Chicago Police Department
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The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind the New York City Police Department. As of 2023 CPD had 11,703 sworn officers on duty, and in 2020 had more than 948 other employees.
History
Tracing its roots to 1835, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police departments in the world. The Chicago Police Department has a history of police brutality, racial profiling, misconduct, corruption, and the torture of multiple people in custody in the 1980s. In 2017, the US Department of Justice criticized the department for poor training, lack of oversight, and repeated incidents of excessive force.
Status
The Chicago Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in the United States, behind the New York City Police Department and has more than 12,000 sworn officers. The department consists of five bureaus, each of which is commanded by a Chief who is assisted by a Deputy Chief and report directly to the Deputy Superintendent. The Bureau of Patrol is responsible for general field operations, protection of life and property, apprehension of criminals and enforcement of laws. The bureau is split into three patrol area; Central, South & North, which are commanded by a deputy chief. The patrol areas consists of Patrol Districts and are headed by a Commander. The Bureau of Detectives is responsible for conducting numerous investigations. The Bureau of Organized Crime (AKA: Bureau of Counterterrorism) is responsible for intelligence gathering and complex investigations. The bureau consists of: Criminal Network Group & Special Operations Group. The Criminal Network Group consists of the; Narcotics & Vice Division and Gang Investigation Division. The Special Operations Group consists of; Counterterrorism Division, Special Functions Division, Airport Operations Division and the Public Transportation Division. The Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA) is responsible for investigating misconduct and corruption within the police department. There is only one division within the Bureau: Internal Affairs Division (IAD), this is why the abbreviations BIA and IAD (and sometimes just "IA") are used interchangeably. The top commanding office, led by the Superintendent.
CPD callsigns identify the unit, district, beat, and sometimes the officer's function or shift. A typical CPD callsign is made up of a district number, a beat number, and sometimes a letter or functional code.
Notable Personnel
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| Superintendent Racine |
1st Dep. Superintendent Samantha Miller |
Interim Superintendent Jason Crawford |
Chief Esai Lugo |
Chief Jerome Pruitt |
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| Deputy Chief Arthur Banks |
Deputy Chief Ron Perry |
Deputy Chief Tim O'Leary |
Commander Martin Pierce |
District Commander Ed Fogel |
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| District Commander Emma Crowley |
District Commander Kevin Fisher |
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Station Command
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| Captain Stewart |
Captain Lewis |
Lieutenant Darren McCarthy |
Lieutenant Frank Darling |
Lieutenant Bruce Belden |
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| Lieutenant Dennis "Denny" Woods |
Lieutenant Mike Carey |
Lieutenant Regina Jeffords |
Lieutenant Reginald Scott |
Sergeant Trudy Platt |
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| Sergeant Bruce Robinson |
Sergeant Kenny Nolan |
Sergeant Ray Dwyer |
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Detectives
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| Detective Deena Pilgrim |
Detective Christian Walker |
Detective Randolph O'Neil |
Detective Tom Dixon |
Detective Sherman Burrell |
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| Detective William Jonson |
Detective, Internal Affairs David Heller |
Detective Arnold Chilewich |
Detective Clay Terkal |
Detective Jimmy Shi |
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| Detective Ken Banks |
Detective Kenny Rixton |
Detective Mia Summer |
Detective Ryan Wheeler |
Detective Seth Pryma |
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| Detective Zora Scott |
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Intelligence Unit
The OCD Intelligence Section (aka "Intelligence" or "Intelligence Unit") is a specialist section within the Chicago Police Department`s Bureau of Organized Crime, it has squads/units based in different districts around the city of Chicago. The unit is commanded by Sergeant Hank Voight. Which was founded in 2013 and is responsible for investigating the most serious and complex crimes within the city of Chicago. They are notorious for bending the rules sometimes, but their solve rate is one of the best in the department. When using their radios, the members of the unit identify themselves with their unit number - which is 5021 (fifty twenty one) and their identifier (using the APCO radiotelephony spelling alphabet). When Intelligence as a unit is being called over the radio "5021 SQUAD" is used.
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| Sergeant Hank Voight |
Detective Alvin Olinsky |
Detective Jay Halstead |
Detective Erin Lindsay |
Officer Adam Ruzek |
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| Officer Kevin Atwater |
Officer Kim Burgess |
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Police Officers
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| Officer Alex Wilde |
Officer Ben Dover |
Officer Frank Darling Jr. |
Officer Howard Niseman |
Officer Nina Fuerte |
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| Officer Rita Medermade |
Officer Walt Gilroy |
Officer Anita Rosado |
Officer Sean Roman |
Officer Dragon |
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| Officer Andre Cooper |
Officer Bobby Hiller |
Officer Bobby Price |
Officer Bob Ruzek |
Officer Brian Miles |
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| Officer Charles Long |
Officer Danny Garcia |
Officer Dante Torres |
Officer Eric Dichter |
Officer Eric Heslip |
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| Officer Gary Wigand |
Officer Jim Barnes |
Officer Julie Tay |
Officer Kiana Cook |
Officer Milena Jovanovic |
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| Officer Nicole Sermons |
Officer Peter Tackett |
Officer Sean Sullivan |
Officer Stephen Kim |
Officer Tasha Fox |
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| Officer Carson Hicks SWAT Team |
Officer Adam Sobek |
Officer Vincent Hawkins |
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Trivia
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