Ric Flair to Head State Police
WOO!!!!!
- Michael Sneed has learned the state’s top cop, Hiram Grau, who has decades long career in Chicago Police enforcement, has resigned from his job.
Word is Grau, a highly respected former member of the CPD’s top brass, will be replaced by Chicago Police commander Leo Schmitz, who currently heads the Englewood Police district. Schmitz, 55, joined the CPD in August, 1986.
Schmitz was selected for the job because of his experience in one of the more rougher districts in the city, a source said.
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Rauner also nominated John Maki, head of the pro-criminal rights group the John Howard Association, as head of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
After Rauner ran ads attacking Quinn over early release he appoints one of the biggest advocates in the state for letting more criminals out early into a position of policy making.
Here's an op-ed written by this clown that shows you his way of thinking
http://jjie.org/op-ed-fearful-inheritance-what-the-case-for-reparations-means-for-jail-and-prison-reform/
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
Good luck troopers . Now u will learn how to do police work the right way. Fuck the DUIs on the highways. Contact Cards boys and girls
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Nominates-Police-Commander-Leo-Schmitz-to-Take-State-Police-Job-288156631.html
NBC has it that Rauner nominated him. Rauner the "Republican" that fishes with Rahm. Seems legit.
Hey barb,
Thanks for coming to 011,because of you I'm going to study hard for the ET test so I can leave. Or I'm going to start bidding out more often. Thanks for the motivation.
Fuck you BABS
I hope he has a contract, because I don't think Rauner is going to be amused.
Will he still be able to wear all his medals like Fraiser Thomas on Garfield Goose.
Sellout
Congrats to Leo a great cop and friend.
MS
No matter what you say about Leo, he was a good dude, was out there with the guys and gals (which you cannot say about most of the exempts now) and had your back.
Good luck. Had a lot of fun.
010
GRAU for superintendent!
You want to bet that Ric gets himself a couple medals in the first week at ISP, he can't put their uniform on without some medals.
"Schmitz, who has received all of his promotions under democrats, is now working for a republican."
The difference seems very small in Illinois. RINOs are everywhere.
What does "heading up one of Chicago's most violent districts" have to do with heading a Law Enforcement agency that rarely deals with areas like this...? Illinois politics at its finest.
The MIGHTY DOLLAR.
Leo never passed even one CPD promotional exam, but neither did Hiram.
Check the money trial with Leo' clout, his wife Beverly commerial property very large.
The rents they collect could take the state out of debt.
Pretty damn good for a guy who couldn't pass a promotional exam.
Man, does his old lady have some massive whack or what!
I say Rick Flair for U.S. Attorney General!
WTF... If this is true I smell a Rahm rat.
I do not know Grau or Schmitz but why does a law enforcement organization with a rich traditions and extensive reach into every corner of this state have to get an outsider as its chief.
And the answer is the same as Rahm did with us. This RINO governor wants a hatchetman to cut the costs of the Illinois State Police and the troopers and the people be damned.
Watch out our ISP friends, Leo must have learned a lot from McCarthy and I think you are in for some bad times.
Stylin and profilin limousine riding kiss stealing son of a gun. To be the man ya gotta beat the man.Woooooo
Sorry state, you thought Monken was a joke, well brace yourself. Your new director is shameless self promoter who admittedly is a great used car salesman but nothing else. He has risen through the ranks on clout and on the backs of people who worked for him. He will give endless rah rah speeches, mostly about how great he is. But he truly is one of the most useless POS I have ever had the misfortune to work for. Again, sorry sate for dumping our trash on you. What a slap in the face to those in ISP, guess no one who has served as a trooper is qualified to lead them.
He was a great guy to work for in gangs.
Are these fucking people high? If the merit system wasn't around, Leo would still be wearing a blue shirt.
And Grau was highly respected by exactly whom?????
Bad choice Brucey.
No keeses for you.
Thank God. Now I don't have to listen to his nonsense on the radio every day. Zone 6 just got a little quieter....
Can that head get any bigger?
I just talked to Leo. I asked him about the move. He got this weird look on his face, started strutting, then said, " state better be ready for The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!." Them he just signedy fop book and walked away.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
Cmdr. Schmitz is a great guy and a prince to work for. He is a worker and will be seen in the trenches with his men working shoulder to shoulder. He is a leader who will support his guys and if your a worker for him he won't leave you hanging, he will have your back. He is intense and demanding, but does not forget those who worked for him. He is always open to a PO's idea, criticism or strategy, and is not afraid to admit he is wrong or that someone has a better idea. I have not seen him hold a grudge or dump a worker for personal reasons. I do wonder if he will still wear all those medals on his ISP uniform or if he will have to start over. I think you guys at ISP got pretty lucky.
You mean a "republican" aka as a democrat
All about clout and who you marry.
Leo is a great boss. I hope he stays with CPD.
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
I worked tact for Leo in 007. He would barge into the tact office and tell us to hot seat it. If you don't know what that means it's skipping roll call grabbing your car keys and radio and hitting the crime scenes as soon as possible. Leo will be breathing down your necks. He doesn't let up. He's like the Energizer Bunny on crack. Leo is one the greatest self promoters I have ever seen. He's a nice guy but he's all about himself.
Everyone knows Rauner is a Dummycrat.
Leo's entire career has been built on Ellen's juice.
Good for him,he would of never went any higher in the CPD, now we just need to get rid of all the Chiefs that are making a well overdue stay..
What a joke.
This has to sting Chief ROTI really bad,he was so close of getting the "METRA" job.
Is it true he screwed people over when he sold his gym on he southside?
Can't these bosses just retire take their gold braid pension and leave. Always have to be in charge somewhere
c u and your welcome for all our work!ITS ALL ABOUT MEEEE!
No matter what you say about Leo, he was a good dude, was out there with the guys and gals (which you cannot say about most of the exempts now) and had your back.
Good luck. Had a lot of fun.
010
1/11/2015 01:42:00 AM
Didn't wsnt him out there, you stroke
Leos' wife went to High School with Rahm. They were friends.
Does anyone know if there's a way to do the 4-2 calendar on iPhone 6?
1/10/2015 10:21:00 AM
Here is a link for 4-2 schedule for iPhone 6. Not everyone here is an asshole.
webcal://p02-calendarws.icloud.com/ca/subscribe/1/mdfHebZEiHJvL8bfys2mYtRdPV4yx3Up7p2cFQh-H7HWk_zVG6nolrriBXLZkiUM3XyCyvH6bFvbVAy6GJYdBGSwiiooiM1RnOYWA59amzU
Over rated
I saw him last year at Vito & Nick pizza at 85th & Pulaski when he was there for lunch with a lackey, wearing more ribbons then an Argentinian general. Thought he was a hand job.
One of the better bosses I've worked for.
NIce guy, not too smart but works hard. Huge self promoter who married serious clout. I remember when his wife came to 024. She beefed ( formally) on a bunch of tact guys.
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
That's the way it's done on that night, rookie...........
Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
Cmdr. Schmitz is a great guy and a prince to work for. He is a worker and will be seen in the trenches with his men working shoulder to shoulder. He is a leader who will support his guys and if your a worker for him he won't leave you hanging, he will have your back. He is intense and demanding, but does not forget those who worked for him. He is always open to a PO's idea, criticism or strategy, and is not afraid to admit he is wrong or that someone has a better idea. I have not seen him hold a grudge or dump a worker for personal reasons. I do wonder if he will still wear all those medals on his ISP uniform or if he will have to start over. I think you guys at ISP got pretty lucky.
