Thanks for the $14 Million Rahm
Gee, what could cut overtime costs?
- The Chicago Police Department could pay officers up to $14 million in overtime this summer as part of its plan to curb an increase in violence, a spokeswoman said Monday.
The money already was accounted for in the department's budget and mirrors what the city has spent on similar violence-reduction initiatives in previous years, said Sarah Hamilton, a spokeswoman for Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Emanuel said this year's strategy is being directed in a more "targeted way" in the face of a nearly 38 percent increase in homicides in the first six months of 2012 compared with 2011. It's unclear what that means, however, because the administration declined to elaborate.
"...declined to elaborate?" We guess that means another new strategy is on the way.
In the meantime, hiring continues to slow and Rahm continues his indirect attacks in a media blitz designed to cripple our negotiating positions. But hey, keep paying that OT.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
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I'm not complaining. I've been able to sock a way my deferred Comp. Hopefully leaving the job next year.
I'm in the dollar-a-minute club. Thanks for the extra $4,000 last month.
Cooter just added another out-house to his residence and this one has a fancy pull chain.
accused of wasting $3mil on Ceasefire and Chicago Public Library, out of nowhere, a $14mil number is offered as bait to suckerfish citizens? we're not biting, Rahm. hire more cops.
from I live here
Old-timer here. I put on my crown cap and 80/20's. Collect a fat check for doing NOTHING. Life is good.
How's those school zone speed trap camera installs going? You see any installed yet? Me neither.
Must be waiting on the next kid to get mowed down so we have a crisis that can be used for an election time photo-op.
Who raised these guys?
Who's the copper that got caught beginning and wore the wire in the latest series of public corruption indictments?
Notice that the Alderman escaped indictment and that this was broken out the same day the Sun Times ran an expose on Obama's mob friends bank sentencing on STATE charges, not FEDERAL charges.
Would Rahm's 9.5 fingers force him onto CPD disability?
Just asking!
The crisis is not big enough nor is it close enough to the election for rahm to play the superhero -- yet.
BTW How many coppers are we going to pull off the street for Obama's birthday bash as the city goes to hell?
Seriously. Wtf are these guys smoking........ And who the hell believes this crap.
We are allegedly on our 5 th new strategy in 2 mos. How they hell did any of them even get off the ground. It isn't like the department is fast to initiate any new strategy or tell it to te po's working the street. This dept has sunk along with the city as a whole not too far behind
It's real fucking simple. When a P.O. retires hire a body to replace him. We are so far behind in hiring that it will be nearly impossible to catch up.
What a joke. We are spending 14 Million buck to put more officers on the streets for the weekend, how about just hiring more officers and spend the money that will put more officers on the street for a long-term. I know there is a group in the academy right now, but when are there is going to be more recruits???
Heads up!
There will be NO teachers strike!
Teachers will receive a decent contract.
CPD and CFD are going to get crushed to make up for it.
There will be NO labor disputes, NO unattended school children reaking havoc and propelling a " now" downward trending homicide count in the Fall.
Everything will be on-track for the upcoming election.
$15 million, add the $1 million to the total that Ceasefire and Tito made.
Who has the pics of Superintendent Garry McCarthy in Union Pier, Mi???
Will Eric Holder coverup Broadway Bank like the Fast and Furious debacle?
Federal crime, Federal time!
Hey check out how sheriff Joe is calling out Obama on drudge report. The old kook has balls.
Of course we could have used that 14 million to hire more police offficers. But that wouldn't have funded the pension and all thise people wouldn't be dead and people wouldn't be afraid to go downtown.....wait a minute.....
"...declines to elaborate" means that they have no fucking idea.
Tahm can shove his OT up his ass.
Rahm "earned" $18M in 18 mos. - this is nothing for an entire department
Check this out SCC....The Pritzkers have a solution for everything! How does this stupid broad get a column in the Sun-Times? Oh yeah...sorry forgot. Having sex with a Pritzker grants you super powers. Silly me and my middle class ways.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/splash/13819006-418/margot-pritzker-has-suggestions-on-curbing-summer-violence.html
I got an idea. Just like 12 sgts were moved from the 019 district to go to busier districts ....there is an abundance of police officers. Its ridiculous! 019 has almost 400 officers more than any other district because of the merge. And waaaaay to many desk and office personal! They can afford to lose at least 50!!!! Its not fair to these other districts that are always in a back log.
