Zero-For-Four
Just keeps popping up, over and over and over:
A Chicago police commander’s odyssey to land a chief’s job in another city has come up empty again — this time in Detroit.
Joshua Wallace was one of three finalists for Detroit’s police chief job. This week, the mayor there picked a Detroit candidate, the interim police chief, over Wallace and a former chief of a Denver transportation district. The Detroit News reported the Michigan staffing service that ran the candidate search was unaware Wallace had filed for bankruptcy last year after he fell more than $839,000 in debt.
Wallace’s bankruptcy was first reported in October by a newspaper in Des Moines, Iowa, after he was named a finalist for the chief’s job there. That position went to a local candidate, too.
Last year, Wallace also was a finalist for police chief’s jobs in Austin, Texas, and Boulder, Colorado. The Austin job went to a Cincinnati assistant police chief, and the Boulder job went to the interim police chief there.
We remember a time when a walking financial disaster like this wouldn't have even been considered for the job he did have with CPD - commander of a specialize unit. Speaking of which - how are these other cities discovering his issues, but Chicago never did?
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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"Detroit - If you can't make it there, you can't make it anywhere . . fuckin' loser."
~ Frank Sinatra
CPD has useless Gold Star bosses. They have no strategy or plan on how to fix things.
How TF is this guy in charge of anything… this was wallets pick. Snelling hates him. Snelling is still bowing down to Fred’s picks trying not to insult him by moving anyone. Snelling needs to grow a pair of nuts and start purging the remainder of the brown and Eric Carter reign of terrors. Start with the D u it commanders… purge this place and get some intelligent people in these spots.
But I thought even a promotion to Lt required a credit check
It's called haters
In case you missed it, last week there was a story about former Commander Tyrone Pendarvis who was picked by this clown Joshua to be his Tact Lt. per Fred Waller: https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2025/02/04/chicago-police-commander-sergeant-raids-unlicensed-strip-joint
Wallace is a Waller guy and so is Pendarvis. They’re all from the same circle.
How the fuck does someone with Wallace’s background, being 840K in debt some of which is gambling related, become Commander of Narcotics when your former partner Ronald Coleman went to prison working in Narcotics after tipping off a relative during a months long federal wire tap investigation? Fred Waller that’s how! Joshua Wallace has 47 complaints, 32 with Ronald Coleman and 16 with Tyrone Pendarvis, 13 of which are money beefs.
If someone gets pissed at you because you arrested them and they make a false complaint for money missing ok, I can see that but 13? A clear pattern.
None of the corruption will cease unless they get rid of the “old school” bosses who were as corrupt as the day is long beginning with Waller, Walker, Wallace, Ward, Watson, Talley, Tate, Courts, Ben, Branch, Harris, Barz, etc…
This is all public information: https://m.cpdp.co/officer/32401/joshua-wallace/
Just look at the coaccusals and see how many are connected and worked with each other and were previously promoted, and forced to resign, retire, and/or went to prison: Kenneth Johnson, Lobianco, Wajtan, Cato, Flagg, etc…
Look at the ones that are current exempts or retired and also have other city civilian positions after retiring.
This is almost as good as Lewellen’s old partner, Noel Sanchez who rose to chief of organized crime when his partner went to prison for running and stealing dope.
Or better yet, Juan Rivera who was chief of Internal Affairs and outted officers who came forward during the federal Ronald Watts and Kallat Muhammad arrests. Or Talley’s family member utilizing her vehicle for narcotics transactions and was never impounded when every other citizen in Chicago has to pay thousands to get their cars back. Just the sheer optics is bad and by Snelling not at the very least moving her, means he condones it and continues to foster corruption. CPD WILL NEVER get better unless they rid the department of at least the above mentioned so called inept leadership beginning with Waller and their underlings whom they continuously keep passing down the baton over and over to more fucked up inept bosses.
Back in the day if Daley found out you were trying to leave by it being leaked to the media, you were gone the same day. Especially with the continued negative publicity CPD is getting due to this guy’s controversial background.
Credit beez racist.
Just an oppressive system to hold down minorities anyways, didn’t you know that? Surely it isn’t a sign of an ability to manage, budget, and use common sense, or susceptibility to theft. Hell doesn’t he have an old partner in prison?
