By David Heinzmann, Chicago TribuneA year after disbanding the scandal-plagued Special Operations Section, Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis is launching a similar unit to fight gangs, according to internal police documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune.
In a draft memo to his command staff last week, Weis said he is even giving former SOS officers first crack at applying for the elite assignment, the document show.
Weis' plans direct that "any former member of the Special Operations Section . . . who is not subject to any serious disciplinary matters or confidential investigations [by the internal affairs division], be given the first opportunity to be selected for the new unit."
The new 115-officer unit will be called by a different name, the Mobile Strike Force, but its mission will be almost identical to SOS. Continue Reading
I hope this is a sincere effort.
ReplyDeletejust tonight, I encountered a 'dumpster surfer' who said "I've lived here for 16 years, and the gangs are worse than ever"
People, nothing good results from gang activity....nothing.
Alderbeast once corrected someone using the word "Gang." She preferred "Youth Organization."
ReplyDeleteHope this new unit won't hinder their election work for alderbeast.
Anyone know anything about what might have been going on at the Hotel Chateau last night? I saw three police cars (later two) and an ambulance parked out front for the better part of an hour last night around 10pm. Just curious in light of the bodies discovered there last week.
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