1/11/2015 07:35:00 AM
He never took care of people that worked hard for him. Who you kidding? His only qualification is commander of 007? ISP needs a leader with proven leadership skills. Not a clout commander of a district with a high crime rate? What has he accomplished in 007? Has crime dropped? He has triple the officers of any other district and still crime has not dropped. God help ISP
I have said for years, "what's the difference between a democrat and a republican? One had a little "d" after their name and the other one has a little "r". Other than that they are the same prick."
Always vote out the incumbent and hopefully things will be confused enough that politicians will only be able to get heavy work done and not know enough to cheat as bad as they do now.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I can hope.
what a bunch of jealous pieces of shit. Leo was a great boss when we were in gangs and I never saw him put a copper in a bad spot in my 20 plus years on the job I was a sgt on gangs and I saw for myself how another sgt tried to burn a police officer just to make room on his team. He went in there and told Leo a bunch of bullshit. before the hammer was dropped he looked into it himself and found that the sergeant was full of shit. The p.o didn't lose his spot. I didn't know the commander well but he earned my respect that day and when I left gangs I never saw him ever put an officer in the trick bag without knowing the facts. I don't care what anybody says you guys can sit here and talk all the shit you want but at the end of the day the state police just picked up one of the good guys. So stop crying if you don't like the distric ur in transfer. Stop crying
ISP headquarters should install lots of mirrors, so Flair can see himself all of the time, and from every angle...........wooooo!
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
Was that your first New Years Eve kid? They shoot everywhere for about 20 mins then it dies back down. If everyone started calling out loud reports it would clog up the radios and if something serious does happen there would be problems getting on the air because idiots like you are screaming about all the gunshots going off.
Outgoing ISP director Grau will have a CPD pension which he obviously did the time for ..But after 4 years as head of ISP , he will get another FULL PENSION. Same with Rick Flare... a full pension for 4 years. So keep stroking him saying what a swell guy he is, a working police and a great boss... neither of these two ever passed a promotional test and only got to their respective level within cpd due to clout.
So keep busting your ass out there and kissing these guy's asses. They'll have double or triple pensions while you're lucky if you get your full pension.
Me thinks someone made a big campaign contribution to Rauner and this is payback.
He loves it when he hears the WOOOO on the radio..
Bubblehead is convinced he is taking over 007. Not going to be a good place to work either way. If he is passed up again he is going to take it out on the troops. If he gets it his ego is going to be that much bigger...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
I have worked for Leo in various units and districts over the past 20 years, reading some of these comments about him, two things stand out. First you have never really worked for a bad boss and second your lazy. Leo loves this job, he lives and breathes being the police. He goes out of his way to make sure that the people that work for him have the tools(equipment) they need to get the job done. While other bosses are sitting at home or in their office Leo is out on the street making arrests. As officers we bitch about how bosses need to get out here and do police work. Here is a boss doing just that and he still gets criticized. I know we are natural complainers but wtf, you cant win for losing. Who cares how many awards he has on his uniform, I dont care if he put himself in for all of them. Ive worked beside him and Ive assisted the man on the street, hes the working police. Im not a personal friend and he has never done me a favor and Im not looking for any favors. I just think its crazy that with all the bad useless bosses on the job that guys find it necessary to rip on the ones that are out there working and taking care of their people .Sorry for the rant. ISP, your getting a great boss.
Meeks name to stae board of Ed. Whoever voted for Rauner...ha ha. Vote republican my ass
Leonhas always been one of the most dedicated and hard working police commanders I have ever worked with
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
How many minutes do you have on the job? He was right.
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
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Obviously this is why you work midnights and have 2 minutes on the job. Guess what, he's right. On New Years at midnight everyone everyehere shoots in the air. By you not laying low for 15 minutes and yelling like a little girl that you hear shots fired does two things.. It makes u sound like an idiot with no time or experience on the job.. 2nd is it pulls coppers out from under the viaduct they are under to come to your nonsense exposing them to possible danger. Listen. If you wanna get a gun that's fine.. Drive slow and try to pinpoint where dude is shooting from and watch him and then Rush him when he goes back into the house to reload or puts the gun up outside.. Or try half hour before midnight the hit a viaduct for 15 min and let the majority of shooting stop the hit the street with a group and wait for the drunk ones to go out a little later and start shooting... You don't need to broadcast anything in the radio.. Stop being so new and learn that the radio is not your friend!!! It's another thing that can be brought into court. Like when you give every single detail over the radio the write something different in your report... Case dismissed. Get time on the job and think. For once Leo was actually 100 percent right.
What is the matter with the ISP that a boss cannot come from their own ranks? I guess it is the came with CPD, they go outside for bosses. Bad moves in my opinion, I guess the politicians use that to keep political control over their departments.
How about if the ISP gives Chicago Police their best home grown boss when McDrunkard hits the road?
Why not? Minnesota had Governor Dwayne Alizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho ;)
Leo is good for chicago and for gangs etc.. For the state I really don't know. If he can't talk gangs and shootings I really don't know what he will do. Nobody is gonna care in the state police when he starts talkin about the vice lords and gds in chicago.. Great boss though
Wondering if Supe was pissed that another boss fled CPD... Anyway, Good luck Leo.
Uptown Update seems to have lost its bite, 2 nights in a row with multiple shots fired calls and not a peep, the alderman controls that blog and is keeping the reporting/knowledge of crime down, if it wasn't reported it didn't happen.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Will he still be able to wear all his medals like Fraiser Thomas on Garfield Goose.
1/11/2015 01:14:00 AM
Oh yes, and gold braid and epaulets. Anyone know what the salary is for ISP Director and how their pension works?
I was in class 86-5, same as Leo. He was a rip roaring ass kicker then too.
Damn shame that with all the good people working every day on the Illinois State Police, that no one in that entire organization is more qualified than a Chicago Police Department political hack boss!
Has he even traveled outside of Chicago other than burning gas with his boat crossing Lake Michigan?
What a slap in the face to the ISP members!
That state agency must be really fucked up having two CPD bosses in a row run it. What a shame...
I always had the highest respect for those Troopers that work some of the areas in the state by themselves that even Leo would think twice about!
Whoooooo, whooooooo, wooooooo
I knew Leo when he was single and unpromotable (9161)then he married the princess and POW! Det, sgt, lt......the princess, went from sgt in 008 to lt in 009 were she made limited appearances. now she rides high at mdw praying that terrorist not plant a semi-trailer under the ped-bridge. Politics are mighty and the knees have to stand up to repeated bendings.
I am not a hater but I dislike skaters.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
Without a doubt Leo plays the political game at times. Let's face it, his position requires a political side at times. However he was always out and about with the troops and always supporting them. I worked in 007 a long time and worked through quite a few commanders and Leo ranks at the top of that list along with Calloway. Calloway was always so kind but wasn't proactive on the streets(sharing intelligence constantly, etc) like Leo. He wasn't perfect but I wish Leo the best. ISP got a good one but try not to be bothered by his self-promoting because it can be a bit much at times.
7:35 AM
You are living the dream kid..you probably have no more than five years on the job and are working tact in 007 via reverse seniority..because nobody else wants it..Leo is the only Boss you've ever known..so you worship him and all of his medals/ribbons. Now go home to mommy' s house, put on your "englewood ranger" pajamas, and watch reruns of the wire, while mommy prepares a cup of warm milk for you.