You’re right, there was a time when a credit check was ran to get to a unit like narcotics or gangs. Or even to get on the job. These days the department is just happy to have a warm body, regardless of past indicators of poor judgement.
Wallace checks the right boxes. So while he may not have the qualifications to take over a leadership position at multiple other agencies, rest assured the City of Chicago chose to let him rise to the top.
Oh man smh as I read this, WARNING SILLY COP HUMOR i thought well here's another one that'll be eating his gun soon. then the realization of that thought hit harder because now it's more of a reality than it used to be. If you or anyone is suffering get help or be the help. God bless and look out for us all 💙
He should check out the Left coast. It seems that they pay in the high six figures to almost everyone who gets a job in Government there.
the brother should have not counted on getting all that reparations money
First off , who in their right mind would want to be in charge of Detroit PD?!
Anyone applying for that position or any position within CPD should be sent for a psychological exam.
Most of the gold stars are too nervous about getting dumped that they can't come up with any original ideas or suggestions! How compstat is still a thing makes me chuckle 😂
I wonder how many of those named availed of the merit process !!
Sad part about the Des Moines job the Blue Ribbon selection committee didn’t do background checks. Those clowns should be tarred and feathered. A newspaper actually did a good job of investigating. I enjoy your blog and glad I don’t live there.
Ah yes, remember Matt Tobias from 025 was trying to become Desplaines chief years back. He had too much baggage.
I Effin’ love this Blog.
Why would anyone hire someone from CHICAGO?? Everyone knows how fucked up this Dept is.
Probably the best place to pay off your debt.
Detroit rocks!
I worked with a PO who was also married to a PO. He did side work as a journeyman electrician. They were always in financial trouble. Always broke. PO was a degenerate gambler in hock to the bookies at the bars he hung out at. This is way before casinos came to Illinois. They probably lost a million dollars together. She finally divorced him, realizing they would always be broke and she did just fine afterwards. My guess is he's hanging out at the local casino still trying to get back the money he's lost. Still hoping for that one lucky roll...
So you have an Exempt who is openly trying to leave your department and you don’t demote him or put someone else in his place??something wrong here
Got that right.
Chicago should run a credit check on all its department heads and senior execs. Far too many bankruptcies, PP loan fraudsters, and unprosecuted criminals. Start with Conehead Johnson - bet his credit history is a mess while his gift closet overflows.
What's wrong with working Detroit? The expectations are so low, it looks like easy money at top levels.
Send the link to DoJ, attention Pam Bondi.
Tip off chuck goudie, he's now an Investigative Reporter for channel 5.
Maybe channel 7 was holding him back ????? Chuck , we know you read this, step up to the plate. get that spray tan back , you silver fox
Didn’t they send Wallace to all three professional developments: Boston, Northwestern and FBI? He’s not the only one who got the professional development hat trick.
Make Sense to be a Chief in Detroit, cause Trumps gonna make Canada State 51. Windsor To Sarnia Corridor & surrounding Lake St. Clair will be the New State Police of Canada Headquaters & Need a Detroit Chief to run & takeover after the Territory of Canada joins Statehood.
Also Lake St. Clair & Corridor will be renamed Lake Shelby & Shelby County in honor of the Kentucky Governor Issac Shelby who won the Battle of The Thames freeing Detroit & Windsor From the Grip of King of England G3 in 1813, War of 1812. Shelby was Good buddies with Andrew Jackson so it works.
0-4 is still better than DC Bulnes at the academy 0-10! That torta been trying to leave for a year. For the mean time she just cries to Novalez when she doesn't get what she wants...like her furlo selection last year. If she could formulate a coherent sentence maybe she would have a better chance of landing another job, saving us all from her trash leadership. Or lack thereof.
Sshhhh! You know too much, and they don’t like it when their skeletons see the light of day.
Too many 3-year wonders on this job don’t know the history of some of iur “leaders”.
Really. How about 300,000 a year reasons plus your CPD pension.
We remember a time when a walking financial disaster like this wouldn't have even been considered for the job he did have with CPD
Just goes to show what a corrupt outfit the CPD is.
No, but assignment to Organized Crime at any level used to. Apparently not any more.
