Police board agrees with superintendent, recommends less discipline for cops in 2022 Pilsen shooting

Police board agrees with superintendent, recommends less discipline for cops in 2022 Pilsen shooting

The Chicago Police Board Thursday agreed with a recommendation from the city's top cop that two officers involved in the shooting of an unarmed man in Pilsen in 2022 should not be fired from the department.The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had recommended Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso be discharged for violating use of force guidelines, failing to render aid and failing to secure the scene in the July 2022 inc…

Chicago cops have been making fewer traffic stops, but more are ending in violence | Illinois State Bar Association

Chicago cops have been making fewer traffic stops, but more are ending in violenceOfficers reported using force far more often during traffic stops last year — even as scrutiny grew following the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity have found. Source: Chicago Sun