It's a Mystery
- Twin brothers. Twin police districts. And twin drops in crime.
Chicago Police Commanders Kenneth and Kevin Johnson’s districts have both seen double-digit percentage drops in shootings so far this year.
The soft-spoken brothers are graduates of the now-closed Quigley South Preparatory Seminary — Kenneth considered becoming a priest — and both credit the seminary with their calls to public service.
In August, Kenneth was picked to run the Englewood District on the South Side, and Kevin became commander of the Harrison District on the West Side, part of a major shakeup of the city’s police leadership. It wasn’t an easy assignment for either brother.
Not a word about how:
- 011 and 007 have more manpower than any other districts in the city - nearly 400 cops in 011 and well over 300 in 007, something that the FOP, the blog, and coppers in general have been clamoring for for years;
- Homan Square teams are running a number of long term investigations that are targeting gang hierarchies for the first time in years - something any street copper will tell you is essential for dismantling the gangs;
- Saturation Teams are running daily operations in these districts at the direction of the Area Chiefs - again, something commanders and cops alike have been advocating for years;
In other words, running the Department on the cheap during the McCompStat era has been proven to be a failure, along with Rahm's "do more with less" strategy. More cops, even cops just learning the job, provide a visual and effective deterrent to all kinds of crime and you'd be hard pressed to measure it, except for the supposed reductions in crime.
Frank Main also neglects to point out how politically connected family members keep getting promoted "meri-clout-oriously," but that's another story that he'll never cover.
Frank Main also neglects to point out how politically connected family members keep getting promoted "meri-clout-oriously," but that's another story that he'll never cover.
Labels: media, silly people
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
67 Comments:
Frank Main is a fuckin hack
It's all s crock of shit:
Kenny is alright
Kevin is a snake with his lying ass
Who is their clout ????
011 and 007 are over saturated with CPD, CC sheriff's, ISP, etc...etc....etc...and every other unit known and unknown yes that does HELP...
Too bad they weren't triplets, then 015 could have benifitted too.
What are the odds that twins both had such stellar careers that they both deserved several meritorious promotions and then both deserved to be commander within months of each other. Hello DOJ here is the poster children for how corrupt the merit process is on a silver platter.
SCC- i think that you are missing the biggest culprit. Both of those districts(teams/OCD included) are without any body cameras.
It ain't the guy that sits behind a desk barking orders, but the cop in the trenches who make a difference. Even if that difference only lasts a tour.
One hand washes the other, look for Frank to get the scope on the next big CPD press release. Nothing new, happens all the time. News Affairs bosses makes those deal all the time.
What are the odds that two brothers become Commanders on the same Police Dept has to be in the billions?
So you have to add at least another 100-150 ore coppers daily with all the extra there is enough for a cop on every block,keep bragging twins pathetic and sickening! Remember what a month ago city bragging no rahmiciedes in 6 days then rat a tat tat tat rapidly more bodies hitting the floor!
Hero twin brother coppers, for the city with big shoulders. They could do a made for TV movie about this. :-)
Allow the brothers Johnson to have their brief moment in the sun. Summer will be here soon enough, and you know what that will mean to the 'numbers' in due fashion.
Oh, and boys and girls, let us not forget that all of those 'specialized' services that each of those districts receive currently were also receiving the the same assistance when Rick Flair aka Leo was the commander in 007 as well. He also enjoyed his Great Tarzan moment in the sun with the media during his reign there as I recall.
It's the Chicago way that is why Iam retired nice free money to spend in the burbs thanks
How many promotions did they get that were not merit, nor handed to them?
Merit is a door that swings both ways. I have known clouted bosses that were promoted that were good police and good bosses. I have to say I personally don't run into too many on a daily basis that I say "wtf" is this person doing with that shirt. The problem with merit is it seems to be the only way to get promoted in a time that tests and lists are long. Having more frequent tests are the only way to minimize merit. The department also has to incentivize the older guys to retire. Tests don't mean crap unless there are actual spots to fill. Just because someone is merit doesn't make them unqualified. Just like every person that scores well on a test doesn't make them a good boss. We know many of them as well. Have a good weekend and if anyone sees Kevin's Graham ask him what his. Ire is on merit. You are going to get an answer that doesn't reflect his true feelings. I don't like being lied to my face.
