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Police oversight agency recommends firing four Chicago cops tied to corrupt former sergeant

The officers worked with ex-Sgt. Ronald Watts, who is tied to at least 230 exonerations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2023

A Chicago police officer was accused of sexual assault. The top cop pushed to keep him on the force.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that the officer engaged in a series of nonconsensual sex acts in 2020 against the woman, who reported he attacked her when she fell asleep at her home after they attended a banquet.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2023

Chicago agency finds no wrongdoing in probe of officers' alleged sex misconduct with migrants

Chicago’s police oversight agency says it has closed an investigation into allegations that city officers engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants housed at police stations

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

COPA unable to find victims in probe of Chicago officers allegedly having sex with migrants housed at stations

Leaders of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Tuesday said they have been unable to identify any victim in their investigation of claims that at least one officer engaged in a sexual relationship with a migrant being housed at a West Side police facility, but said another allegation has…

Chicago Tribune · Jul 18, 2023

No immigrant victims have come forward in probe of alleged Chicago cop sexual misconduct, civilian oversight chief says

Andrea Kersten said “an unprecedented amount of media attention and public scrutiny” prompted her to take the unusual step of briefing the media on the investigation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2023

Chicago cops sidelined for allegedly seizing guns without making arrests, then lying about it

A letter from the city’s top police oversight official also raises questions of whether the officers snatched up guns, drugs and cash without turning in the evidence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2023

Oversight agency launching effort to cut massive backlog of CPD disciplinary investigations

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability plans to start reviewing roughly 850 pending investigations on July 17, focusing mostly on cases that have lasted more than two years and involve operational violations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2023

City inspector general finds Chicago Police Department employs dozens of cops who knowingly lied

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department continues to employ more than 100 officers who knowingly provided false information during criminal investigations, according to a report released Thursday by the city’s watchdog agency.

Chicago Tribune · May 25, 2023

More than 100 Chicago police officials kept their jobs after making false statements, despite department’s ‘you lie, you die’ rule

Dismissal is considered the “appropriate disciplinary penalty” for violating the rule, but the city’s watchdog said it is not consistently enforced, undermining police integrity.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

Chicago police officer who shot and killed Adam Toledo faces firing

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo during a foot chase in 2021 is facing firing after an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded the shooting violated department policy.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 21, 2022