The overtime initiative makes perfect sense for the City - cheaper than hiring more officers, and they can put the officers where they want them when they want them.
There'll be no more hiring.
OT.
SCC, I heard that the copper from the YouTube incident injured while arresting some savage on Halsted last November had his day in court yesterday. This officer injured his shoulder, had surgery and is still out and judge clay gives the offender probation and community service, nice message to the ghetto rats that if you injure one of ours we'll still just give probation, Bullshit! Vote Judge Clay off the bench!
last contract teachers received a 20% raise over 5 years , cpd and cfd got 10%
answer radio assignments , write paper on every crime and nothin else
Whether we like it or not, it is cheaper to pay the overtime than to hire. The $14 million would barely cover 103 officers. If we are to believe that we are short 1,500 officers (on the low end) then the city would need to find approximately 200 million dollars. As former Cmdr Wedgbury would say, "It's not about the money, it's about the MONEY.
More recruits are on the way?? I took the last written test back in December of 2010. Was just called to take the power test. But how many will be hired is the real question!
The department arbitrarily " reassigning" Sgts from 002 to 005. I'd be very concerned because if they move them they way the did, patrol officers could be next. The kicker, is that if you were " assigned" to your district say out of the academy - the city is saying you did not bid there and thus are subject to being moved. You are only considered a district BID if you bid in from another district. So in reality you could come out of tge academy, be assigned to your district for 10 years, and a person who bid in last month is safe - you are not ?? I guess if and when any openings are posted to your district - the people already assigned there better put in a bid for a district they are already in ?
Also, they used reverse seniority but then exempted tact, CAPS, and detailed out Sgts. So Sgts with less seniority in these spots got saved. ( not to mention 002 has two CAPS sgts - one with little time who got saved because she's in CAPS).
Some people are going to post F*** the Sgts, but if they did it to them, you can bet the PO's will be next. If you never actually BID but were merely " assigned" you could be screwed.
OT ALERT :
Received an email last night that everyone should be alarmed over. Seems there is PO in 001 that is preparing to introduce at the September FOP a bylaws change that would ban retirees from voting in FOP elections and holding FOP office.
Why? Sounds like the deocrats/socialist/Rahm trick of divide and conquer.
What is in it for him?
"How many coppers are we going to pull off the street for Obama's birthday bash as the city goes to hell?"
--7/18/2012 12:22:00 AM
Even more than were pulled off the street as lackeys to guard the private Obama/Valerie Jarrett "Jack and Jill" power-elite wedding while the city went to hell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_%28organization%29
Barack Hussein Obama is a cheap f__k. For three dollars -- seriously! -- Chicagoans can line up to buy raffle tickets in the hope of being admitted to that birthday party.
Taste of Obama!
National news yesterday -- the Obamas have ended their bridal registry scam. It only raised 71 million dollars.
"Who has the pics of Superintendent Garry McCarthy in Union Pier, Mi???"
--7/18/2012 04:22:00 AM
* Who has the pics of Mayor Rahm Emanuel "not in public view" up in Eagle River, Wisconsin for one of the overall worst ten-day periods the city could have had? What city contractor provided the "hospitality?"
* What is happening to the dozen or more Chicago Public School principals who were fired for falsifying records so that their children could get free lunches? Are they further defrauding the federal government by getting free home Internet service off this too?
* Where is the Cook County Medical Examiner's legally-mandated report on the 29-year-old man who just up and died in the Obama headquarters?
* Where is the news coverage on the police having to break up fights at a south side "violence interrupters" CeaseFire party? Did the Mayor give them a million dollars to have parties?
Where, where indeed...
"Will Eric Holder coverup Broadway Bank like the Fast and Furious debacle?"
