IPRA Corruption
- An employee of the agency that investigates police abuse was fired last week for allegations of perjury.
Now, new allegations are surfacing that former Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) employee Matrice Campbell is also being investigated by the city’s Inspector General for misconduct in the case against Chicago Police Commander Glenn Evans.
The allegations could be a devastating blow for the Cook County State’s Attorney, who has pursued a high-profile criminal case against Evans.
The state’s attorney charged Evans with battery and official misconduct in 2014 for allegedly putting a gun in a suspect’s mouth.
Media reports originally indicated that DNA evidence from the suspect, Rickey J. Williams, had been obtained from Evans’ gun.
But in a court hearing today, defense attorneys for Evans reportedly revealed that Campbell is under investigation by the city’s Inspector General for a host of other abuses in connection with Evans’ case. Attorneys in the hearing also reportedly indicated that other IPRA employees may be targeted by the Inspector General.
So the organization that is tasked to oversee a supposedly "out-of-control" police department is itself, totally out-of-control. What's the over/under on federal oversight?
Labels: scandals
posted by SCC at 12:21 AM
63 Comments:
9 shot in 007 today
The IPRA is just another TOOL that is TOLD what to do and when to do it!
Nothing Independent here!
Given that we are in Chicago, Cook Co., why am I not surprised.
Does the shit never end in Chicago and Illinois? The whole country is circling the drain.
Evans is obviously heavy, or he wouldn't be where he is.
Perhaps Campbell is being offered as a sacrificial lamb, in exchange for who-knows-what later?
It is Chicago, after all.
rb
If accurate, this will prove devastating. You have the IPRA, the oversight board itself, making up false details about officers and then leaking them to the press?
What more evidence do you need this train has gone off the tracks in Chicago?
No fucking surprise there...
IPRA/The Former OPS are/were rest homes for whores who
are anti-Police moles who owe allegiance to aldergumps, senators,
congress-mopes, rev'runs, activists, connected law firms made
wealthy by suing the City and others such.
Like the errant pooch who nibbled the popcorn garland off the
Christmas Tree... It's one awful, stinking, string-tangled, tinsel
and pine needle studded mess strewn all through the fucking
joint and the critter that done it is cowering under the couch.
Of course everybody accused Policemen of being malcontents
for trying to get people to see the mess for what it really is.
Watch.
Your.
Step.
Out these people and find out who they're REALLY working
for.
Also...
How many so called investigations into allegations of Police
Misconduct have been tainted by adherence to "The Agenda"
of making it difficult for Policemen to get a fair shake.
Remember...
These agendist m/fers want to see Policemen take hard
disciplinary licks just for rolling up mere accusations/allegations
of misconduct.
Actual founded instances of rule violations and wrong-doing
are just icing on the cake to these people and folks.
Continue to feed them the bland, flavorless, by the numbers
Policing they've been agitating for since that exciting, hard-hitting,
fast driving, rear bumper of the squadrol dragging, head knocking,
ass-kicking Policing gives them the shits.
Funny...
A bunch of lips are in a pout about
"Y'all tryin' to protect y'all-selves
from us and denying us that good
Po-leece service y'all used to give
us."
This is what you wanted from us,
(since we're so outta control) so
stop complaining.
Respond.
Render aid if needed.
Do the report.
Arrest on signed complaint ONLY!
Disengage promptly.
Familiarity breeds contempt in the eyes of the public
so make yourselves scarce.
Police like you have no friends.
Survive.
Escape this city when your time is done.
Really? The inspector general does not investigate police!
But somehow IPRA is not part of the police department. So the clouted have come out to save the white shirt!
It has happened many times commander taking home felony file for mayor nephews. Will the dead tree media ask real questions? NOPE
Nothing better than to see the high and mighty police haters getting their wings clipped by the media that supports them. If they find in these investigations that any of the corruption allegations to be true, how many cops that were fired (both legitimately and illegitimately) will be back in blue?
Wait until you read how the IPRA investigators got the positive on Glen's gun! HINT: it was never there in the first place! The truth's going to be ugly. It allegedly involves lawyers looking for a payday working with corrupt IPRA investigators for a LAWSUIT payday. Phone records subpoenaed! Okay now, all together! IPRA violated Glen Evan's civil rights! This is going to get real ugly, real fast and watch the city AND STATE'S ATTORNEYS OFFICE to bury this thing FAST!
