Third Try for Catanzara Misconduct Files FOIA
The Chicago Police Department seems intent on denying CJP access to the misconduct files of Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara. CJP originally filed a FOIA for all the records related to the numerous complaints filed against Catanzara and the records related any subsequent investigations. The CPD denied that request stating that producing all […]
Chicago Police Board Superintendent Search FOIA Redux
This is CJP’s second attempt to get documents related to the Chicago Police Board’s search for a new superintendent for the Chicago Police Department. Our first attempt during the height of the COVID outbreak in the US was ultimately unsuccessful in that the Board asked us to narrow our request even though the time frame […]
Special Police Oversight MPD FOIA
CJP is conducting research in to oversight of armed private security within the District of Columbia officially known as special police. These special police has an array of policing powers that allow them to arrest, search, detain, and pursue offenders off the property of the where ever they are guarding. Unfortunately for everyone involved the […]
Special Police Oversight DCMO FOIA
This is CJP’s FOIA request to the District of Columbia Mayor’s office (DCMO) regarding this oversight of armed security within the District called special Police. CJP is conducting research in to oversight of armed private security within the District of Columbia officially known as special police. These special police has an array of policing powers […]
Special Police Oversight DCRA FOIA
This is CJP’s FOIA request to the District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) regarding this oversight of armed security within the District called special Police. CJP is conducting research in to oversight of armed private security within the District of Columbia officially known as special police. These special police has an […]
Catanzara Misconduct Research Continues
CJP’s investigation in to the misconduct history of Fraternal Order of Police President and former Chicago Police Officer John Catanzara continues. This FOIA request seeks to obtain copies of the investigative files for every sustained complaint against Catanzara. According to the Citizens Police Data Project Catanzara has managed to rack up 50 complaints against him […]
OEMC Call for Service Data 2020-2021 FOIA
This is now our third attempt at obtaining call for service data for 2020 from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). In the first attempt OEMC only provided us a few months worth of data. In our second attempt OEMC didn’t provide any location data. This includes where the call originated, the beat […]
FOIA: Crime Lab Staffing Analysis for CPD
The Crime Lab at the University of Chicago has allegedly produced a staffing analysis for the Chicago Police Department. The work according the reporting in the Sun-Times was done pro-bono by the Crime Lab. This has the potential to be a very significant development for a police force that has lied about staffing for decades. […]
FOIA: Catanzara Misconduct Investigation Continues
CJP’s investigation of the misconduct history of Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara continues as we file new requests under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act to unlock records related to his long history of misconduct. Catanzara has been a Chicago police officer for 23 years and in that time has manged to rack […]
FOIA: CPD IUCR & Training Plan
In this Freedom of Information Act request is seeking to obtain the Illinois Uniform Crime Report codes, (IUCR) and obtain a copy of a report that detailed a plan for providing each officer 40 hours of in-service training each year. CJP has been forced in to filing this request which we fully plan on following […]