Marine Unit Rescue
- Chicago Police Marine Unit officers had just finished a training dive several miles out on Lake Michigan when they got a call about 4:30 p.m. to respond to a female trespasser who had made it out to the Locks separating the Chicago River from Lake Michigan.
Still donning their water suits, the officers sped in their marine boats and put that training to use when they saw the 24-year-old woman in nothing but her underwear. The woman seemed noticeably upset and appeared ready to jump into the water, officers said.
"It was nice that we came from that training dive because everything was on and we were all ready to go," said Marine Unit Officer Leticia Kaner.
The woman did in fact jump and Officer Kaner went right in after her, dragging her to the boat with the assistance of other officers and then holding down the distraught woman until they could get her to shore and medical help. A very nice bit of work.
Labels: good news
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
69 Comments:
I've been puking since the 10 o'clock news praised McCarhty as being a great guy.
Way to go.
Crazy people need to be charged and fined for their bad behavior.
Good job guys.
Is this the same Officer who grabbed the fake skull near Diversey and Logan? Just shows that even Marine Unit has mostly slow days but when called to do the shit they do their best. Good job!
Ot- Fax msg 203567 - I New automated time and attendance system rolling out in Fall 2012. Testing system 15-21and April and again 06-125 May. EVERYONE Must swipe once a day for the entire 7CPD day period. (Hard to do on RDO).
About six this morning in eleven. Three cars available to answer jobs, and ELEVEN others either assigned to the zones or on foot posts. No, no, that's great.
Talk about training and timing
Can any of the retired guys give me some advice please? I'm thinking of moving to Wisconsin and am unsure about it. Is it a good move, how does the cost of living compare to Chicago's,are there any hidden taxes I should but don't know about? Does life improve dramatically when you cross the border? Thanks in advance.
Great job Lettie and company. It's always good to be in the right place at the right time.
Kenny, your father would be proud.
Did the Marine Unit leave their violence zone for this??!!
Spars for everyone, Muahahaha!!!
Another unit to cut and put back on the beat. Leavr the lake to the coast guard.
At least they didnt go out there to rescue some stupid f***ing dog floating on a piece of driftwood or some coyote stuck on a chunk of ice.
Kudos to Marine Unit!
There is another family out there that is saying their THANK YOU!
Good job and that's what we do.
Hey is there a crime zone on the lake front?
Would it make sense to have the Marine officer walking a post?
It would have prevented the crazy from jumping into the lake to begin with. Just Joking......
Anyway Good job marine unit.
When I pull the pin you can pull me from the lake anytime.....
• Well done, Officer Leticia KANER and the Marine Unit. Best wishes to you and husband Kurt.
I had the privilege of working with your father-in-law, Kenny KANER during the 1968 MLK rioting in Fillmo' on April 5-8, 1968. After Kenny transferred to da Wood, I was assigned to the old DDA-3 (3900 S. California) covering 007 when he was assassinated in ambush just because he was the POLICE while he was working alone at 74th and Union. Kenny's weapon was still holstered. I'm certain our slain hero is looking down on you and Kurt with great pride.
• Speaking of fatal police ambushes where fallen heroes have been found with their weapons holstered, I hope that at the next CONstat meeting, Supt. McCarthy will explain the circumstances of the following NYPD and CPD cop killings to all in attendance:
(1) Kenny KANER, 7th Dist.
(2) Jim SEVERIN and Tony RIZZATO, Area 6 Task Force "Walk and Talk" in Cabrini-Green.
(3) Waverly JONES and Joseph PIAGENTINI, NYPD 32nd Pct. (Harlem)
(4) Gregory FOSTER and Rocco LAURIE, NYPD 9th Pct. (Lower East Side)
(5) Eddie BYRNE, NYPD 103rd Pct. (Jamaica, Queens)
Certainly anyone genuinely concerned with officer safety would reconsider any "brainstorm" to implement foot posts in 011. We certainly don't want the Supt. to have BLUE blood on his hands.
• With the arrivals of Western Australia's Ryan MARRON and his fiancee Toni, their constabulary is now aware of this SCC blog site to follow Ryan's progress at the world's renown Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC). Should SCC readers wish to check out the official WAPS site, CLICK HERE
• Finally, Bill Cozzi has been released from US DOJ "home detention" within the hour. He will be residing in the vicinity of Ashland Ave. and Diversey Pkwy.
It didn't happen unless there's pictures :)
Crazy people need to be charged and fined for their bad behavior.
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Just how will this affect the behavior of someone who is not rational?
