Bike the Ghetto
- The Chicago Police Department is deploying bikes for use by patrol officers in 19 of 20 targeted zones that have had a history of high rates of violence, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced Friday.
Roughly a third of the 360 foot patrol officers assigned to the police’s Operation Impact program, which targets high-violence neighborhoods, have been trained and equipped with bikes, officials said. Some 140 officers will participate in the bike patrol.
The bikes are being deployed in zones on the South and West sides.
Where are they going to mount the PDT's? Can we at least shift them all to their own radio zone so they can run names in peace?
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
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Everyday there are officers held down in the station due to lack of vehicles... We are second class citizens and it's getting old really quick. Anyone interested the Illinois conservation police is having a test in early May!
I have said that for years.
City wide 5 6 what ever for name checks.
give the rest of us a break.
The PPOs are given a couple department issued blackberrys per impact Zone that have PCAD installed.
They are supposed to run names on CW per their orders but they don't.
This is just another attempt to hide the equipment shortage we have. The PPOs were given pool cars with no cameras, no PDTs, and basically the worst of the worst. Expect to see those cars showing up in districts now as "pool" cars.
Does this mean we will be seeing high speed bike chases? :-)
Watch out you Brothers. City can't afford new cars, they say. This city is rotten. Actually, you should be on horses not bicycles....talk about speed!!! Gets the criminals every time..can go faster than Superman.
Here is an example of how not to combat a major crime wave in a war zone [zone 2 radio]. Not surprised.
I give it less than a week before one or more of those overpriced bikes gets yanked by a savage when the overzealous team of misguided and leaderless recruits leave them unattended.
I think it is a BAD idea.
Bikes in the ghetto? Talk about putting an officer out there in a vulnerable position. If I was in charge, I would never do that.
If there is a fire fight, where does the officer take cover? What about any vehicle chase? Not every criminal is on foot.
Plus with Chicago weather, "bike patrol" is only good for half the year at best unless you're going to find snow tires and skis for the bike.
What about equipment storage? Shotgun rack? Rifle rack?
High violence zones means you need firepower - at a moment's notice.
Come on - in less than five minutes I shred the whole idea with a pragmatic insight and I am not even in law enforcement.
Why not bring back some Harleys? (2 AND 3 wheel) Too manly to handle?
What idiots do you have in charge at CPD???? Oh yeah, I forgot.
"Run names in peace?"
Peace for WHO?
And not only to run names they need to report every major pot hole they fly into.
What's a PDT?
most of them get the blackberry type devices. To run names and plates
Scam! The theory is its cheeper to fix a bike than a pool car with 120,000 miles on it. Also it's not a pdt but a blackberry that no one wants to use since the screen is too small and takes too long to get info back.
Also, our team only has 3 bike trained ppo's out of 20. They only train 2 per zone every few weeks. By the time you get trained you are done with the program and sent to a district.
Not to mention the zone is 20 blocks from the district. Half your tour will be spent riding to and from the zone for lunch and check off.
Horrible idea. Not safe. Who is coming up with this crap?
They are on bikes because the department has no more cars. 1/4 of the cars currently being used on the streets need to be put down. no pool cars, no pdts. what a joke
I am just so done with this goof McCarthy. Can we please start another chapter with somebody else?
Them being on the zone is a gift and curse. I want to hear where they are in case they get into some shit, however I do not want to hear them calling dumbass bus checks or wanting to run 4 names. How bout one stays on zone and other goes to citywide and runs those names instead of clogging radio space.
Off topic, but still on the theme if department incompetency...the transfer order, which was supposed to be out on Friday, was postponed indefinitely.
All the bike patrols on the planet will not stop the carnage coming up this summer. Today the Ghetto rats don't care if the cops are standing right in front of their intended target. They shoot no matter what.
Maybe the Vanecko/Daley motor car company can provide CPD with the same cars the shriners use in parades instead of bikes
Whats going to happen when big bad midwest weather hits the area! Are they all going to be allowed to stand in abandoned buildings in da hood with the bustouts?
Think of them as stealth motorcycles.
On bikes, in the hood with little street knowledge and unlimited crime. Where do I sign up?
Will they be renting the Divvy bikes for their patrolling?
Nothing new here. Bike units had been up and running in all districts up until a couple years ago.
Smart. High violence areas with bike cops? So when shit hits the fan, just handcuff criminal to bike and let him/her ride on handlebars to the station? Cars sent anyway. Rham and his pet projects get all $$.
Speaking of the ghetto.Police shooting in 025 last night involving the destruction of a dog.Now normally this is a pretty simple procedure pertaining to a missle X,TRR as long as there's nothing else hit.UNLESS of course you're wearing a gold star,cue the dark side theme from Star Wars,and in steps Deputy Velez with his driver cronie.Now according to our fearless leader he states that this is no longer a misc x card and requires a case report for non criminal damage to property.When the general order is brought to his attention,he states"oh well that changed after the SGT's Test.Well many attempts of finding this new called Special order,I'm guessing it's under the title this Shit doesn't exsist file,he begans berating the officers on scene for removing the animal from the presence of the public(let's face it how long has it taken in the past for streets to pick up a dead animal in the past)and not putting up crime scene tape......I didn't realize that a dead dog required the crime lab.He than orders a p.o. to take the dog out of the bag and search it's body for the 3 bullet wounds.Now I've watched CSI while performing doggy style,but this shit was just insane ;and No matter what kind of sense was trying to be relayed of this situation he wasn't having any of this.He even went as far to tell the W.C. I'm the acting superintendant,i know what's going on.He further states that this is new practice as the city has faced numerous lawsuits from dog owners.Well news flash Einstien regardless of how this incident is documented it's not gonna stop some shitbag lawyer from suing....Go back behind the desk and worry about beat tags and take the cronie yes man with you.what should of been done in 40 minutes took hours of wasted manpower.Now excuse me as I contact the dog whisperer to get dead FIDO's side of the story and contact the Loevy's to get this inevitable lawsuit going.....The real reason to even bring up this nonsense is so people have an idea on how clueless some of the leadership is. God forbid the day when an incident of epic preportions happens and we have to look to bosses like this for leadership and p.s. he also originally stated that the P.O. was the victim for said property which was destroyed.What a joke
Pogo sticks or stilts would give a better view and the sproinging or clicking would strike fear in the hearts of evil doers.
We already had bike patrols. They just didn't send rookies into the ghetto on them.
McCarthy has nothing but brilliant new old ideas.
Bicycle, gun law, FBI. Iteration #281.
Diddle the statistics and keep making announcements that "crime is down this five minutes as compared to the last five minutes" as the zones backlog and the ERs go on bypass and the County Morgue Phase II fills up -- and the County Jail turns into one giant sleep-on-the-floor mental hospital.
Ever catch the guy who robbed the handicapped man "across the street from" -- oops, I mean "around the corner from" the Mayor's house?
Hopeless.
Rahm will eventually have CPD using rickshaws so that he can keep spending 2 , 3 hundred millions of dollars at a time to keep his connected /clouted pals snouts in the money trough.
In 008 these guys are on foot with no PDTs already. The dispatchers have them switch to CW if they are running names and the zone is busy.
My thought is they don't have any cars so some genius in the Ivory Public Safety Bldg came up with the bike idea. Maybe roller blades or skate boards could have been cheaper.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
most of them get the blackberry type devices. To run names and plates
That do not work most of the time....