--7/18/2012 04:24:00 AM
He's too busy having the "dialogue on race" that he's not having.
"Will Eric Holder coverup Broadway Bank like the Fast and Furious debacle?"
--7/18/2012 04:24:00 AM
I know! Let's flood the south and west side with guns and then see if we can trace them back to ourselves.
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When we're done with that, we can go get popsicles, and then we can go down the block running sticks along fences to annoy people and knocking over flowerpots and stuff.
Eric The Menace.
When beefs start to come against the police the excuse should be, I work my day off to help reduce the violence. I am short tempered because 1/3 of my life is spent in the high violence areas of the city and I cannot use my time off when I need it. Can you say burnt out! Many police officers are being burnt out at a much faster pace these days. Thanks Richie and Rahm
OT. I don't know if anyone has noticed but Chicago Breaking News is no longer reporting on the number of shootings occurring each night.
Can the CTU contract out Karen Lewis to the FLOP as acting President to handle our negotiations ?
That woman has got balls.
For those short timers gloating about saving at deferred comp. Keep your eyes/ears open. Ask deferred people who is investing our money? Ask, is the money protected from court proceeding should the city declare bankruptcy. Finally where do you think Rahm gets his million for this a few millions for that. Our FOP should request a forensic audit on where the Mayor the gets the millions for his pet projects. Is the city's budget being supplemented by our pensions, deferred comp etc.
Cooter just added another out-house to his residence and this one has a fancy pull chain.
7/18/2012 12:10:00 AM
Zone 4 radio sends our condolences.
OFF POST: Condolence to William "BIG CHRIS" Christopher family...008th dst/PHS Unit715 a good father, a good cop and a good friend... Rest in Peace brother
OT now but when the contract is settled you're gonna be working Rahm's OT just to make up what you lost.
Did they end up moving and people (sgts or po's) out of 019 or 002? Period change is Sunday and I would think they'd have to give them a little notice.
If they could do all this O.T. B-S why not do it in the Districts.
Replace the P.O.s that want to take TIME-DUE!
Why go from the Northside to the old 7th District to God knows where.
Go to your own district; work with who know and where you know it.
Next to hiring more cop that make some sense so they never will do it.
Cooter here. Just got some more violence reduction work. Me and ma are going to trade in our pull chain toilets for the new love seat toilet. Two poops, one flush. Saving on the metered water bill.
Saw McCarthy the other night partying with a metal Miller beer bucket over his head playing air guitar and singing Black Sabbath "I am Iron Man". Event 12987
Why did McCarthy get a ladder and go onto headquarters roof. Someone told him drinks were on the house. GONG ! Why did you gong the Supe Jaye P Morgan you rascal?
I would hate it if Rahm was my proctologist, I would feel jipped. 9.5 get it. Gong again!
The Supe went to give blood the other day. The nurse told him you're going to feel a little prick. The Supe Says "Oh is the Mayor here"? Gong!
The Supe went into a bar the other day, being a ladies man he had a freshly rolled up pair of socks in his pants sporting a large bulge. After an hour of no success he asked his brass staff why he didn'tpick up any of the hotties. Only one had the balls to tell him the socks belonged in the front of his pants. GONG !
Take my Supe, Please ! Gong !
I tell ya my Supe gets no respect. He told his staff he wanted to go to the zoo, they told him if the zoo wanted him they'll come for him. Gong!
The Unknown Comic and the Supe are touring together. Headline title we're in the bag. GONG !
Who has the pics of Superintendent Garry McCarthy in Union Pier, Mi???
7/18/2012 04:22:00 AM
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And who else is in the pictures?
Rahm wants to stretch us thin,if no one complains he will never rehire one for one!maybe 100 to one,he is the biggest,you know what ever,and yes he would not get disability cause it's not his shooting finger,but he can't give you the bird with his right hand,but left handed is closer to the heart!
processing possible recruits this week at the academy, I hear way less than half of the 400 called each day are even showing up and even less are passing the power test.
