Prosecutors and media smear 13-year-old killed by Chicago police
Anticipating mass protests over the summary execution of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by Chicago police on March 29, prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, city officials and local media are seeking to portray the boy as a hardened gang member, justifying the police murder. Despite these attempts to shift blame away from the Chicago Police Department (CPD), Toledo’s death has shed further light on the lawlessness and brutality that characterize police operations in working class neighborhoods.
The city and police department have continued to stonewall, refusing to release police body camera footage of the killing to the public. In keeping the video under wraps, the misnamed Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) first cited the Illinois Juvenile Court Act, claiming Toledo’s right to privacy as a minor prevented the city from releasing the video. However, in response to public outrage o
Chicago police officers, who responded to a ShotSpotter alert that detected eight rounds of gunfire, observed two men in an alley who fled, at which point officers exited their patrol vehicle and pursued both individuals, Cook County Assistant State s Attorney James Murphy said.
One officer apprehended Roman, who prosecutors said dropped red gloves on the ground during his arrest.
Those gloves tested positive for gunshot residue, Murphy said. The family of Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer late last month, held a funeral Friday for the teen. NBC 5 s Sandra Torres reports.
The other officer chased Toledo, repeatedly telling him to stop, and eventually the 13-year-old stopped near a break in a wooden fence, prosecutors stated. Toledo, who was standing with his left side facing the officer and holding his hand to his right side, was ordered by the officer to show his hands, Murphy said.
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Evanston City Manager Erika Storlie today announced appointments to three key senior leadership positions at the city.
Evanston City Manager Erika Storlie today announced appointments to three key senior leadership positions at the city.
Kelley Gandurski, who has led the City’s Law Department as corporation counsel/city attorney, will join the city manager’s office as deputy city manager. Deputy City Attorney Nicholas Cummings has been promoted to assume the Law Department’s top leadership role. And Interim Fire Chief Paul Polep has been appointed to fill the position permanently.
All three appointments are effective Monday, April 12.
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See how the candidates fared in Naperville s 2021 consolidated election. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
NAPERVILLE Naperville voters made their way to the polls Tuesday to elect new members for the Naperville City Council. Voters also chose board members for Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204.
In DuPage and Will Counties, the polls closed at 7 p.m. and results are starting to come in. Patch will keep you posted with up-to-the-minute results for the Naperville election and will send a news alert when the projected results have been confirmed. Refresh this article for updates.
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Otis Pruitt, 23, of Oak Lawn is charged with reckless homicide, felony DUI and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. (Shutterstock)
HOMETOWN, IL An Oak Lawn man has been charged with fatally striking a Hometown police officer who was directing traffic in the early morning hours of April 3 for an unrelated DUI crash, prosecutors said. Otis Pruitt, 27, was charged with reckless homicide. Bail was set at $1 million during a bond hearing Monday afternoon at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
Lt. James Kouski, 58, was a 34-year-veteran of the Hometown Police Department. Kouski was born and raised in Hometown, and lived at New Lenox at the time of his death. Kouski worked the night shift and was directing traffic away from a fallen light police around 3 a.m. Saturday for an unrelated DUI accident near 90th Street and Pulaski Road.