Anonymous said...
I have said that for years.
City wide 5 6 what ever for name checks.
give the rest of us a break.
4/19/2014 12:19:00 AM
Yes give the dogs a break, they are tired of hearing that work thing on the radio.
I think it is a BAD idea.
Bikes in the ghetto? Talk about putting an officer out there in a vulnerable position. If I was in charge, I would never do that.
If there is a fire fight, where does the officer take cover? What about any vehicle chase? Not every criminal is on foot.
Plus with Chicago weather, "bike patrol" is only good for half the year at best unless you're going to find snow tires and skis for the bike.
What about equipment storage? Shotgun rack? Rifle rack?
High violence zones means you need firepower - at a moment's notice.
Come on - in less than five minutes I shred the whole idea with a pragmatic insight and I am not even in law enforcement.
Why not bring back some Harleys? (2 AND 3 wheel) Too manly to handle?
What idiots do you have in charge at CPD???? Oh yeah, I forgot.
4/19/2014 01:24:00 AM
You're obviously not the police seeing we haven't had shotgun racks since the 80's and they were on foot before without a car. So this ninja shootout you are imagining where the ppo's are doing TJ Hooker slides over squad cars to get to cover wasn't happening. In most of these high violence districts guys aren't carrying rifles because they don't care anyways.
Good Luck & Stay Safe to All...
Now has Gary, Rahm or FOP come up with an accurate manpower audit of the department?
"I give it less than a week before one or more of those overpriced bikes gets yanked by a savage..."
4/19/2014 12:56:00 AM
Better trophy than a beat tag.
It will be the source of wild merriment for a few minutes, ride it up and down the block going "WHOO!" with 100 kids running after. After it's smashed over the curbs and beaten into a wreck, it will be left laying sideways in front of a door for people to trip over.
Finding any "Divvy bikes" in the hinterlands yet?
When people were complaining about the shortage of cars, I suggested that the police officers could use bicycles. Sometimes you have to think outside of the box.
Can we put shielding on those trek bikes?
I thought more officers did nothing to hinder crime.
Watch out CPD. I hear the Vanecko's just bought controlling interest in a roller skate compsny using our pension money.
There is no operation impact "order". There is only a PowerPoint presentation. I agree running a bunch of names over the air is dumb PDTs are needed to solve this problem The VRI guys are told to switch over to a citywide but not the recruits. It's a safety issue. They weren't really trained (2-3 ppo's to 1 FTO) and sent to the zones.
I'm just happy every exempt has a new car with no more than 10,000 miles. They earned it.
Why not paint bullseyes on them.... I wouldnt ride a bike thru those shit holes. Please be safe boys n girls.
Teletype:
This period's Transfer Order Delayed "Indefinitely".
This oughtta be good.
The patrol officers do realize they will be riding Divvys, right?
No foot chases. It's guaranteed that the bike will be gone upon return.
They will be like ducks in a shooting gallery. Bad idea! Put Mcdick out there and tiny dancer see how long they last...
It should be quit entertaining when the first skunk trippin on whatever it is he is addicted to see's one of these giant puppets and goes totally bat shit crazy thinking he is halucinating.
Are they going to use those pretty baby blue Rahm bikes? Whose credit card will they use? Are there docking stations in the ghetto?
There's no cars, thus bikes must be used.
Ive been on foot for months and we just got a couple of the BlackBerry. It wont even let us log in half the time. The internet is slow as shit. Thats why we dont use them. They are worthless
More useless grandstanding
"Whats going to happen when big bad midwest weather hits the area! Are they all going to be allowed to stand in abandoned buildings in da hood with the bustouts?"
4/19/2014 04:41:00 AM
Naw. This is a summer thang.
The winter plan is to provide officially-marked Fire Barrels so you can stand in the middle of a vacant lot, warmin your hands as you "take back the neighborhood."
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This is nothing new.
what PDT's ???
I haven't had a PDT in months.
I think they are being phased out or the city has nobody to fix them.
Man, just like the old "Ryan's Raiders" instead of Harley's now they drive broken down Schwinns. HA, HA
how much time will a bike officer take when he lays down the bike to take some form of police action and one of these savages sneaks up and swipes the bike--- bikes are nice on the lakefront with the other bikes that are all over the place--- doesn't make much sense to send them into areas that are like mogadishu....
Well a new bicycle is sure a lot cheaper than a fully equipped police cruiser. Though they are a bit easy to steal if left unattended while making an arrest in a crowd. Not that the *fine citizens* in these "high crime areas" are all thieves :-)
But McSh-tForBrains just can't stop himself with the cherry picking of stat bullshit, can he:
----- 'McCarthy said Since Feb. 1, 2013, in the impact zones, murders are down nearly 50 percent, shootings are down 43 percent and overall crime is down 26 percent...' -----
+++++ [coming soon from McCompStat: 'On the third Monday of months with a 'C' in their name, in Distrct xxxx / Beat xxxx and between the hours of 03:45 am and 03:50 am, murders are down 100 percent, shootings down 95 percent, and 'overall crime is down 75 percent!'] +++++
Sheesh McStupid, didn't one of your aides tell you about that Chicago Magazine article that busted you with your phony stats? No??...okay...so they're afraid of your temper -- and you carry a gun (LOL). But damn, didn't your Bartender clue you in, a good one would. Maybe you shouldn't tip him for a week -- but don't be an ass about it, he may want you to pay all your outstanding bar tabs then (rofl).
Lastly McJersey, what's up with this:
----- 'bike patrols “will make officers even more mobile and more responsive while still making it easy for residents to interact and communicate with them.” -----
Now not to disparage entire communities but *some folks* in those high crime areas don't exactly like the police, and in fact blame them for the shit their own people do, a shock I know, it's stupid, but the truth. As such, they may have a different idea than you of what 'interact' and 'communicate' means. And it isn't good for someone exposed on a bicycle.
The Reader is finally starting to peel the onion of corruption. The next step is to see why the budgeted funds to maintain sufficient manpower is squandered. Why was 13,500 officers sufficient years ago and now we hover around 8,000. In addition and most telling with a Department depleted by 1/3 why are there not sufficient SAFE vehicles? Between lack of manpower, vehicles and completely exhausted officers with people cooped up over a terrible winter,we are sailing towards the perfect storm of a city ready to burn to the ground this summer
its designed to lower vehicle operational costs (gas, tires, etc)
Just another way to be cheap at the cost of our safety once again. This is a terrible and desperate idea. I am sure they will be directed to generate revenue ONLY and to NOT make arrests.
Targets. They're now just targets. Not that they weren't before, but now they're utterly unprotected...
Didn't I just read recently about an unmarked getting its rear window shot out? This is a superb idea! Cant wait to see what they come up with next.
we have no cars but plenty of money for new bicycle lanes in the city.
When are the results from the Sgt. exam coming out?
More hocus pocus from Napolean and McFailure in their continuing attempt to do much more with way, way less.
Dog and pony show, smoke and mirrors etc.,etc.
Where are the ALPHA GIRLS???? Their tactical and crime fighting expertise is needed here. I bet if their fearless leader was still around this would have been taken care of....just sayin...
I liked it better when officer safety was a primary concern.