I worked with Kevin in 007 on the tact team.... the stories I could tell you. He was a dog
As a major investor in both ShotSpotter and Genetech trademarked technologies, it is my sincere belief that these new hi-tech tools should be given credit for this welcomed news of sucessful murder reduction strategies. These companies have assembled many past high ranking police officials and persons closely associated with elected officials as principal investors knowing that touted successes will ensure growth in revenues streams accomplished through additional publically-financed service contracts.
Former law enforcement command staff members believe so strongly in these ultimate crime reduction tools. Their beliefs are so strong they have unwittingly accepted six figure salaries accepting consulting contracts and promises of strong lobbting efforts as experts in crime reduction techniques and crime reduction strategies. The command staff brothers are reaping the praises of strong commitments to technology.
Eventually, the real story for the need for additional funding mechanisms will come to light. The remaining districts will be drawn into the technology and soon the whole nation will be outfitted with cameras, public microphones, plate readers, facial recognition technology and the like to make crime extinct along with everyday privacy.
They attended Quigley South Seminary. Are they also reverends or pastors or deacans or elders?
The brothers are being cloned so they can command all 22 districts. With their strategies being implemented city wide, crime will take a nose dive! Hallelujah! They are even cloning a twenty-third brother. He will be called the furlough brother. He will have it made. He gets to go to Cancun a lot!
I loved them as the kooky twin neighbors in "Full House".
007 hasn't changed in the 20 + years I've been here - only gotten worse - no matter how many resources you throw at the problem, the problem will never stop because of the cultural upbringing of theses families. No one can fix the problem unless families start taking stock of their own kids/households.
Never in the history of the human race have there been more people in charge of a major metropolitan police department that could pass a test and had to be given the rank. Let that sink in.
If this were the recipe for success, putting less qualified and less intelligent people in charge, IBM and Apple would have made it the norm by now.
As for their success, the success is attributable to an increase in manpower and a return to the drug conspiracy work being done. PERIOD. All the work that was abandoned under McCarthy is now returning and you will see a decrease in homicides and shootings. It is Police Work 101, but far beyond the tiny mind of McCarthy.
The big thing to remember is that this was all brought to you by Rahm Emmanuel. That slimy, little 9 fingered hobgoblin tried to run the Department on the cheap by cutting manpower way past the bone. It costs lives and endangered not just the citizens, but you officers. No matter the cost, EMMANUEL MUST GO!
They handsome with all those awards!
I wish the merits all the luck in the world to be in charge of the crappiest parts of the City. Either their clout is weak or they just don't know better.
Worked with them both early in their careers. Neither one of them a ball of fire. Not bad guys, but never did "fit in" on the streets.
in other words--the drop is unrelated to the Commanders---except of course they are politically connected and having their resumes polished for bigger and better things - so they were given outside assistance to make a difference---if either place had a non-connected Cdr they would remain understaffed without outside support----it has nothing to do with citizens or crime rate and everything to do with CLOUT and making the brothers look good (just like the article)
My head won't stop shaking.
people went to Quigley for the free tuition ... don't kid yourself. You can tell when they decided at the very end, all of a sudden they didn't wAnt to be priests.
They must have been born with the commander gene. Amazing how our department is able to find these outstanding genetically superior people. Why even give a promotional exam?
Did either of these two make ANY rank legit???
Dont hate the players hate the game.
Maybe they should be on the blue ribbon panel as well?
12:10am, and 12:33am, EXACTLY! No body cams and more police! That's the answer! That's how you get back control of this city.
No one in the media or academia will ever touch the merit/clout/croynism/nepotism promotion and assignment system of the Chicago Police Department. This corrupt system used to be based on cash under the table ( it still might be in some instances), but now seems to be based on racial politics and power politics. It should be exposed and it should be eliminated. I was hoping that the US Justice Department would do just that, but they chickened out too.
they both went to high school,but not cps
They may be twins but only one of them has Super Dave.
Main also forgets that both these districts had the most homicides of 2016. One of these districts will have the most homicides of 2017 and both will be in the top 3.
Truth in reporting ? NOT !!
