Riccio Safe....for Now
- The No. 2 man in the Chicago Police Department will not be suspended, fired or removed for taking a family vacation in early June — approved and paid for in October — in violation of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s edict that no top brass take time off during the summer.
During an exclusive interview Monday, Lightfoot told the Chicago Sun-Times the controversy caused by Anthony Riccio’s June 1-to-7 trip to Aruba to celebrate his daughter’s graduation is “over for now” and she’s prepared to move on.
“I’ve had an opportunity to get fully up to speed on what happened. We’ve dealt with it internally and I think it’s over for now,” the mayor said.
Lightfoot was pressed to describe how the matter was resolved without punishment when she hinted strongly last week that Riccio would pay a price for the ill-advised vacation. “I wanted to make sure that I understood what had happened and the circumstances. As I understand, it was a pre-paid vacation that was paid last fall and already approved,” she said. “I’ve emphasized to him and to the superintendent that it’s important that they lead by example. So I think we’ve come to an understanding and I’m ready to move forward.”
Whoa whoa whoa...."lead by example"? Seriously? You might want to rethink that statement. After all, "leading by example" has led to all sorts of problems here. Perhaps you ought to review who your exempt staff has been recommending for "merit" promotions the last decade or two.
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
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Oooooo better listen to Lori...not. Fuck her and her power trip.
Lead by example ???
How many times has lightweight left the city in her short tenure ?
During a massacre in Chicago.
Don’t forget the toxic soap scrubber at a CPS school involving a youth’s open mouth. That act resulted in. Federal lawsuit. She was “merited” up to Deputy Chief.
He gets a vacation approved amd books a trip he paid for, to celebrate his daughters graduation and this dwarf was shooting her mouth off about a decision she made recently regarding time off. Look, itty, bitty cow, you've been mayor like 7 minutes now and you've probably spent 2 or 3 of those minutes running around in other states, babbling about your sexual orientation and begging for money. Dear little person, no one cares who you sleep with, it's no ones business but yours, try to have some dignity, yeah right, about your personal matters. This is a good job, but it's not our life. Politicians sign up to be at the beck and call of the people they work for, just like a prostitute, which is what a politician is. We're not hookers, don't treat us as such.
Hey Lynn and Fran...explain this statement, please:
“...Lightfoot was pressed to describe how the matter was resolved without punishment when she hinted strongly last week that Riccio would pay a price for the ill-advised vacation. ...”
Ill-advised vacation? Like him, hate, or otherwise, the man took his family on a vacation after his kid graduated. It was paid for last fall, it was approved well before Bug Eyes took office, and of the guy with 30 yrs on the job wants to take a week off in the summer, he should be able to do so. Come to think of it, why is Bug Eyes getting involved in the day-to-day operations of the Police Dept. anyways?! What’s next, Lor, are you going to start telling people they can’t take off on the weekends because the “community” can’t solve a conflict without gunfire? I have news for you too, mayor, it wouldn’t matter if Jesus Christ himself was riding around with every exempt working. I’m not doing anything more than answer that radio, do the report, and make sure all of our people go home safe. FOP didn’t tell me to do that, either. Go fuck yourself, Lori.
So this violation committed by Riccio is investigated in a matter of a few days and the outcome is no discipline.
I wonder what would happen if a P/O disobeyed an order like this.
But yeah go out and get those bad guys!!
28 (xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx) shot & 6 (XXXXXX) DOA for the weekend. What were the police doing? Why they were responding, handling, investigating and attempting to prevent more violence. What was the mayor doing? Well with the city under siege she left for New York on Sunday to attend an LGBTQ Gala, an appearance on the Stephen Colbert Show and a meeting with softball and socialist NYC mayor Bill De Blasio to get his "advice". I think if anyone of us was new in that position we would be camping out on a cot in the "situation room" at city hall until the violence was quelled. You can always reschedule your play dates.
merit promotion????I cant even get a God Damned award ceremony. Dept. may be squashing awards by non clouted, multiple confirmations.
Lol, Lori: "Lead by Example".... that doesn't mean what you think it means.
Maybe Lori meant: Lead by "making an example of...?"
Grows some balls and resign. How dare she involves family.
Well then everybody cheats
Once again stinkyfoot opened her big yap blabbing all over the media before she had her facts straight. If I was tony I would go down to her office and tell her to take a flying fuck, he's leaving anyway.
she finally spit out her own shoe. Give her a few more weeks to learn how to say Oops, I am sorry.
Uh what? Did they celebrate a year ahead of time? Class of 2020
Who..... does..... number.... two.... work for????
