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Wrongful conviction case stemming from notorious 1998 Bucktown double murder hinges on fabricated evidence claims, detective's lawyer asks judge to dismiss
An attorney for retired Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara, who is named in a wrongful conviction case involving the 1998 double murder of a husband and wife in Bucktown, is asking a federal judge to dismiss claims of fabricated evidence by the two convicted of the murders.
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Top Civilian Chicago Police Investigator received $21K PPP loan for alleged babysitting business
A top administrator and investigator at Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) received a federal "PPP" loan of $21,106 for an alleged babysitting business while she was a full-time employee of the agency.
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Former police union official warns of anti-cop hysteria after video of Dexter Reed shooting released
A former Chicago police union official cautioned against spinning the story of 26-year-old Dexter Reed, who was shot and killed by police during a March 21 traffic stop, into yet another anti-policy frenzy in the press and among city leaders.
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Dexter Reed, felon killed after he shot at police, received $20,832 PPP loan for his ‘transportation’ business
Dexter Reed, the felon who shot at Chicago police and was killed by return fire, received a $20,832 federal "Paycheck Protection Program" loan in Feb. 2021, according to U.S. Small Business Administration data.
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Crimes statistics undermine racism narrative in policing
A recently published pie chart breaking down crime according to race undermines the recurring narrative in the media that Chicago police unfairly target Blacks.
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Cops clear another hurdle to arbitration for serious disciplinary cases, with a condition
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that rank-and-file city police can choose independent arbitration over the Chicago Police Board
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Chicago Police likely one step closer to arbitration, judge’s ruling expected later this month
A Cook County judge last week denied the Chicago police union's request to extend a freeze on disciplinary cases before the Chicago Police Board.
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Former Tribune reporter speaking at DePaul wrongful conviction symposium once skewered by prosectors over series, reporting tactics
One of the speakers at an upcoming wrongful conviction symposium hosted by DePaul University College of Law
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City Council unanimously approves Larry Snelling as police superintendent
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted to confirm Larry Snelling as the city's new police superintendent.
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Chicago Contrarian: Illegal immigrants ‘demanding they be allowed to use inflatable airbeds and camping tents inside CPD District buildings’
Sheltering at police stations has been noted to cause practical challenges to those working within the buildings, including problems of unsanitary conditions and inappropriate relationships.
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Reports surrounding police consent decrees usually flawed, law enforcement expert says
A recent report showing that the Chicago police were nine times more likely to stop Blacks than Whites over 2018 and 2019 presents an incomplete and potentially misleading profile of law enforcement practices in the city, says Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund out of Washington D.C.
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Lawyers settle wrongful conviction case surrounding murder of college basketball star
In a shocking development, settlements have been reached in the wrongful conviction cases of Tyrone Hood and Wayne Washington, convicted of the 1993 murder of college basketball star Morgan Marshall Jr.
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Chicago PD's Waller on violent crime spike in city: 'There is a challenge in front of us'
Chicago City officials are expressing concern over the ongoing surge in violent crime, particularly shootings, throughout the city.
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Crime and funding for soft-on-crime policies keeps rising
Crime has jumped 38 percent in Brandon Johnson’s first month as mayor, and while Wirepoints, which reported the increase, was hesitant to tie Johnson’ policy or rhetoric to the increase, soft-on-crime policies funded by the left keep rising as well.
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How a commutation of a murder sentence was accomplished 'outside the courts'
Biased media coverage, not the uncovering of new evidence, led to the 2015 commutation of the sentence of convicted murderer Tyrone Hood, attorneys for city detectives named in a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit say, and they are planning to introduce damming statements from a past associate of Hood’s attorneys to prove it.
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Family photos of convicted murderers latest battleground in key wrongful conviction cases
Defense attorneys for a group of retired Chicago detectives in two key wrongful conviction cases in federal court are battling some last-minute maneuvers by plaintiffs’ attorney to introduce family photos of two convicted for the 1993 murder of college student Marshall Morgan Jr.
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COPA recommendation of dismissal of police officer condemned on social media
The head of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) recently recommended the dismissal of a police officer who fired at two suspects after being shot at in the Far West Side in 2018.
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Prosecutors: Man arrested for alleged sexual assault three days after being released on parole
Anthony Richardson, who was recently paroled is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who had passed out from drug use in an elevator at the Grand Red Line station in Chicago.
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'You suck,' prominent plaintiff attorney tells prosecutors in profanity filled rant
Jennifer Bonjean, a prominent plaintiff attorney who has represented celebrity clients and numerous others in wrongful conviction cases, told prosecutors in a profanity filled YouTube rant that “you suck,” and the only reason you won is because “90 percent of the time the judge is predisposed to rule against the defendant.”
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Second City Cop: 'Nobody wants this job (cop) that has half a brain'
Last week’s disturbing tweet by the 16th and 17th District Chicago Police Scanner said that the city’s 25th District had eight police beats down one recent night, “meaning had no one assigned to patrol or respond to calls in the area…”