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.
Investigations found that multiple Chicago police officers are associated with hate and extremist groups.
A new civilian oversight panel is working with Chicago police on a policy that would bar officers from joining hate and extremist groups.