Eh, it's Chicago, move along, these aren't the hacks you're looking for.
Smells like another one just pooped his pants !
In the words of the jerky boys, "You wanna sue me? Yea, sue everybody"
She was a civilian employee in 002 years ago and was very unpleasant to most people who worked there. No surprise..
I worked for Commander Evans and I am said they charged him. Am very happy that the truth is coming out that the real criminals work for IPRA
Boss you always have my support.
The city IG has no teeth which is shown time and time again. There is something more going on here
Somebody (perhaps a lot of somebodies) it fittin' to get paid!!
Any watch House of Cards ? Kinda has the same theme....
IPRA is, and OPS was, a total joke.
Martrice Campbell is a piece of ghetto shit. I worked with this crazy bitch. We were all warned about her before she came over to work with us. She looks only to collect law suits against her employers for bullshit allegations. Glad she didn't work with us for very long. I was happy to see they shuffled her off to some other city department. Now hopefully karma will bite this ghetto piece of shit in the ass and she can get a taste of what she has given to everyone else over the last 10 years or more.
If the Evans case unravels, there will be more than a few embarrassed bosses. When Evans went down, there was no reluctance to accuse Evans of being "too Aggressive". All of these bosses were like Obama, they think you can "Lead from behind". When the reality is, Evans was a Street Cop and leader who knew what to do. Some people can only be reached by the use of force. That is the ugly reality of police work.
Isn't this the civilian in the medical section who punched out an On Duty PO at HQ a decade ago. Apparently that warranted a promotion.
The NCAA may have to step in and invoke the death penalty on the IPRA for lack of institutional control.
The City of Chicago salary database has Matrice making 96k/year - what were his qualifications and how do I get that job at that pay?
As usual it's the Chicago way! Evans did what the superintendent wanted be the real police, reduce crime and Evans did, then the boss and of course Anita goes after him!
When you hire police haters, this is what you get. Ipra investigators are failed cops or those that couldn't get through the application or training process.
The true professionals work 025's third watch. Why they stand inspection everyday. under the leadership of Lt. Stoppa, they stand above all.
The Law Dept wants a federal monitor in order to cut down on lawsuits - it's going to happen.
Watch out for new ipra employee. G. Mack, she was the department paid community organizer in 007 CAPs office.. Huge police hater.
The only time I ever had any real trouble on this job is when an O.P.S. Investigator (Star 52) out and out lied about me. I brought this up to then Superintendent Leroy Martin when he visited our station and he as embarrassed by the obvious logic that had escaped him. He told me to come see him but when I came to 11th and State he was never there and I could never make and appointment.
F.O.P. wouldn't take it to arbitration where the beef would have been laughed out of the room because I had been promoted to Sergeant almost two years after the incident.
When Leroy ran for Cook County Sheriff he came to a meeting of the C.P.D. Sergeants Association to ask for their votes. He was surprised to see me there and I got into his face and called him out loudly and in no uncertain terms. He left in a huff and lost the election.
Alvarez should be dumped, another liberal piece of shit..lets go back to the good ol days, reform the criminals, not the police. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty doing this job, and these liberal cock suckers dont get it, until of course they become the victim themselves...
Commander Glenn Evans deserves a promotion after his ordeal in the Crook County Anita Alvarez's court system and the Chicago Police Department's horse in front of the carriage approach!
as in the Police Officer bill of rights, it affords us with protections!
Don't let the news media outlets try him in the court of public opinion!
