CPD officer accidentally discharges firearm during arrest on Near West Side
Police said tactical officers were on patrol when they approached a suspect, only described as a male, to conduct an investigatory stop when he ran off.
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Police said tactical officers were on patrol when they approached a suspect, only described as a male, to conduct an investigatory stop when he ran off.
Carol Stream police shot and killed Isaac Goodlow inside the apartment on Feb. 3.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said. Officers were fired upon by the suspect and returned fire, striking him, police said.
The attempted burglary happened just after 4 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street.
Former Riverside police Chief Tom Weitzel is appealing to the incoming Trump administration to get federal authorities involved next time a person kills any law enforcement officer.
The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Mayfield Avenue.
At least several evidence markers were found on the ground, and the back window of an unmarked squad car, a Ford Expedition, was shot out.
Chicago police said that just before 2 a.m., the officer was confronted by an armed person in the 100 block of East 57th Street, and the two exchanged gunfire.
He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4. CBS News Chicago will cover the procession and the services from outside the chapel.
Officer Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4.
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
Rhyker Earl, 26, died of cardiovascular disease, an enlarged heart, and cardiac arrest, according to the Lake County Coroner's office. A forensic autopsy found no evidence of trauma.
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Rhyker Earl's family said body camera footage that showed his final moments revealed responding officers lacked both proper training and compassion.
Two police officers were shot and wounded in downstate Macomb, Illinois, on Wednesday night, and the suspect was taken into custody several hours later after a lengthy standoff.
The officers were trying to arrest a 35-year-old man wanted for sexual assault, domestic violence-related false imprisonment, and felon in possession of a firearm when he opened fire on them.
Three Milwaukee police officers were wounded in a shootout Wednesday morning while seeking a man wanted for sexual assault and other charges.
Supt. Larry Snelling will welcome the families of fallen officers at its honored star ceremony.
Larry Neuman, 73, was shot around 11:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park.
The old Town Hall Police Station, on the corner of Halsted and Addison, was part of a dark era of LGBTQ oppression.
"I'm still on, with my family, a journey to justice. It's not over, but we are closer than we ever were in 57 years."
The annual Peace Officers Memorial Service, which honors officers who died in the line of duty, was held at the State Capitol grounds in Springfield on Thursday.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed on April 21 as he was returning home from his shift.