By example? Apathy, duplicity, cronyism, distorted realities and nontruths... Your cabal will rise up to vouch and try to maintain their insulation. But, this mayor is very shrewd and a more polished card player than you. It was all legit, should have told her when you put your own memo out. The harem may have to stop splitting shifts and work past 2, for now anyway.
Some leader !
The matter is resolved FOR NOW!
RICCIO she gonna set you up to fail and special ED will smile right in your face,
Not only was this vacation pre-approved, but it didn't violate her directives either, summer didn't begin for another week. Being a big shot Federal Attorney one would think that Lori would insist on getting her facts straight before making public accusations to the press. But no, she is too busy trying to make the Community believe she is holding the Police accountable for their actions. And of course she made a fool out of herself in a major way. And people wonder why she failed in her role of Police oversight. Here is a great example, of her lead by example, make bogus allegations then strut around like you actually did something, but all you did was make a fool of yourself. It is going to be a long deadly summer.
Maybe ask the simple questions and figure the situation out BEFORE publicly chastising an employee? I can’t wait to retire.
So now that #2 was in town this past weekend did the numbers improve? Must be nice that the Mayor can jet set to the coasts on the weekends but nobody else better leave town.
Yet she can travel the four-corners of the country attending gay events and going on Colbert during the same time frame as Riccio’s vacation??? Is that leading by example??? Or is that typical politician hypocrisy? Unreal
So let me get this straight, she wants exempts to lead by example, which to me means reduced time off for the troops. Glad to see the leaders are always looking to build morale.
6/18/2019 12:31:00 AM
Perfect! Best comment on this whole deal.
What does over for now mean?? We all have family lives, not just this department. The mayor can go fu-k herself!!!
Lead by example indeed. Maybe LL herself should stay here in Chicago. How about working on finding solutions to our gang violence problem or our looming $700 Million deficit problem?
Instead, she goes gallivanting off to the east and west coasts.
Total hypocrite.
I have stated before, when she was director of OPS she was the same goof she is now!
The entire unit was in disarray and lost in her changes of mind on a daily basis!
She was a screamer then and must wonder what city hall staff hears now?
She has the NERO complex she is right because she is in charge? And you will conform!
Resistance is futile!
But she never knew how to run an investigation but had lots of wasted time to butt in and add her two cents!
Then she resigned and the unit went back to normal until the next goofy appointment was announced!
Everyone needs to slow down. It’s easy to hate #2 just based on his position and I’m sure he’s done people wrong in the past. Not standing up for the person. But the guy took a week vacation. Who gives a flying..... Groot is the enemy.
Lefty got no street cred or hood sense. This isn't gonna end well. Lol.
Hey Kermit - time to lead by example and take another glitzy trip to L.A. or NYC, where your brand of leadership is loved by... people who don't have to live in Chicago.
Didn't anyone tell you that YOU set the example? Knucklehead.
I am woman hear me roar. You opened up your big progressive mouth before you knew the facts again (e.g., rumor mongering). Now you need cover for your dumbness and inexperience. You talked it out with the First Deputy and now everything is Okey Dokey. Didn't they teach you anything in LA or NYC. BTW: loose the straw hat you look like a 1960's punk ass banger.
Your the Murder Mayor of Murder City - act like it.
Lightfoot = Light weight.
Did you CC this story to RT and the BBC?
This is fucking world wide news.
The real scam is how his wife has milked duty disability since shortly after she came on 18 years ago. Coincidentally just after this graduating daughter was born Tony didn’t want his wife working so the first accident she got into (and remind you her partner was back to work the next day) she hits the medical with neck and back “soft tissue” injuries. She rides IOD for a year and applies for duty disability which she has been receiving 75% of her salary and FREE medical since (and until she turns 65). How about look into THAT scam Lori and forget about a silly vacation. She’s been on a paid vacation for 18 years!!!!
He did not disobey an order. Despite all of her grandstanding, Mayor BugEyes is still outside the chain of command. Any order would have to come from Special Ed.
Thus endeth the lesson.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
Riccio is needed for his ever famous "take downs" pre holidays to stop the crime,hey Tony you and google me need to get the bullshit crime numbers ready....
The biggest thing is she put out an order where the exempts can not take off during the summer...guess what it’s not summer time yet!
She done she Embarrassed the whole Italian Community And CHICAGOs Finests And Blue lives Family members,she put her fat foot in her big unglued mouth.
