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COPA’s competency, authority again questioned over investigation into CPD migrant sex abuse allegations
After three months, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has yet to find a witness to an alleged incident of sexual misconduct involving a Chicago Police officer and a migrant, leading former CPD Chief of Detectives Gene Roy to question COPA’s investigatory competency.
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Head of police accountability board (COPA) deposed in FOP case charging COPA with unlawful investigations
Andrea Kersten, administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), has recently been deposed in the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7 lawsuit against COPA, attorney Joel D’Alba, who is representing the FOP in the case, confirmed to Chicago City Wire.
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Big win for Chicago police in lawsuit charging police accountability board with overstepping its bounds in officer-involved death investigations
The chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) can be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 alleging COPA’s investigations into shooting deaths involving police officers are unlawful.
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Ald. Rodriguez slammed for identifying offender shot by police as 'victim'
Samie Martinez, who is challenging Alderwoman Rossana Rodriquez (33 Ward), slammed her for characterizing an offender shot by police in Irving Park on Wednesday as a “victim.”
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Second City Cop on police officer language: ‘Interesting choice of words by the judge’
Second City Cop is juxtaposing two situations in which authority figures called those they are faced with “animals.”