Bad timing, looks like Brian Williams just got her spot at MSNBC
I am retired CPO Charles Salvatore who retired with over 30 years with the Department. If my name sounds familiar it should, I am one of the Detectives that Investigated the Anthony Porter murder case. I am also was the first CPO hired by IPRA as an Investigator. I have been reading this post about IPRA corruption and I have to make the following statement: Whoever writes that there are a bunch of Police Haters working for IPRA, you are wrong. The very vast majority of the Inv's working there ARE NOT POLICE HATERS, NOT AT ALL. Are there people there who have an anti police agenda, the answer is yes there are. But for the vast majority of the investigators working at IPRA are NOT POLICE HATERS, FAR FROM IT. They can see through the manor that the police are accused of. If anyone thinks that they are I ask you to look at the numbers. If one looks at the number of cases accepted and the number of cases sustained, one will see that the sustained cases are only 2 to 3 percent. If one looks at the numbers carefully, one will see that the vast majority of cases that are sustained are for DOMENSTIC VIOLENCE, OFF DUTY DUNKENESS, AND OFF DUTY FIREARM VIOLATIONS. Look at the on duty allegations and one will see that a very small percentages of sustained cases are duty related. If they were all Police Haters as many suspect, the sustained cases would be dramatically increased, The vast majority of Investigators DO NOT GO OUT OF THIER WAY TO HURT ANYONE. In fact I was pleasantly surprised when I first got hired how many of the Inv's came up to me and stated, " It is about time we had a PO here"! Another surprised I had is how many Inv's came up to me and asked me questions on a PO point of view on various issues surrounding the actions of PO's. I found from the time I worked there that they handled their cases in a professional manner. Now, do I agree with some of the sustained cases, no I did not. Two case I totally disagreed with findings in the Methie case(Off duty in Iowa) and the Cozzie case. If I had those two cases they would have not been sustained. The problem with IPRA was not so much with the Inv's but with it's supervisors. There were several who in my opinion had agenda's against the Police. Fortunately, the several that I am speaking about are now gone. From what I hear now, the new administration is much better not only for the Inv's but for the department. As for the case that this blog is center upon, I don't know the Investigator or the facts surrounding this incident. I can go on with what is wrong with IPRA but it would take up my allotted space. I can tell you again, the vast majority of Inv's do not go out of their way to hurt anyone, in fact from what I saw it quite the opposite. On a personal note to blogger, 6/19/15 at 9:57 AM, FUCK YOU!! I am not a failed cop, I spent over 30 years in fast busy units, the only time I didn't is when I got IOD and was assigned to the academy for a year recuperating from an IOD injury. (4 surgeries) I am certain not a hater because the time I was at IPRA I never sustain or not sustained a case. Every case I handled were Unfounded or Exonerated
The true professionals work 025's third watch. Why they stand inspection everyday. under the leadership of Lt. Stoppa, they stand above all.
6/19/2015 10:04:00 AM
Yes, true leadership. The hypocrisy in this department is why everyone is jaded. On 025 3rd watch, we have a Sgt who parks his personal RV in the lot for storage purposes. Parking is scarce and minimal and the RV takes up 6 PARKING SPACES.
AK is a police hater
Actually, I'm guessing she hates everybody
The Entire City, County, and State is Corrupt. There is no such thing as anything legitimate here. Anyone thinking about moving to Illinois, if you are an honest person, forget about it. This is a Cesspool of Communism and Corruption. (CCC). Illinois is essentially a State for Liars and Losers.
Very true. Very few of us have actually been screwed by ipra. Those that have probably brought it upon themselves. Thanks for the honest opinion.
I am retired CPO Charles Salvatore who retired with over 30 years with the Department. If my name sounds familiar it should, I am one of the Detectives that Investigated the Anthony Porter murder case. I am also was the first CPO hired by IPRA as an Investigator. I have been reading this post about IPRA corruption and I have to make the following statement: Whoever writes that there are a bunch of Police Haters working for IPRA, you are wrong. The very vast majority of the Inv's working there ARE NOT POLICE HATERS, NOT AT ALL. Are there people there who have an anti police agenda, the answer is yes there are. But for the vast majority of the investigators working at IPRA are NOT POLICE HATERS, FAR FROM IT. They can see through the manor that the police are accused of. If anyone thinks that they are I ask you to look at the numbers. If one looks at the number of cases accepted and the number of cases sustained, one will see that the sustained cases are only 2 to 3 percent. If one looks at the numbers carefully, one will see that the vast majority of cases that are sustained are for DOMENSTIC VIOLENCE, OFF DUTY DUNKENESS, AND OFF DUTY FIREARM VIOLATIONS. Look at the on duty allegations and one will see that a very small percentages of sustained cases are duty related. If they were all Police Haters as many suspect, the sustained cases would be dramatically increased, The vast majority of Investigators DO NOT GO OUT OF THIER WAY TO HURT ANYONE. In fact I was pleasantly surprised when I first got hired how many of the Inv's came up to me and stated, " It is about time we had a PO here"! Another surprised I had is how many Inv's came up to me and asked me questions on a PO point of view on various issues surrounding the actions of PO's. I found from the time I worked there that they handled their cases in a professional manner. Now, do I agree with some of the sustained cases, no I did not. Two case I totally disagreed with findings in the Methie case(Off duty in Iowa) and the Cozzie case. If I had those two cases they would have not been sustained. The problem with IPRA was not so much with the Inv's but with it's supervisors. There were several who in my opinion had agenda's against the Police. Fortunately, the several that I am speaking about are now gone. From what I hear now, the new administration is much better not only for the Inv's but for the department. As for the case that this blog is center upon, I don't know the Investigator or the facts surrounding this incident. I can go on with what is wrong with IPRA but it would take up my allotted space. I can tell you again, the vast majority of Inv's do not go out of their way to hurt anyone, in fact from what I saw it quite the opposite. On a personal note to blogger, 6/19/15 at 9:57 AM, FUCK YOU!! I am not a failed cop, I spent over 30 years in fast busy units, the only time I didn't is when I got IOD and was assigned to the academy for a year recuperating from an IOD injury. (4 surgeries) I am certain not a hater because the time I was at IPRA I never sustain or not sustained a case. Every case I handled were Unfounded or Exonerated
The Entire City, County, and State is Corrupt. There is no such thing as anything legitimate here. Anyone thinking about moving to Illinois, if you are an honest person, forget about it. This is a Cesspool of Communism and Corruption. (CCC). Illinois is essentially a State for Liars and Losers. The fish rots from the Head down, and the fish is the Mayor.