Trib has an excellent rebuttal editorial from Kristen McQueary today, entitled: "One label we didn't expect to describe Mayor Lightfoot: Jet-setter". Need to post it here to get more comments. McQueary nails it, the tone-deafness of our new mayor, the self-promoting neediness to chase celebrity-status.
Tone deaf and vertically challenged sound famiar? Pretty soon we will start seeing bumper stickers with a picture of rahm saying miss me yet?
This was a bullshit smear job by the new mayor. Everyone gets pto, conditions must be stated prior to being granted. Mayor needs to be honest with CPD and stop trying to drive a wedge between police and the public.
No one takes off time for family while she goes to LA to eat with Okra.
What was the weather like in Aruba? Also did Rahm sell his house yet? Oh wait I forgot he has to maintain a little store room in the basement for his wife's wedding dress and his tutu so he can qualify for residency and run for the U.S. Senate.
“So she’s prepared to move on” I’m glad she has gotten that high priority item out of the way. Now what?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
So this violation committed by Riccio is investigated in a matter of a few days and the outcome is no discipline.
I wonder what would happen if a P/O disobeyed an order like this.
But yeah go out and get those bad guys!!
6/18/2019 01:04:00 AM
Disobeyed what order? His time was approved you idiot. I’ve never seen someone denied time when they have paid for a trip way in advance of when the time restricted order came out.
Why not insist that the Aldermen in the wards that are having all the shootings and gun violence (i.e. 007, 011 etc)be prohibited from taking any weekends off during the summer and ride around their hot spots in an attempt to earn their salary and control their people...and folks.
Goose and Gander
If he retires, is she going to say she forced him out? That's what the media will imply. This evil, power hungry dictator is already out of control.
Retired
She has been traveling all over the country in the past few weeks. I guess the rule is, do as I say not as I do. And guess who pays for her trips?
Remember when the mayor let the superintendent run the police dept and they kept the politics between the two of them? Orlando Wilson was never a sworn police officer but he knew the evils of political promotions and influence on the department and the city in general.
I usually don't go to bat for an exempt but it seems Littlefoot doesn't know how to work a calendar.
His vacation was approved and paid for in October.
She was elected in November.
She was sworn in 20 May.
Her "All hands on deck" order came out after she was sworn in.
2 weeks later she vacationed in LA with Oprah.
3 weeks later she vacationed in NY with DeBasterio.
So all her rules go into effect before she was elected but,
she doesn't have to follow her own rules!
Perfect Democrat.
She picked a loser on this one. Don’t know Riccio but if any officer put in for time off, had tickets to Aruba for his daughters graduation and it was approved months in advance this shouldn’t even be an issue
Also he was here for the Memorial Day weekend. Didn’t leave until June 1. Why was this even brought up
Lori , clean up the raggedy looking police officers from ppo to command staff
beards , weaves , pony tails , goatees , long sparling fingernails , nose rings , ear rings , jewelry , worn , torn uniforms , no hats , hats , sweaters , no ties , no body armor , some exempt wearing blue jeans and a police coat , was he on the crime scene impaired WTF
end all exempt ranks , save salary and pensions
Some lead by example indeed.
Leaving the sickly Jugghaid SpecialEd to fend for himself will not be tolerated.
Cant rely on Fret Wallnut to carry any load for both Juggy and Riccio.
Is Looney LightLoafer still impressed with Rahm’s Right Man for the Right Time™️ ???
Calls out Riccio for a preplanned time off and leaving the crime infested stench behind, during what she called the summer violence season.
WHAT HAPPENED TO SPECIAL ED’S STRATEGIES ???
Remember, the ones he’s been using for 3 years that’s been bring those numbers down-down-down.
What about some testimonials from past over merited specialists, like “Downtown is safe”.
Lari LightLoafer is an absolute dope.
Right up there with ShortShanks and Rahm.
It’s no wonder why she isn’t a practicing attorney anymore, just like KimmJongFxxx.
Stickin’ it to the man is her top priority.
Don’t be fooled.
If I was in the KMA club my case reports would take 4.5-5 hours to complete instead of only 2.5-3. Ohh, and every interaction w/ the caller would by me handing them an RD. No crime here, no problem, here’s your non-criminal report Sir/Mam. This incident needs to be documented Mam/Sir. No one said it was going to be that easy.
“Show me going back to the station to complete this case.”
There are three places that I avoid like the plague: Fort Fellatio, City Hall and circuses. I have been diagnosed with a morbid case of COULROPHOBIA, the fear of clowns. Even though he was executed, I still have nightmares about John Wayne "Pogo the Clown" GACY.
