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The second title used for the head of police was "City Marshall", which was used from 1842 through 1861. [1] [2] The position was an elected one. [1] For a single year during (1855-56) this time, Chicago briefly had an appointed Chief of Police position that co-headed the department alongside the City Marshall. [1]
Jon Graham Burge (December 20, 1947 – September 19, 2018) was an American police detective and commander in the Chicago Police Department.He was found guilty of lying about "directly participating in or implicitly approving the torture" of at least 118 people in police custody in order to force false confessions.
Chicago Police camera in 2006 Chicago Police helmet & billy-club circa 1968. Chicago police officers are required to buy their own duty equipment (except Taser x2 and Motorola radio Motorola phone). [115] All field officers must also be qualified to carry a Taser. Some officers choose to carry a backup weapon as well, which must meet certain ...
Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge, 70, has died, according to the Fraternal Order of Police. Burge and detectives under his watch were accused of torturing as many as 200 black suspects by ...
Chicago Police Department officers (3 C, 44 P) Pages in category "Law enforcement officials from Chicago" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Superintendents of the Chicago Police Department (11 P) Pages in category "Heads of the Chicago Police Department" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In 2015, as Chicago was experiencing activist pressure resulting from outrage over the Homan Square reporting and the murder of Laquan McDonald, the city under Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a reparations deal for the 1970s survivors of torture and detention under former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.
A man who calls himself "pro-life Spiderman" scaled a nearly 600-foot building in Chicago to raise money for an anti-abortion organization.