Worked an edge mission years ago in 015 and 025. The assembly area was the old "peak performance driving" location behind 025. Officers working it from all over the city. Everyone is standing around waiting for the boss holes to get it together, when here comes Leo the Tact sergeant walking by looking like a model for a tactical gear catalog. Dude is wearing a gun on each thigh (in thigh holsters)..mind you they likely weren't even authorized. He's wearing cargo pants and wearing a camel back canteen and an earpiece in his ear..and of course all of his ribbons and shit.
All the north side units are laughing at this clown..thinking who the hell is this goof?..Fast forward 15 years later..now we know!
GOOD LUCK ISP! This guy has been over promoted based on his clout his whole career. He is a shameless self promoter. You will find some of his friends, and cheerleaders he's help over the years, saying" what a great guy he is"..but to the majority of us he is a tool!
Congrats Leo! Always a gentleman. Even when you owned the gym and I wasn't the police and didn't know you were the police yet, you were all class! Congrats and well deserved. On to bigger and better.
Many people join C.P.D. to make the world a better place. All those arrests, awards and times you put yourself at risk are admirable, but the political suck asses have a more rewarding strategy.
Get connected make as much rank as you can, enhance your resume, maximize your pensions and make yourself politically attractive to collect another big pension in another government agency. Doing police work is personally rewarding, but those who have degraded themselves as a loyal foot soldier in the political arena laugh all the way to the bank with their 1st & 16th largeness. Control and power by rank stroke the egos of those obedient strokers. And don’t forget their inflated pension as an everlasting reward for loyal political service.
Merit is all too often a reward for following the whims, the wishes and the direct orders of the political apparatchiks really running this department. Tow the party line, take care of your sponsor of your scholarship, do as you are told and good things will follow comrade. Remember the spoken role is to serve the public, but realistically it to satisfy and to follow directions of the ruling political class. Crime fighting should not be your goal. A more rewarding strategy is to maximize your own pension. This should be your ultimate goal.
He's a good guy. Isn't going to hurt anybody
I like him. I will miss him.
But....what the heck that job belongs to a trooper
How about we keep Leo, they take Garry?
Anglewood is losing a trooper only to have ISP gain a trooper. Leon Schmitz will be missed in the hood. Mighty whitey, is what he is affectionately called, has single- handedly turned Anglewood around to a loving, viable community which to re-locate and call home. Gangstas , thugs and smugglers are getting relief while CPD is in disbelief.
No lunch or vacation for NYPD until morale improves.
http://nypost.com/2015/01/11/no-time-off-for-nypd-until-cops-get-back-to-work/
Grau is the clown who oversaw the
coverup of the Koschman murder and investigation
Never worked a steady assignment under him. My only real contact was on a detail (hot, corwded, total mess ) and he was the only boss that came around and checked on us to make sure we had water and were OK.
Most bosses would never lleave the ac car.
Good for the new Director.
good luck!
good luck!
I worked tact for Leo in 007. He would barge into the tact office and tell us to hot seat it. If you don't know what that means it's skipping roll call grabbing your car keys and radio and hitting the crime scenes as soon as possible. Leo will be breathing down your necks. He doesn't let up. He's like the Energizer Bunny on crack. Leo is one the greatest self promoters I have ever seen. He's a nice guy but he's all about himself.
Yes, a bleached blonde Energizer Bunny on crack who was unable to pass a promotional examination high enough to be promoted in rank order, ever. Merit hack who can look into a mirror and wink to himself comfortable in the knowledge he took something that belonged to someone else.
It's a shame there aren't any Troopers that could do the job. It's too bad Command spots are all political appointments. Maybe CPD didn't see leadership skill to make him our Superintendant and ISP couldn't find someone within their ranks. Looks like a kick in the teeth any which way.
And for the record, Rauner is about as Repub as the appointed the Jr. Sharptoon, Rev Meeks.
Nice "reformer" the FOP PAC endorsed.
"Congrats to Leo a great cop and friend.
MS
1/11/2015 01:29:00 AM"
MS= Mister Suckhole
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
Hey STROKE, is this your first NYE? Let me guess, you're the nit-wit that goes chasin' off after dude in the back yard at 12:00:01 while he's still got a "full clip".
Not even smart enough to let dude use up all his ammo, you nit-wit.
"Cmdr. Schmitz is a great guy and a prince to work for. He is a worker and will be seen in the trenches with his men working shoulder to shoulder. He is a leader who will support his guys and if your a worker for him he won't leave you hanging, he will have your back. He is intense and demanding, but does not forget those who worked for him. He is always open to a PO's idea, criticism or strategy, and is not afraid to admit he is wrong or that someone has a better idea. I have not seen him hold a grudge or dump a worker for personal reasons. I do wonder if he will still wear all those medals on his ISP uniform or if he will have to start over. I think you guys at ISP got pretty lucky.
1/11/2015 07:35:00 AM"
Signed his biggest supporter, his Wife, Mrs. Schmitz
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
I worked tact for Leo in 007. He would barge into the tact office and tell us to hot seat it. If you don't know what that means it's skipping roll call grabbing your car keys and radio and hitting the crime scenes as soon as possible. Leo will be breathing down your necks. He doesn't let up. He's like the Energizer Bunny on crack. Leo is one the greatest self promoters I have ever seen. He's a nice guy but he's all about himself.
1/11/2015 08:30:00 AM
Leo wont toss you under the bus if you're doing "Police Work". If you like working, you'll like Leo. He does stick up for his people. "Self Promoter"? Yes.
Don't worry about the next State Police Boss. He or She has little to do with us on the C.P.D.
Worry about your Safety. Both Physical,Mental,and Financial.
Work out,
Go to the Range on a regular basis,
Go to a Workshop now and again,
Always Vote,
Feed your Deferred Account what you can,
Stop working VRI.
12:27am, if you see the perp shooting then it's "shots fired". If you don't see the shooter then it's "loud reports".
Leo is a great boss. I hope he stays with CPD.
1/11/2015 08:18:00 AM
Ummmm, did you read the headline?
Angree folks!
Oh man.
All Leo's nut huggers from gangs and 007 are going to be disappointed.
They all thought he was going to be the next super.
Don't know why they thought that or why they gave a fuck.
New boss will shake Leo's minions and install his own crew of ball washers.
If you didn't make your phone call already, you're too late. If you had a phone call and you still work in 007, then you deserve to be stuck there during the Dave Harris regime.
I believe that it is about time that the Illinois State Police have a leader that came up through the ranks.
Anonymous said...
Meeks name to stae board of Ed. Whoever voted for Rauner...ha ha. Vote republican my ass
1/11/2015 10:55:00 AM
It seems that you really know nothing about Meeks and his position on education. He is strongly for alternative schools and is against the teacher's unions. That alone is enough for me. The unions have ruined the schools in this state and have provided inferior education to most of the students. I hope the new governor gets a law passed that outlaws strikes by teachers.Schools should be funded by the state tax and not property taxes and all school districts in the state should be funded equally. Hooray for Meeks.
When you have enough clout to get multiple merit promotions you can qualify for lots of high paying jobs within government because you have command experience. There are plenty of better qualified people who will never have this opportunity.Reminds me of the "self-made" millionaire businessman running for mayor. He was given a McDonalds franchise by the founder. Not sure what is self made about that.
nonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
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Yeah um.... That's how it works on New Years eve. It IS for officer safety because constant shots fired calls would jam the air. You must be new.