I figured this out today at court,
The city saves by hiring us back. We have less officers to pay salaries and benefits for, including family, and less pension obligation. We would loose because we could very well burn ourselves out.
If the City COULD give us all an option to get out early, it would save them money. It would be an impossible task.
Top 12 Reasons to Vote Democrat
1. I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever
I want. I've decided to marry my German Shepherd.
2. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a
gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of
gas at 15% isn't.
3. I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job
of spending the money I earn than I would.
4. I voted Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody
is offended by it.
5. I voted Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and
I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers
and thieves.
6. I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell us if
it will rain on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt
away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.
7. I voted Democrat because I'm not concerned about millions of babies
being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.
8. I voted Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free
health care, education, and Social Security benefits, and we should take
away the social security from those who paid into it.
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allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give
the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit.
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Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never
get their agendas past the voters.
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to people who hate us, but not drill our own because it
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12. I voted Democrat because my head is so firmly planted up my ass,
it's unlikely that I'll ever have another point of view.
Also notice they didnt identify the commissioner from the Board of Tax Appeals Only identified him as commissioner A
OT --
You have to excuse me, I'm still laughing.
ASIAN CARP ON A STICK!
Symbolic of the Emanuel administration. Bread and circuses.
Feed the people sewer fish from the drainage canal.
"Mm. You know, that's not so bad."
I mean, look at these f__ing things. It's a major disaster.
http://images.publicradio.org/content/2010/06/02/20100602_asian-carp_33.jpg
As the City Of Chicago has unilaterally pronounced about the weather -- and, apparently, everything else -- "The extreme is normal now."
Is that so?
Reference points are shifted around at will, benchmarks are gleefully pried out of the cement and moved over three feet, so to speak.
They want everything to be lopsided. That is hard for regular people to grasp.
Like CompStat, like dicking around with baselines, like "decreases in the increase," like creating new multi-racial categories -- "Hispanic" -- to make demographics and crime statistics incomprehensible.
"The extreme is now normal."
I'd call this the language of utter desperation -- if the millions of Emanuels were not working so hard to cause and/or exploit all of these awful problems in the first place.
Those teachers are going to get it all! CFD and CPD will get zip.
The silent, invisible Dr. Slutkin thanks you for the million too -- not going to roll out of bed, grab a CeaseFire hat, and get down to 70th and Damen to back his guys at the party, huh?
Oh -- that rev is on TV, says him and his whole bunch have waddled clear from New York to here already. I never seen anyone walk thousands of miles in a brand-new minivan with www.storefrontchurch.com painted on it before.
Here he is again. Did he ever actually leave Chicago? This could be like the legendary fake Apollo moon walk, huh?
Crazier and crazier...and that's just me. You should see everything else around here. Those carp are going to be coming out of the john any minute.
"...accused of wasting $3mil on Ceasefire and Chicago Public Library"
--7/18/2012 12:13:00 AM
Thanks for the reminder -- I just looked something up. 025, the Public Library on Grand Ave. has been closed for a couple of years, it just disappeared out of the building ad there have been signs from about three different "agents" trying to rent the still-empty space.
Here is why -- some people can screw anything up, even a guaranteed sure-fire tenant on a street with a growing number of vacant stores and vacant lots.
Dead-Beat Landlords Force Library Closing
2010_06_23
"As if the economy and city's financial difficulties haven't been hard enough on the Chicago Public Library, now something out of their control is forcing on Northwest Side branch to close. The Galewood-Mont Clare Library at 6969 W. Grand Ave. is shutting down when it was discovered the landlords of the building - two brothers - owe the city, according to WBBM 780 AM, "$70,000 in overdue fines and fees, including property taxes, water bills and building code violations at 12 commercial and residential properties across the city." Renting from property owners who owe the city is a no-no so the library has to be shuttered; the debt was uncovered as the library was negotiating a new lease."
http://chicagoist.com/2010/06/23/dead-beat_landlord_forces_library_c.php
...and now I know.
Hearing rumors about a lot of movement in 019.
Let's see here, 14 million could hire 280 new cops at 50,000 a year!
NAH, why bother.