What hasn't been explored yet and is probably coming is establishing shoe shine racks and newspaper stands like they did on Baretta to get "intell" from the hood. Perhaps disguising recruits to be pimps, like Huggie Bear?
Jump Out Boys...are back again !!!
Anonymous said...
What's a PDT?
4/19/2014 01:27:00 AM
Priceless, if you don't fail to chuckle at this, I know you work the early car in each watch!!!!!
Should have GPS installed on the bikes? So when they are stolen the city can track them down.
Bike should have a sticker stating that the rider has no cash or valuables.
And not only to run names they need to report every major pot hole they fly into.
Or they could peddle around the potholes.
"Bikes the Ghetto"
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Anonymous said...
Everyday there are officers held down in the station due to lack of vehicles... We are second class citizens and it's getting old really quick. Anyone interested the Illinois conservation police is having a test in early May!
4/19/2014 12:17:00 AM
Anonymous said...
I have said that for years.
City wide 5 6 what ever for name checks.
give the rest of us a break.
4/19/2014 12:19:00 AM
Anonymous said...
The PPOs are given a couple department issued blackberrys per impact Zone that have PCAD installed.
They are supposed to run names on CW per their orders but they don't.
This is just another attempt to hide the equipment shortage we have. The PPOs were given pool cars with no cameras, no PDTs, and basically the worst of the worst. Expect to see those cars showing up in districts now as "pool" cars.
4/19/2014 12:26:00 AM
Anonymous said...
Does this mean we will be seeing high speed bike chases? :-)
4/19/2014 12:37:00 AM
Anonymous said...
Watch out you Brothers. City can't afford new cars, they say. This city is rotten. Actually, you should be on horses not bicycles....talk about speed!!! Gets the criminals every time..can go faster than Superman.
4/19/2014 12:48:00 AM
Anonymous said...
Here is an example of how not to combat a major crime wave in a war zone [zone 2 radio]. Not surprised.
4/19/2014 12:52:00 AM
I Fart In Your General Direction said...
I give it less than a week before one or more of those overpriced bikes gets yanked by a savage when the overzealous team of misguided and leaderless recruits leave them unattended.
4/19/2014 12:56:00 AM
Anonymous said...
I think it is a BAD idea.
Bikes in the ghetto? Talk about putting an officer out there in a vulnerable position. If I was in charge, I would never do that.
If there is a fire fight, where does the officer take cover? What about any vehicle chase? Not every criminal is on foot.
Plus with Chicago weather, "bike patrol" is only good for half the year at best unless you're going to find snow tires and skis for the bike.
What about equipment storage? Shotgun rack? Rifle rack?
High violence zones means you need firepower - at a moment's notice.
Come on - in less than five minutes I shred the whole idea with a pragmatic insight and I am not even in law
You have been watching too many police shows on TV.
Shotgun rack? Rifle rack? cant remember a time the CPD has fired one of those weapons in a "firefight".
As far as the weather, the revenue guys on bikes have no problems writing tickets in mty neighborhood year around
Bicycle training
Getting paid to whip around the city on a mountain bike with gun and badge? My dream job. No joke.
Cant wait for the first team to ditch bikes and run into a building only to come back out to stolen bikes. This is the worst idea since the last worst idea...
bike patrol is one of the best gigs you can get. They will enjoy this more then sitting in a car, or walking the same block over and over.
So..you're under arrest, now get in the basket.
/sarc
I'm sick and tired of walking a beat! Now they want us on bikes??!? F them! F rham and McCarthy. Instead of having us (foot) on bikes, why don't you put some of these "veteran" fat slobs on them? Then we won't have to listen to their "war" stories
The condition of the bikes on this department are no better than the cars! You call down to the bike maintenance at millennium park for parts to fix your bike and they tell you they have no parts, or are waiting for equipment that's been ordered. Most bike officers wind up paying for the equipment or repairs themselves because they can't wait for this ghetto 3rd world department to get them the necessary equipment. That being said, the whole idea of putting bike officers in an area of active shooting is reckless and hazardous to say the least. That useless puppet that calls himself superintendent and that ballerina with a communications degree who plays big city mayor are the most clueless irresponsible clowns in this town. Good luck to these officers and stay safe.
RE: I am just so done with this goof McCarthy. Can we please start another chapter with somebody else?
Just out of curiosity who would you want in the Supt position??? When Cline was the boss everyone bitched and complained about him and he came up through the ranks. No matter who is there he will be hated. So who would you want as the boss???
You don't need a computer to do police work... Talk to them, search them and cut them. If nothing on them no need to go further... Warrant or alert you say... Who really cares??? No need to be the warrant police especially when your a ppo.
Just watch out for bullets and pot holes.
Watch out for the GPS on those bikes.
Don't bring the bike into the tavern, put it in the shop next door.
I felt bad LP had to stand up there with those two goofs. LP's a good guy, hope he doesn't have to cave to their pressure.
Maybe SWAT will now get take home bikes. We can respond to HBT jobs from our house. I could wear my vest and helmet and use a mount for my m4 so I could shoot from my handle bars. This way I could get my workout in at the same time.
You are correct in calling us a third world police department. Swat had been promised take home cars for ten years. Till this day only 20 percent of the team have take home cars. Boys and girls please know SWAT wants to respond in a timely manner. We just don't have the numbers or the cars. It's more important for these other units and political hacks at 35th street to have take home vehicles and they have week ends off.
The leadership of Special Functions doesn't give a shit about anyone!!!!! That is the truth. We are all expandable!!!!
Bike patrols will be 3 deep. Two ofc. on bikes and one on fifty-foot French-made stilts to act as an observation post, check rooftops right quick, &c.
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I think it is a brilliant idea on how to replace expensive patrol cars with inexpensive bicycles. I will save millions of $$ a year. Money the City can spend elsewhere. It will also get officers out of their vehicles where they are isolated from the people and out among the people, close to where the action is.
A cop on a bike can interact much more closely with the citizenry than one closed up in a patrol car can. That is why so many British police are either bike or foot patrol. Whoever though this up deserves accolades and a hefty bonus.
Those quick bastards could swipe a bike with you being 6 feet away from it and be gone. What do you do now. Shoot at them ? I think not.
Over career had a a few calls where bikes were taken super fast. Owner got off just to take a water drink at a park fountain. Turns and bad guy pedaling away. They are faster than snakes when thy want to be.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/chicago-police-superintendent-caught-cooking-books/
McCarthy caught "Faking" or basically lieing about homocide rates.
Something SCC has already know for a long time.
When you get a flat do you call R-1 service. That would be amusing to see.
Putting most officers on bikes instead of cruisers is an excellent idea. This will get officers in really close contact with the populace and will allow them to interact much quicker. Give it a year or so and we can completely take back the streets and neighborhoods.
OOOHRA
...my daughter changes and patches her own flats...
Bike patrol will be a welcome challenge for the proactive officer.
When I was a kid growing up in Gage park in the late fifties we called bike riding on the east side of the tracks at 59 th. S.Damen Indian trails. Have wonderful memories. Wouldn't go there now though.
Scam ha ha. The first thing I thought...ah yes, bike patrols, what better way to get close to the people? And what better way to divert attention away from the piles of smashed up, engine-blown cruisers that are sitting out-of-commission in a muddy lot somewhere? I am not a cop, and I do not envy you guys who are going to be riding bikes around in neighborhoods that aren't fit for MRAPs. Will this cost-cutting measure provide any relief to the ailing pension fund?