RINOs are basically democrats... The parties are no different that in any period of time. Under Rahm and this governor, the stage is set to remove the pension system in illinois. And Rahm is gonna say, "I tried everything I could do to save the pensions" u know with this thousand dollar property tax shit. The burbs at not funding them either. All I can say is, I am glad my cpd days are behind me. Good luck guys, especially for those guys who don't give a rats ass about pensions, more worried about stroking off assholes on cottage
Merit Detective, Merit Sgt, Merit Lt, Merit Deputy, now Merit ISP Director. All these Merit Pukes. How do you look at yourself in the mirrors and live with yourself? Have you no respect for the uniform you wear? Keep sucking off these politicians. You disgraced the badge.
He has clout though his wife,that being said if any of us had the opportunities Leo had we would take it in a heartbeat, like the guys bitching about the mayors detail guys lawsuit. yes its nonsense but for D-3 pay plus all the unlimited overtime don't say you would not take that job! Think you don't need vri make about $140,000 a year on the detail with overtime,that's a lot of money to help your family!
If you stay on detail you also get a D-3 sergeants pension and no special skills required except clout I would take it in a quick second so would you complainers!
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
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Obviously this is why you work midnights and have 2 minutes on the job. Guess what, he's right. On New Years at midnight everyone everyehere shoots in the air. By you not laying low for 15 minutes and yelling like a little girl that you hear shots fired does two things.. It makes u sound like an idiot with no time or experience on the job.. 2nd is it pulls coppers out from under the viaduct they are under to come to your nonsense exposing them to possible danger. Listen. If you wanna get a gun that's fine.. Drive slow and try to pinpoint where dude is shooting from and watch him and then Rush him when he goes back into the house to reload or puts the gun up outside.. Or try half hour before midnight the hit a viaduct for 15 min and let the majority of shooting stop the hit the street with a group and wait for the drunk ones to go out a little later and start shooting... You don't need to broadcast anything in the radio.. Stop being so new and learn that the radio is not your friend!!! It's another thing that can be brought into court. Like when you give every single detail over the radio the write something different in your report... Case dismissed. Get time on the job and think. For once Leo was actually 100 percent right.
1/11/2015 11:09:00 AM
How about, who cares all around! Screw the gun because it's not worth the risk in many ways or the paper and time. It's like trying to empty the ocean with a spoon over there. The court could care less anyway. Especially New Years Eve related. Find a very safe place and go home to your family in one piece. Hopfully the only gun you see that night is yours and your partners.
I don't think Leo will be able to wear any of his medals on his ISP uniform...not even the ones he earned legitimately.
Leo is a great man to know and work with. A bosses boss. Well deserved Leo. ISP is getting a winner in Leo. Truly pleased for a terrific copper
MS
And I thought that was a picture of the other mope Mr. Southside.
can someone in 005 post the 10hr day start times and days off schedual.
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
Hahahahaha. Give it a few years, kid. You'll figure it out.
First order of business Director please call out and address the new m1 Sgt. Who wears a "I can't breath" anti Police shirt to ISP HQs during training.
I love how even the company guys flee this shithole city as soon as they are offered something better.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
Cmdr. Schmitz is a great guy and a prince to work for. He is a worker and will be seen in the trenches with his men working shoulder to shoulder. He is a leader who will support his guys and if your a worker for him he won't leave you hanging, he will have your back. He is intense and demanding, but does not forget those who worked for him. He is always open to a PO's idea, criticism or strategy, and is not afraid to admit he is wrong or that someone has a better idea. I have not seen him hold a grudge or dump a worker for personal reasons. I do wonder if he will still wear all those medals on his ISP uniform or if he will have to start over. I think you guys at ISP got pretty lucky.
1/11/2015 07:35:00 AM
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signed, the Mrs who was also promoted beyond her brains but not her ego.
Anonymous said...
NIce guy, not too smart but works hard. Huge self promoter who married serious clout. I remember when his wife came to 024. She beefed ( formally) on a bunch of tact guys.
1/11/2015 10:06:00 AM
She is a total idiot. What a team they make.
Obviously this is why you work midnights and have 2 minutes on the job. Guess what, he's right. On New Years at midnight everyone everyehere shoots in the air. By you not laying low for 15 minutes and yelling like a little girl that you hear shots fired does two things.. It makes u sound like an idiot with no time or experience on the job.. 2nd is it pulls coppers out from under the viaduct they are under to come to your nonsense exposing them to possible danger. Listen. If you wanna get a gun that's fine.. Drive slow and try to pinpoint where dude is shooting from and watch him and then Rush him when he goes back into the house to reload or puts the gun up outside.. Or try half hour before midnight the hit a viaduct for 15 min and let the majority of shooting stop the hit the street with a group and wait for the drunk ones to go out a little later and start shooting... You don't need to broadcast anything in the radio.. Stop being so new and learn that the radio is not your friend!!! It's another thing that can be brought into court. Like when you give every single detail over the radio the write something different in your report... Case dismissed. Get time on the job and think. For once Leo was actually 100 percent right.
1/11/2015 11:09:00 AM
One of the better comments I have ever read on this blog.
He's right, learn how to the be the Po-lice before you play one on the internet.
total GOOF good luck ISP
Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hear Leo is coming to us at the ISP. Not trying to start shit but is he a good guy?
1/10/2015 07:05:00 PM
Without a doubt Leo plays the political game at times. Let's face it, his position requires a political side at times. However he was always out and about with the troops and always supporting them. I worked in 007 a long time and worked through quite a few commanders and Leo ranks at the top of that list along with Calloway. Calloway was always so kind but wasn't proactive on the streets(sharing intelligence constantly, etc) like Leo. He wasn't perfect but I wish Leo the best. ISP got a good one but try not to be bothered by his self-promoting because it can be a bit much at times.
1/11/2015 11:42:00 AM
Oh Gawd, if you're talking about Keith that makes your little speech even more unbelievable! That guy is dumber than a box of rocks. Really. Thanks to that blue shirt hating Kirby he magically keeps getting the nod thru the years. This dept is such a joke. Good luck ISP!
Worked an edge mission years ago in 015 and 025. The assembly area was the old "peak performance driving" location behind 025. Officers working it from all over the city. Everyone is standing around waiting for the boss holes to get it together, when here comes Leo the Tact sergeant walking by looking like a model for a tactical gear catalog. Dude is wearing a gun on each thigh (in thigh holsters)..mind you they likely weren't even authorized. He's wearing cargo pants and wearing a camel back canteen and an earpiece in his ear..and of course all of his ribbons and shit.
It actually was the old Montgomery Ward freight terminals of the Milwaukee Road's Galewood Yard, before it was driving school. Anyway it was the meeting location when they had all the Tact Teams do two or three straight days of reverse stings on the west side,
Let me guess he is going to drain the POLICE pension now with that clouted salary he was given!
(Not on same pay scale as other commanders)
All the other commanders should have put in a beef. They all would have got that juicy raise like "WYslinger"
But who said any of them have any skills other than answering question with questions.
12:27....
You're the goof.
Wonder what those Southern Hillrods will think of him when he starts rattlin off those stories of gangbanging in the big city... I can say this Leo LOVES himself and will never do anything to help you but he probably will never hurt you..Is he ISP material?? Definitely NOT he is NOT that smart...wonder what he will do when he gets called into meetings with the politicos?? he will have to find someone QUICK to do his reports and paperwork...otherwise you all will see just how "smart" he really is..LOL He is a street cop not a smart administrator.