Jacksonville Fla -
300+ Black youths flash Rob the WalMart.(youtube) In the video that has gone viral gun shots can be heard on the outside of WalMart as one teen shouts inside the store "I HAVE FOOD STAMPS FOR SALE" and another "HEY LET"S GO TO WENDY'S NEXT"
Meanwhile in Oregon 40 youths flash rob an Albertsons.
"Emanuel said this year's strategy is being directed in a more "targeted way"..."
HOW LONG CAN PEOPLE STAND THIS MEANINGLESS, INTERCHANGEABLE CORPORATE S__T-TALK?
There IS no "this year's strategy." It's not even "this week's strategy" anymore.
During Rahm's ten-day "he was not in public view" bugout for the Fourth Of July and predicted record heat wave, Supt. couldn't even wait until Monday; he was panicking on TV by Saturday afternoon with some "strategy" no one can remember.
THERE IS NO STRATEGY.
I'd guess maybe "chase the radio," except no, don't help the 99 car when they're starting to come down off the porches on him. "You're going out of your beat. You know that, don't you?" Better to keep driving around counting the newspaper machines, making sure they are all still there from minute to minute.
OK to put a car down on "the teenage girl be trippin' out, Grandma is in a wheelchair and the girl stole Grandma's brain medication and took it herself..."
So which half of the calls are we not going to answer?
Demand is for a Department Of Problems, and if we haven't hit on it by now after 50 years and 800 zillion dollars, I can't even begin to picture it. Army tanks that never really shoot, but instead dispense free candy bars out the side? You got me.
Ever get the feeling that someone is making a fool out of you?
4 and 2. 2 the key number. 2=days off. Never spending those 2 with ghetto trash when I can better spend them with my FAMILY. Oh yeah, want to quell the beast? Bring back summer mobile, a roving unit(TRU/MSF) and hire more of us Mr. Mayor. Simple shit sir.
Off Topic but I would like to state the following. Because of the trolls that peruse this site, I will omit my name,however if you were there on the date I reference you will know who I am.
On 22 Nov 2011, in the 008th District,on Pulaski, I was attacked, beaten, and had these people attemnpt to disarm me,this in front of my kids. I owe more than I can ever pay to the officers that came to the 10-1 and a truck driver who without hesistation came to help me. I waited to use this format until after the trial so there would be no question if I had discussed this case with anyone.
Now the disgusting part, the offender makes a blind plea of guilty on all counts and is sentenced to PROBATION and SWAP.
The only good thing from this event is that I was able to tell KUP thank you when he came to hospital that night to see me.
Once again on behalf of my family and myself thank you.
The department arbitrarily " reassigning" Sgts from 002 to 005. I'd be very concerned because if they move them they way the did, patrol officers could be next. The kicker, is that if you were " assigned" to your district say out of the academy - the city is saying you did not bid there and thus are subject to being moved. You are only considered a district BID if you bid in from another district. So in reality you could come out of tge academy, be assigned to your district for 10 years, and a person who bid in last month is safe - you are not ?? I guess if and when any openings are posted to your district - the people already assigned there better put in a bid for a district they are already in ?
Also, they used reverse seniority but then exempted tact, CAPS, and detailed out Sgts. So Sgts with less seniority in these spots got saved. ( not to mention 002 has two CAPS sgts - one with little time who got saved because she's in CAPS).
Some people are going to post F*** the Sgts, but if they did it to them, you can bet the PO's will be next. If you never actually BID but were merely " assigned" you could be screwed.
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They also didn't include Sgt.'s that were detailed out with no seniority and no bid. And they even skipped over a Sgt. with less seniority and sent the Sgt. with more seniority. Gonna be a costly greivance down the road.
7/18/2012 02:20:00 PM
that is one awesome post....
Another hot steamy night tonight, Andy don't forget the deodorant buddy. Be safe my brothers
OT- The CPS board should agree to the terms of the CTU. Rahm will have blood on his hands if the students are not in school come September and left on the streets!