Yards, Gage ,Brighton, Englewood. My childhood, mostly cobblestone streets. Riding my bike your teeth would rattle, and you would have another great day.
The transfer order is now out sorry "management kids" no airport for you! Heard McCarthy went nuts talking about operation impact nonsense, maybe bike patrols inside airport lol!
Roughly a third of the 360 foot patrol officers assigned to the police’s Operation Impact program, which targets high-violence neighborhoods, have been trained....
Trained??? It's a fucking bike. What adult needs to be trained to ride a bike???
Remember going to Burger king at 55 S.Ashland the week they opened with my towhead sister. Gave all customers free fries. Dad waited at corner tavern. Ate, then watched dad play pool, sitting on top of beer cases that reached to the ceiling , sis and I would climb them. Great community back then. I had a great childhood.
(OT) Fox News we made world news on the #1 news channel fudging crime stats oh my
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/18/chicago-crime-stats-debated-as-magazine-calls-police-claim-progress-illusion/?intcmp=latestnews
Let's use Uber!
Do any of you Gold stars have any balls? How the hell do you let McCarthy talk that way to you at Comp Stat? How the hell have you let him destroy our once great police department? Because you are merit hacks with 90 percent of you never being the Police. You are all worthless. You didn't even stand up to McDrunk when he took PPOs and put him in the most violent areas in the city. You don't care cause none of you never worked in those areas. How the hell do you put that uniform on especially with a gold star? You are leaches. Zero respect for the majority of you. So disgusted at you worthless pieces of garbage.
Drug test these Exempts. What ever there smoking is potent. I guess that's what happens when you sell your soul to be a part of a bullshit third world ghetto management team. Man, if I ever decide to start locking people up again, I'm going straight to 35th street. Part 1 arrest for Thefts like a motherfucker.
The transfer order for 5th period is out and there are several people that they are trying to sneak in listed a "by bid" when they didn't have the seniority to make the bid. If you put in a par form to transfer, check the seniority dates of those that made it and see if they are less then you.
Horses. How about horses? State of the Art Technology from WW1. Just like War Horse.
If we have a partner do we use Tandem bikes?
Why do the police officers bitch and
moan about the police superintendents ?
Because his first loyalty is to his
boss, the mayor who really can't
stand his police dept. for some
reason and works thru his super to
deny his officers capable supervision, modern, up-to-date
vehicles and radios, decent facilities, and whatever else they
may require to police this big city. Futhermore, to many outsiders have input to how the
department is run, the preachers,
the aldermen, and in some instances, the criminals themselves. The police officers are caught between a rock and a hard place. Do what is required of
you and if someone on the outside
takes issue and complains, management takes a look at your
actions with a juandiced eye, same
if you run afoul of management itself, you have to answer and have a damm good reason for your
actions or face dismissal from the
force and a possible civil suit.
So how can you feel good about the
job when you make a good bust and a judge releases the offender due to a technicality or lets him plead down to a lesser charge to
expedite things ?
Finally, with the police catching
hell from the mayor, the superintendent, managers, supervisors, and those he or she
is sworn to serve and protect, you
damm right they are going to bitch, it's the "safest" way to
express their fustrations and displeasure on how the once proud
Chicago Police Department is being
mismanaged by those at the top.
Dear O'Hare,
You just got the biggest complaining do nothing to compliment your ranks. The desk and lockup of 016 thanks you for taking this over joyous waste of space out of the district. To the most senior guy in the city...you know who you are.
I have always thought a visible cop on every block would be a crime deterrent. It will work. Just keep a good eye on your bike.
Bike guys . Keep a personal cable lock. Few seconds to attach . Bike secured till response coded.
Some of us may need training wheels on our bikes.
Hang ALL exempts from the gallows unless they admit that the gold braid pension is the biggest scam in the CPD. Civil service pensions only. Even that is rigged by the corrupt politicians.
Smart. High violence areas with bike cops? So when shit hits the fan, just handcuff criminal to bike and let him/her ride on handlebars to the station? Cars sent anyway. Rham and his pet projects get all $$.
4/19/2014 06:20:00 AM
Don't be crazy, they're installing pegs on the bikes to transport the arrestees.
I know they can DUi me for driving a squad car, but not on my bike, bitchezzzzzz!!
Anonymous said...
So..you're under arrest, now get in the basket.
/sarc
4/19/2014 11:59:00 AM
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Now THIS is what i love about this job!!
There are some funny mfers out here!
Thanks for the chuckle!!
A visible cop on every block is an absolute deterrent
to crime. Nothing takes the starch out a bad guy idea like seeing fuzz on the corner... Don't flame . I'm a cop and they were called fuzz in the sixties..
Anonymous said...
Speaking of the ghetto.Police shooting in 025 last night involving the destruction of a dog.Now normally this is a pretty simple procedure pertaining to a missle X,TRR as long as there's nothing else hit.UNLESS of course you're wearing a gold star,cue the dark side theme from Star Wars,and in steps Deputy Velez with his driver cronie.Now according to our fearless leader he states that this is no longer a misc x card and requires a case report for non criminal damage to property.When the general order is brought to his attention,he states"oh well that changed after the SGT's Test.Well many attempts of finding this new called Special order,I'm guessing it's under the title this Shit doesn't exsist file,he begans berating the officers on scene for removing the animal from the presence of the public(let's face it how long has it taken in the past for streets to pick up a dead animal in the past)and not putting up crime scene tape......I didn't realize that a dead dog required the crime lab.He than orders a p.o. to take the dog out of the bag and search it's body for the 3 bullet wounds.Now I've watched CSI while performing doggy style,but this shit was just insane ;and No matter what kind of sense was trying to be relayed of this situation he wasn't having any of this.He even went as far to tell the W.C. I'm the acting superintendant,i know what's going on.He further states that this is new practice as the city has faced numerous lawsuits from dog owners.Well news flash Einstien regardless of how this incident is documented it's not gonna stop some shitbag lawyer from suing....Go back behind the desk and worry about beat tags and take the cronie yes man with you.what should of been done in 40 minutes took hours of wasted manpower.Now excuse me as I contact the dog whisperer to get dead FIDO's side of the story and contact the Loevy's to get this inevitable lawsuit going.....The real reason to even bring up this nonsense is so people have an idea on how clueless some of the leadership is. God forbid the day when an incident of epic preportions happens and we have to look to bosses like this for leadership and p.s. he also originally stated that the P.O. was the victim for said property which was destroyed.What a joke
4/19/2014 06:29:00 AM
That's because all you coppers lie and make up shit.
"When you get a flat do you call R-1 service. That would be amusing to see."
4/19/2014 04:27:00 PM
Not when they start comin down off the porches on you while you wait...
"...my daughter changes and patches her own flats..."
4/19/2014 04:28:00 PM
Not in some of these areas, she doesn't.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Scam ha ha. The first thing I thought...ah yes, bike patrols, what better way to get close to the people? And what better way to divert attention away from the piles of smashed up, engine-blown cruisers that are sitting out-of-commission in a muddy lot somewhere? I am not a cop, and I do not envy you guys who are going to be riding bikes around in neighborhoods that aren't fit for MRAPs. Will this cost-cutting measure provide any relief to the ailing pension fund?
