Category: Chicago Police

[PREMIERING NOW] Ep. 34: Minneapolis Mom Confronted Blm After Police Killed a Black Man Who Shot Through Her Apartment Door | The Larry Elder Show

A Minneapolis mom was captured on video Saturday confronting Black Lives Matter activists who congregated in her neighborhood to protest the fatal police shooting of a gunman who she claimed tried to kill her and her children. —— * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV…


After George Floyd Protests, a Dramatic Nationwide Decline in Proactive Policing

Police officers pulled back big-time in the last year and a half following the George Floyd protests. Key proactive policing activities such as suspect stops plummeted in the summer of 2020 and continue at a historic low ebb to this day, according to an Epoch Times analysis. The Epoch Times reviewed police stop data from…


Threefold Jump in Chicago Cops Facing Sack Over Civilian Complaints

The number of Chicago police officers recommended to be fired over civilian complaints jumped threefold in 2021, according to a new report by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). COPA—the main agency that investigates civilian complaints against Chicago police officers—suggested firing 59 officers in 2021, compared to 19 in 2020. Between 2017 and 2019,…


Big Jump in Criminal Charges Against Chicago Police Officers This Year

The number of Chicago police officers on criminal misconduct charges jumped significantly in 2021, according to records obtained by The Epoch Times. In 2021, four Chicago police officers and one Chicago police lieutenant were criminally charged for excessive use of force while on duty. Another three were charged for off-duty criminal misconducts. Between 2017 and…


Judge Orders Chicago Police Union President From Discouraging Members From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

A judge in Illinois on Friday ordered the head of the Chicago police union to stop encouraging members not to get a COVID-19 vaccine, just hours before the city’s deadline for officers took effect. Cook County Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan issued the ruling after a lengthy emergency hearing on a request for injunctive relief that…


Judge Orders Chicago Police Union President Not to Discourage Members From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

A judge in Illinois on Friday ordered the head of the Chicago police union to stop encouraging members not to get a COVID-19 vaccine, just hours before the city’s deadline for officers took effect. Cook County Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan issued the ruling after a lengthy emergency hearing on a request for injunctive relief that…


Chicago Mayor and Police Unions Wage Legal Fight Over Vaccine Mandate

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot resorted to the courts Oct. 14 to force her vaccine mandate upon rank-and-file Chicago police officers. Lightfoot’s move came after she ended month-long negotiations with police unions. In response, four Chicago law enforcement unions sued Lightfoot to force her to come back to the negotiation table. According to the city’s vaccine mandate,…


Chicago Police Officers Ratify Eight-Year Union Contract

CHICAGO—Chicago police officers on August 13 voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new eight-year contract with the city at an approval rate of 79 percent, paving way for the city council to vote on the contract in September. The new contract proposes an incremental pay raise totaling 20 percent over eight years, including a 10.5 percent…


Chicago Police Officer Charged in Downtown Subway Shooting

CHICAGO—A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct, prosecutors said Thursday. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said in a news release…


24-Year-Old Chicago Police Officer Dies in Apparent Suicide

CHICAGO—A Chicago police officer was found dead of an apparent suicide in the morning of July 14, according to Chicago Police Department (CPD). CPD did not disclose any further information about the incident when reached by The Epoch Times. According to sources that Chicago Tribune spoke with, the officer was 24-year-old Christian Furczon, who was found…