So to clarify, he is going to retire with a deputy chief pension with out ever actually being a deputy chief of anything. Sounds legit
No lunch or vacation for NYPD until morale improves.
http://nypost.com/2015/01/11/no-time-off-for-nypd-until-cops-get-back-to-work/
1/11/2015 12:20:00 PM
Just saw the article in the post. It is an outrage that these asshole city administrators are demanding tickets in exchange for a sick day or vacation day. Decades were spent cleaning up corruptive practices that plagued major police departments in the form of bribes and quid pro quo, and now they want to legitimize those old practices with the use of time instead of money. That shitbag commie mayor and his use of law enforcement as revenue collectors is the root of the problem. It was the reason for the whole Garner incident in the first place. Now he's telling his puppet police chief to deny all time off until they sandbag citizens with more tickets? That chief is another useless pile of cow pie for issuing that order. I hope they take this to federal court because it reeks of unconstitutional shit. These people think they can dictate life and death like we live in a 3rd world primeval amazonian pit. Think again. The economic noose is tightening around the city's neck and they don't like how it feels. The police department hit these political thieves right where they live- in the wallets of the taxpayers. If they can hold out, they will send that clown DiBlowhole running out of town.
What exactly does a deputy chief of a district do that a district commander can’t do?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What is the matter with the ISP that a boss cannot come from their own ranks? I guess it is the came with CPD, they go outside for bosses. Bad moves in my opinion, I guess the politicians use that to keep political control over their departments.
1/11/2015 11:09:00 AM
I will tell you what's wrong. We promoted too many people above where they should be. Our bosses feel when they get promoted they can do what they want, when they want, to who they want, because I'm a M/Sgt. and I'm the State Police. So just maybe D/C Schmitz will remind these clowns that nobody cares that we are the State Police. Maybe he will tell these bosses how it is and like I have seen numerous CPD and a couple local PD's with balls do, tell our bosses to get out of here, go back to the highway and write some speeders.
Never worked a steady assignment under him. My only real contact was on a detail (hot, corwded, total mess ) and he was the only boss that came around and checked on us to make sure we had water and were OK.
Most bosses would never lleave the ac car.
1/11/2015 12:23:00 PM
Let's see Leo has been promoted 4 times through Merit. Your blowing him because he checked on you on a very hot day. You hair gels are soft.
"more rougher"?
Do these people proof read this shit?
Who fucking cares? It won't make a difference in your day to day job. Watch out for yourself, your partner and your fellow officers. That is more important. Let the big bosses worry about their own affairs.
Anonymous said...
Anglewood is losing a trooper only to have ISP gain a trooper. Leon Schmitz will be missed in the hood. Mighty whitey, is what he is affectionately called, has single- handedly turned Anglewood around to a loving, viable community which to re-locate and call home. Gangstas , thugs and smugglers are getting relief while CPD is in disbelief.
1/11/2015 12:02:00 PM
I agree 100%. Englewood/007th district has changed for the better because of his leadership. This proves that good leaders can change the tide. It is too bad we are losing a good boss.
Was this stroke commander of "gangs" or Gang Enforcement? WTF is "gangs"?
Bubblehead WILL take out his anger on the troops when he finds out he's not getting the spot.
To the kid living the dream who thinks Schmitz is a "prince", you sound like a certain f/2 on days.
Does anyone know if there's a way to do the 10 hr day day off groups in the calendar on iPhone 6?
1/10/2015 10:21:00 AM
Here is a link for 4-2 schedule for iPhone 6. Not everyone here is an asshole.
webcal://p02-calendarws.icloud.com/ca/subscribe/1/mdfHebZEiHJvL8bfys2mYtRdPV4yx3Up7p2cFQh-H7HWk_zVG6nolrriBXLZkiUM3XyCyvH6bFvbVAy6GJYdBGSwiiooiM1RnOYWA59amzU
I was a dick at Area 5 when Leo was a Sgt of the Agg Batt team.
They had a kidnapping. I assisted.
Some of the bad guys were driving up on him, he stopped them dead cold without firing his weapon.
He is the real police. I would work for him again in a heart beat.
Good Luck Leo.
WOW - stop your whining!!
If they put Jesus Christ in charge of ISP some of you would find fault with that.
"He can walk on water and make wine out of water, but can he make bourbon?"
Those who are whining - what's YOUR claim to fame? What's on YOUR resume of accomplishments and accolades??
I don't know him from Adam but read about him on SCC and even if he has some short-comings, he sounds like he looks out for his people more than most of the commanders.
So what do you want? A guy that at least thinks about your welfare or someone who only thinks about their own??
Trouble is - the whole Illinois system is clout-heavy with hacks and incompetent screwballs.
They could not handle a real leader like me because I would go after all of them and run them out of town - as well as the state.
Leo looks like a superstar compared to his competition.
The question some of you have to ask yourself is - If YOU'RE so fucking good, why aren't they calling you to head the troops?
This state is NOT a meritocracy and those who work hard do not gain the points some clouted hack does just by showing up. It doesn't sound like much is changing with Rauner - but he IS better than Quinn (A non-leader)
Those who whine - go off on your own and start a company. See how much risk there is in being in total command - and not getting any steady paycheck or benefits.
OH - now I don't see too many whining generals wanting to leave the cocoon of the city payroll.
Don't condemn Leo. Whether you like it or not, he has the charm and wit to advance in this slanted system. At least he has the guts to go forward, even if it is just doing a lot of self-promotion.
If he delivers, he is OK in my book. He probably isn't a bad guy to work for - compared to the other gems you have in CPD.
(OT) wow France had a March against the Muslim terrorists killing all those innocent people leaders from 40 nations were there guess who was not there? Obama did not show up, why because he's a Muslim does he sanction this? No joe Biden! Then send holder who makes a statement and says "we will not stereotype terrorists" but he would not March arm and arm with world leaders! Obama a slap to the head of all Americans what a disgrace he should resign!
Take the bubble that won't pop with!
008 tac
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Will he still be able to wear all his medals like Fraiser Thomas on Garfield Goose.
1/11/2015 01:14:00 AM
Oh yes, and gold braid and epaulets. Anyone know what the salary is for ISP Director and how their pension works?
I was in class 86-5, same as Leo. He was a rip roaring ass kicker then too.
1/11/2015 11:23:00 AM
I worked with Frazier Thomas at WGN-TV and let's just say he wasn't a very nice guy off camera. The other on the air people like Roy Brown, Bob Bell, Marshal Brodean and especially Ray Rainer were joys to work with. Frazier Thomas the Prime Minister to the King of the United States would have done well as Chief as Staff in the Obama administration, uniform, medals epaulets and all.
Stay safe, roll a cartoon.
Leo is going to swing an axe at ISP....Rauner wants 20% cut.
The Governor -elect is also appalled at the white, hillbilly culture of ISP.
Leo will be tasked with changing it in co-operation with Rev. Meeks.
if one thinks about it.......when it comes to police work, it can be tremendously rewarding and satisfying....but, in the overall.....what real difference does it make?
Was Grau such a s failure as Director or Chief of the Illinois State Police that he did not develop one person in that whole organization who could take command when he left?
Now I do not know Leo Schmitz, he may be the best cop who ever walked the streets of the 7th District since H.H. Holmes built the Murder Castle. But how is that going to play out in places like Vermillion, Sangamon and Pulaski counties.
Does the state legislature have any say who is to head the ISP? They should and they may want someone different and someone from the ISP. The troopers should be asking their state senators and reps to take action on this slap in the face.
The troopers are going to be asking why is this guy here and will look at the damage McNumbnuts did to the CPD and figure that is what he is going to do to them. They should expect cutbacks in personnel, equipment, pay upgrades and especially pensions. Anything that costs money will be victim of the new hatchetman if Leo follows what I think will be his instructions from Rauner.