To Gong poster,
Keep em comin! GMac had a girl call him saying, "Come on over, nobody's home. He came over and nobody was home!". Oh, I tell ya, he gets no respect!
To the jagoff saying pull police out of 019,
Go eff yourself! Police and fire live there too, a-hole!
Anonymous said...
processing possible recruits this week at the academy, I hear way less than half of the 400 called each day are even showing up and even less are passing the power test.
7/18/2012 01:48:00 PM
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Who cares if most fail? The remaining ones get hired. They're screening about 2,000 applicants now. The department has gotten about as short as it can get without things getting completely out of hand. Will they hire? Of course they're hiring and they'll probably hire about 400 PPO's per year. Just enough to keep the slide from getting worse. Real help may be on the way but, until the economy picks up, we're not getting any real help for the foreseeable future other than replacing retirees.
I think you should work all of your days off so that you help the city save on new hires and you die younger, thereby reducing the pension impact. We all need to do our part. I'll do mine while on vacation with the family after I get the bodyguards to pull them out of the private schools.
Rahm
off topic:
For you SCC-
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/surveillance-vid-shows-71-year-old-concealed-carry-holder-opening-fire-on-would-be-robbers/
250 po's yes 250 from 019 reassigned. No questions asked. Order out today at 1700hrs. Welcome to the jungle boys
when tiny dancer "earned" 18 mil in 18 months(gee! that ballet degree really paid off) wasn't Bill Daley a vice pres at chase? what a coincidence!
I didn't know today was bad joke day on SCC.
I figured this out today at court,
The city saves by hiring us back. We have less officers to pay salaries and benefits for, including family, and less pension obligation. We would loose because we could very well burn ourselves out.
If the City COULD give us all an option to get out early, it would save them money. It would be an impossible task.
7/18/2012 02:09:00 PM
Sometimes I can't tell if people are being funny because print doesn't have the voice inflections that show people are kidding. So, are you being funny are are you slow?
Anonymous said...
processing possible recruits this week at the academy, I hear way less than half of the 400 called each day are even showing up and even less are passing the power test.
7/18/2012 01:48:00 PM
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This is the initial testing after their written exam on 2010.
They have a long way to go;
psych, piss test; background invest.; polygraph.
But yes, not many of the invitee's are showing up.
THERE IS NO STRATEGY.
7/18/2012 04:48:00 PM
which is exactly my strategy.
Chalkie
I am hoping the City tramples on the contract and ignores my contractual rights and dumps me to someplace south of Madison St.
I will then take all my clothes off at roll call and run in circles while screaming Charge! like Teddy Roosevelt did going up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. Shades of Arsenic and Old Lace.
I will then spend my last year on this job on the medical getting therapy for my issues. My mother had Alzheimer's, this could work very easily. I'll also name my weapon and start talking to it while breathing heavy. I will probably recover near the end of July, 2013.
THERE IS NO STRATEGY.
7/18/2012 04:48:00 PM
which is exactly my strategy.
Chalkie
7/18/2012 08:26:00 PM
funny!
For the person who mentioned "Arsenic and Old Lace" I want to by you a beer. I believe I would enjoy the company of any person who seen such a classic. People today don't know how to enjoy such good classics. Cheers. P.S. I love you're idea of arriving naked to roll call. I myself would only wear my duty belt and my red man gear.
Hearing rumors about a lot of movement in 019.
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Jesus, I hope the plumbing is up to date.
Whether we like it or not, it is cheaper to pay the overtime than to hire. The $14 million would barely cover 103 officers. If we are to believe that we are short 1,500 officers (on the low end) then the city would need to find approximately 200 million dollars. As former Cmdr Wedgbury would say, "It's not about the money, it's about the MONEY.
