A New Initiative
- The Chicago Police Department is getting ready to combat violence this summer with special overtime patrols in parks and public housing and on public transit, officials said Tuesday.
The partnership between police, the Chicago Transit Authority, the Chicago Housing Authority and the Chicago Park District is part of what the city is calling the Summer Surge Overtime Initiative.
Each agency will contribute to pay the overtime of 100 additional officers on weekdays, 200 on weekends and 300 on holiday weekends, a police spokesman said. Those agencies will help the police department determine where to deploy those officers, said Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy.
You can tell it's devised by the mayor because it once again, spends money he doesn't have. It's also four-hour shifts, (VRI Junior), and it's almost all foot patrols - another Rahm hallmark (no money for equipment).
Labels: crime, info for the police
posted by SCC at 12:11 AM
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Where do I sign up? I love $$$$$$$$
MG
This is a great idea. I mean if $100 million in OT and all that strategery from mcstreetlight has saved all those bodies from being dropped, what's a few million more if it SAVES JUST ONE CHILD(tm)?
O.t.
The 020/024 merger rumors are surfacing again.
Might explain the locker audit in 020.
Will one news reporter with some balls finally call out rahm and mc carthy on this. If they keep saying crime is down and that there are enough police then why are they coming up with more and more overtime initiatives and extra police working days off. And why all the extra police as it gets warmer if warm weather doesn't affect crime. We know the answers and don't believe the bullshit lies. Can one of you reporters ask and dont stop asking until you get the damn truth.
Yup, I'll be walking around for 4 hours in a ghetto park, a ghetto neighborhood and wherever else The Missing Digit Twit says. Not. Of course, the new guys will, but I won't.
It might help. It's not much but better than nothing. Anything to keep the lid on this seething, festering, evil, bubbling caldron of hate, spite and vengeance that is called Chicago. The big question, will the native thugs accept the challenge?
And if we were smart we would boycott it. But were not so forget it.
Any plans to deploy some of these extra bodies in the taxpaying, city worker-dominated districts experiencing increased crime because their neighborhoods have been stripped of police and sent to save the ghetto savages from themselves?
Might 022, 008, 016 and like places be the beneficiaries of these extra "boots on the ground"?
No?
Then fuck Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy and anyone else promoting and/or participating in this program. Actually, fuck all the aforementioned even if taxpayers were the only ones to reap the benefits of this initiative.
No contract for two years (AGAIN). Ranks depleted thru attrition and lack of hiring. Shit vehicles, equipment and training. Hundreds of millions earmarked for pet projects while your pension is being attacked right under your nose. But there'll be no shortage of Sheep in blue shirts bending over backwards to work this shit.
You clowns will get everything you deserve and then some. It's just a damned shame that your greed and shortsightedness will drag down the entire ship.
And what if no one volunteered to work these initiatives? Would Rahm and Garry finally admit the department is short-handed? Would they hire more officers to man the streets, and essentially more officers who could be contributing members of the pension fund?
It seems that the more police officers who are retiring, the less police officers the city is hiring.
Longshanks in Braveheart said, "If we can't bleed them out, we'll breed them out."
Rahm says, if we can't bleed them out, we'll greed them out, by offering them more overtime instead of hiring more people.
And in related news the DOJ will partnership with CPD by deploying 50000 heavily armed federal agents and will deploy their agents where ever they see fit. One can only dream.
All respect, there's something more lasting to the hood hive mind about coppers on foot than just having squads roll through the hood.
If we need to hire police officers back at time and a half EVERY day of the year, when is some clever news person going to put two and two together? The Mayor consciously depleted the Department ranks and now we are at a dangerously low manpower level.
So what does this mean to the average taxpayer? The police officers that work your area are not there because they sent them to some other busier area. When your officer is there, they have worked MANDATORY overtime and no longer want to do ANY work. They are tired. They are angry they have not been able to be with their families. (Not all of us are miserable alcoholics that abandoned our families.)