Good luck and stay safe troopers..
For you youngsters. A good boss does not ride around on jobs and constantly on the radio. He trusts his lts. And sgts. Leo is an idiot and new what people were doing in the past and sold out NM and even you PJ. He turns his back and when shit hits the fan, denies. He helps almost nobody. This is a grand day now that he's gone. Those staties are gonna love when he jumps in the passenger seat with his night vision goggles. By tool box
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
That's the way it's done on that night, rookie...........
1/11/2015 10:08:00 AM
Absolutely right! Had a viaduct at about 43rd and Wentworth[East side St. next to the Dan Ryan] and would listen to the gunfire fireworks in the Jets. We had higher command bosses telling us the same thing and not to even respond to shots fired calls.
Is he a good guy...
hmm. Well, to be sure, he is absolutely his own biggest fan, at times completely full of self-promoting, windbagging, self-aggrandizing, pat himself on the back while you do all the work-type of macho buffoonery...
but other than that...
he pretty much is a decent enough leader (relatively speaking).
But be warned. Don't fall for his bullshit so much that you forget :
When he rides you for results on his john wayne ra-ra let's go get'em speeches...
He's only in it for your effort to do what it takes to make him look good. In the end, you're left hanging if the shit hits the fan.
Does that mean his wife gets a state job like Hiram git his family state jobs?
Just axin
The expressways will never be the same, Leo will be out there stopping cars and working on the dope transporters, the folks down in those small little towns will never have a restful night, Leo will be chasing Combines down country roads with his dog in the front seat, Leo is a good guy, a little over the edge, but I would like to have him with me going thru a door, Good luck Leo.
Ask the Gun team that got stripped while working for him what kind of boss he was. They were all cleared but Leo not only turned his back he ran away. Didn't do anything to stand up for them, just slipped away so he wouldn't hurt himself. Leo cares about one thing, himself. All the "caring" he shows is bullshit, its all about him. A sign of a good boss is how many people follow him when he gets made. No one who ever worked with this guy ever followed him, because he is a back stabbing, credit stealing self promoter. Ask the Feds about him taking credit for their work. Good riddance, and to all the suckers who bought into his BS, go with him.
OT:
"...Anonymous Anonymous said...
Does anyone know if there's a way to do the 4-2 calendar on iPhone 6? 1/10/2015 10:21:00 AM
Here's one way to put in your rdo's on your iPhone (works only for current ios that lets you repeat events):
Say you're off Mon and Tues, go into calendar and create an all day event and call it "RDO" for Mon. Repeat event every 6 days, end the repeat whenever, dec 31 if you want. Do the same for that Tues, and now a dot will appear in your calendar on each of your rdos. Works for me, and I can schedule stuff, dr appts., etc., and know what days I'm off without having to open a separate app or a pdf file.
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Thank you-this was easy to do and it worked great!
When I see people like Leo Schmitz, James Meeks and John Maki all appointed to big state jobs,it makes me sorry that I voted for Rauner.
Learned who Leo was when I first started in 012. We were introduced and he acted like i wasnt there. He thought he was hot shit, walking with a fake limp, from that bullshit graze wound from birdshot shotgun courtsey of a WWii vet protecting his property. I would have more respect fir him if he was just humble and not hide behind awards for clearing burglary patterns. Yes, i am jealous.
Does anyone know if the Director of ISP is required
to live in or near Springfield ?
Don't these guys ever just retire and go away? How much money do you need? Even McCarthy? Nice NYPD pension but the goes to Newark and then here. Just retire for Christ sake!
How can our President, the "Leader of the Free World" not show up for the march in Paris? It shows where his real loyalties lie, and why WE and people who love freedom are his real enemy.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What exactly does a deputy chief of a district do that a district commander can’t do?
1/11/2015 04:08:00 PM
Why, he gets to run the ISP, that's what.
Am I the only person who remembers that under Gov. Thompson prosecutors headed up the IL Dept of Law Enforcement? Now Fed Judge Jim Zagle immediately comes to mind.
Compare Zagle to Ric Flair...well, you really can't.
Feel sorry for troopers across the state.
Graze wound from the 12th district incident??? How about no wound and he got the Lambert Tree award. During the ceremony he said it was from chasing a robbery offender. The part you left out was that he didn't shoot at you. An old dude shoot at both of you after you guys ran through his house during the chase. Poor old dude thought he was being home invaded.
He was a hard working back in 12 as a P.O. , but he NEVER deserved that award. Self promoted himself to get it.
Those there that night know the truth. That's a scum bag move. Pathedic. Some people actually earned it.
>>>Anonymous said...
if one thinks about it.......when it comes to police work, it can be tremendously rewarding and satisfying....but, in the overall.....what real difference does it make?
1/11/2015 06:56:00 PM
Now that I am retired I have thought about it.
It's sort of like the movie IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
At the end, "No man is poor who has friends."
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
I was at many a New Years Eve roll call and I think you misinterpreted the message. Don't get yourself hurt or anyone else hurt over bullshit celebratory gunfire. One New Years I was sitting in squad car in the parking lot of my west side station listening to the "fireworks" when I heard THUNK and a bullet comes spinning down my windshield. That 9mm slug has been sitting in my jewelry box for years now.
Learned who Leo was when I first started in 012. We were introduced and he acted like i wasnt there. He thought he was hot shit, walking with a fake limp, from that bullshit graze wound from birdshot shotgun courtsey of a WWii vet protecting his property. I would have more respect fir him if he was just humble and not hide behind awards for clearing burglary patterns. Yes, i am jealous.
You are 100 percent right. Leo got shot in the heel of his boot. Didn't even penetrate. He's a joke. Another dude promoted beyond his abilities.
Leo loves the Michigan State Police. When he was in 012 he had a Ford Crown Vic w/'the same blue paint as the MSP." Maybe the new ISP squads will have the same paint job, the big single red Mars light & the sign on the hood that flashes "stop-police.". Trade in your Smokey Bear hats for the round crown cap.
Hopefully he'll get rid of the 4 stars that Grau brought w/'him & revert back to the silver eagle that the other ISP Directors found sufficient to ID their top spot status.
10:06PM....
We fucking told you.
I think ISP pretty much runs itself, it's pretty much a figurehead job
Don't these guys ever just retire and go away? How much money do you need? Even McCarthy? Nice NYPD pension but the goes to Newark and then here. Just retire for Christ sake!
1/11/2015 10:56:00 PM
For arrogant blowhards like McCarthy, it's no longer about the money. It's about power and fame. He loves being the center of attention everywhere he goes. He loves having all the losers kiss his ass non stop. He's a loud mouthed chest thumping type that always has to be right. He's your typical blowhard that has the Indiana Jones syndrome. The Indiana Jones syndrome for you younger kids is when you tell a story, he's got to come over the top and beat it. If you went swimming in the ocean, he went swimming in the ocean surrounded by sharks. If you jumped a car on your motorcycle, he jumped 5 cars engulfed in flames on his. So in closing, he'll NEVER retire. He'll probably die heading up some type of police organization somewhere.
Ask the Gun team that got stripped while working for him what kind of boss he was. They were all cleared but Leo not only turned his back he ran away. Didn't do anything to stand up for them, just slipped away so he wouldn't hurt himself. Leo cares about one thing, himself. All the "caring" he shows is bullshit, its all about him. A sign of a good boss is how many people follow him when he gets made. No one who ever worked with this guy ever followed him, because he is a back stabbing, credit stealing self promoter. Ask the Feds about him taking credit for their work. Good riddance, and to all the suckers who bought into his BS, go with him.