7/18/2012 09:22:00 AM
like Rahm Emmanuel couldn't raise $200 million from private sponsors? this would be a drop in the bucket. he could do it in a heartbeat if he had to in order to get himself re-elected. so why not do it to improve our city instead of letting it go down the toilet?
our mayor reminds me of a deadbeat dad- walking around with rolls of hundreds in his pockets but never having money for needs of the family that is every citizen of the City of Chicago. perhaps city hall should check its own pockets?
why is crime up? why are gangs being allowed to overrun the city? why is tourism down? why are businesses continually failing here and boarding up? large and small? why are buses overloaded like sardine cans? why is graffiti all over this damn city NOT being removed? why aren't there enough cops? why is Rahm anti-union and anti-law enforcement but pro ceasefire which hires drug users? why is marijuana use now only ticketed when joints are now laced with cocaine and heroin? why are beach lifeguards not there half the time and why are citizens the ones doing CPR on drowning victims? why are our streets more filthy as NYC's now? why is trash piling up in our alleys? why is the city being overrun by rats? why are our city parks green areas drying up like deserts during this drought? why in the hell are we still paying alderpeople, why are we wasting precious money on their salaries and not on cop's salaries when everyone knows the alderpeople don't do shit?
btw, why are there fewer American flags flying in the City of Chicago?
just curious
They also didn't include Sgt.'s that were detailed out with no seniority and no bid. And they even skipped over a Sgt. with less seniority and sent the Sgt. with more seniority. Gonna be a costly greivance down the road.
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In 2007 this happened to me. I was working in a southside district, and got sent to another on a 90 day detail. There were two tact sgts with less seniority. When I asked why they weren't going, I was told that they held a "specialized position" and that I was just a beat Sgt. I said ok, give me the tact team, send one of them. No go. I called the union. They said "oh boy the contract is not clear, tact is specialized. Putting aside the obvious counter arguments to tact being specialized (I could come in an hour late, supervise some one bagger and DOPW arrests, take a 1.5 hr lunch and then duck an hour early too, but I digress)my grievance was denied due to the ambiguity of the contract. Turned out ok, I had a blast in the other district, good workers and they worked well together and with me. That's 5 years ago, but it's the same as this.
I'm retired now but I feel bad for anyone who gets fucked by the department and unions colluding in ignoring the poorly written and negotiated contracts.
Stay safe everybody.
I got an idea. Just like 12 sgts were moved from the 019 district to go to busier districts ....there is an abundance of police officers. Its ridiculous! 019 has almost 400 officers more than any other district because of the merge. And waaaaay to many desk and office personal! They can afford to lose at least 50!!!! Its not fair to these other districts that are always in a back log.
7/18/2012 07:47:00
Since they have the same amount of area to cover how do you figure they have too many officers . They didnt decrease the size of the districts. The only doubling up would be of the inside people and they don't number in the 50's. Think about it.
Commander Wedgebury......Wow someone's walking in the time tunnel!
Merit list coming out! My work horse didn't make it to the desk of the Superintendent, no interview, but the First Deputy's wife did! WTF!
This same First Deputy had us work the 4th of July, switched our start times from days to nights becuase he was too stupid to have thought of that before the 3rd, made us work the 4th night with less than 18 hours notice while he went on vacation.
This is the same guy that said no fucking time due use but he can use his!
To you three brain cell people writing about 019, get over yourselves. We are all in this together right? Or are you so dull that you don't see a dividing tactic?
Sure I work in 019 and I will tell you what, worked the south side, worked the west side, now I'm in 019, I've gotten
Guns, narcotics, agg batts, and homicide pinches yea for me. I understand that bids haven't been opened for awhile to allow you to move and that sucks, but how does stripping one district to fill others help you move numbnuts?
Fact is I do not like working in this new combined district, building is already falling apart, there aren't enough computers to go around, the bosses (not all) get bent out of shape if anything is brought to their desk. I would like bids to open up myself because I'd leave myself, hell there are several others who want to leave too. Why doesnt the city do the right thing and open up the bidding to allow us to move around?
Where is Goldstein when you need him?
We need him to tell us where the next murder (east coast version of homicide) is going to occur so we can get ceasefire to do shooter interruptis.
Oh Brett, why has thou forsaken us?
For the person who mentioned "Arsenic and Old Lace" I want to by you a beer. I believe I would enjoy the company of any person who seen such a classic. People today don't know how to enjoy such good classics. Cheers. P.S. I love you're idea of arriving naked to roll call. I myself would only wear my duty belt and my red man gear.