All in all this looks to be a very dangerous summer for all of us, not just the gangbangers shooting each other. Maybe it's time for a new strategy. May I suggest electing new officials?
Did it in April and will most definitely not be doing it in summer. It blows. No car just you and your partner against the masses.
01 June VRI start time is 1900. No surprise.
You'll be patrolling as a new member of the SS... Gee, in this day of acronyms, the Jersey boys missed that one?
Anonymous said...
And what if no one volunteered to work these initiatives? Would Rahm and Garry finally admit the department is short-handed? Would they hire more officers to man the streets, and essentially more officers who could be contributing members of the pension fund?
I guess then they will have to force the tact, sat and gun teams to work these initiatives on their days off as well..,
Just ship the trouble makers to Washington DC since that is where the rich neighborhoods are. Give them federal housing and free meals. Its only fair. Oh wait, our trouble makers are already there.
Programs, we need more programs for at risk kids.
/sarc
Start hiring from the 2013 test!
Longshanks in Braveheart said, "If we can't bleed them out, we'll breed them out."
Rahm says, if we can't bleed them out, we'll greed them out, by offering them more overtime instead of hiring more people.
That is the dumbest thing I think I read on this blog. Greed? How is taking care of your family greed ?
Anonymous said...
And in related news the DOJ will partnership with CPD by deploying 50000 heavily armed federal agents and will deploy their agents where ever they see fit. One can only dream.
5/01/2014 01:51:00 AM
Think they would be trying to jamb up coppers because there are far too many people of color in jails across the county per "o"'s DOJ, Ms. Prickwrinkle and governor "potato head".
The SS Intiative? Good name choice. Thick German Accent* May I zee your paperz, your paperz pleaze.
If I'm on a tact team or unit that is going to have one of my RDO's on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday cancelled, will I be able to work this over time initiative? I mean every officer should have the same opportunities to earn extra money, right. When will I get a day off, will I suffer from burn out? Yeah I'm gonna get paid for working my day off but that is an order not voluntary.
how about a burglary crime surge initiative on the north side which is burning up with residential burglaries--- send all the manpower to tame the beast and the motherland is wide open for these shitbirds to pillage....
Sleeping in the park and getting lost on the el $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
O.t.
The 020/024 merger rumors are surfacing again.
Might explain the locker audit in 020
Maybe a locker audit because new officers came into the dist because they finally opened up the dist to bids. Subsequently the new officers are asking for lockers while previous officers assigned to the dist have 2 to 3 lockers. Keep the rumors coming genius. You are either a troll or just an idiot, I would pick the latter of the two.
O20 And 024 will never merge. Too much politics. Irresistible force meet immovable object. You would never see a car north of pratt, not that you can rely on a lot of back up now. No one is going to live on Fargo and expect to go to lincoln and catalpa for police service. Plus, how do you combine all the clout and phone call people? Isnt the culture a little different? Who is going to give?
That's funny.... extra officers on mass transit. Funny because the city has been receiving federal money to have SWAT officers at the airports and riding the L. What did the city do? They pocketed the money until they were caught not filling those spots. Then they scrambled and bought "SWAT" gear for 40 guys assigned to mass transit to "make them" SWAT officers. That idea backfired too which led the city to tell SWAT that they would need to do TORCH too hence the upcoming test for SWAT because with the number of officers currently there they can't cover safe passage, the airports, the L, and SORT. The rumor that they need 40 more people is true to cover everything the city wants. So there really is federal money for extra bodies.... it's just that the city just finally decided to use it for the intended purpose. That's how money always appears for their "special projects"
im sure this will be the answer and the solution to resolving all these ....shootings and mass murders. i cant wait!!
Just had a locker audit in 016 , this only explains the fact that they need to justify all these new inspectors. While I agree that their will be a merger I believe it will occur whenRham wants to use it for political reasons like saying to the black community that he is merging 20/24 together in order to reallocate police resources to be utilized on the south and west side. To be announced during the election .....
Plenty of money starved coppers will jump at the chance because you don't have to wait for your day off to do it.
