Blog Profile / Second City Cop
| URL : | http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Public Safety / Law Enforcement | |
| Posts on Regator: | 8117 | |
| Posts / Week: | 29.8 | |
| Archived Since: | March 4, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Clout List Surfaces
Many people assume that the granters-of-favors aren't dumb enough to keep a paper list around....but then how would you keep track of what's owed and to whom? There was a list a few years back with all the "merit" requests for various...Show More Summary
CPD Art Project
Ran across this on the Department Intranet: Notice of Job Opportunity - Supervisor, Marketing and Recruiting: It seems Human Resources is recruiting for a white shirt (lieutenant preferred) to be responsible for the new recruiting push in late 2013. Show More Summary
Glug Glug Glug
Anyone hear about an exempt member driving their unmarked SUV into the Albany Park lagoon?The car is draining at Area 1 garage.Allegedly.
Shortshanks Cash Dump
He either had to take it and pay taxes on it, or donate it. Seeing as how he's set for life after steering so many crooked contracts to politically connected firms, one that he works for, this wasn't surprising: Former Mayor Richard M. Show More Summary
Blame the Weather - Again
Killings and shootings are looking good for the first third of the year. Fielding an extra 400 cops a night have some effect we're sure. But we have no doubt the bigger impact is the weather: Next week will be May and temperatures will be in the 70s. Show More Summary
FOP Pushing to Decertify PBPA
The FOP, at the behest of some sergeants unhappy with the stunt the PBPA President tried to put over on their members regarding Contract issues versus Pension issues, is holding some informational meetings for Sergeants interested in de-certifying their union and joining FOP. Show More Summary
Time for Sparklefarts to Sell
When they start measuring killings in terms of "distance from the president's house," maybe you ought to think about selling it just so the media stops it: Timika Rutledge’s Monday night unfolded as a mother’s worst nightmare.When her...Show More Summary
Wrigley Shooter Caught
And contrary to previous reports, he wasn't part of the robbery - he was known to the shooter and got shot during the robbery: A 26-year-old South Side man currently on parole for making dozens of 911 calls — reporting false rapes and...Show More Summary
Chicago Ripped by NYT Book Critic?
As a New York Time book critic, this might qualify as "piling on:" “Poor Chicago,” a friend of mine recently said. Given the number of urban apocalypses here, I couldn’t tell which problem she was referring to. Was it the Cubs neverShow More Summary
What a Nice Night
Warm weather really gets the blood flowing - in the streets that is: Six men have been wounded tonight and this afternoon in two separate shootings in the Englewood and Gresham neighborhoods on the South Side.Most recently, at 8 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Peoria Street in the city's Gresham neighborhood, someone shot two men, according to police News Affairs [...]Show More Summary
Rahm Re-Announces Spending
After mucking out a few basements of northside acquaintances, we were amused to see Rahm promising to spend more money: Days after heavy rains swamped hundreds of homes in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood leaving many without power...Show More Summary
48 Hours Piece?
More bad news for McCompstat? Watch for more national coverage about how bad it is here. The television show 48 hours has been driving around the city doing a similar piece about the violence. On Thursday they interviewed McCompstat as part of the show. Show More Summary
Guess Who Has a Gun?
An old friend of ours does some pretty good reporting on something that most reporters won't even peek at: The Nation of Islam styles him its “Supreme Captain” — a potential successor to his controversial father, Minister Louis Farrakhan.But...Show More Summary
The Fun Never Ends
Almost like it's written for us: Police Limit - by a cop for cops.
396 Arrests
Proof positive that the system is broken: On a sweltering day last summer, traffic came to a standstill on a bustling stretch of Bryn Mawr Avenue in Edgewater, emergency crew sirens wailed and Chicago Police Officer Tom Rolon hurried...Show More Summary
Wrigleyville Shooting
Gee whiz, another crime in Cubs-town? A shooting? It's almost like the predators have discovered a happy hunting ground: The most recent shooting happened across the street from Wrigley Field about 3:20 a.m. A man, age 25, was shot in...Show More Summary
Col. McCormick is Amused
The Tribune might be worth reading again in a few years: Three years ago, Charles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists and supporters of libertarian causes, held a seminar of like-minded, wealthy political donors at the St....Show More Summary
NRA Lambasts Chicago
A special report from the NRA about "America's Deadliest City."Retired Chicago cops figure prominently in the video, including Joe Moseley, Jim Arceo and Joe Lombardi and they go to town on the fact that Cook County doesn't enforce the laws on the books. Show More Summary
The Second Amendment
One of the best essays about the Second Amendment from Ace Of Spades. You're going to want to click on all of the embedded links in this article - it's an amazing piece of writing and argument: Charles C.W. Cooke is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers at NRO. Show More Summary
Cops Injured Chasing Gunmen
A crash during a pursuit: Two Chicago police officers were treated Saturday for minor injuries they suffered in a collision while trying to apprehend two shooting suspects on the South Side.The officers were responding to a report of people shooting from a white vehicle in the 4300-block of South Union. Show More Summary