Former Waukegan cop guilty of official misconduct, awaits murder trial
Former Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas has been found guilty of official misconduct in a bench trial related to punching a civilian.
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Former Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas has been found guilty of official misconduct in a bench trial related to punching a civilian.
The trial of former Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas for aggravated battery has begun. He is also charged in the 2020 shooting of Marcellis Stinnette.
Rivera's name was enshrined on the wall, and her name joined the hundreds of other fallen officers read out loud during a ceremony along Chicago's lakefront.
Rivera will have her name added to the memorial wall and read along with hundreds of other fallen officers on Wednesday.
Officer Krystal Rivera died in June after being shot by her partner, former officer Carlos Baker, while the two were chasing a suspect.
Chicago police officer Carlos Baker has been relieved of his police powers one day after a CBS News Chicago report about actions he took in the wake of an incident at a bar in Wicker Park.
The Chicago police officer who fatally shot late CPD officer Krystal Rivera is now being investigated for an attack on a female officer at Wicker Park bar over the weekend.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey.
Before becoming a police officer, French served as a Cook County correctional officer.
Police said around 6:13 a.m. Sunday, the officer was confronted by multiple armed suspects, and an exchange of gunfire soon followed.
Officer Vasquez Lasso was shot in March 2023, after he and other officers responded to a domestic violence call in Gage Park.
Steven Montano was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in Officer Vásquez Lasso's death.
K9 Ivy is expected to receive the gear in about ten weeks.
Former police commander Christopher Spencer, 49, was arrested by Midlothian police at the end of March after allegedly being involved in two incidents less than an hour apart.
Ozy joined the department in 2019 and was partnered with officer Cappitelli.
Police confirmed that the only person who fired a weapon during the chase was an officer, "whose gunfire unintentionally struck Officer Rivera."
A statewide initiative in Illinois is focusing on making sure the interactions end positively.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling is moving to suspend five officers for violating department rules during a traffic stop two weeks before they were involved in the March 2024 shooting death of Dexter Reed during a similar stop.
There was a large police presence outside the 18th District Police Department entrance.
An investigation is underway at a Chicago Police Station on Chicago's Near North Side early Thursday morning.
The trial of a former sheriff's deputy for first-degree murder in the killing of Sonya Massey will be moved out of Sangamon County.
A Lake County, Illinois K-9 officer will be honored for his ultimate sacrifice during National Police Week in May.
A Crestwood, Illinois police officer facing his second set of DUI charges in three years has resigned from the police department, officials said.
Two former Orland Park police officers are suing the southwest suburb for alleged wrongful termination and wrongful arrest.
Glenview police officer Robert Fryc served with the department since 2007.
