Chicago: 12+Officers, Supervisors Suspended After Lounging In Congressman's Office Amid...

At Least 12 CPD Officers And Supervisors Suspended After Lounging In Congressman’s Office Amid Looting, Sources Say

14 January 2021

The Chicago Police Department has suspended at least 12 officers accused of lounging, napping, making coffee and popping popcorn in Congressman Bobby Rush’s campaign office in June while looters tore apart the strip mall outside. Two police sources tell CBS2 Investigator Brad Edwards at least a dozen officers and command staff will face multi-week suspensions. At the time of the incident, Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to hold the officers involved accountable for their actions, but declined comment on the suspensions Thursday afternoon, referring questions to CPD. In a statement, CPD spokesman Tom Ahern said the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau has ...

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