4/19/2014 04:48:00 PM
Yes, we know you're not a cop. You called our squad cars 'cruisers'. How very New York of you.
I went to the SUN TIMES website to comment on what a bad idea this is only to find that no comments for anything are allowed anymore.
Hi you all, Patrick Daley here and about.
My dad Richye got great deal on a thousand bikes made in his adoped country Red China. All top of the line material. I inspected the factory on the city's dime for a month. Red China is great.
It was a bitch staying at a five star hotel on a city credit card. I even put on a few pounds.
Their Gucci purse; are a so high line a bought five back home. 300 percent cheaper then the Gucci store on Nichigan Av.
Regarding the bikes Dad got a deal on, the pant is a little off and if you get a rash between your legs just use baby powder. The bikes also glow in the dark from the steel bought from an old nuclear scrap yard.
Maybe one day, I will be your Mayor and things will go back to where you all were loved by my family.
"The winter plan is to provide officially-marked Fire Barrels so you can stand in the middle of a vacant lot, warmin your hands as you "take back the neighborhood.""
Not sure about the "officially-marked" part but the precedent for this was set in the early 50's on the south side. Around 71st and Calumet.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I think it is a brilliant idea on how to replace expensive patrol cars with inexpensive bicycles. I will save millions of $$ a year. Money the City can spend elsewhere. It will also get officers out of their vehicles where they are isolated from the people and out among the people, close to where the action is.
A cop on a bike can interact much more closely with the citizenry than one closed up in a patrol car can. That is why so many British police are either bike or foot patrol. Whoever though this up deserves accolades and a hefty bonus.
4/19/2014 04:06:00 PM
You, and the person who 'thought this up', have ZERO idea what policing requires. And a bicycle isn't it.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I'm sick and tired of walking a beat! Now they want us on bikes??!? F them! F rham and McCarthy. Instead of having us (foot) on bikes, why don't you put some of these "veteran" fat slobs on them? Then we won't have to listen to their "war" stories
4/19/2014 12:18:00 PM
Obviously you have feet. Use them, if you don't want to listen to someone's 'war stories'.
Redesign of summer mobile. This way no party on the beach with the diet pops.
Cooter is giving his mean green machine a tune up.
Is anybody on this site a Police Officer? All the responses start or end with "not a cop". Honestly, no one on this job with balls or brains cares about your useless opinions. Don't citizens have anything else to do than read this blog? If you citizens think this site will give you some kind of special insight into the "CPD" or "what's really going on in the community" you must also believe everything you hear on the news and Santa Claus too. Get a life, don't you have enough going on in your own world? Pretty sad and pathetic.
Anonymous said...
Do any of you Gold stars have any balls? How the hell do you let McCarthy talk that way to you at Comp Stat? How the hell have you let him destroy our once great police department? Because you are merit hacks with 90 percent of you never being the Police. You are all worthless. You didn't even stand up to McDrunk when he took PPOs and put him in the most violent areas in the city. You don't care cause none of you never worked in those areas. How the hell do you put that uniform on especially with a gold star? You are leaches. Zero respect for the majority of you. So disgusted at you worthless pieces of garbage.
4/19/2014 05:24:00 PM
Once great? When was that?
"Off topic, but still on the theme if department incompetency...the transfer order, which was supposed to be out on Friday, was postponed indefinitely."
Really.... transfer orders don't come out until the Thursday before change day, which would be THIS COMING THURSDAY.......did that change? They come out two weeks before?
Anonymous said...
When are the results from the Sgt. exam coming out?
4/19/2014 09:51:00 AM
Test was scrapped. There is no new list coming out.
Bike patrol has its place for effectiveness, such as in the loop, lakefront, parks, or business areas. To put them in high crime areas does put officers at risk and is lunacy. McCarthy, what are you thinking?
Tour De Englewood?
What the fuck could possibly be the prize for winning
that?
No equipment...
No man power...
No relief...
It don't stop...
This job is officially a flaming shit-show...
Do they think we are idiots? The extra day they needed to put together the transfer order was to hide all "their people" and show them as bid when others that put in with more seniority didn't make it. Take KK from 007 going to 016. It was common knowledge thanks to her own mouth that she didn't make the bid. Low and behold she's shown as successful bidder to 016 thanks the mommy who works for Roti
Scam
You have been watching too many police shows on TV.
Shotgun rack? Rifle rack? cant remember a time the CPD has fired one of those weapons in a "firefight".
As far as the weather, the revenue guys on bikes have no problems writing tickets in mty neighborhood year around
4/19/2014 11:20:00 AM
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Both you and the other "genius" who thinks shotguns and rifles are overkill "for ninjas" must have never made it out of a clouted headquarters job in back of a desk or been on the street in a "real" district. If you are even CPD at all?
I cannot believe how wussified some people are on CPD. I knew cops who would carry three guns because of the neighborhoods they were in.
And - if you don't care, get off the force and get a job that fits your sense of motivation and dedication.
Start practicing, "Welcome to Wal-Mart". Handing out carts seems to be better-suited to your indifferent attitude.
As to rifle and shotgun racks - you see them all the time on suburban police forces. They seemed to be a lot better equipped to respond to what is out there today.
As to watching TV, maybe you should watch the LA Bank of America robbery where LAPD was slammed because no one had any rifles in the car and had to go run down to a sporting goods store. And that wasn't an episode of TJ Hooker.
Next you'll be telling us you're some CPD Deputy Chief. That I would believe.
EVERYONE.
Take pictures of what raggedy car you get, email to the FOP, hopefully there will be a lawsuit for unsafe working conditions and City will have to abandon stupid puppet tricks and DePaul giveaways and BUY (donate?) CARS FOR COPS.
Oh I know, but a girl can dream, right?
Seriously, take pictures and keep notes for your own sake, not just to send to FOP.
Last year in 19 the wagon's BRAKES went out by Wrigley just after game. Sheer terror til the veteran officer ran it against the curb to stop. Then some Meddling fool claimed it COULD be driven/limped over to the garage! Hello?! Oh HELL NO WE WON't!
Clowns can't be clowns without an audience
We are all expandable!!!!
and expendable....
Bike patrols come in when it's dark. Unless they changed that. Just say'n....
I remember when I had a pdt
Go back behind the desk and worry about beat tags and take the cronie yes man with you.what should of been done in 40 minutes took hours of wasted manpower.Now excuse me as I contact the dog whisperer to get dead FIDO's side of the story and contact the Loevy's to get this inevitable lawsuit going.....The real reason to even bring up this nonsense is so people have an idea on how clueless some of the leadership is. God forbid the day when an incident of epic preportions happens and we have to look to bosses like this for leadership and p.s. he also originally stated that the P.O. was the victim for said property which was destroyed. What a joke
4/19/2014 06:29:00 AM
That's why I didn't shoot the last dog. We dragged him into the street and ran him over with the squad car. It was a little messy because the beater car we had couldn't get all the way over the dog so we paid three kids on the corner to help push. The bumper fell of, but we wrote it as parking lot damage. True story.
Really.... transfer orders don't come out until the Thursday before change day, which would be THIS COMING THURSDAY.......did that change? They come out two weeks before?