Great job guys! Lifesaving award is in order for all of u. Im proud of you all. Cpd-018
Off Topic,
RAS Tires Service at 6544 N Milwaukee on the north-side is ripping off customers by stealing spar tires off customers cars. BEware........
(OT) where is the outrage here wow because kid was WHITE and jumped by many black gang punks! This is a COPPERS kid KILLED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4FxSOPYTILI
Good job, hey, you guys taking apps???
Wow! Nice!
Ot- Fax msg 203567 - I New automated time and attendance system rolling out in Fall 2012. Testing system 15-21and April and again 06-125 May. EVERYONE Must swipe once a day for the entire 7CPD day period. (Hard to do on RDO).
4/03/2012 05:04:00 AM
Don't worry it won't work.
If The Marine Unit so much as farts in their wetsuits, you make sure everyone knows
about it.
I spent many a yesteryear in a Det Unit on CW2. No single unit in the Department can document more saved lives each year. Most of their heroics go unnoticed by the press, but each summer storm that rolls across the city results in some hapless boater(s) being fished out of the drink and/or towed to safety. It's good to see them get good press from time to time—congrats to all the men and women of the Marine Unit.
I once rescued my partner after "Mailbox Marilyn" was 'going down' on him for the third time!
The time has come to do NOTHING any longer on this job.
If you do you are a fool
Remember Cozzi,Murphy,Comito and Theil
I'll take 3 hrs of overtime at 1.5 x rate to swipe.
Allow me to pose a hypothetical. An 11th Dist. unit calls a "10-1 with officer(s) down" at Lake St. and Karlov Ave.
Is CPD command actually ordering that cars assigned to "Violence Reduction Zones" (VRZ) 1, 2 and 3 can NOT respond even though they're less than a minute away?
If true, I herein diagnose CPD command as clinically insane [an "EDP" to you, (relatively) NEW JACK].
Oh Jaysus. If I go to all the time and trouble to drive out to that filthy, fockin' lake to dust myself don't none of you fockin frogmen come jumping in after me to bring me humiliatingly back. Jaysus I probably would a wrote a sad letter and all.
Wait......so the clout heavy unit that works 5 hr days FINALLY was put to use??? Congrats. Congrats on saving a mentally ill woman who will now get treated at a mental ward on my/our/(tax payers) dime!!!! Great move!!!
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A different angle on the latest 011th District debacle.
We were told in rollcall that Sgts and Lts had a chance to talk to the Commander and vent about zones and foot posts. Someone raised the question of liability and our obligation to protect the citizens. Someone asked if Garry was concerned about the backlogs on 911 calls where people are waiting hours for a police car to respond. The response was that headquarters looked at that issue and replied that if it wasn't happening in the zones, "who cares?"
This issue alone is a SHISTORM in the making. Wait until a citizen needlessly dies because they were considered an unimportant victim because they were calling from the wrong geographical area.
Hang on and stay safe out there, guys. (fart noise)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-nine-year-cook-county-jail-lawsuit-settled-with-1-million-payout-20120403,0,1443310.story
from the article:
"Two inmates won judgments in federal court totaling $153,000. The county opted to pay two others $5,000 each to put an end to their ongoing suit. The county will pay attorneys for the plaintiffs $850,000 to cover their fees and costs from the past nine years."
Shakespeare had it right, namely, 1st, kill all the lawyers.
Great job guys & gals,
Now where be thy buried treasure deep within that lake!? Arrgh!!
RAS Tires Service at 6544 N Milwaukee
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you sure about that?
LOTS of coppers go there . .
I have an idea for the Supt. Since the unreported wildings are occurring near north, which is close to the lakefront. How about the Marine Unit members have foot posts there in their flippers, air tanks and they could even carry spear guns.
Just a thought
Thanks for exposing these spineless exempt hoes for what they truly are, NorthSide. You sure do your homework, sarge. It's all about $$$$$ to these scumbags. A murdered cop is just another photo op for their crocodile tears.
Can any of the retired guys give me some advice please? I'm thinking of moving to Wisconsin and am unsure about it. Is it a good move, how does the cost of living compare to Chicago's,are there any hidden taxes I should but don't know about? Does life improve dramatically when you cross the border? Thanks in advance.
4/03/2012 07:33:00 AM
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Income tax. Do not declare Wisconsin as your official residence. While I have property up there and will likely reside there much of the year, I won't be using Wisconsin as my 'permanent' address, solely because they'll tax my pension.
Sometimes good scheduling means all the difference lol! I guess that makes it the most realistic training session ever! Good stuff
Sorry for the long post but I thought this may be of some importance.
