Help is on the Way
As many as 500 troopers from the Illinois State Police will assist the Chicago Police Department in handling thousands of protesters expected to descend on Chicago during the May 20-21 NATO summit, City Hall sources said Friday.
The 500-trooper contingent would represent nearly 40 percent of the statewide total, raising questions about how the State Police would be able to juggle their other responsibilities to patrol state expressways and tollways and perform other emergency functions.
Monique Bond, a State Police spokeswoman, refused to discuss the assistance or what it might cost.
Whoops, there's Monique (our ex-wife). Hi honey.
And the state troopers aren't the only ones coming around:
Earlier this week, the Illinois National Guard disclosed that as many as 600 of its troops would help move international delegations around the city during the summit.
The National Guard also revealed that it has scheduled an emergency response drill outside the city during summit weekend so even more of its troops can be summoned to Chicago in the event of largescale trouble.
So we can safely assume the CPD is down at least 1,100 if that's what we're borrowing from ISP and the IL National Guard.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
53 Comments:
Monique bond was a pr person for CPS or for the city as of fall of 2010. If it is the same person. She gets bounced around a lot, or shielded when she messes up? Again, if it is the same person. If not, reminds me of Beverly Hills Cop, that would be a UNIQUE coincidence...
I'm hoping this whole fiasco will shed more light on the incompitency of our department heads. We are going to get hurt for what? Money? Budgetary cuts? Political positioning?
It's a shame the people running it are so far removed from reality that they actually believe they are the best and brightest the department has to offer.
We are FUCKED!
Heh..all that money being exported from the city while the cities businesses and residents are put in harms way.
The Illinois State police, Illinois National Guard, Federal Secrete Service, FBI, CIA, Army, Navy, Seal Teams...whatever.
Funny how this money being spent doesn't contain a "residency clause" like the wages of the officers of the CPD eh?
Why don't they just assign the Guardian Angles to provide security?
At least the city would see some trickle down economics from that.
Instead all this money that we've been told will benefit us is being exported.
We just might see the largest protest since 1886 some say.
rahm boy also ordered 5,000 cardboard stand up CPD officers that he will have strategically placed to ward off any wrong doers.
All the command staff drafted this idea & rahm likes it.
He can now say he put 5000 more police on the streets.
Too bad the protesters aren't cardboard !!!
rahm boy is sooooo smart !!!!!!!!
Overheard a sheriff at vcg say that there days off have been rescinded during the summit and that they were not told why. Wonder if there coming as well?
Thanks for the help state
as a second watch dinosaur I am prepared ..I have my old worn in boots my Walkman I know which hotels have good food and my squirt. gun filled with all the BS the ivory tower dishes out...ok two squirt guns LIFM AKA foot post Apache
500 state troopers, that must be almost half of their manpower statewide--- does this mean that the woodfield mall speedtrap at the route 53 exchange will be down....
Live by midway. Been little birds and Blackhawks running back n forth from midway to downtown for over a week multiple times a day. Not lately with the high winds but couple times a day weather permitting. Feels a little to mogadishu.
I heard that they expect 2nd watch to stand in crown hats with their helmets neatly tucked behind them. The exempt that was dealing the "genius idea" wasn't able to answer anymore questions.
SERIOUSLY?!
the bosses cant even tell what we were going to do. we so fucked... fuck the department and fuck the city they don't care about us....i still didn't get my gorilla glue for my cheap ass helmet
Not if. They are. check out the twitter feed #may1
Why do myou need help?
I thought you were "the real police."
As one of the department's great ideas, all the officers they trained in riot control and wearing turtle gear will be hidden behind the line or even on different streets. They don't want the big bad police to scare the citizens. Second watch will be the front line while in uniform of the day. I feel bad for the officers on second watch. No training and being thrown to the wolves.
Does anyone have a concrete schedule for the tactical team during May or The Summit. A lot of us have kids and need to make daycare plans. When do we start 12hr days? When are RDO's canceled? Or like everything else, the Order will come out two days beforehand and we will have to scramble to make arrangements.
Will LiL Hi be in Chicago leading his State troopers during the Nato circus. Or will he be hiding in Springfield so when it goes bad he can say his usual,well I was in Springfield and commander fall guy was in charge. Let's wait and see.
Monique bond was a pr person for CPS or for the city as of fall of 2010. If it is the same person
It's one and the same. She was brought over by the short shit Hiram after he came to ISP. Just another political hack (both of them) stealing add'l funds from tax payers.
It will be an epic fail cluster!!!!
Monique bond was a pr person for CPS or for the city as of fall of 2010. If it is the same person. She gets bounced around a lot, or shielded when she messes up? Again, if it is the same person. If not, reminds me of Beverly Hills Cop, that would be a UNIQUE coincidence...
4/23/2012 12:19:00 AM
Same person. I don't really think she's messed anything up herself, but her job is to help coverup others' messes. It's more that she's sold her soul to the machine.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. We are NOT ready at all. From what I'm hearing, 2nd watch will maintain the fixed post throughout the venue area and in essance become the cannon fodder for the protestors. At least that what we're being told. I hope they're wrong.
