Off-duty Chicago police officer held at gunpoint, carjacked on South Side
An off-duty Chicago police officer was robbed of his gun and his car during a carjacking Thursday morning in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
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An off-duty Chicago police officer was robbed of his gun and his car during a carjacking Thursday morning in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
COPA Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten is questioning some of the officers on the scene that night of March 21.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability wants the officers involved in a shootout that left Reed dead stripped of their powers. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The central question is what led a team of five plain-clothed tactical officers to circle Reed’s car in the first place? As CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, the COPA boss said some of what the Chicago Police Department told her investigators just doesn’t add up.
COPA Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten has called for the police powers of the officers involved to be stripped for now. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
A COPA news release issued Tuesday indicated that a seatbelt violation was the "purported" reason Reed was pulled over. But a letter issued April 1 expressed that COPA had doubts about this.
Reed's family also is calling on the Chicago Police Department to disband tactical units like the one involved in the traffic stop and shooting.
While the Civilian Office of Police Accountability says Reed shot first in the incident last month, activists and Reed's family take issue with the fact that he was shot by officers 96 times. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
"There's a discrepancy here. It's not fair. I think it's dangerous."
Reed was shot and killed in a shootout with officers in which the Civilian Office of Police Accountability said he fired the first shot, but then police fired 96 shots at him. As CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports, Reed's family wants the officers involved to be charged criminally.
Police claimed they pulled over Dexter Reed for not wearing a seat belt before a shootout that went on to leave him dead. But a letter from COPA administrator Andrea Kersten cast doubt on those claims. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
There are other questions — like how and why a team of five tactical officers zeroed in on Reed in the first place. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said video footage "appears to confirm that Mr. Reed fired first," and four officers returned fire approximately 96 times in 41 seconds.
Reed's family is demanding criminal charges against the officers, and is calling on the Chicago Police Department to disband tactical units like the one involved in the traffic stop and shooting. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Among the questions is how and why a team of five Chicago Police tactical officers zeroed in on Reed in the first place. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
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A Chicago Police officer was struck in the wrist during the shootout in which officers killed Dexter Reed.
Chicago Police are calling the practice "coordinated multiple arrest incidents," or CMAs. They are to be used when multiple arrests happen at the same time and normal processing cannot happen.
Chicago Police are calling the practice “coordinated multiple arrest incidents,” or CMAs. They are to be used when multiple arrests happen at the same time and normal processing cannot happen. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports on some objections to the policy.
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