Academy Reopens?
We guess the number of people putting in to retire rose unexpectedly as the Department reopened the Academy to classes. Guess who's telling war stories on Day One?
- When Chicago Police Supt. David Brown began his career in 1983, police officers hurriedly thumbed through map books to find unfamiliar streets.
A few years later, when they got computers, they were so big, there was barely enough room left in the patrol car for the cops.
Does Brown know we still have paper maps? Many FTO's that still hand them out to recruits on their first day and expect them to know it front and back by the end of the week.
We did some digging and located this picture of the first Dallas PD computer being loaded into a squad car for a day on the street:
We did some digging and located this picture of the first Dallas PD computer being loaded into a squad car for a day on the street:
It took four or five guys to load it up. The keyboard had to ride in a sidecar. And can you imagine what it must have been like for Brownie to have to take that into his first Domestic Battery call to do a report?
On a serious note, anyone have the stats on how many recruits are in the Academy, and how many didn't show up for the reopening? We heard it was more than a few, and retirement numbers are climbing. The Department is heading into a crisis - more leaving and hiring not keeping up with attrition.
On a serious note, anyone have the stats on how many recruits are in the Academy, and how many didn't show up for the reopening? We heard it was more than a few, and retirement numbers are climbing. The Department is heading into a crisis - more leaving and hiring not keeping up with attrition.
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posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
81 Comments:
As usual, the cops run short and the mayor uses the money saved for treats for the bad behaving citizens.
When I was back there in Seminary School.....
CPD will need to lower it's standards once again if it's going to attract anyone with a pulse. Sad to say but this once respected department has been dragged through the mud and it has changed for the worst.
I started in 1996 and the computers were tiny on the floor, i saw the blues brothers and the SCOMDS was pretty small in 1980
I’m done, 16 January 2021
the hiring crisis will hit every major city over the next year or two. Who in their right mind wants this job now? The people who will take the job will be at the bottom of the job barrel
I want to know how many people signed up for the last 2 police tests. And how many showed up for the test.
Heard that about half of people called to report to the academy for training don't show.
If they give another test I wonder how many will sign up.
What if they gave a police department and nobody came?
Brown, take off our uniform.
You look ridiculous. You look like a rookie in their 10th week of training.
You don't have awards that everyone else got for doing nothing.
DNC, CAPS I, CAPS II, CAPS III etc etc, etc.
Crime Reduction I, Crime Reduction II, Crime Reduction etc, etc, etc.
Maybe you can start with a "Corona 19 award" or an "Outrage Award" for each of the
last four weeks. If you insist on wearing the costume, give yourself a "Dress Right" award,
because you do look stunning. Kissing Bandit, do you agree?
Then you can give yourself the "Winning Award" for the first weekend of single digit murders.
That won't happen till a December weekend of four feet of snow. Unfortunately, you'll be gone by then.
Within the next five years there will be a serious brain drain.
Why would anyone but the low end of the gene pool want to work for Lightfoot ? Because it really doesnt matter who the Supe is. The mentally compromised mayor runs it ALL.
Supervisors who want to take advantage of getting the age 55 deal at 2% and the age 60 deal which is free insurance will be leaving in mass numbers.
There will be a window probably between 22 September and 22 October to get the deal. Otherwise, the health insurance will go up to 3.5% for age 55 to 59; and 1.5% for the age 60 deals. If you want to stay til' 63 it will still be free until Medicare age (age 65 currently)
Expect as many as 150 sergeants, lieutenants, captains as well as exempts going back to civil service ranks to get out by late October.
HAL, open the sally port door.....HAL OPEN THE SALLY PORT DOOR!.....No? .......Ok.......HAL, where are we going lunch, and not full boat?.......HAL!.......COME ON........Oh, you are so doing all the paper tonight pal........
The Police have been in the News quite a bit lately. That should really help with recruitment. After all, there is no such thing as BAD Publicity.
You will soon have more recruits than you could ever believe!
Good luck being the Police.
Will Lori Lightfoot give the recruits a pep talk?
That should be good for 10-20% attrition alone.
Maps never go down in a blackout.
As sleepy Joe Biden would say, Thats a bunch of malarkey Brownee! We had car computers in the late 70s and they weren't much bigger than what you have now.
Can the “super” give me tips on how to raise my two boys as he did his?
There’s no personnel problem the news, mayor and “super” all say we have 13000 police officers.
I like the numbers that more are retiring than being hired— Atleast the city should slash budget in preparation for the flight of citizens along with their delicious tax money.
