little bitch! When they do close the districts and some of the old timers come to your dist you'll have a reason to cry.. Midnights and a full 1 furlough.
Not to mention, after 20 years in the ghetto you'll be wishing they had some slower dist to bid too.
One more thing, you get paid by the hour, not the job! Who gives a fuck if you have 500 jobs waiting? You get to them when you get to them!
Get some time on the job kid!
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I seldom respond to people on this blog but I wrote the post you responded to. I'm a sergeant with 25 years on not a 5 year wonder. I work in the ghetto by choice because I can bid where ever I want but I choose to be the police. In fact, despite all the supervisory things I must do I'll bet my arrest numbers far surpass yours and that's only the arrest I actually get credit for. See, I won't have my guys lie and I love court because I make a lot of money when I go. The fact is 100 percent of the police work is being done by less then 20 percent of those of us on this job. As for saying the money saved should go to our pensions, read it again, I was wishing out loud. I'm very concerned about our pensions. As for you, I'm sorry you now have to do a little work. You can no longer hang out on Rush Street, in uniform, trying to impress the ladies. You may now have to actually handle some police work, you might even have to put some WD40 on your cuffs and use them now and then. I work with policemen everyday. Guys and girls who are in court three days a week on average. Your comment about getting paid by the hour is what's wrong with this department. You're the lazy asshole who takes an hour to do a job. You're the lazy asshole who refuses to stop cars, write tickets or make arrest. You're, as another sergeant wrote previously, on the blue shirt welfare program and you're pissed you won't be able to hide as easy as you were once able. Do us a favor and quit you lazy whinny little baby. Make room in our dwindling numbers for a guy or girl who wants to be the police.
Hey cry baby, at one time 13,14,20 and 24 were busy districts with uptown and the jungle being busy in the last two dist. Yeah the south side has turned to shit.But u have been saving money living south compared tp the extra 100k u would need to buy a house up north.And i m sure most of the guys with over 20 yrs up north worked a shit district at one time or another.So don t give me this south /north B.S. We all work for the CHICAGO POLICE DEPT. not the southside police dept or the northside police dept. And if u think that way there is no chance of surviving this new dept the mayor and super want to shove down our throats.Divide then conqr will be the way.
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"Divide an conquer" are you kidding me??!!! You write as if we were ever united. We have been separate police departments for years. Other then a few ineffectual marches what have we been united over. Shit, most of us don't even vote!! If we were united they wouldn't be taking our pensions for starters. But how do we get the public on our side when assholes like you write on this blog to let the city burn and Mr. Citizen you are on your own. I know very few coppers who truly have been screwed and deserve the attitude you have. Yes there are a few but not many. And how do we get public support when lazy assholes like you finally get a job and you speak to the public like they are bothering you. I always shake my head, when there was special to work, and I'd be on zone 4. I'd hear a copper get his one and only job and he'd sigh and then respond like he was doing the dispatcher a favor. Oh, I have a lot of stories where you north side guys didn't even show up while, one, I was wrestling a guy on the river front, two, was surrounded by forty plus people in front on the jets on State street, (cause I was stupid in you eyes and tried to break up a fight with a broken bottle and my guys were in the building on a walk down), three, I chased a guy I saw put a gun to another guys face (again on state street) and 134H decided to stop in 001 before coming to my assist. Should I go on? The list is much bigger..If not for the tact teams eventually showing up in each case I'd have been on my own completely. And this we "once worked the ghetto" is bullshit. I've been on the job 25 plus and I've been around it my whole life. I learned much in that time and one real truth, and you young guys pay attention here, coppers who talk about what they used to do, in most cases, never did shit! Grow some balls and start doing this job or make space in our ranks for someone who will, vote on election day, write a case report when required, actually chase an offender, go to court when notified, and be proud and not ashamed to say they did some police work. Now go ahead and blast me because I was doing police work in my three examples. And I shouldn't even mention this but you guys really piss me off. Before you even start talking about unity and having one another backs, I've done more to help my fellow officer then you could ever dream of. How many times have you talked the gun away from a suicidal cop and then held them the whole ride to the hospital. How many times have you interrupted a date with your girl to pick up a copper and take them home, secure their gun at your house and then call them over the next several days to check on them? How many ticket committees have you been on or do you even buy a ticket? And I could care less if you believe what I wrote, those who know the truth know.You know I am so sick and tired of you whinny babies already. They could eliminate five thousand more coppers just like you and my work load wouldn't be affected at all and the public would finally come to expect some professional police service. And finally, fuck Rham and MCarthy, both are punks who abuse their authority. But I don't work for them, I work for you, your family, my neighbors, the elderly and babies who can't defend themselves. That's who I work for. Who do you serve everyday??
