Tom Schuba
Assistant Criminal Justice Editor
Tom Schuba is a reporter and editor focused on criminal justice issues, and he previously covered the legalization of marijuana across Illinois. He has earned a National Headliner Award for a series of stories investigating the state’s troubled cannabis testing regulations, among other prizes for his reporting. An Evanston native and longtime Chicago resident, Tom began his tenure with the Sun-Times as an overnight crime reporter after serving as an investigative intern and political blogger at NBC Chicago.
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg wanted to bar David Brown from being rehired after he refused to cooperate with an investigation linked to a drug bust involving a police chief’s car. Police officials rebuffed the request.
Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, said the referral to Inspector General Deborah Witzburg was based on ‘information from multiple knowledgeable sources that raised serious concerns’ about the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
Newly released records provide the clearest picture of last month’s attack on the Cook County state’s attorney. They also show that her office was closely involved in the investigation and the decision to bring serious charges in the case.
John Vélez tenía sólo 17 años cuando fue declarado culpable del asesinato de Anthony Hueneca en Pilsen en marzo de 2001. Vélez pasó 16 años en prisión antes de que se anulara la condena debido a que un testigo admitió que en realidad no había visto el tiroteo.
John Velez was just 17 when he was found guilty of killing Anthony Hueneca in March 2001. Velez served 16 years in prison before the conviction was vacated after a witness’s admission that he hadn’t actually seen the shooting happen.
The post-hiring test was so demanding and so unrelated to the skills needed to serve that four of the 12 women suffered “career-ending” hip and back injuries during testing. One “tore her hip open,” their attorney said.
Canceling time off kills police morale at a critical time before the Democratic National Convention, John Catanzara said. But the police department said the cancellations are only made to ensure sufficient staffing, and officers are given advance notice.
El alcalde Johnson, que pidió ayuda a los servicios federales, dijo que los autores de los tiroteos tomaron “la decisión de matar a mujeres, la decisión de matar a niños, la decisión de matar a ancianos. Y estoy aquí para decir rotundamente que ya es suficiente”.
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said officers tied to extremist groups “are dishonoring the badge.”