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12 cops face discipline for misconduct after George Floyd protests

On May 31, 2020 — six days after Floyd died — dozens of protesters were pushed and hit with batons as officers struggled with two people in the 400 block of North Clark Street, according to a report released publicly Thursday.

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Apartment building blast injures 8; COPA video shows police shooting in Pilsen and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Video shows two CPD officers opening fire from unmarked car — a shooting that led to criminal charges against both

The video is among materials and records released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability as it investigates the shooting that wounded two unarmed men in Pilsen on July 22.

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Judge won’t block release of video showing shooting that led to charges against 2 Chicago police officers

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is set to release video this week from the July 22 shooting in Pilsen, just days after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the charges against the officers.

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Armed teen shot by Chicago police officer in Chicago Lawn, officials say

Officers in the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue encountered the “armed offender” early Sunday, police said.

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Chicago police officer suspended 100 days for kicking handcuffed suspect in head and failing to properly activate body camera

A review by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that Officer Jairam Ramkumar stomped and kicked the suspect “without justification.”

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Agency releases report detailing findings of probe into Chicago officer's fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez

CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released its summary report Wednesday that details its investigation’s findings and recommendations in the 2021 fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by a Chicago police officer.

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Civilian agency takes parting shot at Chicago’s top cop in final report on fatal police shooting of Anthony Alvarez

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had recommended dismissal for the officer who fired the shots, but Supt. David Brown instead suspended him for 20 days.

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Newly released report says COPA recommended firing of cop who worked under disgraced Sgt. Ronald Watts

Alvin Jones retired from the police department in May. A police oversight agency recommended last year that he be fired for lying and falsifying reports.

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Protesters express outrage after Chicago cop receives 20-day suspension for killing Anthony Alvarez

“This sets a dangerous precedent for all past and future victims of police brutality,” said Candice Choo-Kang, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

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Police Board rejects recommendation for Chicago officer’s dismissal in Anthony Alvarez case, lawyer says

CHICAGO — The family attorney of Anthony Alvarez, who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer following a foot chase in March 2021, said Thursday that the Police Board denied the Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s recommendation to fire the officer who shot Alvarez in the high-profile case.

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Chicago cop who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during foot chase gets 20-day suspension

Alvarez’s family said they were “appalled” by the decision, which they claimed “marks a continuation of the City of Chicago’s complicity in a loss of human life due to CPD’s decadeslong failure to enact a meaningful foot-pursuit policy.”

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Woman who lost a tooth when Chicago police officer allegedly hit her with a cellphone calls his resignation ‘cowardly’

Miracle Boyd was among the protesters in July 2020 near the Columbus statue in Grant Park.

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Chicago police officer accused of striking activist during Grant Park demonstration in 2020 has resigned

Officer Nicholas Jovanovich faced dismissal from the Chicago Police Department for striking Miracle Boyd in 2020 and filing a false police report.

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Chicago cop who pulled woman by her hair and knelt on her neck falsely claimed someone in her car was armed with hammer, oversight agency finds

“Officer (David) Laskus fabricated the existence of the hammer to justify his actions,” the Civilian Office of Police Accountability states in a 22-page report about the confrontation outside Brickyard Mall on May 31, 2020.

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Oversight agency finds no evidence race was a factor in confrontation between Chicago cop and woman at North Avenue Beach

The agency said it reviewed past complaints against Officer Bruce Dyker but “couldn’t establish a pattern of misconduct directed at or disproportionately impacting members of a protected group such as African Americans.”

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New Inspector General’s first report offers sharp critique of police watchdog agencies

Newly appointed IG Deborah Witzburg issues her first report, finding that CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability need new standards

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13-year-old carjacking suspect, apparently unarmed, shot by Chicago police

CHICAGO — A 13-year-old who authorities said was involved in a carjacking was shot and seriously wounded as he ran from Chicago police officers in the South Austin neighborhood Wednesday, according to Chicago police and fire officials.

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COPA releases video of 2020 shootout between suspect and officers behind West Side police station

The footage shows an officer opening the door of the car, coming face to face with Lovelle Jordan as he begins shooting.

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Body cam video shows police fatally shooting man in hostage situation near Ford City Mall

“My guy just shot me,” a woman tells a 911 operator in recordings released Tuesday by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. “Please come now. I’ve been shot in my neck. I can’t feel my arms.”

Daily Mirror

Gerard Pique company pocketed £20m for role in taking Spanish tournament to Saudi Arabia

The Barcelona defender's business interests are well-known but new documents and audio files allege to highlight his involvement in bringing the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia

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Chicago police supervisors obstructed probe of sergeant’s suicide, resigned before they could be fired, inspector general says

The allegations involve the 2019 suicide of Sgt. Lori Rice, who was in her Jeep with another sergeant when she shot herself.

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Raymond James Cuts Copa's Price Target By 4%

Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth lowered the price target on Copa Holdings (NYSE:CPA) to $110 (an upside of 42%) from $115 while maintaining the Strong Buy rating on the shares. Copa is a Panamanian holding company consisting of Copa Airlines and Copa Colombia. The analyst revised the forecast to reflect higher fuel price forecasts, particularly…

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Chicago cops face firing 5 years after man was ‘pistol-whipped,’ shocked with Taser during gun arrest

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown filed administrative charges last month against three officers involved in the arrest, setting in motion disciplinary proceedings slated to start Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune

Officer shot, second pinned between cars during West Side traffic stop and ‘exchange of gunfire’ with suspect

CHICAGO — Two Chicago police officers were injured during a West Side traffic stop Monday night and one of those officers shot and wounded a man who had been in the vehicle that was pulled over, according to police.

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