During the 2nd day of "training" for 2nd watch people the "instructors" told us to fill our cargo pants with extra bottles of water and granola bars.
Now at roll call they're announcing that the uniform of the day will NOT be cargo pants. WTF??
They also said no baseball style CPD hats only the stupid old fashioned crown hats with the actual shield on them!
This department is FUBAR'ED.
There is going to be a whole lot of entertainment value for the coppers who can take the time to appreciate it when it happens. Watch portions of the crowd surge in a direction and the response of screaming on the radio for help when the crowd isn't even doing anything but messing with the police brass minds. It will be fun and ugly. Stay safe.
I'm pretty sure that at least the State's boots on the ground are actually dignitary protection and everything associated with that part of it. 500 can be controlled by the G, supplemental "secret service etc.," Putting them with us wouldn't make any sense. They will probably keep them together in order to keep more control on things. Not sure, though, just a thought
This is ridiculous these posts! The Mayor and Superintendent have said there will be no problems and that everything will be okay.
It will be one big love feast! The protesters will be bringing guitars and daisies, while singing, Kumbaya. What can go wrong?
*hiccup* Sorry, the kool-aid is coming up on me, again.
Just aheads up... All CCSPD and all the Sheriff's units that are on the street have or will go through the field force training. Are vacations, time due etc... have all been denied or not honored for the month of May. We will be there with approx. 400-500 officers. Also word is, no prisoner movement from 26th to Daley center, as well as most of the court calls being cancelled for a 2 week period.
Monique Bond is an incompetent jerk. While small in stature, she is a loud, abrasive, embarassing, back-stabbing whacko that moves to eliminate any male and female talented personnel she perceives as a threat to her. The Democratic Party is her hammer and is responsible for her being hired to fill one high-profile job after another.
Get this, talked to a friend with a close by suburburban dept and he told me his dept already has him working 12 hr shifts, bought their officers "fire retardant undergarments", and Kevlar helmets with the new face shields. All for the NATO bullshit. I told him my department bought us gorilla glue and after that I stuck my head in the dirt.
Proud to be with CPD
sarcasm off
Overheard a sheriff at vcg say that there days off have been rescinded during the summit and that they were not told why. Wonder if there coming as well
Sorry Dart canceled the training and the equipment
500 state troopers, that must be almost half of their manpower statewide--- does this mean that the woodfield mall speedtrap at the route 53 exchange will be down....
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no. the state needs the revenue so they will be making the remaining troopers do double shifts.
Big deal and so what! Are they going to bear the brunt? Are they going to risk their livelihood and make arrests? Doubt it. We're the ones who will be going to prison for rights violations. We're the ones who are gonna be sued for years to come way after Rahm has left town. Were the ones who are gonna be fired or worse, sent to call back for a decade after this mess. Mark my words on this one.
Monique bond was a pr person for CPS or for the city as of fall of 2010. If it is the same person. She gets bounced around a lot, or shielded when she messes up? Again, if it is the same person. If not, reminds me of Beverly Hills Cop, that would be a UNIQUE coincidence...
4/23/2012 12:19:00 AM
It's her. She's worked for Aviation, CPD, CPS and now ISP. Grau hired her.
My suburban department has also canceled days off during the summit weekend, as have the departments around us. There's a lot of concern about protests springing up in the burbs, especially if the city is effectively locked down.
Who is Monique Bond's whack. She was a total goof when she worked at CPD as the spokesperson, then CPS with Booberman and now ISP? At least all these different agencies get to experience her incompetence.
I have and idea. Lets start distributing flyers in 007 and 011 letting the local shitheads know that it is a free day at the protests. That they can behave in their usual manner, robbing, raping, shooting, as much as they want with the protesters. This will solve two problems. First, the protesters will be too busy getting paper as victims and then too scared to go back. That will solve the issue of protesters. The second will be that with the bulk of the shitheads gone from the two violence zone districts it will give the illusion that making POs do laps in a box was actually a great and effective tool in combating violence. Man, I should be a gold star, coming up with genius ideas like this instead of the old rehashed/repackaged ideas.
They can bring in every trooper, sheriff's deputy and 1/2 the suburban coppers (who will have their own problems with all the corporate HQs out their way)we are all going to take a big bite out of a shit sandwich.
When this goes south, we (blue shirts and SGTs and LTs) will get the blame by the Tiny Dancer.
The FOP has dropped the ball on this big time---you are supposed to be fighting for us and not reacting after the fact.
Fuck you Mike Shields, you deserve as much blame as Tiny Dancer, Hackysack Mac and the others.
Gorilla Glue Inc will be providing glue strips (similar to fly paper) to hang from light poles to catch fleeing marauders.
Now that's ingenuity!
