Chicago's top cop defends clearing officers on extremist group's membership list
Supt. Larry Snelling said his department’s internal affairs investigators had “reached out to everybody” in its Oath Keepers probe.
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Supt. Larry Snelling said his department’s internal affairs investigators had “reached out to everybody” in its Oath Keepers probe.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers on the anti-government group Oath Keepers rolls
The move by the Cook County state’s attorney’s office comes weeks after WBEZ and the Sun-Times identified officers who appeared on leaked membership rolls for the anti-government group.
An investigation by WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job.
An investigation by WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job.