I don't understand. Are you saying the twins were promoted because of their "connections"?
When the media has nothing else left they don't scrape the barrel, they look under it.
Maybe the hard charging superstars, The Fabulous Brothers Johnson can be Duelin' Superintendents.
Who would like to see their sponsorship-scholarship names over the years?
There just has to be a reward for the 2 highest body count Districts, right?
They sure can talk a good game with some enthralling war stories from the way back 90's.
Could Main Man be propping this dynamic duo up for a westside Cinespace produced mini-series in the genre of perhaps...
Starsky & Hutch,
Ponch & John,
Crockett & Tubbs ?
JOHNSON & JOHNSON...that has a special ring to it for a Big City reality show!
Will The Flying Georges Brothers going to be featured next?
How about The Many Faces of HennyPenny?
Oh Frank, STFU, you idiot
WTF , assign 400 Police Officers to Morgan Park 022 and Chicago Lawn 008 where the districts are 3 times the size of 11 and 7 . Also we do not get all the VRI ,Saturation Teams , Gangs/Organized Cime assisting us in 007 and 022 .
Bet both those brothers made it on test scores in rank order .
Anonymous said...
SCC- i think that you are missing the biggest culprit. Both of those districts(teams/OCD included) are without any body cameras.
3/31/2017 12:33:00 AM
Rahm Emanuel is a fucking coward...
If The Police are such a problem, it would stand to reason
that they're the bigger problems in Harrison and Englewood.
Right?
Or:
The politicians and glass-block cross clergy leaned on
Rahm to NOT employ Police body cameras in 007 and 011
because that would have totally fucked-up the "raycist
Po-leece" narrative by showing the feral and willfully
ignorant behavior of the inhabitants of these districts.
OK... We get it now...
Rahm IS NOT going to allow body cameras in the two
districts that have traditionally had the most
bloodshed over the last 50 years.
Plus all of the EXTRA Police soaking those areas?
How many Coppers does Rahm have tethered to 007 & 011
in his all out effort to keep his ass from being made
a national laughing stock by the death loving m/fers
he desperately panders to?
We say the number is around 1200 to 1500 Policemen.
District manpower...
Other CPD units...
The alphabet soup of overtime initiatives...
No fucking WONDER m/fers are migrating to other areas
of this city where once upon a time they would've
thought twice about being caught in.
Whoooo...
You good people in 016 and 019
are gonna be in for the ass-kicking of
your lives this summer thanks to Rahm
and his running CPD on the cheap strategy.
Rahm stole your Police from you and
intentionally left you vulnerable
because you aren't angry, hateful
and noisy enough to make him absolutely
FEAR crossing you.
Rahm as someome who allegedly grew up in the
1960's, apparently didn't watch Mutual of Omaha's
"Wild Kingdom" enough.
You people ARE being HUNTED by predators fleeing
their over-Policed breeding grounds.
It isn't "racism" or "blue collar Mt. Greenwood
city worker angst" (that local media likes
prattling about - and we don't live in Mt.
Greenwood) by which this conclusion is reached.
It's MANY years of hard and mean street experience
in very BAD places Policing VERY BEE-AY-DEE
peoples an' folkses who give nary a fuck about
hurting YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES to take what
is YOURS from YOU!
We concluded long ago that the majority of
the Chicago Electorate is intellectually
disinterested, lazy and cowardly.
If not... How can the ongoing state of
affairs go on and not be addressed via
the citizenry taking revenge against
entrenched political interests via the
ballot box?
Dismantling the gangs - Pipe Dream.
Try dismantling the nanny state that CREATES the black market that sees one gang taken down, another taking its place, another taken down, and another taking its place only to see another form and then be taken down with yet another taking its place.
How many times does this have to happen, this CYCLE of take them down, rise up, take them down, rise up, take them down, rise up will it take to ADMIT that the "gangs" aren't the source of the problem......the prohbitions they THRIVE off of is. How about going after eliminating the food source? No, I do not mean prohibition prohibition prohibition some more and then some more porhibition - We DID that already, over and over and over and over.
How about we take away the EASY MONEY.
