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Today, COPA participated in @chicagosmayor, Take Back the Block activation in the Near West Side. City agencies & departments were on hand to support in resident requests and connect …
COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED …
2 days ago · On January 3, 2025, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) notified COPA of an officer-involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates this incident began when Chicago …
COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON OFF-DUTY OFFICER-INVOLVED …
On December 14, 2024, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) notified COPA of an incident involving two off-duty CPD officers. Preliminary information indicates this incident began when …
COPA investigating after Chicago officer shoots, kills knife ... - CBS News
4 days ago · Chicago police said around 2:10 a.m., officers assigned to the 10th District responded to a call of a person with a knife inside a sixth-floor apartment in the 3000 block of …
Chicago’s top watchdog pushed to probe police oversight …
Jul 16, 2024 · Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten asked the police superintendent to relieve the officers involved in Dexter Reed’s shooting of …
COPA investigating after shots fired at off-duty Chicago police …
Nov 24, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating after shots were fired at an off-duty Chicago police officer early Sunday morning in the …
COPA chief unfit, staffers say in letter urging 'no confidence' vote ...
Sep 5, 2024 · Sixteen current or former employees of Chicago’s independent police disciplinary agency have called on a civilian-led panel to consider taking the first step toward removing the …
Details of the scores of police discipline cases frozen in Chicago
Mar 11, 2024 · COPA, the agency tasked with probing use-of-force incidents and other misconduct involving CPD officers, closed 143 investigations in January and February, …
Chicago police union files lawsuit accusing oversight agency of …
Aug 17, 2024 · The union representing Chicago’s rank-and-file cops filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday, alleging the city’s police oversight agency has led dubious investigations and imposed …
CPD board agrees with COPA recommendation that cop who …
In an investigation that's spanned more than a year, COPA recommended the officer be discharged for violating the department's foot pursuit policy and de-escalation tactics. …