Honestly how can you expect to have employees on the books if ain’t no money coming in; plus CPS is only putting out activist and not high skilled students. No tax money anywhere to be stolen. Quickly Groot, put up a red camera light from a tree. You can’t afford a pole.
“ The Department is heading into a crisis” - understatement of the year.
The city wanted to get rid of the old timers, split up partners, straight watches instead of rotating...the job will NEVER be the same and anyone who takes this job is CRAZY!!
Turning 50 w/in the next few months with 24 yrs on. I want out! WTF For the love of GOD....Please lower health insurance to 50.
Even if it’s with minimum 25 yrs of service. Why is it that someone who has less time on but is 55 plus can retire w dam insurance but I can’t. SUCKS
One wld think insurance premiums wld be lower for those younger.
Why would anyone want to put their life on the line only to be shit on by there supervisors and the city at large? Anyone with a brain will look elsewhere if they still want too work to as a police officer.
When Brown first started they had no flash-bang.
They tied M-80's together with yo-yo string and hoped
for the best. Speaking of yo-yos. Did you guys know
that Brown placed First Division at the Duncan Spin-Offs?
Yeah, man. He always took top honors in Walking The Dog,
Cat's Cradle, and The Sleeper. He once talked down a jumper
and diffused many a domestic with his skills and tricks.
Respect the wood and the cool see-through plastic.
And always buy genuine Duncan strings.
There is a statue of Brown in the National Yo-Yo Museum
in Chico, California. It was untouched by the protesters
during the recent riots. Enthusiasts come from around the
world to have their strings "blessed" by the statute, leaving
small tokens of appreciation at the base. Docents catalog
the offerings every week and store them away, kinda like the
National Archives. Can any living man demand such respect?
Talked to the recruits who have been hanging out in the districts the past few months.
Said there are two classes from the end of 2019 going back in segments, one had already taken the state exam.
They also reported the academy is poorly managed. Said it’s not uncommon for the class that came in after you to have more training, no set schedule for training.
"I seldom use the drive thru, but always bring my dog who
enjoys the treats."
-David Brown on how Drive Thru Banking is making a Covid
Comeback
There is not a new class of recruits in the academy. The class that has returned is class 19-7 which had only a few weeks left to finish before graduating when the pandemic struck. There are no plans to hire any new officers in the foreseeable future. Rather the classes that had begun will slowly trickle back to finish there remaining weeks throughout the rest of the year.
Anonymous said...
Supervisors who want to take advantage of getting the age 55 deal at 2% and the age 60 deal which is free insurance will be leaving in mass numbers.
There will be a window probably between 22 September and 22 October to get the deal. Otherwise, the health insurance will go up to 3.5% for age 55 to 59; and 1.5% for the age 60 deals. If you want to stay til' 63 it will still be free until Medicare age (age 65 currently)
Expect as many as 150 sergeants, lieutenants, captains as well as exempts going back to civil service ranks to get out by late October.
7/07/2020 01:58:00 AM
You’re right except the captains are not civil service ranks, civil-service rank stops at lieutenant captains are a political position just like everything above them that is in used to take more from the pension fun, for politically connected people remember the Chicago fire department stopped the gold break Pension at Lieutenant our pension still gives these bloated exempt ranks and captains the huge Pension dip which hurts the pension but that’s politics!
The best and brightest from the new class need to be the ones assigned to Groot’s protective detail.
1st class of 1966
"CPD will need to lower it's standards once again" That is one of the primary objectives (unstated) of the Defund movement nationwide.
I would rather my son join the military then take a cpd job.having said that,my family loves and respects cpd for the job you do.
Much-heralded telling stories, take note of the tall tales recruits.
Don't just aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference. Put God first in everything you do.... Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift... I didn't always stick with Him, but He stuck with me. ~ DW
Look for a huge number once the contract is settled!
the hiring crisis will hit every major city over the next year or two. Who in their right mind wants this job now? The people who will take the job will be at the bottom of the job barrel
Even bottom of the barrel Candidates will not apply for this job. Look at departments big or small all over the country. Buddy told me Elgin extended the application deadline by another 3 months due to lack of applicants. WTF is going on with policing. Even FBI experienced a 70% decrease in the number of applicants. FBI’s affirmative action hires, the fatties, cannot pass the sprint portion of the exam but they’re still pushed through the academy. How I know? Did a search warrant with them the other day. After “Saint“ George Floyd incident no one wants to be a cop. Not even for 110K a year. We’re stuck so just collect or retire.