There can be no food stamp laundering and schemes, when there aren't any link cards to buy and sell. How about we take HALF that money - open soup kitchens with it. If people are HUNGRY, they will attend. The OTHER half can then be allocated to MORE COPS, Tripling THIRD shift first. Likewise, end the drug war to tke that profit margin out of the mix. Make it NO THREAT from officers or trips to jail and all of sudden there is no RISK to take and thus no cornering the market or price fixing the fix. Imagine that, all of a sudden, the two biggest FUNDING vehicles the gangs have are GONE. By that effort, the money laundering businesses that are fronts no longer serve a purpose no longer needed. All of a sudden, dominoes are falling all over the place. Or should i call em kingpins.
Forget the drugs, and unless the guns are stolen, forget them too. Forget the phishing for Warrants vi Terry Stop over a lightbulb and demand your superiors operate the warrants, spending your time serving warrants already existing and creating new warrants for you to serve - and no not endless TRAFFIC warrants. REAL crimes. If it ain't Robbery Rape or Murder, well, leave it alone.
It really is the "cops in the trenches" who make the difference! That is absolutely TRUE. YOU can make THIS difference - you can stop being the lackeys the politicians WANT you to be, set you up to be, intend to sacrifice you as. Instead, you can fight the REAL gang - the politicians. Stop waging their war on the people and their freedom. Wage war on the REAL gang...the robbers, the rapists and the murderers. Ride that lightning for a while.....and you will see that THAT is how you get your City back.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Big ass pension bumps are smooth and easy for these two 🤡.
Frank, the only way the non-unionized, political exempt bosses can get dumped is if they stalk or rape a female.
And it usually takes several incidents.
Juice rules in Chiraq.
plenty of police resources for the southside no resources for Edison park oriole park n norwood park
Anonymous said...
What are the odds that two brothers become Commanders on the same Police Dept has to be in the billions?
3/31/2017 03:06:00 AM
Oh stop your bitchin' and cryin'...
Plenty of "blessed" CPD royal families over the last 160 years.
This shit ain't new but maybe YOU are.
Oh look over here rahm is so mad:
Rahm Emanuel calls recent spate of deadly shootings ‘evil
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-calls-recent-spate-of-deadly-shootings-evil/
Excerpt:
“They do not belong in our society. They do not belong in our city. And they do not belong on the streets in the communities and neighborhoods of the city of Chicago,” he said. “They belong behind bars.”
(For a minute there thought he was finally obeying federal law and protecting the billions we are losing from the federal government but nope mayor rahm come on man as barry would say your part of the problem the thugs and illegal invaders see you breaking federal laws so anything you say means nothing your like a child having another tantrum because you caused the problem look in the mirror rahm, you see Toni now both of you and the 50 are the reason, leaders lead by example and your lead is terrible law breaking resign now).
Mad ballerina:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyil2Q-dCH0
The third district needs the Johnson brothers. Both of them! They'll stop the violence. The Double K strategy is the way.
Years ago, there were 5 brothers named Moss, and all 5 were captains. They were written up in he Star CPD propaganda rag. The faces change, but the game stays the same.
Anonymous said...
It ain't the guy that sits behind a desk barking orders, but the cop in the trenches who make a difference. Even if that difference only lasts a tour.
3/31/2017 01:04:00 AM
It surely ain't a drunken jag-off accelerating his
"Police Executive" sedan to the point of valve-float,
screeching to a halt,stumbling out with a snub-nose
in his hand, tripping over his feet, farting then
barking orders to everybody and nobody at all to
lock up every living ass on the street either.
Policing is being rebooted.
Just protect yourselves and watch the fun.
Anonymous said...
Oh look over here rahm is so mad:
Rahm Emanuel calls recent spate of deadly shootings ‘evil
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-calls-recent-spate-of-deadly-shootings-evil/
Excerpt:
“They do not belong in our society. They do not belong in our city. And they do not belong on the streets in the communities and neighborhoods of the city of Chicago..."
Mad ballerina...
3/31/2017 03:14:00 PM
And here's the law abiding tax-payer's
fitting response to Rahm's tiny-fisted rant:
>Laugh Track overdubbed with Fart-Noise<
Rahm owns this shit in it's entirety.
Stinking little seditious weasel...
Hoping USAG Sessions personally
marches him to the hanging tree for
Treason.
