Lightfoot admits she knew about botched police raid, orders changes
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Footage of the botched raid prompted wide criticism from civil rights groups, city aldermen and Black state legislators who’ve call it racist, gendered violence and a violation of a Black woman’s dignity.
CHICAGO - Videos released Thursday by Chicago police depict disturbing scenes of officers wrongfully raiding the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clothes before being handcuffed.
Police released 20 video files from body-worn cameras of the February 2019 incident during which Anjanette Young, a social worker, repeatedly pleads with police officers that they’re in the wrong place.
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Chicago IG says police misconduct cases improperly closed
by Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 17, 2020 1:45 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 1:58 pm EDT
Chicago’s inspector general said Thursday that most police misconduct investigations were closed for lacking sworn testimony even when other suitable evidence, like 911 audio, was available.
Inspector General Joe Ferguson’s 62-page report found investigations conducted in 2017 and 2018 by the Chicago Police Department and the Civilian Office Police Accountability often ended prematurely and improperly for lacking signed affidavits even “when there was objective, verifiable evidence” that could be used instead.
Typically when someone files a complaint against police, state law requires the accuser to sign an affidavit. But that requirement can be waived, called an affidavit override, particularly if there’s other evidence like a police report, video or medical records. The override requests are most co
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Chicago inspector: Police misconduct cases improperly closed
Chicagoâs inspector general says most police misconduct investigations were closed for lacking sworn and signed testimony even when other suitable evidence was available
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
December 17, 2020, 8:48 PM
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CHICAGO Chicago s inspector general said Thursday that most police misconduct investigations were closed for lacking sworn testimony even when other suitable evidence, like 911 audio, was available.
Inspector General Joe Fergusonâs 62-page report found investigations conducted in 2017 and 2018 by the Chicago Police Department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability often ended prematurely and improperly for lacking signed affidavits even âwhen there was objective, verifiable evidenceâ that could be used instead.