City is going to have to open up residency. No qualified candidate in there right mind would apply and live here.
Even if the City wanted to hire more officers, there aren't enough FTOs to train them on a one-FTO to one-PPO basis, as is required under the Consent Decree.
BTW, there's a whole section on FTOs in the Consent Decree....
Anonymous said...
I started in 1996 and the computers were tiny on the floor, i saw the blues brothers and the SCOMDS was pretty small in 1980
7/07/2020 12:39:00 AM
I’m 1996 too. It’s SCMODS and I’ll be certifying the new recruits to use this system. I’ll be teaching it in the sub basement at the academy, line up to get your elevator passes kids. $5 bucks each.
Geez, I took the exam back in '75 at Morgan Park High School, me and about 34,000 other applicants when the job still meant something and you had to be able to pass everything, including background checks, without having to have your criminal histories expunged. Back then we all looked at former Senator Charles Percy, who brought that piece of shit Prentice Marshall to the federal bench. That was the beginning of the end.
Who is this Kissing Bandit?
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
Within the next five years there will be a serious brain drain.
That has already happened. That pot is empty.
Back when I came on, the academy told us to take a map of the district we were be assigned to, use you days off, and get to know the streets. Ain't anyone gonna hold you hand.
Brown, take off our uniform.
You look ridiculous. You look like a rookie in their 10th week of training.
You don't have awards that everyone else got for doing nothing.
DNC, CAPS I, CAPS II, CAPS III etc etc, etc.
Crime Reduction I, Crime Reduction II, Crime Reduction etc, etc, etc.
Maybe you can start with a "Corona 19 award" or an "Outrage Award" for each of the
last four weeks. If you insist on wearing the costume, give yourself a "Dress Right" award,
because you do look stunning. Kissing Bandit, do you agree?
Then you can give yourself the "Winning Award" for the first weekend of single digit murders.
That won't happen till a December weekend of four feet of snow. Unfortunately, you'll be gone by then.
7/07/2020 01:08:00 AM
Wait, ain't Tony gonna write one for the
Floyd riots? Then he'll have one and if he takes the fitness test in October, he'll get another one and just keep building from there
Kukla, Fran and Ollie say:
"Who is this new guy, David Brown?"
I’m done, 16 January 2021
7/07/2020 12:45:00 AM
15 January 2021 is better and that makes 16 January 2021 your first day in retirement.
Lightfoot better fix the pension and give CPD a contract with a significant raise or there’s zero chance of people taking this job. After what the politicians have done to the job the only thing they can do is make it financially attractive.
I really don’t understand how brown can basically IMO command a war, when he does not know the lay of the land.
As I listened to the riots begin I said whyyyyy??? Would you push that crowd off lsd west down chicago? Saw the fall of the mag mile coming
And that horrible all city chase where the woman was killed - any superintendent w common sense knowledge of this city would have heard at least a TWEET about how much ground that was covering and for real TERMINATED that disaster
Police car on fire kinzie and orleans - I see the corner perfectly brownie he must be like where???
I was a bike messenger when I moved here I learned my grid FAST with the Chicagoland seven county street atlas (remember those, still have one)
I’m guessing brown relies on the internet for his spatial awareness and that does no one citizens nor cops any favors.
Knowing the map front and back should ABSOLUTELY be a requirement let’s quiz brown
I started in 1996 and the computers were tiny on the floor, i saw the blues brothers and the SCOMDS was pretty small in 1980
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It’s SCMODS
If you’re going to reference something, at least get it right.
I can’t wait to see how the department will keep people once the ability to fast track offices for firing comes to fruition... shit people at target will have more job security
They added more then the usual station social awkwardness glad their back in the academy.
Does CPD have the extra 1,000 Police Officers hired that Ballerina dancer rahmmie the commie promised the citizens of chicago .
Fort Fellatio is back open , will EJ be there as a guest speaker ?
Superintendent Brown , when will CPD have Part two of the Sergeant Test and how about 5 extra points on Oral exam for any candidate that actually scored 70% and above . Did Dallas PD allow police officers that scored under 70% to get promoted . You can see the problem with unqualified command staff , time to end the politics in CPD .
Start by firing the coward captain merit escamillaescamerit
you did away with captains in Dallas , get rid of captains and inspectors on cpd as a sergeant , I can compliment and discipline the fine officers that work for me .