1/11/2015 09:27:00 PM
Exactly. I don't know why coppers continue to fall for these bosses bullshit. NEWSFLASH!!!! These bosses will NEVER risk their careers for your little punk blue shirt ass and if you think otherwise, you're a tool. Honor among thieves right? When the shit hits the fan, watch the bosses scatter and leave your asses twisting in the wind every fucking time.
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
No love for Leo Schmitz but you're obviously a PPO. Do everyone a favor new kid and next New Year's Eve find a nice safe place and sit in it from 2355 hours to 0030 hours. Running around in that shit is like looking for and arresting people with fireworks on the 4th of July. The first step to being the real police is learning how to think before you act and we've got plenty of tool bags that will never be able to do that. Try not to be one of them.
Psssst.....pssssst....a little birdie told me that Leo took the "compstat " book from Mcslapmynutz 's gym bag. Leo is going to razzle and dazzle them with under inflated crime stats and over inflated war stories while getting his hair bleached at the same time whooo! ..... the only real thing left behind as a legacy to his command stylings was the boot prints he has left on everyone 's back who worked for this selfcentered ass.
Dyla Hata
Anonymous Anonymous said...
When I see people like Leo Schmitz, James Meeks and John Maki all appointed to big state jobs,it makes me sorry that I voted for Rauner.
1/11/2015 10:06:00 PM
The guy isn't even sworn in and you have buyer's remorse! I told you guys!
Quinn is no General Schwarzkopf but he is better than Rauner. All you conservative cops who thought you were getting a Republican...Hah!
You just wait, let's see how long before Rauner makes Quinn look really good.
What an insult. What does it say about organizations that are as large as CPD and ISP that cannot groom someone from the inside to lead their troops? Rauner and Rahm, and before them Daley, all men from the same cloth. All they want to lead their police agencies are puppets who have no allegiance to anyone from within. That's why both CPD and ISP are failing.
Anonymous said...
Congrats to Leo a great cop and friend.
MS
12/11/2015 01:29:00 AM
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!
I knew Leo when he was single and unpromotable (9161)then he married the princess and POW! Det, sgt, lt......the princess, went from sgt in 008 to lt in 009 were she made limited appearances. now she rides high at mdw praying that terrorist not plant a semi-trailer under the ped-bridge. Politics are mighty and the knees have to stand up to repeated bendings.
Princess retired 2 years ago goof.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
No love for Leo Schmitz but you're obviously a PPO. Do everyone a favor new kid and next New Year's Eve find a nice safe place and sit in it from 2355 hours to 0030 hours. Running around in that shit is like looking for and arresting people with fireworks on the 4th of July. The first step to being the real police is learning how to think before you act and we've got plenty of tool bags that will never be able to do that. Try not to be one of them.
1/12/2015 06:24:00 AM
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I believe this person got on in 2012, graduated 2013. As he would say, Total Stroke off!
Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What exactly does a deputy chief of a district do that a district commander can’t do?
1/11/2015 04:08:00 PM
Cashes a bigger check!
1257 like Meeks or not he's definitely no Sharpton or Jackson. He obviously has some whack and some politician in him but he is not a fake rev. He is serious about his faith and anyone who has any experience with him beyond seeing him on tv will tell you. Catch him as a politician he'll perform as one. Catch him in his role as pastor he is much less compromising or accommodating. He may play games with politicians but his parishioners aren't there for the politics...he is a real pastor. I've seen some disagree with his politics but that is one of the most genuine big churches I have ever seen.
The ISP Director can live anywhere in Illinois. I'm sure with a wink and a nudge could live across the state line with an Illinois PO Box.
I wonder if he will do the Hiram and his Henchmen tour? When Grau came to ISP he had group meetings in all 22 ISP districts with everyone, rookie to command. Wanted to know what they could do to help the road guys. My buddy brought up a scheduling issue that command and the FOP agreed on the resolution. Hiram said he would look into it. Now you would think an issue that command and the FOP agreed upon would be fairly easy to resolve. Never happened and nobody knows why. And there began the lack of logic decision-making process that Hiram and his minions left for their legacy.
He never took care of people that worked hard for him. Who you kidding? His only qualification is commander of 007? ISP needs a leader with proven leadership skills. Not a clout commander of a district with a high crime rate? What has he accomplished in 007? Has crime dropped? He has triple the officers of any other district and still crime has not dropped. God help ISP
1/11/2015 10:10:00 AM
This is probably the best description of the self promoting goof we are getting.
Thanks CPD.
Makes us wish we had Margolis back.
ISP Sgt.
Leo worked for me on tac in 012. Hyper aggressive? yes. Also reckless and not the sharpest tool in the box. Had to write some creative paper a few times to get his shoe off his dick. Not a bad guy, always thought he was thinking he was a movie character. I left 012 and "5 minutes" later he was a LT. Baffling
Do not forget Leo has to be approved by the Senate Executive Commm. It is not a done deal. All executive appointments have to go before the committee. Cullerton still has a say.
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
No love for Leo Schmitz but you're obviously a PPO. Do everyone a favor new kid and next New Year's Eve find a nice safe place and sit in it from 2355 hours to 0030 hours. Running around in that shit is like looking for and arresting people with fireworks on the 4th of July. The first step to being the real police is learning how to think before you act and we've got plenty of tool bags that will never be able to do that. Try not to be one of them....Nobody is advocating running to the shots fired, but call them in for GOD sake. Let the other officers know. The ones that may not have heard them. It's a safety issue moron. Stick the PPO comments up your ass. You are an idiot
The biggest asshole, dumbest asshole, glad he's gone... The ISP will never never be the same... Oh did I say asshole.....
How was Leo able to carry a 6" barreled glock?
I have known Leo since he was a tactical officer
in the 012th District. I, like most in this discussion,
know that Leo can be a tireless self-promoter. I
also know that when doing follow up investigations
in the Alba Homes shit could go sideways fast. If
detectives called for assistance, Leo and his Team
were usually the first units to respond. Of course,
after, Leo being Leo, he probably would ask you
to type up a commendation. Just my recollections
from personal experience.
I have known Leo since he was a tactical officer
in the 012th District. I, like most in this discussion,
know that Leo can be a tireless self-promoter. I
also know that when doing follow up investigations
in the Alba Homes shit could go sideways fast. If
detectives called for assistance, Leo and his Team
were usually the first units to respond. Of course,
after, Leo being Leo, he probably would ask you
to type up a commendation. Just my recollections
from personal experience.
Previous correction: Abla Homes, not Alba.
Total stroke...Dec 31st he tells roll call "don't call out any shots fired unless you're being shot at or shooting at someone" - how about that for officer safety...true leadership at it's best - STROKE!!!