I hope you are in 002 and I bumb you off days when I come in there with my 23 years....Watch out 002 the T-Rexes are comming.
Hey T-Rex, 002 ain't shit and hasn't been for years. Shows what you know and by the way, to me you're a rookie..
"Different Cultures" WOW! Am I missing something? The 2nd district is comprised mostly of black residents and so is 21!
No you aren't missing anything, the people of the North Shore and Appalachia are mostly white and they are pretty much the same!
I am long retired ( 10 years), so forgive me for not knowing how everything works these days. But, I recall you had to have some time on the job in order to get a north end beat car in 021. If they close that district, these old timers will be dumped into another district that is probably shit and have to stand in line all over again. That would be depressing. The same would go for those officers in 013 and 019.
Ms. Newsome is not being racist. She is a black woman who actively works to better the Kenwood community. She's just stating the obvious truth. Unfortunately she lives just a little too far north to benifit from the U of C police patrols.
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The only thing that is a pathetic joke around here is your grammar. Please consult your nearest dictionary on the correct use of there/their.
Not a supervisor
I am long retired ( 10 years), so forgive me for not knowing how everything works these days. But, I recall you had to have some time on the job in order to get a north end beat car in 021. If they close that district, these old timers will be dumped into another district that is probably shit and have to stand in line all over again. That would be depressing. The same would go for those officers in 013 and 019.
10/19/2011 01:41:00 PM
This is confusing because 12 years ago in 021 the north end with the exception of 2123 was by far the busiest sector/beats in the district with all the projects in it. It wasn't commonplace to fill up a humper a day and two on the weekends. There were some older officers working the 10 sector then but it was by choice and they were excellent officers who trained the young guys how to be the police. I was one of those young officers and I'll never forget any of them. So if you retired 10 years ago, I don't know what 021 you're talking about but it hadn't quite changed over to la-la land yet and definitely not before that when you were still on the job.
12: 02 pm. Well said and G-d bless. Thank you for your dedication and service. Believe or not, i believe 99% of the po's on the CPD think like you do and go about doing their lifes work, in spite of getting beat down by the criminals, berated by incompetent bosses, denied time to be with their families or being thrown to the wolves by someones political wim. Coppers will still put on the uniform and go to work and do what you do. Thank you again for being an everyday hero, in a world full of anti-heroes, the daleys, emmanuels, and mcCarthys. You are the beacon of light for those who need or call for help. Please promise you will never change.
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Amazing how our P.P.O. Superintendant has appeared numerous times at black churches, community meetings, and with the media but still HAS NOT spoken with us
10/18/2011 09:47:00 AM
Just exactly who is "us"?
10/19/2011 12:59:00 AM
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Well based upon basic reading comprehension, I would think "US" are the ground level employees of the police department being that this is a police blog.
Now go back to hitting that pipe idiot!
10/19/2011 08:50:00 AM
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Yeah, well, based on basic reading comprehension, that's what I thought. So, it still begs the question, 'who, exactly, is 'us'? Because McStupe has hit quite a number of districts and roll calls, and, though it's usually for the benefit of the cameras, he HAS been in the districts. Maybe you were on medical, or asleep, when he visited yours.
Oh, and I've never needed to hit a pipe, or anything else, to provide myself with entertainment or recreation. As they said in the academy, always have one good laugh every day and the citizens will usually supply it for you.
Jody is sure starting to look better and better evryday. This guy from Newark has a big chip on his shoulder.
10/19/2011 12:02:00 PM
Hey Sgt, you need some time off!
Yeah, well, based on basic reading comprehension, that's what I thought. So, it still begs the question, 'who, exactly, is 'us'? Because McStupe has hit quite a number of districts and roll calls, and, though it's usually for the benefit of the cameras, he HAS been in the districts. Maybe you were on medical, or asleep, when he visited yours.
Although I'm not the one who left the "pipe" comment I am the original poster of the "us" comment.
Okay, so he has been to numerous District Roll calls he has not been to my "unit of assignment". I have not sleeping on the job, or on the Medical, my point was that he is allowing all of these rumors to circulate unchecked, while not even filling us in on what is going on.
I have not yet seen this man in person despite being in a "Unit of Assignment" that is going to be directly affected by his decisions. Watch selections and Furlo picks are coming up soon and I would like to just have AN IDEA to what is going to happen in 2012, which by the way is less that, what, only around 70 days away????
I just don't believe that McCarthy and the bosses STILL DONT HAVE A CLUE what will happen in 2012-I think their decisions have already been made.
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