Changed three years ago when McCarthy made Change Day Sunday instead of Thursday. Thanks for joining the Department kid!
"Speaking of the ghetto. Police shooting in 025 last night involving the destruction of a dog. ..."
Over the years I've shot three dogs and a opossum all before the paper work got so stupid.
The last animal I had to put down I killed with a shovel because I didn't want to go through the paperwork and maybe even have to blow the Breathalyzer.
Wouldn't that have made a great video for the six-o-clock news. Chicago Police beat animal to death with shovel!
Stay Safe, I get the chills just thinking about that.
"...my daughter changes and patches her own flats..."
4/19/2014 04:28:00 PM
Not in some of these areas, she doesn't.
4/19/2014 07:25:00 PM
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she also doesnt carry a gun and call herself a police officer. dont be scared, man up. Your not above patching a quick tire in englewood or in 011. If your too scared then, just ride your little bike on the flat or walk it to a safe, well lit spot nancy and patch it there.. or just cross your arms with a sad face and pout, maybe the tire will patch itself. nothin but pu**ies on this job who have a terrible sense of entitlement...
To be clear, the "rifle racks" in the SUV's are actually designed for Shotguns. While our CPD order-writers have designated them as rifle racks, they are in fact for shotguns.
Can I have one of them old school bikes with the REALLY big front tire? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?
Anonymous said...
Do any of you Gold stars have any balls? How the hell do you let McCarthy talk that way to you at Comp Stat? How the hell have you let him destroy our once great police department? Because you are merit hacks with 90 percent of you never being the Police. You are all worthless. You didn't even stand up to McDrunk when he took PPOs and put him in the most violent areas in the city. You don't care cause none of you never worked in those areas. How the hell do you put that uniform on especially with a gold star? You are leaches. Zero respect for the majority of you. So disgusted at you worthless pieces of garbage.
4/19/2014 05:24:00 PM
Once great? When was that?
Your right this police dept always sucked. Always behind the times. Always late. Bogus leadership, fucked up beyond recognition. Bullshit equipment, fat slobs, sloppy appearance and always behind the times. It's pretty sad when your suburbs have a better SWAT team. We are just a fucked up police department.
Believe it or not this was a great job at one time I'll just leave it at that.
"The winter plan is to provide officially-marked Fire Barrels so you can stand in the middle of a vacant lot, warmin your hands as you "take back the neighborhood.""
Not sure about the "officially-marked" part but the precedent for this was set in the early 50's on the south side. Around 71st and Calumet.
4/19/2014 07:34:00 PM
"What's the word?
"Thunderbird!
"How's it sold?
"Good and cold!
"What's the price?
"Thirty, twice!"
*
"City will have to abandon stupid puppet tricks and DePaul giveaways and BUY (donate?) CARS FOR COPS."
4/19/2014 10:03:00 PM
Another radio jingle --
(up $49.00 electric piano music)
"Bla-de-dah-de-dah
"Kars For Kops!
"Donate your car today!"
Anonymous said...
Really.... transfer orders don't come out until the Thursday before change day, which would be THIS COMING THURSDAY.......did that change? They come out two weeks before?
Changed three years ago when McCarthy made Change Day Sunday instead of Thursday. Thanks for joining the Department kid!
4/19/2014 11:58:00 PM
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And remember the reason he did this was because he was too stupid to figure out the Dept. calender!!!!
Well it might be easier to maneuver around all the potholes?
As to watching TV, maybe you should watch the LA Bank of America robbery where LAPD was slammed because no one had any rifles in the car and had to go run down to a sporting goods store. And that wasn't an episode of TJ Hooker.
Next you'll be telling us you're some CPD Deputy Chief. That I would believe.
4/19/2014 09:43:00 PM
Another fucking recruit who just watched the shootout in class and now thinks he know it all.
You're just what this department ordered kid, enjoy the next 20 + years of backstabbing and shitting on the cops you work with to try and get ahead punk.
Problem is, your kind is all they want to hire these days, and there's a lot of competition for the head jag off spot.
I think bike patrols in the hood are dumb as hell and these "foot" patrols, VRI, impact zones, boxes and whatever other horse excrement CPD come up with is a total waste of time, money and the few brain cells The department has not stolen from me already. Let the working police work and let the dogs be dogs (nothing you can do will change them). Put the PPOs with POs so they can actually learn something (that's where I learned), because the FTOs are mostly jokes and the good ones can't do a good job with 2-3 PPOs at a time.
Oh and if you PPOs that are getting bikes are reading this, buy another pair of cuffs (if you don't have two already) and use them to secure the bike to something sturdy. Need need for extra keys or other equipment and your partners can pick up your bike if need be.
Be safe. The department does NOT care about you, we have to take care of each other.
Anonymous said...
Is anybody on this site a Police Officer? All the responses start or end with "not a cop". Honestly, no one on this job with balls or brains cares about your useless opinions. Don't citizens have anything else to do than read this blog? If you citizens think this site will give you some kind of special insight into the "CPD" or "what's really going on in the community" you must also believe everything you hear on the news and Santa Claus too. Get a life, don't you have enough going on in your own world? Pretty sad and pathetic.
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Not sad or pathetic.
#1) There is more "real news" posted here in a day than you can read in the CT or ST in a year.
#2) Some of the comments contain more humor and sharp sarcasm than is available anywhere else.
#3) Cops make sense. They do not paint lipstick on pigs.
Lastly, what protection do bikes offer from attacking pit bulls? By authority of Zone 6 radio, "vicious puppies are on the loose".
NC
PPO: Can I get a wagon to transport an arrestee, me and my bike in?
Zone: no. Wagons are busy, we are in backlog.
PPO: can I get a beat car with a cage to bring an arrestee, me and my bike in?
zone: no. We are in a backlog no cars available.
PPO standing on corner with pookie in cuffs and bike laying on the ground as the entire neighborhood empties out of their houses: I'm going to let you off with a warning so long as this lynch mob doesn't kill me.
How are we going to run those half dead dogs over with a bike? You ever tried that? Doesn't work.
Gonna be a bunch of half dead dogs laying around the streets now, cats too. Unless we can find that guys shovel.
if there was an area of patrol you need a car its south and west sides.
if something does go wrong (and it will)
somebody is screwed.
I could see bikes for like the tourist areas like the parts of the lake front and Michigan ave.
I would see them around Pulaski and Fullerton north ave and Cicero areas around in there.
but still safer with a car.
though proponents will say bikes get to places a car can't and some alleys that most likely true but a car would be more secure
Shotgun rack? Rifle rack? cant remember a time the CPD has fired one of those weapons in a "firefight".
We have killed at least 4 people with the rifle since its inception. EACH one was 1 hit, including one shitbird in the shoulder, they ALL died. Great fight stopper..and intimidator. Get your head out of your ass..
Drug test these Exempts. What ever there smoking is potent. I guess that's what happens when you sell your soul to be a part of a bullshit third world ghetto management team. Man, if I ever decide to start locking people up again, I'm going straight to 35th street. Part 1 arrest for Thefts like a motherfucker
A true sad story. The boss who tested positive for cocaine, coming up with an unbelievable excuse. Did he lose his job and pension? Of course not. He was promoted! Only in Chicago.