Here is what should be the definitive answer regarding the current state of the FOP contract:
“Section 28.1 - Term of Agreement
This Agreement shall be effective from July 1, 2007 and shall remain in full force and effect until June 30, 2012. It shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter unless notice of termination is given, in writing, by certified mail, by either party no earlier than February 1, 2012 and no later than March 1, 2012. The notices referred to shall be considered to have been given as of the date shown on the postmark. Written notice may be tendered in person, in which case the date of notice shall be the written date of receipt. It is mutually agreed that the Articles and Sections shall constitute the Agreement between the parties for the period defined in this Section.”
This means that unless timely notice is given, by the terms of the contract, the contract is extended, by operation of the contract. Which means that as soon as March 1 came and went, and no intent to terminate was received or communicated by the city, the contract automatically renewed for a full year. The only thing that would have saved FOP past March 1 would have been had the city received a termination letter postmarked March 1, which by FOP’s admission, was not sent.
Enter Shields’ explanation:
“No matter what you read in the Sun Times quoting “off the record” sources, there is no dispute between the FOP and the City regarding upcoming contract negotiations. Our agreement was timely re-opened on March 20, 2012, well within the time limits that apply for modifications that would improve your labor agreement, address the critical issue of manpower, the safety of the public and of police officers, increase your wages and improve officers’ welfare. Under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315/7, a party to a collective bargaining agreement must terminate or modify the agreement by giving the other side notice of the intent to terminate or modify the agreement 60 days before the expiration date. Our contract expires June 30. Therefore, any notice before May 1 would have been timely notice. The IPLRA does not require us to give the City notice by March 1.”
The FOP argues first that this is merely a modification, yet no previous modifications have ever taken place in contract years, one contract ended and was replaced by a new contract beginning on July 1st. The FOP website lists them out for you (http://www.chicagofop.org/resources/current-contract/). This is not an attempt to modify, this is a complete termination.
Next FOP relies on the IPLRA in order to claim that they have provided timely notice based on state law. They are correct in that assertion. Follow closely now. When no letter of termination was sent by March 1, by operation of the contract the termination date was extended for one year for contract termination on June 30, 2013. Because the clause in section 28.1 can no longer apply for intent of termination because the dates, as stipulated in the contract, have already expired, the must be another mechanism in place to indicate either party intends to terminate, otherwise the contract will run year-to-year indefinitely. Enter the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, which informs both sides how to terminate a contract where no other means is available within the contract. So FOP was correct in the timeliness of termination, in fact they had time to spare in that they terminated 15 months in advance, far more than the 60 days required by statute.
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Time for all of us in 011 to unite and rebel against these psycho bosses.
continued from above
For those of you purveyors of doom prophesizing that we got lucky because if the contract was terminated by FOP, as it should have been, we will all be working without contract protection and Rhamageddon and the city would have their proverbial way with us, let us look to the very next contract section -
“Section 28.2 — Continuing Effect.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Article or Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect after any expiration date while negotiations or Resolution of Impasse Procedure are
continuing for a new Agreement or part thereof between the Parties.”
This means if one party terminates, we all work under the old rules until the new rules are ratified, the exact same was it has always been.
FOP has dropped the ball. I don’t know what the implications are but guarantee that we are now at a greater bargaining disadvantage than we should have been. The smart thing to do would be to get out in front of this, admit to it, and move on. But this particular group is either too vain or ignorant to take the high road.
Dumb and dumber indeed.
I know Navy Seals on this job who can not be apart of our Maine Unit... As they have no juice, great rescue but said reality.
Fop hired Joe Burns to negotiate our contract the last contract he did was for CTA bus drivers, enough said.
I was at the last compstat meeting. McCarthy is a bully who pressures and intimidates the brass to cook the books. He knows noone will challenge his idiot crap. It's get on the bus or get under the bus. This is all going to blow up in his face. It can't happen soon enuff.
OT--GAG me with a spoon re: McStupe's ride-along with a WGN reporter tonight. Um, and plus he wasn't wearing a vest--nor was the reporter....seems like a violation of orders if you ask me.
OK FOP this is for you..... when are we going to have a vote of no confidence in this sperintendent!!!!! The time is NOW!!! Let's roll!
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McCarthy is redesigning a new CPD patch for patrol. It includes the city skyline.
Everyone's on the street, but apparently there is still time for this nonsense at R&D.
OT- while sitting in my car in the new parking lot in 019, a tad early as I'm still trying out new routes to our new station, I watched a bald tact sgt pull in with an umarked , stop and start taking pictures of POs personal cars. He never noticed me, but is that how parking lot inspections are done here in the new 019 or is this weasel doing it on his own?