6/19/2015 08:33:00 AM
Yes its the same POS at OPS
I thought those people/investigators were corrupt, now it is proven to be true.
Nobody wants to hear this but there needs to be an outside discipline firm. Zero ties to the city. It needs to be comprised of retired members of the fbi, state police, states attorneies office, public defenders office and yes even civil attorneies current or retired. It would be the most fair and open way of independent investigation. It needs to be federally funded so it's not getting paid by anyone with a special interest in the investigations. It will be thorough and true investigations which I feel would completly exonerate more officers than ever. It sounds terrible but we need people who can perform real investigations and yes, lawyers are actually very thorough when it comes to that. No cpd or retired bosses or connected "lawyers" who went to john Marshall and never spent a second In a courtroom like the "lawyers" who are in ipra now
Commander Evans is a true leader. Not clout heavy or law suit happy. He is a leader. Unfortunately other bosses see that as a threat. He leads by example. He leads his troops from the front. A boss like him has never existed from what I know. You may not agree with his tactics but just know that he is not a criminal nor a rogue cop. He is a great police officer who earned his way through this crooked department t. God Bless him for his service to the people of chicago. When the smoke has cleared the righteous will be victorious. Unfortunately the merit hacks with no police experience are ruining this department.
A falsified arrest report was manufactured at nato with the full knowledge of supervisors. Forged names, signatures. Nothing was done about it. Arrestee went to court. Cop never on scene was notified.
In the words of the jerky boys, "You wanna sue me? Yea, sue everybody"
6/19/2015 05:19:00 AM
Punitive damages!
The hatred directed toward IPRA/Former OPS is well founded
and not without reason.
If the rumblings about how badly the Glenn Evans case was tainted
and intentionally mishandled from within IPRA in collusion with the complainant's
counsel, it is our hope that the lives of the conspiring IPRA employees are destroyed
in the sure to come criminal and civil litigation.
Just like the lives of Policemen and their families have been destroyed.
We hope Cmdr. Evans establishes total mastery over the hateful incompetents
with an agenda who have caused them harm.
We also hope that this is the beginning of other Policemen done
wrong by this politically slanted institution being avenged and made
whole.
Those who watch the watchers MUST be nigh near
holy and made to move in fear of their jobs and freedom
Funny... The Police-Haters at IPRA want to sue for peace, mercy and understanding when
they find out they might have to switch places under the hanging tree with the Copper
they were fine with dangling scant moments ago.
How does it feel to be painted with broad brush strokes?
You know... Just like those "wild-assed out-of-control" cops?
We're pretty sure none of the ill will is personally directed
toward you
While IPRA is supposed to be "policing the police" who is policing the policers of the police?
Maybe we need someone to police them? Like an infinity cube.
Hmmm..People have forgotten that Barb West and an Alderthief instigated this bullshit..
Watch out for new ipra employee. G. Mack, she was the department paid community organizer in 007 CAPs office.. Huge police hater.
John Marshall has produced some of the best trial lawyers in this state, that's a fact..