7/18/2012 10:32:00 PM
I too am a fan of the classics. One slow cold night I put arsenic and old lace on for my partner. Nothin!! Had to shut it off after a half hour. Apparently subtle intelligent humor is just too much work. If you haven't seen it already topper and topper returns are also fun little gems.
Anonymous said...
I got an idea. Just like 12 sgts were moved from the 019 district to go to busier districts ....there is an abundance of police officers. Its ridiculous! 019 has almost 400 officers more than any other district because of the merge. And waaaaay to many desk and office personal! They can afford to lose at least 50!!!! Its not fair to these other districts that are always in a back log.
7/18/2012 07:47:00 AM
Why dont you go fuck yourself, know it all.I work in 019 and dont forget it is the size of two districts now. you think 400 police officers is alot then how come with 20 yrs on I cant get time due and cars are still down.The commander needs to clean up tact and put them on the watch but as for too many POs you are way out of line
Anonymous said...
I got an idea. Just like 12 sgts were moved from the 019 district to go to busier districts ....there is an abundance of police officers. Its ridiculous! 019 has almost 400 officers more than any other district because of the merge. And waaaaay to many desk and office personal! They can afford to lose at least 50!!!! Its not fair to these other districts that are always in a back log.
7/18/2012 07:47:00 AM
Why dont you go fuck yourself, know it all.I work in 019 and dont forget it is the size of two districts now. you think 400 police officers is alot then how come with 20 yrs on I cant get time due and cars are still down.The commander needs to clean up tact and put them on the watch but as for too many POs you are way out of line
7/19/2012 01:00:00 PM
Are u saying 019 is bigger than 008. You my friend are clueless . There are way too many office people!!! Double the office personal....double the caps personal!!! And why are there two tactical secretaries? They need to clean up 019 ASAP
Anonymous said...
For the person who mentioned "Arsenic and Old Lace" I want to by you a beer. I believe I would enjoy the company of any person who seen such a classic. People today don't know how to enjoy such good classics. Cheers. P.S. I love you're idea of arriving naked to roll call. I myself would only wear my duty belt and my red man gear.
7/18/2012 10:32:00 PM
I too am a fan of the classics. One slow cold night I put arsenic and old lace on for my partner. Nothin!! Had to shut it off after a half hour. Apparently subtle intelligent humor is just too much work. If you haven't seen it already topper and topper returns are also fun little gems.
7/19/2012 12:04:00 PM
Too many people would look at me as if I dropped in from Mars if I were to mention Arsenic and Old Lace around the district. Kids.
I could ask who knows the Gettysburg Address by heart and I am sure to get quizzical looks, I had to memorize it to pass the Government Class in 8th Grade. It's only 271 words, not hard after reading it a number of times. Young people today couldn't recite one line.
How many know the exact dates the Civil War began and ended? Or why it is important. Same with WWI, WWII. Or Shakespeare, or taking a couple of years of Latin in high school. Or Algebra and Geometry. Jeez I feel like such a dinosaur. And I was a screw up in school, not a scholar. I came on this job with a GED and am leaving with a college degree.
I've had enough of dealing with this crap, and I am getting old. But there is still much to learn. Bully, bully!
Judge Clayton Crane convicted Edward Howard Jr. of aggravated battery and official misconduct following a bench trial.
The same Judge that found the juiced up Sheriff's Police officer's not guilty in the car chase and shooting at a couple out in the south suburbs. Told the Sheriff's cops that they were Bozo's and should be made to wear a big red nose. Mr Crane, you don't even deserve to be called Judge. Just start wearing a big red nose asshole.
19 district has way too many people working there. Front office staff, desk people,6 tact teams, 1 burglary team, caps, park cars,warrant cars,special mission cars, mayor detail cars. Stop complaining about time due, and start complaing about the misuse of manpower causing the shortage. Almost 50 POs can be back on the street immediately if management knew how to do their job. Hidden spots are all over that district.
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