Just A Citizen Says: I want to make sure I get this correct. You Officers have to ride on BICYCLES in gang infested neighborhoods? Are you now part of a shooting gallery for the cockroaches? Are you being issued head to toe bullet proof jumpsuits or what? WHAT IS GOING ON???
You have been watching too many police shows on TV.
Shotgun rack? Rifle rack? cant remember a time the CPD has fired one of those weapons in a "firefight".
As far as the weather, the revenue guys on bikes have no problems writing tickets in mty neighborhood year around
4/19/2014 11:20:00 AM
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Both you and the other "genius" who thinks shotguns and rifles are overkill "for ninjas" must have never made it out of a clouted headquarters job in back of a desk or been on the street in a "real" district. If you are even CPD at all?
I cannot believe how wussified some people are on CPD. I knew cops who would carry three guns because of the neighborhoods they were in.
And - if you don't care, get off the force and get a job that fits your sense of motivation and dedication.
Hey hero How many times have you fired the shotgun or rifle in the line of duty Thats right NONE
How many times have you seen or been on the scene where a po fired the shotgun or rifle in the line of duty Right NONE
Do they think we are idiots? The extra day they needed to put together the transfer order was to hide all "their people" and show them as bid when others that put in with more seniority didn't make it. Take KK from 007 going to 016. It was common knowledge thanks to her own mouth that she didn't make the bid. Low and behold she's shown as successful bidder to 016 thanks the mommy who works for Roti
If this is true man up and notify the FOP Deans the new boss ,lets see what he can do. If you dont want to call the FOP, then quit complaining. No sense in having a union if they dont stop violations of the contract.
When you get a flat do you call R-1 service. That would be amusing to see."
4/19/2014 04:27:00 PM
Not when they start comin down off the porches on you while you wait...
Happens all the time!!!
They wait for the "ole flat tire trick" to attack.
The transfer order for 5th period is out and there are several people that they are trying to sneak in listed a "by bid" when they didn't have the seniority to make the bid. If you put in a par form to transfer, check the seniority dates of those that made it and see if they are less then you.
4/19/2014 05:51:00 PM
Its time for Dean to stand up and stop this practice. This is an easy one for him if he wants to and wants to keep his promises.
You are right, check seniority of po's making bids to those not making the bids. No rocket science here. If FOP wont stop the practice,then what good are they. The only reason it continues is because no one files a grievance and the FOP ignores it.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Do any of you Gold stars have any balls? How the hell do you let McCarthy talk that way to you at Comp Stat? How the hell have you let him destroy our once great police department? Because you are merit hacks with 90 percent of you never being the Police. You are all worthless. You didn't even stand up to McDrunk when he took PPOs and put him in the most violent areas in the city. You don't care cause none of you never worked in those areas. How the hell do you put that uniform on especially with a gold star? You are leaches. Zero respect for the majority of you. So disgusted at you worthless pieces of garbage.
4/19/2014 05:24:00 PM
It's so easy when you're anonymous, isn't it Mr. Big Balls??
In response to the person who is offended by non police posting on this blog, it is a public blog and they are entitled to their opinion, even if it sometimes is goofy or outrageous. We as police often don't see other perspectives and assume that others see what is right in front of their faces which is an incorrect assumption. That being said, occasionally their input or insight is a valid way of opening our eyes to how others see us and it reminds us that we still serve the public at large, both sane and insane, lol.
Both you and the other "genius" who thinks shotguns and rifles are overkill "for ninjas" must have never made it out of a clouted headquarters job in back of a desk or been on the street in a "real" district. If you are even CPD at all?
I cannot believe how wussified some people are on CPD. I knew cops who would carry three guns because of the neighborhoods they were in.
And - if you don't care, get off the force and get a job that fits your sense of motivation and dedication.
Start practicing, "Welcome to Wal-Mart". Handing out carts seems to be better-suited to your indifferent attitude.
As to rifle and shotgun racks - you see them all the time on suburban police forces. They seemed to be a lot better equipped to respond to what is out there today.
As to watching TV, maybe you should watch the LA Bank of America robbery where LAPD was slammed because no one had any rifles in the car and had to go run down to a sporting goods store. And that wasn't an episode of TJ Hooker.
You have no idea of the guys background who wrote that. I happen to agree with him that the CPD doesnt use them often if ever and has a SWAT team if heavy weapons are needed.
Great example you use. Didn't happen in Chicago, but in LA 17 years ago, yea 17 years ago and when they did get the heavy weapons they didnt help. One guy committed suicide and the other was shot by a po with a handgun from under a squad.
If you think a suburban dept is better, maybe you should be the one to leave for that dept.
I am in a busy district and we take care of business long before the shotguns and rifles are needed. Respond is good and the job is done. A few hostage or barricade situations were handled by swat.
To the moron that wants to know what training, it's not just how to ride straight, they do dismounts for foot chases stairs, how to fall with minimum injury. To the other morons thinking they'll have huge bullseyes on then....THEY ARE ON FOOT NOW! WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE???? SCC some of your readers I'm shocked have enough brain power to actually write a blurb on this blog. Then again with the stupidity of some of these comments on here it could be proof that the gold stars and supervisors do read this blog.
Your right this police dept always sucked. Always behind the times. Always late. Bogus leadership, fucked up beyond recognition. Bullshit equipment, fat slobs, sloppy appearance and always behind the times. It's pretty sad when your suburbs have a better SWAT team. We are just a fucked up police department.
Im not fat. Im big boned.
I was trained in bike patrol when I was about eight years old.
Anonymous said...
A visible cop on every block is an absolute deterrent
Not if she's on the opposite end of the block
Anonymous said...
Do they think we are idiots? The extra day they needed to put together the transfer order was to hide all "their people" and show them as bid when others that put in with more seniority didn't make it. Take KK from 007 going to 016. It was common knowledge thanks to her own mouth that she didn't make the bid. Low and behold she's shown as successful bidder to 016 thanks the mommy who works for Roti
4/19/2014 09:33:00 PM
More female officers in 016. It is very hard to hide clouted females inside so the next step is to move them to a nice district. It is bad enough that there are fewer officers to patrol 016. Now we have clouted females? I hope they will appreciate working the district and do some work! Someone has to make arrests and do street stops?
Check the Law, dumbass. A Bike is a vehicle under ILCS.
How the hell do some of you even manage to get a GED?
I'm sick and tired of walking a beat! Now they want us on bikes??!? F them! F rham and McCarthy. Instead of having us (foot) on bikes, why don't you put some of these "veteran" fat slobs on them? Then we won't have to listen to their "war" stories
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Please stop the crying generation "Y- Me".
Bright side, you will egt to ride to your post in a real deal police car in 4 years, when the city fixes the donated cars.
Enjoy the smell of lee everyday walking the same block for a year straight. Bring your personal car to the post, you can eat lunch in it.
Wow, you will be an author of crime stories after this summer.
Not everyone can work on the desk or 35th n michigan....if ur scared that much to work in the ghetto maybe u shouldn't be a cop.....all recruits should work the ghettos for at least 5 years and u should expect to fight, lock- up people and get into shooting were the police not nanny so ride ur bikes and the police.
Cop on bikes in the ghetto is great idea, man up and deal with it... Same people that complain are copper that don't lock people up...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Not everyone can work on the desk or 35th n michigan....if ur scared that much to work in the ghetto maybe u shouldn't be a cop.....all recruits should work the ghettos for at least 5 years and u should expect to fight, lock- up people and get into shooting were the police not nanny so ride ur bikes and the police.