Why don't all exempt wear body armor ??? Have you noticed the uniform , grooming standard violation on Captains and many command staff of cpd . just a disgrace .
Anonymous said...
I’m done, 16 January 2021
7/07/2020 12:45:00 AM
So happy for you! I’m done, 16MARCH2025! Can’t wait! I’m out of Illinois for sure!
This means more promotional classes coming up soon! Dets, Sgts, and Lts. Will there be Merit?
Expect as many as 150 sergeants, lieutenants, captains as well as exempts going back to civil service ranks to get out by late October.
Hope you are right... Lieutenant bars for me!!!
OT - but I am wondering if I too can attend “The Professional Counseling Division/EAP Black Female Sworn Member Support Group” if I identify as a Black Female Sworn Officer? I am merely trapped in a White Male Sworn Officer’s Body.
In two years you will see an entirely new command with little experience, but that's not their fault its the departments for a failure to mentor individuals with knowledge and ability. Lets see who the New First is and you will see where we are headed.
Heard the jail is offering early out for anyone taking the police exam and Uber fare money to get there. What a great city and county to live in. We are truly blessed.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Within the next five years there will be a serious brain drain.
No there won’t. PPO’s are coming out of the academy thinking they know everything
Wait until it's the bottom of the barrel recruits who hit the streets and they run up the Jolly Roger and loot and pillage . Nothing will be done , because THAT will be considered racist.
OT
TP, Paper Towels, Masks all in short supply.
Give me some David Brown Brand Masks.
We cut up his shorts, sterilize them, and create
the festive PO-PO masks that only Brown does so well.
In a CVS or WAGS near you.
Don't drink and drive.
Don't drive and drink.
New bill would require NY cops to have personal insurance for liability suits
State lawmakers are churning out more proposed laws to hold cops accountable for misconduct.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/07/bill-would-require-ny-cops-to-have-insurance-for-liability-suits/
Don't do it you don't want to be the Police in Chicago apply to depts. outside Cook County!
Anonymous said...
"Supervisors who want to take advantage of getting the age 55 deal at 2% and the age 60 deal which is free insurance will be leaving in mass numbers."
Plenty of supervisors not waiting and leaving at 50, me included. Fuck this nonsense, getting out while I still have a life. Five additional years will be an eternity.
Even if it’s with minimum 25 yrs of service. Why is it that someone who has less time on but is 55 plus can retire w dam insurance but I can’t. SUCKS
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The arbitrator said he would not lower the age because it would put a strain on the already depleting pension fund.
Remember.. once you turn 55 you are closer to death. Do your time like the rest of us kid.
I turn 50 in Jan 2021. I’m gone with 60%. I’ll find a job 29 hours a week with health insurance , don’t care about big pay .
Weekend , holidays off .
18 months till retirement, can't wait to retire from this shithole of a circus!!!!
Anonymous said...
When Brown first started they had no flash-bang.
They tied M-80's together with yo-yo string and hoped
for the best. Speaking of yo-yos. Did you guys know
that Brown placed First Division at the Duncan Spin-Offs?
Yeah, man. He always took top honors in Walking The Dog,
Cat's Cradle, and The Sleeper. He once talked down a jumper
and diffused many a domestic with his skills and tricks.
Respect the wood and the cool see-through plastic.
And always buy genuine Duncan strings.
7/07/2020 05:58:00 AM
If it's not a Duncan, It's not a yo-yo.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Within the next five years there will be a serious brain drain.
7/07/2020 01:20:00 AM
Five years. The department already has less brains than the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz had in his canvas cranium.
Been retired since 1996. Do your self a favor about 2-3 years from retirement, have a plan. Don't wait until you do retire if you are under 60. If you need to return to school for your next career, do so. If you need certifications, look into the qualifications. Be prepared that some industries that would have hired retired police automatically, will not do it now. Part of the 'woke" crowd or have been through the "higher education" Marxist Academies and will have nothing to do with you. Not pissing on your parade, but reality must be faced. Having a plan will help you survive, similar to planning a vacation after you return from one, avoid the depression.
Most of you have seen more crime, dead bodies and victims destroyed by these criminals than 90% of the police in this world. Had good cases tossed because Kimmy will not prosecute anyone. Larri "The Legend" has been your boss and you need to find a way to survive this idiot until you do retire. God Bless you on your next endeavor, what ever that is and I hope it is in another place where you can breath fresh air.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
"Supervisors who want to take advantage of getting the age 55 deal attack 2% and the age 60 deal which is free insurance will be leaving in mass numbers."