And what if no one volunteered to work these initiatives? Would Rahm and Garry finally admit the department is short-handed? Would they hire more officers to man the streets, and essentially more officers who could be contributing members of the pension fund?
It seems that the more police officers who are retiring, the less police officers the city is hiring.
Longshanks in Braveheart said, "If we can't bleed them out, we'll breed them out."
Rahm says, if we can't bleed them out, we'll greed them out, by offering them more overtime instead of hiring more people.
Just proves more hiring will change nothing. What difference does it make if you have new hires on the street instead of the 400 or so po's working VRI or RDO. There would still be just as many po's on the street because with new hires, VRI and RDO officers wouldnt be working.
Actually with say 1,000 new hires, split into 23 districts,3 watches, days off,there would be less police on the street.
Anonymous said...
And if we were smart we would boycott it. But were not so forget it.
5/01/2014 12:52:00 AM
You're 100% right!!!
We've never been united & never will be. Sad.
just say know or take one hour to walk onto your post and one hour to return for completion of the 4 hour OT initiative ur giving them 2 hrs of bullshit if that just don't take ur personal vehicle bc your insurance policy does nt cover using ur personal vehicle while on the clock!
If this is the best plan the fool political hacks can come up with please tell Quinn he better have the National Guard units ready to deploy throughout Chicago this summer because the Cpd with its 20% lack of hires and 30% housemouses obviously are out gunned and outmanned....foot patrol to respond to drive by shootings?...surely civilians are no longer that naïve to believe anything less than putting full street force out in each district with vehicles that are mechanically safe, and indemnify the force legally; to go forth and take this formerly great city back will work. Retired in 2010 when the mantra of keep doing more with less, and less police in the street, and not enough working vehicles daily to use each shift became the norm. Watching the city sink more each year until Chicago is the topic of every news media, for the horrors of non stop violence and gang activity. I watch and read more about Chicago ruinous politics and citywide crime via Phoenix news and National outlets than ever before. Restore your police department and stop playing with peoples lives. It is safer to be an American in Afghanistan in US army than a Chicago citizen for Gods sake. Stop the carnage...put more police in streets with squads and decent firepower. Look at what worked in the 70s and 80s and know that it was mostly strength in numbers plus a fast response time with very proactive police who had each others back....that is what serve and protect meant then....it meant protect the good citizens; not kiss the asses of big mouth reverends or breeders. of bangers. Proud old school.
O.t.
The 020/024 merger rumors are surfacing again.
Might explain the locker audit in 020.
015/011 next ? 014/025 ? 022/006 ?
Det Div/OCD ? Alderman ?
Why waste all this taxpayer money policing the ghetto?? Seriously, nothing will change. Let them shoot it out. Doing that will actually SAVE taxpayers money in not having to pay for welfare, free school, and incarceration fees.
Let Jesse Jackson and his crew police up the ghetto. Im sick of my tax dollars flushed down the drain !!
Yes!!! More money for me while you morons cry about the pension, check out the roster for one day at VRI, the average low is about 15 years... What does that say to you? Please stop whining about PO's trying to better themselves.
Maybe we can have movies in the park in the hot summer months for youths with showings of "New Jack City", "Scarface","Hoop Dreams", "Pulp Fiction" and the like. Cinema is a calming influence and serves as an opiate of the masses.
What does that make, 6 OT initiatives now?
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I appreciate the money but please continue to hire more officers because these animals are getting more wild out here. And please hire those who are qualified.
That is the dumbest thing I think I read on this blog. Greed? How is taking care of your family greed ?
Obviously you're too obtuse (that's a big boy word for "dumb") to grasp the bigger picture. So just never-you-mind what the adults in the room are talking about and go write some more parking tickets and impound a car or three you clueless Hairgel.
01 June VRI start time is 1900 hours.
As usual, this makes no sense!
The 14 year old girl that shot in the back on 940 W. 55th street. Was shot at 1630 hours in the afternoon, with no police around!
