Who Knew about the David Brown Suspension?
The Chicago Justice Project uncovered a past suspension of Superintendent David Brown during his career in the Dallas Police Department. According to his personnel file, obtained by CJP through a FOIA request, Brown was suspended after pursuing a vehicle into oncoming traffic and submitting multiple reports containing false information. Due to the unusually rushed nature […]
David Brown Suspension Uncovered:
The personnel file of CPD Superintendent David Brown reveals a past suspension for pursuing a vehicle into oncoming traffic and submitting multiple reports containing false information while he was working for the Dallas Police Department. Relevant parts of the personnel file are attached at the end of the article. On Aug 29, 1987, Officers Richard […]
MMB: Defunding the Police Without Accountability
So, isn’t Lightfoot not filling vacant police positions actually a move towards defunding the Chicago Police Department (CPD)? There is little doubt that defunding the CPD would require staff reductions. I believe Lightfoot is being disingenuous at best when she says stuff like “if we defunded the police, we would have to cut the youngest […]
Coordinated CPD Media Strategy
On May 15th several mainstream media outlets each published their own interview with CPD Superintendent David Brown in what can only be the result of a coordinated media strategy from the Department. When you review what was published by the various outlets they each make readers / viewers believe the interview was obtained through their […]
IDOC & Their Response to COVID-19
The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the subject of today’s episode. We feature excerpts from a Facebook Live interview we did with Jobi Cates, Founder and Executive Director of Reform Justice Illinois (RJI). RJI was originally created to work on issues solely focused on juvenile lifers, […]
FOIA: CPD CAPS Data
This FOIA is seeking CAPS (Chicago’s Alternative Policing Strategy) data from the Chicago Police Department (CDP). Both Superintendent Brown and Mayor Lightfoot has espoused support for community policing so there is every reason to believe that the program will see a resurgence in Chicago. There is an intense mythology that has been built up around […]
FOIA: Mayor’s Office Superintendent Search
This FOIA to the Mayor’s Office of the City of Chicago is intended to shed light on the process by which former Dallas Police Chief David Brown became Chicago’s new Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. The process seems not only less than ideal it also seems to violate in the spirit and the letter […]
FOIA: Police Board Superintendent Search Records
The position of Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department is one of the most important positions the Mayor of Chicago gets to fill. The process for who conducts the search for a new superintendent and how the final candidate is selected is clearly detailed in law but all too often Mayors have found a […]
POD: Media Coverage of the Selection of David Brown
In this episode we discuss the media coverage of the process used to select former Dallas Police Chief David Brown as the nominee for the permanent Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. Our guest today is Beachwood Reporter Founder and Editor Steve Rhodes. On this episode we discuss the media coverage of the search […]
Top 10 Questions for Interim Superintendent David Brown
We are submitting our 10 Top questions for the hearing on Monday April 20th the Chicago City Council Public Safety Committee will be holding a hearing to confirm now interim Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown to the position permanently. This meeting, like many other of these types of hearings, is basically pure theater. […]