The Brothers Johnson...wern't they a big funk group in the 70's? Man, Strawberry Letter#2,,,what a jam!
Didn't read the article because I don't give two fucks about the NOBLE twins, but the mayor is putting a lot of weight into the mini CPIC centers in 011 and 007. He thinks they are doing something. They are coming everywhere soon.
Happy birthday to the Johnson brothers.
Keep up the good work!! You both deserve all the accolades you're getting about time.
The players are the game
Twin bowel movements. Love the big trump up on the crime reduction and then we had an increase in the decrease. Time for another peace march and some hand holding and some 40's and dead flowers for the honor students. Sorry for the poor pregnant lady and the unborn. Sounds domestic related.Now back to the twins and all the other merit head scratchers who will come up with Number 1000 new strategy to combat the violence. Fr Fhead will ask for more marches on Michigan ave and Rahm will rub the onion under his eyes and shed some tears for the children.Wheres Toni and Kimmie on all the violence.Kimmie gots it going with rap and hubbie. Toni's at home trying to figure out if she's a man,women or just f'd up.Well troops enjoy the summer overtime because you know it's coming.Special Ed is just counting the days and then comes good old B.W.
Years ago, there were 5 brothers named Moss, and all 5 were captains. They were written up in he Star CPD propaganda rag. The faces change, but the game stays the same.
3/31/2017 06:29:00 PM
And I believe that Moss's sister was married to a Captain whose initials were WJM.
The Corcoran brothers were Captains too
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
What are the odds that two brothers become Commanders on the same Police Dept has to be in the billions?
3/31/2017 03:06:00 AM
Oh stop your bitchin' and cryin'...
Plenty of "blessed" CPD royal families over the last 160 years.
This shit ain't new but maybe YOU are.
Nothing new. Came on in 1965. At that time pierce and Harold Fleming were commander and one a deputy shot. There were a few more
What's with 007 tac, doing ton's of part one arrests for theft, theft of lost or mislaid property. Shopping Carts !
Some guys 007, got D/C' for 100 of these arrests in one month.
The politicians and glass-block cross clergy leaned on
Rahm to NOT employ Police body cameras in 007 and 011
because that would have totally fucked-up the "raycist
Po-leece" narrative by showing the feral and willfully
ignorant behavior of the inhabitants of these districts.
One doesn't need cameras or video to capture
willfully ignorant behavior. One need only to
open one's eyes. Plenty examples of it make
it to print right here on this blog.
See the problem up in 16 has always been that the residents behaved. Then the coppers didn't have to work, didn't know how to do a traffic stop or street stop, became pissed when they stopped a coppers family or other city workers, then Bam, thee bad people fount out about how easy pickings 16 is and even set up camp in section 8 places.now we have crime, less coppers and a shit hole.this is for real, watch yourselves and your famiky, houses and cars. This is for real.
Can't say with any authority because I wasn't around when they were. Let's say you are correct and these guys all got help. The difference is they passed a test, even if you have some divine knowledge that they got help. There was no merit. There was no 'if you are going to be made merit, you don't have to finish the test'.
There is no way anyone with multiple merit bumps should be running anything. It is corrupt. It is unfair to the taxpayers. It is unfair to the people that work for them. It is unfair to the people that worked hard and should be in those positions. It is a cancer that rots the moral and work ethic of this Department. It is indefensible to any fair minded person.
Shopping carts are important.
It's one guy collecting two checks... the Chicago way!
I threw up in my mouth 3 times before I finished reading article.
hey Frank Pain, c/o Slum Times, if you're gonna publish family affair puff pieces, why don't you shock and surprise us and print the whole story.
Talk about the Johnson's clouted mother who's thisclose with city hall and the park district.
Talk about the Johnson's older brother Gus, who played basketball way back when, lost that gig, got hired at OPS,got promoted to a supervisor gig, then lost that gig reportedly due to chemical substances issues.
think I'm lying? FOIA all of the Johnson's personnel records.
and if I was Kevin, I wouldn't be grinning so hard, if you only knew what kind of confidential CRs are on you and which bosses are going to take a fall with you.
Waller, Wysinger and Williams won't be able to save you this time.
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