Sounds better to have two start times of V.R.I. then again, I'm NOT an idiot boss like McCarthy!
CCW WORKS!
http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Armed-good-Samaritan-comes-to-the-aid-of-purse-snatching-victim-257091061.html
Off topic but observed the latest "New Centurions" to our department....the ppo's handled themselves very well, took nothing from the beast..nice to see
If I'm on a tact team or unit that is going to have one of my RDO's on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday cancelled, will I be able to work this over time initiative? I mean every officer should have the same opportunities to earn extra money, right. When will I get a day off, will I suffer from burn out? Yeah I'm gonna get paid for working my day off but that is an order not voluntary.
So you want to work the initiative, but don't want to work one of your DO. Guess you can't please everyone.
DePaul arena plan to use tax dollars to build it passed without a debate or real vote in the city council.
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/04/30/busy-day-city-council
Where will they get the manpower. VRI and Tac teams (VRE) already account for large part of RDO personnel. Great strategy; work everyone to the point of exhaustion!
here we go again. instead of the hiring the thousands of cops we're short, lets cancel guys days off and make them work in the ghetto districts instead of being home spending time with family.
Isn't worth it, 4 hrs. It takes an hour to get there and half to get home.
Yes!!! More money for me while you morons cry about the pension, check out the roster for one day at VRI, the average low is about 15 years... What does that say to you? Please stop whining about PO's trying to better themselves.
Uh uh. I'm at Vri right now and I have 6 years on. Suckas!
Its amazing that the feds are investigating gov. Quinn on this 55 million dollar deal that was to be use for fighting crime strategies and magically out of a hat the city pf chicago seems to have found funds for anti crime fighting on the south and west side of chicago...what a little federal pressure on govnt. Corruption does when you can not misuse or say Oooopppss ahh im not sure what happened to those funds!!! Love them or hate them the feds keep on hammering these thieves.
5/01/2014 05:53:00 PM stop your bitching already -- you wanted to wear jeans and A t-shirt to work so this is the price you pay to be uniform free. If you don't like it go back to the watch you big cry baby.
What about those darn plastic bags?
Word is from downtown that the Worriers and the Wanderers are joining forces to fight crime on the south and west side.....oh its true!
How about the beat srgt. Go around knocking on peoples door to wake them up...no matter what its bullshit if you actually bring a pillow to work and take your vest off if your a stationary car...common people!
Will someone stick a microphone in Rahm's and McBozo's face and demand that they spell out the manpower shortage for the citizens. We know about it, any citizen who has called the police knows about it.
All these new VRI plans...
PLUS Canceled Days Off...
PLUS Court Dates...
People will be breaking down and making mistakes and maybe getting themselves, a partner or a citizen killed.
What do you do now if you are too damn tired after multiple shifts, VRI and court? You call up and say I'm just too damn tired to go any further.
The Time-Due slots are all full, so what is your Boss, maybe one who cares going to do? I know but...
Rahm must be waiting for election time before he hires any cops for photo ops.
In the meantime we burnout and die early.
That is the dumbest thing I think I read on this blog. Greed? How is taking care of your family greed ?
The "greed" part rhymed. I didn't call P.O.s greedy for working VRI. I was saying that Rahm and Garry are calling us greedy by offering us more money to work our days off instead of hiring more police officers.
In another scene in Braveheart, Longshanks orders his archers to fire into the battlefield. His lieutenant says that the archers would hit their own men with the arrows. But Longshanks says, but we will hit some of the enemy too. The point is that Longshanks was a bastard just like our current and former mayors. They will do anything as long as it suits their own needs, and not the needs of the citizenry, and if some of those in the battle suffer, so be it.
There is nothing wrong with taking care of your family. In fact that is what you are supposed to do. Just don't depend on the extra wages from VRI to sustain a higher level of living, because there's no guarantee that VRI will be around forever.