1st Watch - 007
1/11/2015 12:27:00 AM
You are either an FNG or the man chick on mids...so stfu
Listen folks..if Leo gets the job, that just means that the phone calls have been made, and the checks cleared. Nothing more. Its a political appointment. You serve at the will of the Gov, and the Gov can appoint whomever to the job they want(see Monken..) All Leo will be is the placeholder and a figurehead with a nice 6 figure salary(i think the job makes like $170, plus perks)on top of his pension. And dont worry, google his Missus in a few months and Im sure you'll find that she made her way on to the state payroll to augment her pension as well, so her and Leo will be doing fine($$$$$). Plenty of money to kick back in political contibutions. Yes, I do feel for some of the State bosses that work hard and rise up hoping to get the top spot, but dont get too weepy for them just yet. One, most know that they will never get the spot internally, so they take care of themselves by sending each other to command training, padding their resumes, etc, then most seem to find cushy landing spots for themselves post retirement(see the chiefs of Lockport, Lemont, Metra,Deputy Chief of Schaumburg,etc) to supplament their 80% pensions. See Hilliard Heintz consulting, Ken Busche, Seeems like every time they get a contract to find a new chief for someone a state guy get it. Wonder why? Busche is former ISP. Its all a game. Stay safe. take care for your partners and your families and enjoy the ride.
well, if you can't get it on your own, why not marry someone who's got clout? in many relationships, one is the puppet, the other the puppetmaster
Who's gonna get 007 now?
You just wait, let's see how long before Rauner makes Quinn look really good.
1/12/2015 08:24:00 AM
Nobody or nothing could ever make Quinn look good. He is dumber than a hammer.
Leo was a couple of months behind me in 86 when the academy was stuffed to the gills with recruits.His old lady was in my class.
Never worked with or for him or her, but he had a rocket up his ass no doubt.
Had occasion to see him perform at the old DOC meetings.Oscar worthy.
As Jay would say,"Whatever".
Stay Safe Officers/Troopers.
Grau is the clown who oversaw the
coverup of the Koschman murder and investigation
1/11/2015 12:22:00 PM
Carol Marin get off this blog!!!!!
Leo will be having the Troopers run Edge missions in these little 1 stop light towns and on weekends he will have DUI enforcement missions and safety checks on I-80, stopping all lanes to check for open alcohol, the major transportation hub of the Midwest will be shut down , Rauner must have had to eat a favor to take Leo and Meeks at the same breath, Meeks was a payback for the black vote, just check out the areas Meeks controls. Rauner is a 1 time Gov. and will be worse then Obama, he may even wind up being blago's lady friend if he crosses Madigan and Cullerton !!!.
Ole and Arn Anderson were named Ric's number 2 and 3 guys. They're trying to get the other guy and this will be a unification of "The Four Horseman."
" always thought he was thinking he was a movie character."
You nailed it 100%.
You are 100 percent right. Leo got shot in the heel of his boot. Didn't even penetrate. He's a joke. Another dude promoted beyond his abilities.
1/12/2015 03:24:00 AM
The best part was the old timer was on the phone telling a dispatcher that some crazy guy with blonde hair was breaking into his house.Home invaded the wrong address,caught a minor alleged injury,picked up more medals and off to Sgt class!!WWoooo!
Anonymous said...
Nice "reformer" the FOP PAC endorsed.
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AGAIN an out and out lie. The State Lodge endorsed Quinn very reluctantly. The Chicago Lodge made no endorsements in which the State Lodge made one.
Never believe anything unless you can verify it. As Reagan said Trust But Verify.
Then ask your self why the above post was made.
Look Leo may be a self loving cop! However I went through a door with him on a search looking for a guy with an M4 and he is locked on with his tactics. I personally have gone on several search warrants with him and he has is guys first in mind. Aside from his self love and never friending me on facebook! He knows his shit about tactics and taking down dangerous people. Never worked for him other then going though that door. So rip me up if want! But, you cannot take that away from him.
Anonymous said...
Look Leo may be a self loving cop! However I went through a door with him on a search looking for a guy with an M4 and he is locked on with his tactics. I personally have gone on several search warrants with him and he has is guys first in mind. Aside from his self love and never friending me on facebook! He knows his shit about tactics and taking down dangerous people. Never worked for him other then going though that door. So rip me up if want! But, you cannot take that away from him.
1/12/2015 11:22:00 PM
STFU leo
I have known Leo for 25 years and I will agree he loves being the Police. A lot of the posters on this blog think that is a bad thing, I don't.
One thing I can tell you is that in 25 years I have never seen Leo hurt another copper and have seen him step way over the line and stick his neck way out to help more coppers than I can count that stepped in a little shit. Leo leads from the front and will never ask you to do anything he wouldn't do himself. You may blast my comment because I think he is one of the few good bosses left on this job but I can think of about a hundred Bosses on this job that you would have to be nuts to prefer instead of Leo. I think the troopers sure could have done a lot worse.
Nobody is advocating running to the shots fired, but call them in for GOD sake. Let the other officers know. The ones that may not have heard them. It's a safety issue moron. Stick the PPO comments up your ass. You are an idiot
1/12/2015 02:04:00 PM
Truth must hurt ppo. If you're sitting under a viaduct like you should be ppo, then the safety issue is taken care of. You can't tell ppo's anything. Ppo's like yourself always refuse to listen like the idiots they are. Oh and next time you post, try separating what you've typed from what you've copied and pasted from the previous poster, idiot ppo. Shove that up your slick sleeve ass.
Anonymous said...
Look Leo may be a self loving cop! However I went through a door with him on a search looking for a guy with an M4 and he is locked on with his tactics. I personally have gone on several search warrants with him and he has is guys first in mind. Aside from his self love and never friending me on facebook! He knows his shit about tactics and taking down dangerous people. Never worked for him other then going though that door. So rip me up if want! But, you cannot take that away from him.
1/12/2015 11:22:00 PM
Your own words show you what an idiot he is and you for following him. Search warrant for an M4? His tactics are as fucked up as you. No wonder that Captain took one in the face in the 007th District. Acting like Cowboys with no skills or tactics gets coppers killed. It's onlt a matter of time before Leo or that Captain gets someone hurt. You keep blowing him and feeding their ego. Leo and the Captain are two incompetent merit promoted ass clowns. We are doomed.
Leo never passed even one CPD promotional exam, but neither did Hiram.
1/11/2015 02:42:00 AM
He passed the politically - connected Narcissist Exam with flying colors...
Merit Promotion Hog
Listen folks..if Leo gets the job, that just means that the phone calls have been made, and the checks cleared. Nothing more. Its a political appointment. You serve at the will of the Gov, and the Gov can appoint whomever to the job they want(see Monken..) All Leo will be is the placeholder and a figurehead with a nice 6 figure salary(i think the job makes like $170, plus perks)on top of his pension. And dont worry, google his Missus in a few months and Im sure you'll find that she made her way on to the state payroll to augment her pension as well, so her and Leo will be doing fine($$$$$). Plenty of money to kick back in political contibutions. Yes, I do feel for some of the State bosses that work hard and rise up hoping to get the top spot, but dont get too weepy for them just yet. One, most know that they will never get the spot internally, so they take care of themselves by sending each other to command training, padding their resumes, etc, then most seem to find cushy landing spots for themselves post retirement(see the chiefs of Lockport, Lemont, Metra,Deputy Chief of Schaumburg,etc) to supplament their 80% pensions. See Hilliard Heintz consulting, Ken Busche, Seeems like every time they get a contract to find a new chief for someone a state guy get it. Wonder why? Busche is former ISP. Its all a game. Stay safe. take care for your partners and your families and enjoy the ride.
hummmmmm???? anyone from the numerous media outlets that troll this page looking for tidbits wanna follow this up??? especially the HH angle???
Anonymous said...
First order of business Director please call out and address the new m1 Sgt. Who wears a "I can't breath" anti Police shirt to ISP HQs during training.
1/11/2015 03:02:00 PM
I can't believe a troop would wear a shirt like that. Sad. He is a control and arrest instructor too. Would you want him backing you up?
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