4/20/2014 04:06:00 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Cop on bikes in the ghetto is great idea, man up and deal with it... Same people that complain are copper that don't lock people up...
4/20/2014 04:21:00 PM
And some people who post here can't spell, don't make any sense and aren't the police.
Is anybody on this site a Police Officer? All the responses start or end with "not a cop". Honestly, no one on this job with balls or brains cares about your useless opinions. Don't citizens have anything else to do than read this blog? If you citizens think this site will give you some kind of special insight into the "CPD" or "what's really going on in the community" you must also believe everything you hear on the news and Santa Claus too. Get a life, don't you have enough going on in your own world? Pretty sad and pathetic.
Signed, Not a Cop
Anonymous said...
To the moron that wants to know what training, it's not just how to ride straight, they do dismounts for foot chases stairs, how to fall with minimum injury. To the other morons thinking they'll have huge bullseyes on then....THEY ARE ON FOOT NOW! WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE???? SCC some of your readers I'm shocked have enough brain power to actually write a blurb on this blog. Then again with the stupidity of some of these comments on here it could be proof that the gold stars and supervisors do read this blog.
4/20/2014 11:19:00 AM
Seems like you're the moron by your comment-who in the hell is jumping off a bike to get involved in a foot chase nowadays-and teaching them how to fall with minimum injury-who tries to fall to get a major injury also why do i need to have to take a separate power test to be able to ride the bikes now- really some of the bike instructors can't pass the power test-where is the union on this power test stuff
If you think a suburban dept is better, maybe you should be the one to leave for that dept.
I am in a busy district and we take care of business long before the shotguns and rifles are needed. Respond is good and the job is done. A few hostage or barricade situations were handled by swat.
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Young Man, your words make a retired old timer PROUD. Shame, CPD does not have a couple thousand of your kind.
Please stay safe out there taking care of business.
For the guy who said no cops post here because of their humor and bs, FU.
The great SCC provided US all, current and retired CPD a source for us to air out the linen.
If SCC ever shuts down, the guys OTJ are shit out of luck for real info and fun times.
" Always late. Bogus leadership, fucked up beyond recognition. Bullshit equipment, fat slobs, sloppy appearance and always behind the times"
Lest I digress on the Command Staff Gold Stars of the Dept.
As a mother, I cannot imagine any of my sons riding a BIKE in some of those neighborhoods, cops or not!!
One last thing I don't think anybody mentioned. Some areas of this city are not exactly shining examples of safe and courteous driving habits.
At least in a car you have some protection in case of an accident. On foot you are pretty mobile for the first 4-5 feet. On a bike, not so much.
Not talking about a chase, just everyday riding around the hood. Seems like a very poor choice of equipment to be putting in those streets.
NC
BoBo the ghetto clown says oh boy, target practice!
Why doesn't blogger have a "like" button?! I "like" this...should be totally effective in December...
"...my daughter changes and patches her own flats..."
4/19/2014 04:28:00 PM
Not in some of these areas, she doesn't.
4/19/2014 07:25:00 PM
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she also doesnt carry a gun and call herself a police officer. dont be scared, man up. Your not above patching a quick tire in englewood or in 011. If your too scared then, just ride your little bike on the flat or walk it to a safe, well lit spot nancy and patch it there.. or just cross your arms with a sad face and pout, maybe the tire will patch itself. nothin but pu**ies on this job who have a terrible sense of entitlement...
4/20/2014 12:44:00 AM
"Safe, well-lit area" is five-ten miles away. (grin)
Seriously, I worry about sending bikes into some of the worst places, in a time when offenders increasingly go batshit, ram squad cars and try to run over officers.
Also the whole block is waiting for ANYTHING to tear up, any slight variation to jump on and knock lower than they are, and there are like 300 of them. Better to call for an assist if you have to.
If you have to do this detail, make sure tires are at max rated pressure every time before you go out. Rides faster and less likely to flat.
Don't mess around patching. Put in the heaviest "thorn tubes" you can get, and carry a folded-up spare tube. In with the new tube and go. Saves a whole lot of fooling around. I don't trust those CO2 inflators; you can never tell if the cartridge is OK or has leaked off until you go to use it. The alternative, a small frame pump can be a bitch to use; some of them have plastic parts that break on you, and you need to carry a little wood block to brace the pump against a tree or something, or you might tear the valve stem out and you can't fix that.
Also -- make sure your cranks are tight on the bottom bracket axle. You need a small ratchet with a 14mm socket for most of them, retaining nut is under the little plastic dust cap. Once you ride on a loose crank, the hole enlarges and you can NEVER get it on tight again, damn thing loosens again every half-block.
By now I've broken everything on a bike there is to break -- but not in the 'wood.
God bless your daughter and keep her safe. You too, sir. Have a good one!
Maybe SWAT will now get take home bikes. We can respond to HBT jobs from our house. I could wear my vest and helmet and use a mount for my m4 so I could shoot from my handle bars. This way I could get my workout in at the same time.
You are correct in calling us a third world police department. Swat had been promised take home cars for ten years. Till this day only 20 percent of the team have take home cars. Boys and girls please know SWAT wants to respond in a timely manner. We just don't have the numbers or the cars. It's more important for these other units and political hacks at 35th street to have take home vehicles and they have week ends off.
The leadership of Special Functions doesn't give a shit about anyone!!!!! That is the truth. We are all expandable!!!!
Not a cop, but my dad was...............
You mean to tell me SWAT doesn't have take home cars? Your kidding right? How the hell do you respond when they need you if your at home? A friend of mine is a SWAT officer in Evanston. He has a SUV with all his gear and even a safe for his weapons. What the hell does the city spend all the taxes on? Are my kids safe in their schools from some dirt bag walking in and shooting? Why don't you guys go to the media? I'm sure they would love a story like that. Be safe SWAT boys, I'm going to start making some calls to the media.
Hey hero How many times have you fired the shotgun or rifle in the line of duty Thats right NONE
How many times have you seen or been on the scene where a po fired the shotgun or rifle in the line of duty Right NONE
4/20/2014 09:42:00 AM
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Hey, Jack Webb - WRONG!
How many times have YOU ever fired an M2 or an M60? Do you even know what those are?
Either you are an old-timer with your snubby .38 or some young guy (non-vet) who believes "verbal judo" is going to get you out of a jam.
In either case, you are walking around under-gunned.
Englewood and some of the other areas are very violent. My original post said a cop should not go in under-gunned and that bikes are a bad idea. I would never let a cop go into an area like that with inadequate equipment. NEVER.
Superior firepower is the best deterrent for any ambush whether it is here or in a combat zone (what's the difference?)
Reading some of the comments here on this blog makes me think only those with military experience should ever be eligible to be CPD.
AND - that goes double for anyone over the rank of sergeant.
Some of you resort to name-calling because you think you "know-it-all" and have seen it all. I learned a long time ago to learn from others in order to stay alive (and not to become a Hero).
So go ride your bikes into the Little Big Horn,know-it-alls.
And some people who post here can't spell, don't make any sense and aren't the police.
4/20/2014 06:58:00 PM
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AND all the police who post here spell correctly and make any sense?
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