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Then-interim Supt. Fred Waller ordered last May that the Chicago Police Department cut ties with Professional Law Enforcement Training, citing the “significant cost.” But PLET was brought back late last year.
Chicago built a new police team to rebuild community trust. It harassed drivers of color instead.
The mayor’s pick to lead CPD was accused of slapping and punching young men when he was a patrol officer on the South Side.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected Larry Snelling, the Chicago Police Department’s chief of the bureau of counterterrorism and a longtime instructor at the training academy, to serve as the next
Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected Larry Snelling, the Chicago Police Department’s chief of the bureau of counterterrorism and a longtime instructor at the training academy, to serve as the next permanent superintendent. A South Side native who joined the department in 1992, Snelling, 54, is considered to be CPD’s preeminent expert on firearms and use-of-force tactics. His ascent to the top ...