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Chicago Police BoardRemote
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Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
COPA FOIA transparency, Office disqualification, Terra Firma project to green vacant South Side lots
COPA FOIA transparency, Office disqualification, Terra Firma project to green vacant South Side lots
07:18 PM Feb 24, 2022 CST
Some items on tonight’s agenda include hearing police disciplinary cases, appeals from disqualified police officer applicants, and a report from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
The Chicago Police Board is speaking to the fact that a group of applicants (to become police officers) were denied due to the findings after a background check.
The Board moves to uphold their disqualification as final.
chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/…
This year, we’ve seen 287 carjackings across the city, down 12% since this time last year according to First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter.
She’s not available for the meeting tonight, but Jay Westensee, Deputy Chief Administrator is reporting COPAs report for January.
- Received 365 complaints, 103 of which were investigated by COPA.
- 61% of complaints were regarding improper search and seizure by officers.
- 4 officer involved shooting incidents
The project aims to target vacant lots and areas across the city and beautify them, with the hopes of reduces violent crime.
Here are some recaps from the past year of the project. https://t.co/8mi7pvPnbh
- One commenter is addressing concern of those who have died in the custody of CPD and the lack of transparency surrounding those deaths
Specifically: Irene Chavez
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Meeting is adjourned at 8:11 PM.
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Chicago Police Board
The Chicago Police Board is an independent civilian body that oversees various matters of the Chicago Police Department, mainly deciding disciplinary cases involving police officers or members of the department, and nominating candidates for Superintendent of Police. The nine individuals who sit on the board are appointed by the mayor.
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