Send your NATO Gorilla Tough story to:
www.GorillaTough.com
I think the Dept and City are in for a real unpleasant surprise. If they think we're going to do anything but let it burn they're nuts. Cozzi was our wake up call and our whole WATCH are all on the same page. Speaking with others in Dists it's apparent INDIFFERENCE is the uniform of the day. Fuck Rahm.
I saw the plans, and cannot tell you!
Anonymous said...
Big deal and so what! Are they going to bear the brunt? Are they going to risk their livelihood and make arrests? Doubt it. We're the ones who will be going to prison for rights violations. We're the ones who are gonna be sued for years to come way after Rahm has left town. Were the ones who are gonna be fired or worse, sent to call back for a decade after this mess. Mark my words on this one.
4/23/2012 10:57:00 AM
Damn, you can't please some people. You'd bitch if there was no extra help coming. Now that there is news of 500 state troopers coming to help out you say "big deal and so what". WFT!
Anonymous said...
Why do you need help?
I thought you were "the real police."
4/23/2012 06:52:00 AM
Hahaha. I kind of agree. That "real police" term is only used by asshats.
First and foremost I believe that ant can move that rubber tree plant, I'm the eternal optimist. Goooo Team, yes we can !
yeah I want to see the 500 troopers. I don't believe there are 500 troopers left in patrol in ISP. And where are they "housing and feeding" these 500 troopers?
And you will be getting them from Cairo, Champaign, Rockford, Springfield, Mattoon, Pontiac, etc.. Some of these boys and girls have NEVER been north of I80 in their lives. Good Luck!!!!
And you will be getting them from Cairo, Champaign, Rockford, Springfield, Mattoon, Pontiac, etc.. Some of these boys and girls have NEVER been north of I80 in their lives. Good Luck!!!!
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"boys and girls"?
You arrogant, know nothing prick. Have you ever been to Rockford (which by the way is way north of I80)? The ISP does a job that would make you shit your pants. 10-99 ALL the time. Making stops on the highway at night when the nearest backup could be MANY mIles away. Ask PO's from 005 or 011 about getting back up from ISP. You need to lose the idea they we are the only police out there.
To our ISP brothers and sisters: this jagoff speaks for no one but himself, the ignorant jagoff.
While most folks N of I 80 do not realize what ISP does, down here, they handle their calls on the interstates. Champaign County has over 100 miles of Interstates and US Routes and State Routes that ISP handles. Who is going to handle the wrecks that happen onthose roadways? Sheriff with 6 officers or Champaign PD with 11 and calls out the ass?
Bond, Monique Bond. Shaken, not stirred.
Who is Monique Bond's whack. She was a total goof when she worked at CPD as the spokesperson, then CPS with Booberman and now ISP? At least all these different agencies get to experience her incompetence.
4/23/2012 02:04:00 PM
Her ex is Gene Dibble. Family is connected politically including counting Valerie Jarrett as a cousin -- real, not play. He brought her here from Atlanta and got her the job @ Dept of Aviation.
I've had nothing but great experiences with ISP. Very professional and courteous. Let's watch out for our brothers and sisters.
Anonymous said...
And you will be getting them from Cairo, Champaign, Rockford, Springfield, Mattoon, Pontiac, etc.. Some of these boys and girls have NEVER been north of I80 in their lives. Good Luck!!!!
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"boys and girls"?
You arrogant, know nothing prick. Have you ever been to Rockford (which by the way is way north of I80)? The ISP does a job that would make you shit your pants. 10-99 ALL the time. Making stops on the highway at night when the nearest backup could be MANY mIles away. Ask PO's from 005 or 011 about getting back up from ISP. You need to lose the idea they we are the only police out there.
To our ISP brothers and sisters: this jagoff speaks for no one but himself, the ignorant jagoff.
4/23/2012 10:28:00 PM
I completely agree with you. ISP works alone and answers every call including criminal. I have had ISP assist me on numerous traffic stops and they were excellent. Crime is crime and jagoffs are the same everywhere. We are all brothers and sisters in blue and I appreciate any hlep from any officer.
The only honest thing we were told at the 2nd NATO training was they don't know anything and we will know right after we board the bus to wherever. Unbelievable!
The LABOR cost for the ISP is easy to estimate. Figure each officer makes $50K/yr. That's $961.53 per week, per officer. But let's call it $962.
$962 * 500 = $481,000 for a week.
Don't forget taxes and benefits at about 30% so now you're at: $625,300 just in manpower costs for that week. You still have to add on the costs of:
* Uniforms
* Vehicles
* Weapons
* Ammo
* Mace/other chemical repellents
* Fuel
* Cleaning/disinfecting costs
Add on the costs of increased crime around the State as scumbags take advantage of the fact that the ISP won't be patrolling their areas.
Figure at least $2 million just for the ISP to deal with this NATO clusterfuck...
NATO SHOULD STAY HOME!
No one can put down the Illinois State Police in my mind. I have known many of them and worked with some. They work a lonely an dangerous job. When they first came to Chicago, there were some tensions but that soon faded when they and us found out that we are one and the same when the shit hits the fan.
Will they be bringing ticket books and truck scales??
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