Martrice is a political hack. In one trial she claimed to talk to someone who had been dead. Oops. Has no use for the truth. Evil. Evil. Evil
The Devil wears Prada boys. The real devil here is Anita Alvarez she is the one that mandates her assistants to blow off every felony that they can. To her the investigating detectives are just uneducated fools. If a police officer or family are the accused, well that is different. Her criminal constituency demands that she prosecute the cops. It's in her blood!
Anyone doing proactive police work today deserves to end up in a 10.00 security job.
Stop blaming IPRA. They didn't want Martice Campbell. She was forced on them after she was fired from CPD. And a certain someone from CPD did the forcing...........
Ask the copper from 015 that shot dude on the Eisenhower how IPRA works. Wanted him to take 90 days. He told them to f(*& off. Number came back not sustained. Assholes working for the politicians, that is all.
Anonymous said...
Stop blaming IPRA. They didn't want Martice Campbell. She was forced on them after she was fired from CPD. And a certain someone from CPD did the forcing...........
6/20/2015 03:44:00 PM
Please just stop. State who "certain someone" is or just shut it. The point here is that we have idiots without investigative skills investigating officers who are accused of doing wrong. In this case the one who is investigating a high ranking cpd member committed perjury and gave false testimony. And this liar is investigating the police? What a joke. But then again there are fools like you who "know" a certain someone... idiot
A wise old desk sergeant told me once that paper has killed more police officers than bullets could ever. Man,was he right.
Sol Rosenberg said...
In the words of the jerky boys, "You wanna sue me? Yea, sue everybody"
6/19/2015 05:19:00 AM
Punitive damages!
6/19/2015 09:51:00 PM
+1
Anonymous said...
A falsified arrest report was manufactured at nato with the full knowledge of supervisors. Forged names, signatures. Nothing was done about it. Arrestee went to court. Cop never on scene was notified.
6/19/2015 09:12:00 PM
Hope you contacted IAD. Or I hope they call you for an interview. Should've done your duty and reported such incident. I hope your claim is not true but if it is I hope they come for you too. You'd like it anyway, seems like you like to talk.
Charlie SALVATOR was and is a good man. He was one of the best we had in the D unit.
Not like another sgt that thinks Jody is a asshole, etc, and beats the drum to his liking. Everyone is a JO but him. He would have to live to be 300 to spend all of his $$$.
Charlie would give the shirt off his back to any copper. a true, no bull shirt straight up man and copper. He never had a bad word for anyone. Charlie's kind is what this dept needs more of. Proud to have known him.
Going back to the IPRA BS. Here's a comment that I found right on point!
Please just stop. State who "certain someone" is or just shut it. The point here is that we have idiots without investigative skills investigating officers who are accused of doing wrong. In this case the one who is investigating a high ranking cpd member committed perjury and gave false testimony. And this liar is investigating the police? What a joke. But then again there are fools like you who "know" a certain someone... idiot.
Your absolutely right! Most of them have no investigative experience. Just google LinkedIn and IPRA and most of their investigators pop up. Look at there previous work histories. They go from being a used car salesmen, client specialist, librarian, clerk, insurance salesmen to pharmaceutical sales then to "Shooting Specialists" in a few years at IPRA. UNBELIEVEABLE!!!! WHY DOESN'T the media pick up on this story? They should hire people with EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATIVE BACKGROUNDS SPECIFICALLY WITH POLICE SHOOTINGS!
Look at the following and Google the many many more. Just cut and paste the following into your browser:
Here are some examples:
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/chantall-morley/40/555/81a?trk=pub-pbmap
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/will-abbruzzese/9/70/356?trk=pub-pbmap
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/vincent-l-jones/3a/941/589?trk=pub-pbmap
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/martrice-campbell-mba/32/a29/95
To 12:37 did you know how to do your job when you first got it! Nah I don't think so! You had to be taught how to do your job (if you even have one). Gimme a break, what you posted means nothing, stop hating. I don't know any of them but from looking at their pages seems like two or three of them have learned something. Maybe you should try to do the same.
Beware of Lori Lightfoot, new head of the pilice board. Watch out
I have nothing bad to say about martrice, she just a person trying to make it to the top. All this slander against her is just s bunch of haters who are jealous of her. Martrice was fired from IPRA because ?77she told the truth in B. Lockhart case. Do you think this man should have served time in jail for taking a allege comment out of context? Why is it so many of you feel resentment toward this woman? IPRA has many Skelton in there organization and its time someone bought them out. The leadership in IPRA need to step up, I truly have no comfort in the present leadership.
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