Any advice, my fellow officers?
There’s an editorial on the Sun Times website that criticizes Lightfoot’s first weeks’ blunders. Not as easy on her as one may think.
Oh Littlefoot, I think you better do right by the police. The city needs them. The criminal does not but the good people do. WAKE U LIL ONE, SMELL THE COFFEE!!
IMO he is only save because it was planned a year in advance and EJ is sick.
They don’t want to lose the top 2 guys at the same time.
Lead by example? She should google what that means while on route to her next out of town junket.
You’ve heard of “Where’s Waldo?” We how bout “Wheres Lori?”.... since she’s never around the 5th floor where could she be? You could make T Shirts, board games and bumper stickers....
Has anyone filed a Missing Person Report on our Mayor? She’s not at work where is she?
It’s funny how the fundraiser in charge our mayor who is traveling everywhere to raise money doing nothing for the citizens in a tax pairs of Chicago except for bastardized a police even further. Lori Is taking a stand for the illegal criminals that are all over the place they’re draining billions and billions of dollars and resources and getting nothing in return, at least our great President Donald Trump is sending ice in here to all the sanctuary city starting next week watch to round up’s this is going to be amazing and our mayor think she’s going to stand her ground against the federal authorities that is not what we want bear you’re standing up for yourself go raise some more money for the failing Democrat agenda, which is against everything that is right and ask once great country you’ve done nothing for us.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
IMO he is only save because it was planned a year in advance and EJ is sick.
They don’t want to lose the top 2 guys at the same time.
6/18/2019 02:58:00 PM
Why?
“If I was in the KMA club my case reports would take 4.5-5 hours to complete instead of only 2.5-3. Ohh, and every interaction w/ the caller would by me handing them an RD. No crime here, no problem, here’s your non-criminal report Sir/Mam. This incident needs to be documented Mam/Sir. No one said it was going to be that easy.
“Show me going back to the station to complete this case.””
Woah woah woah, let me get this straight, it takes you 2.5-3 hours to do just a case report? Holy canolie.
Lefty Lori all bloviating and no action.
Anonymous said...
The real scam is how his wife has milked duty disability since shortly after she came on 18 years ago. Coincidentally just after this graduating daughter was born Tony didn’t want his wife working so the first accident she got into (and remind you her partner was back to work the next day) she hits the medical with neck and back “soft tissue” injuries. She rides IOD for a year and applies for duty disability which she has been receiving 75% of her salary and FREE medical since (and until she turns 65). How about look into THAT scam Lori and forget about a silly vacation. She’s been on a paid vacation for 18 years!!!!
6/18/2019 08:14:00 AM
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Dang! With this info and the way LightGroot is going on about his vacation , yet nothing came of it
I'd say y'all are looking at your next Police Super - Riccio
Anonymous said...
The real scam is how his wife has milked duty disability since shortly after she came on 18 years ago. Coincidentally just after this graduating daughter was born Tony didn’t want his wife working so the first accident she got into (and remind you her partner was back to work the next day) she hits the medical with neck and back “soft tissue” injuries. She rides IOD for a year and applies for duty disability which she has been receiving 75% of her salary and FREE medical since (and until she turns 65). How about look into THAT scam Lori and forget about a silly vacation. She’s been on a paid vacation for 18 years!!!!
6/18/2019 08:14:00 AM
To top it off, his daughter is only a junior, so I guess it really wasn't a graduation trip.
Him, his old lady, cousin Jan Robarts, and her blue haired daughter (his personal driver) are all a bunch of entitled scumbags. The rot in this department runs deep.
Lori is starting contract negotiations in the media. It’s a very simple form of union busting and is designed to turn all of Chicago against the police and to create infighting in the department and against the FOP. Now would be the time to undercut her and file for arbitration.
Anonymous Anonymous said
“...I usually don't go to bat for an exempt but it seems Littlefoot doesn't know how to work a calendar.
His vacation was approved and paid for in October.
She was elected in November.
She was sworn in 20 May. ...”
Apparently, you don’t know how to work one either. She was elected in April. She earned a spot in the mayoral election after she and Preckwinkle were the two candidates left standing after the mayoral primary in late February.
Even Lemmer is pissed. Lori wants to do away with chaps on the clock....
"lead by example"?
No one should take a summer furlough? The mayor's a moron, but I guess that's a requirement beginning with Daley 2.0.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Don’t forget the toxic soap scrubber at a CPS school involving a youth’s open mouth. That act resulted in. Federal lawsuit. She was “merited” up to Deputy Chief.
