Chicago Police Department Unveils Twitter Account In Spanish
The Chicago Police Department has launched a Spanish language Twitter account to "bridge the gap" with the city's Latino community.
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The Chicago Police Department has launched a Spanish language Twitter account to "bridge the gap" with the city's Latino community.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson appeared to fall ill at an event in Englewood on Friday, but police officials said he was talking and alert a short time later, and able to take himself to a hospital.
Part of the city's crime-fighting plan is to open two strategic decision support centers, in direct partnership with the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
President Donald Trump did not specify what he meant when he threatened to "send in the feds" if Chicago doesn't get violent crime under control, but city leaders and clergy said the last thing the city needs is National Guard troops on every street corner.
The Independent Police Review Authority has released surveillance video of the foot chase that led up to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Kajuan Raye in November.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson praised the department for putting 120 offenders behind bars as part of the raids.
Investigators say the Chicago Police Department routinely delays reporting police-involved shootings longer than it should, waiting about half an hour on average to tell the city's Independent Police Review Authority about shootings by officers last year.
Six Chicago Police officers have been suspended for giving the third-highest ranking member of the Chicago Fire Department favored treatment after the fire deputy crashed his city-owned SUV near Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park.
Police Board President Lori Lightfoot said Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Eddie Johnson must take ownership of reforms in the wake of the U.S. Justice Department's scathing report on the Chicago Police Department.
A Cook County judge has allowed a Chicago police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed man to go free on electronic monitoring.
The 37-year-old man walked outside in the 7000 block of South Carpenter at 9:11 a.m. and was approached by two suspects who fired shots, according to Chicago Police.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has suspended four officers who were at the scene of the Laquan McDonald shooting in 2014 for not ensuring their dashboard cameras were working properly.
A former dispatch supervisor with the Chicago Police Department pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges that she was part of a scheme to smuggle contraband into Cook County Jail.
Jose Nieves was shot and killed on Jan. 2 by an off-duty transit officer in the 2500 block of North Lowell.
The victim, in his 20s, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Police said Wednesday afternoon he had been pronounced dead.
The shooting happened about 9:20 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Flournoy.
Supt. Eddie Johnson reiterated that he wants the training afforded Chicago police cadets and officers to be the best anywhere.
Police officers shot and killed 26-year-old Darius Jones on Nov. 18, 2016, when he allegedly refused to drop his weapon after firing shots at 69th and Damen.
Parents of James Shields Elementary School presented a petition to Chicago police, hoping to keep their kids safe.
The drivers were delivering food when robbers pulled out firearms and demanded the food and personal property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
The Chicago Police Departments new Community Policing Advisory Panel held its first meeting Tuesday morning, in an effort to help come up with a strategic plan to make Chicago safer.
Two men have been charged after an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant left one of the men wounded Sunday evening in the Northwest Side Albany Park neighborhood.
Citizens have to give a sworn affidavit when they file complaints against Chicago Police officers — a requirement that creates a "tremendous disincentive to come forward with legitimate claims," according to the Department of Justice.
Two years and $8.5 million later, the once-dated police station is now filled with classrooms and dressing rooms. CBS 2's Marissa Bailey reports.
Some Chicago Aldermen are calling on the Federal Justice Department to investigate the city's Law Department for alleged abuses.