But to start a debate, or to start people thinking, I wonder what the long-term consequences will be by the department not hiring more officers: burnout, officer safety, ability to get days off, morale, etc. Also, more important is the consequence to our futures in retirement. Will less officers contributing to the fund hurt the future pensions of future retirees?
Rahm is no fool. He didn't get to where he is by being a nice guy. I just question where this is all going.
Sorry for the long post. Let the debate end or begin.
Obviously you're too obtuse (that's a big boy word for "dumb") to grasp the bigger picture. So just never-you-mind what the adults in the room are talking about and go write some more parking tickets and impound a car or three you clueless Hairgel.
5/01/2014 04:34:00 PM
I love to see condescending posts. Look the word up. You are incorrect as to the intended use. It is intended to be used by someone who is being intentionally dense.
If you are going to be a smart ass, you should at least be a smart guy.
>>>Anonymous said...
What about those darn plastic bags?
5/01/2014 10:38:00 PM<<<
I bet this happened, just before passing that law banning most plastic shopping bags the aldermen....
sold their stocks in plastic bag makers at premium prices TO and...
bought stock in paper bag makers at rock bottom prices FROM...
our pension and deferred comp funds.
Wouldn't that make a nice little scandal;, anywhere but Chicago.
"Intentionally dense" as the definition of "obtuse"??
where did that poster find that definition? on the 10th google page of definitions?
Obtuse, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is "stupid or unintelligent: not able to think clearly"
cut and paste here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtuse
Don't consider this post condescending: consider it educational.
I think the condescending poster was correct in his use of "obtuse" but the condescending poster to that original condescending post was wrong.
said second poster must be a little slow to understand, unless he was intending to be dense.
Will someone stick a microphone in Rahm's and McBozo's face and demand that they spell out the manpower shortage for the citizens. We know about it, any citizen who has called the police knows about it.
All these new VRI plans...
PLUS Canceled Days Off...
PLUS Court Dates...
Quit whining,you sound like a little girl.
Court dates have been around since the CPD was formed,nothing new here.
VRI is voluntary, so you dont have to work it if you dont want to
and cancelling DO's is for tact,gun and saturation teams. If you dont like it go back to the watch
I think the condescending poster was correct in his use of "obtuse" but the condescending poster to that original condescending post was wrong.
said second poster must be a little slow to understand, unless he was intending to be dense.
5/02/2014 10:51:00 AM
I thought it was a math term. I was told there would be no math!
>>>Quit whining,you sound like a little girl.
Court dates have been around since the CPD was formed,nothing new here.
VRI is voluntary, so you dont have to work it if you dont want to
and cancelling DO's is for tact,gun and saturation teams. If you dont like it go back to the watch
5/02/2014 11:26:00 AM<<<
No Garry, You are so missing the point. This is not whinning.
I do not work VRI and I am not in a position to be in court much if at all.
What I do see and hear is officers coming to work tired, sleep deprived and irritable. They want time off that they earned but the micro-managers will not let them have it.
This is because of a serious lack of manpower which is being ignored by the media while they praise Rahm and McNumbnuts for stupid strategies while people die on the streets, our homes are at risk and we take the risks of having no backup.
I do not think it is whining to say we don't see police in our neighborhood streets anymore and whose fault is that.
A Waste of Middle-Class Tax Dollars. Close ALL Public Parks and Lakefront at 8 pm; and lock up anyone on that property after that time. Charge Admission to ALL Chicago Public Attractions. And make everyone collecting Welfare work somehow, report at 7 am. Friday thru Sunday to work all day picking up litter around the City, then at night they'll be too tired to go out and Clown around, and have to be up again to go to work at 7am Saturday & Sunday morning. No Work? NO Welfare Check. No passing the "Piss Test" to be eligible for Benefits? NO Check. That would straighten out a lot of this bullshit pretty quickly. Working people who have to go to work early in the morning dont stay out all night jacking around, they go to bed early. People with no responsibility to work who get paid to sleep all day and Clown all night don't give a Fuck, and are mostly the cause of all this Late-Night Crime.
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