Target Englewood, Leo looks excited!
http://www.wgntv.com/entertainment/viral/wgntv-target-englewood-20120403,0,2697491.story
Anonymous said...
I know Navy Seals on this job who can not be apart of our Maine Unit... As they have no juice, great rescue but said reality.
4/03/2012 07:53:00 PM
FYI LIAR, I work in personnel and there are no navy SEALS on this dept, posers yes real SEALS sorry what is their MOS? Grade?
OT: I was shopping at a suburban Barnes and Noble when I was approached by a black teen asking if I would give a donation for funeral expenses for a friend killed in Miami. He had printed flyers with photos and info. I told him "not interested". I saw him leave the store with his two friends obviously looking for more guilt-ridden, white surburbanites to scam. So, is this some new scam or is it really just passing the collection plate for that honor roll student Trayvon?
This weekend guess how many people are allowed comp time in 8? 2. Total bs! Who can work under these conditions!!!
Thank goodness Cozzi is out !
Aquaman has nothing on you Leti
Been going to RAS exclusively for a long time. I would be really surprised if they did anything wrong.
Anonymous said...
I once rescued my partner after "Mailbox Marilyn" was 'going down' on him for the third time!
4/03/2012 02:36:00 PM
Mailbox Marilyn once attacked me with her breast, grasped in her hand and pointed like a weapon she advanced towards me with the killer breast at Division near Dearborn. The rest of the guys meeting there from old Summer Mobile were howling and I narrowly got my window rolled up in time. Old Ford squad with hand crank windows.
That experience almost got me to swear off women but thankfully the revulsion only lasted a few hours.
I went down to Ident and took a look at her mug shots over the years. She wasn't too bad looking back in the 60's but by 1987 she was definitely around the bend.
Last I heard she was seen dumpster diving around 4 years go. No arrests or sightings since.
Anonymous said...
OT- while sitting in my car in the new parking lot in 019, a tad early as I'm still trying out new routes to our new station, I watched a bald tact sgt pull in with an umarked , stop and start taking pictures of POs personal cars. He never noticed me, but is that how parking lot inspections are done here in the new 019 or is this weasel doing it on his own?
4/03/2012 11:03:00 PM
Probably looking for private cars parked in squad car only spots or for cars without approved stickers. There are now tons of sergeants in 019, looking over their shoulder for who is going who gets launched because they can't keep two district's worth of sergeants for much longer. The bad part is all these sergeants are tripping over each other timing how long you are on a job or on a personal or lunch.
The things they think are important would befuddle an alzheimers patient.
Anonymous said...
I know Navy Seals on this job who can not be apart of our Maine Unit... As they have no juice, great rescue but said reality.
4/03/2012 07:53:00 PM
Marine Unit does not go into an area and kill people, at least not on purpose. Former Coast Guard would be a better fit. Marine Unit is a search and rescue unit, SEALS do other things. At any rate, any former SEAL who comes on this job is nuts.
North side.........any car and officer can leave the zone for 10-1. That's about the only time!
Enter the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, which informs both sides how to terminate a contract where no other means is available within the contract. continued
The other means in the contract in the window from Feb 1st to Mar 1st and the FOP misssed the deadline. The FOP is right that the labor relaations act is used when there is no contrcat provision but our contract has it right there in black and white. If the FOP challenges this the city will call as their witnesses all the past FOP presidents and ask them why they sent the letter before Mar 1st every contract cycle? I think the answer will be because that is what is written and agreed upon in the contract.
The FOP screwed up so lets move on to 2013.
I have read every app that was submitted for the marine unit and none had navy seal.
A navy seal on this fucked up department would be like a master chef working the deep fryer at Mc Donalds !
I am a trained Navy Otter.
I take 2hr lunches, eat clams doing a back float and bark "Together We Can" while squeezing musical horns.
I've tried for years to get an Exempt spot, (DC,ADS,etc)
and still no offers.
If 011 ever opens a Sea World...maybe I'll get that spot.
In the meanwhile, I'll be on post, in the Garfield Park lagoon with my beach ball.
That bald sgt is a real goof, not to be trusted. After all he will be gone shortly due to seniority, love to see him taking pictures in 07 or 011 on midnights. Bye bye
same sgt that ran into the captain's office crying that a po was talking about him and his little red headed girlfriend. a real piece of work.
That bald head sgt has changed since his PO days, but more drastically since he started running with that red headed step child. I guess thats what happens when you are constantly looking over your shoulder. You do things you normally wouldnt do. Get a grip on it Danny Boy.
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