Plenty of supervisors not waiting and leaving at 50, me included. Fuck this nonsense, getting out while I still have a life. Five additional years will be an eternity.
7/07/2020 05:49:00 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I turn 50 in Jan 2021. I’m gone with 60%. I’ll find a job 29 hours a week with health insurance , don’t care about big pay .
Weekend , holidays off .
7/07/2020 08:43:00 PM
I’m with you. I just turned 50. I’m leaving w 22 years. 55%
Anonymous said...
Why would anyone but the low end of the gene pool want to work for Lightfoot ? Because it really doesnt matter who the Supe is. The mentally compromised mayor runs it ALL.
7/07/2020 01:45:00 AM
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I’ve been saying this for years . Doesn’t matter who the SUPE is
The problem is and has always been the mayors of this city .
Not just the idiot that’s in there now , but I came on 20 yrs ago
And that was the problem then and still is the problem today.
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
-Frank Zappa, 1979
Don't do fucking nuffin'. NUFFIN'!
Lightfoot will take the blame in the end.
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
"CPD will need to lower it's standards once again" That is one of the primary objectives (unstated) of the Defund movement nationwide.
7/07/2020 07:19:00 AM
Look at what happened after the Apartheid in South Africa with regard to the police force. Fat, lazy, corrupt is the norm now. The new normal in America will be the woke cop kneeling rather than arresting. And you know diversity is King. In the UK they are downgrading fitness tests because chicks can't pass the tests. So hey let's just give them a special test so they can pass. Makes perfect sense in this upside down world.
As you see they have folks in charge just like we do here, got to kiss ass and pander for the sake of diversity. Jan Berry, chairman of the Police Federation, said: "We welcome the decision to amend the tests. We want to ensure that many good potential officers of both sexes, who would otherwise be lost to the service, stand a fairer chance of becoming police officers without falling at the first hurdle." This fool talks about fair when they have to give special help to get the ones they want in to pass? Yep real fair system. Folks in the UK pay so much in taxes and will get even less in police service from incompetent, weak individuals they hire. These people will be the protester type, the whiners, the moaners, out of shape, entitled and still get hired and promoted due to gender, color or sexual preference. But makes a great recruitment ad. The whole world has gone insane. The UK is a cesspool. I'd rather live in the Philippines than the UK today.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-181623/Police-fitness-tests-downgraded-women.html
Anyone with an honorable discharge can get VA. Not the best, but not the worst. And once over 50%, it's basically free. Anyone with a combat arms MOS can easily get over the hump, as well a support MOS with a nexus. I put the process off for 10 years post discharge, but after Trump cleaned house over there, ratings are on the fast track. And with a 30% discharge any qualified Federal job is greased in. A GS-9 or 10 could be an option for those that want to get out early and still have employment. Had a buddy go over to an alphabet agency and go OCONUS. Good place to be if we end up with Biden
18 months till retirement from this shithole circus!!!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I turn 50 in Jan 2021. I’m gone with 60%. I’ll find a job 29 hours a week with health insurance , don’t care about big pay .
Weekend , holidays off .
7/07/2020 08:43:00 PM
I’m with you. I just turned 50. I’m leaving w 22 years. 55%
I wish both you guys good luck, but getting health insurance with a part time job is really tough. Industry is cutting the full time jobs to part time to avoid the cost of healthcare. 29 hours a week and healthcare is going to be hard to find, but good luck
Why would anyone in today's world want to be a police officer. The job is NOT the same as it once was. This job has deteriorated so fast within the last 30 year's, its unbelieveable. Can't wait to retire fast enough from this circus.
I turn 50 in Jan 2021. I’m gone with 60%. I’ll find a job 29 hours a week with health insurance , don’t care about big pay .
Weekend , holidays off .
7/07/2020 08:43:00 PM
I’m with you. I just turned 50. I’m leaving w 22 years. 55%
I wish both you guys good luck, but getting health insurance with a part time job is really tough. Industry is cutting the full time jobs to part time to avoid the cost of healthcare. 29 hours a week and healthcare is going to be hard to find, but good luck
7/08/2020 12:41:00 PM
Hubs retired at 51 and got a FT job with insurance. Doesn’t make a ton of money but with the pension, my job and the insurance on his new job (his salary much lower than mine so it costs less for the same insurance) we’re doing pretty good. Don’t be afraid. It’ll all work out.
How did one drive police car safely, with big computers? 👮😑
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