Car rams into another Chicago sneaker store in attempted smash and grab robbery
"This pretty much happens every season around this time. They go around to all of the sneaker resale stores and they try and get what they can."
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"This pretty much happens every season around this time. They go around to all of the sneaker resale stores and they try and get what they can."
Under a blue glow, the men and women of the Chicago Police force gathered for the awards ceremony along with loved ones.
CPD plans to add two more helicopters to the force, still far behind the number other major cities have.
The Chicago Police Department's fleet of helicopters is deployed for carjackings, robberies, shootings, and other violent crimes. CPD plans to add two more helicopters to the force, still far behind the number other major cities have, and with restrictions on when officers are allowed to chase a fleeing car, Chicago's new police superintendent and city lawmakers said the city needs more.
The mayor's 2024 spending plan has the Chicago Police Department budget increasing by $91 million over this year.
Less than a month after he was sworn in, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was in the hot seat on Tuesday at City Hall, defending Mayor Brandon Johnson's nearly $2 billion proposed budget for the Chicago Police Department for next year. The mayor's 2024 spending plan has the Chicago Police Department budget increasing by $91 million over this year, increasing from $1.9 billion to $1.99 billion.
The City of Chicago has forked over tens of millions of dollars in recent years to people wrongfully convicted because of actions by Chicago police. Members of the City Council have asked whether the police officers involved in these cases are still getting their city pensions
Davarjaye "DJ" Daniel is on a mission to be sworn in by hundreds of law enforcement agencies from around the country.
An 11-year-old Texas boy has made his way across the country to be sworn into hundreds of police departments. Davarjaye "DJ" Daniel is battling terminal cancer. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray had the story on him becoming an honorary Chicago police officer.
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 34.
The search comes following an investigation into an incident that occurred on Oct. 6 in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt Road.
Cell phone video from a May 2020 incident at the center of the case. It involved an arrest Hunt made during the civil unrest in downtown Chicago in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd.
Nearly a year after Chicago's former police superintendent called for a troubled officer's firing, the city's police board has ruled Officer James Hunt was not guilty of charges against him and should go back to work. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had the latest on the saga.
It's a stealthy group of pilots that are hard to notice as they work, sometimes under the cover of night, to keep Chicago's streets safe. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had the story on how U.S. Customs and Border Protection has lent the Chicago Police Department a helping hand in some recent carjacking busts.
Three weeks after being sworn in as the city's top cop, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling offered his thoughts on the state of CPD.
"I'll be totally honest. It's not a job that I always wanted," Snelling said. But he insisted he didn't have to be talked into taking the job.
Body camera video shows the woman pointing a gun at officers as they started walking up to question her.
Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat are charged in connection with the wrongful prosecution of Jackie Wilson.
Four of those officers were commended for their diligent search for surveillance video after an armed robbery on the city's North Side.
More than 100 Chicago police officers found to have a history of making false reports were not fired as a result of "structural failures" inside the department, according to a report by the city's Inspector General.
"This offender is not sympathetic at all. To sit there and say that you're sorry for what happened and you're sorry for Ella's death and then turn around and say 'I think my brother is innocent' is disgusting."
It honors eight dogs and three horses who died while performing their duties on the force.
He then drove off and crashed into a squad car on 54th and State that was responding to the shooting.
The officers were responding to a shooting at the time of the crash.
The officers were responding to a shooting at the time of the crash.