Dude doesn’t have a money problem he has a spending problem and now becomes a real problem
By gosh its Josh. A bit of advice for you. When someone passes you and greets you, maybe you should acknowledge them with a good morning or a hello or even a simple smile. You lack social skills in addition to financial skills. Simple interaction with pleasantries would help change your image that your subordinates have of you.
Lobo was a good dude, not corrupt. Just pressed his luck by thinking nothing will happen because the bosses will have his back.
"What a loser" -Chazz Reinhold
That is why we look at them and laugh the gold star clown club however they are stealing from the Pension. We have way too many of them do nothing lazy and how many of them are so fat and sloppy.
Wow! Those links are telling. Who he was accused of wrongdoing in the past is unbelievable!
Do you really have to ask? Corrupt ass Waller
More like baiters…
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Now that’s fucking hysterical. Most of those bosses are degenerate gamblers.
That’s the way they want it, don’t you get it?
“ Now, this could only happen to a guy like me
And only happen in a town like this”
“Calling me home, Chicago is
Why I just grin like a clown
It's my kind of town” Chicago
Also Frank Sinatra
Corrupt M/F’s
If this is all public info and everyone knows this then why doesn’t the newspapers write about it?
That’s racist!
Yep, he would be made an example of.
One can only hope that the new Federal administration will put an end to this.
Funny thing is they just about all of these names have been in the newspaper in a negative light for one thing or another and they still run the damn department. Just search their names and you’ll see.
I was denied an opportunity to get into Organized crime years ago because they said I owed too much and that the potential for corruption was too high.
Anyone else get denied? Maybe we should file a lawsuit?
Yeah, I’m sure that was the only reason you couldn’t get there….
Lobo loved the fuckstick. Just ask the thieving Commander Mike Acosta who stole money from CPD golf outings. Got fired and fat as did time I believe. In Unit 132, Lobianco would go on Acosta office, lock the door and come out later smiling. Another suckhole in the unit, Jim R always say on a seat cushion at his desk after leaving office. We all knew what was going on. Even the cleaning woman. We always asked her who was the bitch. She just laugh and say both. We laughed our ass off at these butterflies. Enjoy Fla Jimmy.
Yeah, Kevin Johnson who is also double dipping at Shot spotter and who is the brother of now convicted felon and former commander of Englewood (007) who stole his dead mother’s social security for 25 years. Have you seen what new job he has?
Then we would have no dept heads left. Certain demographics don’t get the opportunities that others do to make good $.
Indeed!
Too late for that!
A low mortgage, a toyota car payment, and private tuition payments blocked me.
From 005? Big moustache?
They thought the PPP loans would morph into reparations when Kamala became President. Oops!
Didn’t Detroit also file for Bankruptcy? Wallace and Detroit - a perfect match
What did Watson and Courts do? I remember courts from tac in 006. He was a solid worker
We had a "merit" SGT in 013 who rented a APT right across the street from the station. The owner figured he didn't need to do a credit check right ? Why bother ? Well that was a mistake. Not only did this guy not pay rent for months but he trashed the place. He owed the entire District money from loans he never repaid. Finally he got shit canned when IAD discovered he had a side business going of running names on the Dept. computer for cash. Also the gangs shot up his personal car so he probably owed them too. Oh we hired some beauts back in the '80s.
Add big Phil to the list. Phil worked in 10 district in the 70s and was co owners of a tee shirt shop in Garfield ridge with his colleague from 010, who became one of the Marquette ten while Phil became the head of the first DEA task force. All the way up to superintendent.
Chicago Way
Cajetan's baby!
I don't wish Josh ill. But fucking insane! +800K debt??? Get your house in order.
Maybe ask those benefactors that got you your gold braid to help you out! You know. The same ones that hinted you could run for alderman. Because you told us then that is what they said... But we all know they won't, because while you thought you were a knight, you were nothing but a pawn for the machine.
I remember the days where I dreamed CFD or CPD was my life. I had idols. One of them told me not to do it. CPD that is. Sad and glad I listened.
Everyone on the job, always check six and best of luck.
They will never do that
Remember they would ask you if you owned a boat? If you owned a boat ( a real boat - a Lake Michigan boat) you were suspect.
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