[remote or in person] Police Board

Criminal Justice

Thursday, May 16, 2024
7:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. CDT

3510 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60653 (Directions)

CPD Public Safety Headquarters

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Adlyn Morrison

Dexter Reed video release, Police misconduct cases arbitration debate

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Live reporting by Citlali Perez

Citlali Perez @citlaliwrite

Hi, I’ll be live-tweeting today's Chicago Police board meeting for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters

06:28 PM May 16, 2024 CDT

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Today’s Police Board meeting is taking place at 7:30 at the Chicago Public Safety Headquarters

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The agenda and link to the live stream can be found here

chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

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The meeting has begun. There are no new updates regarding status of litigation on the arbitrator’s ruling regarding police disciplinary cases

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Next item on the agenda is police disciplinary cases. One do solo art case is reviewed and the board passes the motion

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Board member gives report on behalf of police Superintendent Snelling. Recently there was a March for officers who’ve passed away. The board members says they are still investigating the death of Police Officer, Luis Huesca

cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/ne…

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Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety, Tobara Richardson reports, 292 complaints reviewed, highest complaints was first amendment violations. COPA People’s academy , 6 week courses starts May 21st at North Park Academy. To teach people how COPA addresses investigations

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Kimberly Green, group of neighbors working with 1st and 3rd district. Here to talk about incidents that have occurred in her neighborhood in the past week. She says there’s a dire need for equitable distribution of police resources

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The next public comment reiterated the need for resources in the 3rd district. She says her group address litter. She says they need police officers to address “troubled buildings” to mitigate the challenges in her district.

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The next public comment is from another member of the 3rd district. She says that they have worked to close a liquor store on cottage grove.

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The next public comment is from Mr. Brandon. He says he is disappointed that attendees we’re not let in until the board members arrive. He says the barricades were put up to block off the only sitting area. He says that it’s disrespectful and an overkill.

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Next public comment, is from Coby from CAARPR, he says he’s here to talk about justice for Dexter Reed which he says looks like firing and convicting the police involved. “We need to have systemic changes that result in the community actually having control of the police”

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He says pretextual traffic stops need to be abolished along with tactical teams. He echoes the last comment saying that the barricades shouldn’t be up

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Next public comment is also asking for justice for Dexter Reed. She draws connections between the dehumanization of black and brown communities and asks to press charges against police officers and end pretextual stops.

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Meeting adjourned at 8:09 This concludes the Chicago Police Board meeting. The next meeting is scheduled forThursday, June 20, 2024, 7:30 p.m. For more meeting coverage, check out .

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Agency Information

Chicago Police Board

www.chicago.gov

(312) 742-4194

Carisa.Boatman@cityofchicago.org

@PoliceBoard

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The Chicago Police Board is an independent civilian body that oversees various matters of the Chicago Police Department, mainly deciding disciplinary cases involving police officers or members of the department, and nominating candidates for Superintendent of Police. The nine individuals who sit on the board are appointed by the mayor.

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