6/18/2019 12:28:00 AM
Yes it happened but there was never any lawsuit. Just a CR which was not sustained.
Pension Board flooded with irate call over a threat to Suspend Benefits if an Affidavit is not notarized and mailed in by June 30th.
Gadamn lil stinkyfoot and Jaghead Ed are both fucked up.what a team!
Oh maybe not now but she will get him
Anonymous Anonymous said...
“If I was in the KMA club my case reports would take 4.5-5 hours to complete instead of only 2.5-3. Ohh, and every interaction w/ the caller would by me handing them an RD. No crime here, no problem, here’s your non-criminal report Sir/Mam. This incident needs to be documented Mam/Sir. No one said it was going to be that easy.
“Show me going back to the station to complete this case.””
2 1/2-3 hours for a simple case report? Now that is a total dog-assed, dick move. The only people you are screwing are the poor guys working the Beat next to you. While you lay down and stroke yourself, they are handling the jobs on your Beat. I understand not caring about the Department, but how about a little consideration for your fellow Officer pushing a beat car? You don't have to do anything extra, but handling assignments in a timely fashion is reasonable.
Your Sergeants should be ashamed also for allowing you to screw your fellow Officers. They should be man enough to step in and be a supervisor.
tony riccio for mayor of nyc
charge her with fraud
many more are collecting duty disability , some caught , never prosecuted
go back , investigate and strip scammers of pension , make them pay back money collected
scammers ruin it for those that are disabled
Front page of today's Slum Times, Lightfoot on travel criticism: "From time to time, I'm going to leave town."
There you go.
Do as I say, not as I do.
There is a word for that behavior: Hypocrite.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
It’s funny how the fundraiser in charge our mayor who is traveling everywhere to raise money doing nothing for the citizens in a tax pairs of Chicago except for bastardized a police even further. Lori Is taking a stand for the illegal criminals that are all over the place they’re draining billions and billions of dollars and resources and getting nothing in return, at least our great President Donald Trump is sending ice in here to all the sanctuary city starting next week watch to round up’s this is going to be amazing and our mayor think she’s going to stand her ground against the federal authorities that is not what we want bear you’re standing up for yourself go raise some more money for the failing Democrat agenda, which is against everything that is right and ask once great country you’ve done nothing for us.
6/18/2019 05:15:00 PM
I sure hope you were drunk when you wrote this.
"One label we didn't expect to describe Mayor Lightfoot: Jet-setter". Need to post it here to get more comments. McQueary nails it, the tone-deafness of our new mayor, the self-promoting neediness to chase celebrity-status.
Like Kim Foxx getting the red carpet treatment at the Oscars?
Anonymous said...
Riccio is needed for his ever famous "take downs" pre holidays to stop the crime,hey Tony you and google me need to get the bullshit crime numbers ready....
6/18/2019 08:23:00
They have been doing that for years. That is no way a Riccio idea.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Don’t forget the toxic soap scrubber at a CPS school involving a youth’s open mouth. That act resulted in. Federal lawsuit. She was “merited” up to Deputy Chief.
6/18/2019 12:28:00 AM
Yes it happened but there was never any lawsuit. Just a CR which was not sustained.
6/18/2019 11:14:00 PM
Soap lady Pena!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Pension Board flooded with irate call over a threat to Suspend Benefits if an Affidavit is not notarized and mailed in by June 30th.
6/18/2019 11:36:00 PM
Just left the bank where I ran into 4 other retirees who were getting the affidavit’s notarized. We had a little chat some laughs and moved on. Easier than an irate call to the pension board. Life is too short to get upset about this
Anonymous said...
The real scam is how his wife has milked duty disability since shortly after she came on 18 years ago. Coincidentally just after this graduating daughter was born Tony didn’t want his wife working so the first accident she got into (and remind you her partner was back to work the next day) she hits the medical with neck and back “soft tissue” injuries. She rides IOD for a year and applies for duty disability which she has been receiving 75% of her salary and FREE medical since (and until she turns 65). How about look into THAT scam Lori and forget about a silly vacation. She’s been on a paid vacation for 18 years!!!!
6/18/2019 08:14:00 AM
That's what's wrong with this Dept. everyone has something on everybody unbelieveable
Lead by example by keeping yourself in Chicago instead of jet-setting to NYC.
And she's only been in office a month!
--No Cop Here
Gee didn't the city try to fire Tonio when he was a PO in gangs years ago! But as usual when these types are retained they rise like the cream they are and become stroke bosses eh.
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