Chicago Police Department

Maybe people should show the Police and other authority figures the respect they deserve. As in, yes mam/​sir. Make yourself visible at all times and not make sudden movements or do as your being told. And how about you Don’t start off the conversation by yelling and demanding they do this and they do that…
I get it, there are a number of Cops that can be pricks, but I guarantee you that there are way more average Joe citizens that suck at life way more.
And remember this, when you call the Police u can get to your door service 24÷7÷365! Ya u know, Christmas and other Holidays when most people are allowed to shit thr pants or suck ur thumbs as u please but soon as u have a problem u call for Police or Fire. And guess what, they come everytime rain or shine.
So stop ur beefing or go move to Russia where they will really fuck u up!

Good job to those who finally pulled the plug and got rid of the 13^th district altogether. Now there is literally no police presence where it is needed the most, the dangerous part of west town. I am talking about area around the division street, west of western avenue!
Now there still are a lot of cops in the area but they do not venture west of western avenue. They stay on east side. the safe side of the hood. Doing what you might ask.
I see no less than 5 cops at any given moment at the Boundary, constantly eating something. Food must be free for them over there. They are also real busy sitting at Boundary and gawking and checking out the blondes jogging by. God forbid you have a real situation and you need to call the cops. they won’t show up for a half hour because they are all slammed with eating their free burgers and chasing tail.
Well good job boys, keep up the good work and keep wasting taxpayers money.

I was dreading coming down here to fill out a report. I really didn’t know what to expect here but for some reason I was just expecting the worst. Maybe I just watch too many police shows and movies I watch or pay too much attention to the negative news media.
I went down here to report that my licence plates were stolen. I told the officer behind the desk what happened and he filled out a short form (in duplicate), called in the report and I was on my way. It did not take me very long at all and he was pleasant and chatty too. I was in and out in no time at all.

A total joke. Ticketing people for parking in normal spots. Most officers avoid the areas that need help the most. Shame on them. Anyone notice how every female likes the CPD and how all males get screwed?

To mirror what I stated on the Weiss Memorial Hospital page:
Last year, on August 30, 2010, I went to Weiss Hospital for a sexual assault exam in the ER (sorry– big TMI, but this is serious). The previous night, I believed I was drugged at a party & was unsure as to whether I had been assaulted, but suspected this was the case.
Among hospital procedures, and in accordance with state law, I divulged information to an attending police officer.
This female officer informed me that given the medical information provided, I had grounds for filing a police report, but that doing so would be a waste of time because the statute of limitations would run out before the state even got to my rape kit (since I don’t have a perpetrator’s name or DNA evidence), and that it would put me in «the system» as a rape victim. This dissuaded me from filing a report, and I simply waited for my STD test results & really, really wanted to go home.
Upon being discharged from the ER, I was given customary paperwork, and something to mail to Lisa Madigan’s office. I received no instruction regarding this paper, but assumed it needed to be completed, and I completed it to the best of my ability with no police report, no perpetrator’s name, and no hospital bill (as I had been informed that ER services for rape examinations are of no cost to the patient, and I had received no bill, AND the doctor had torn up my insurance information).
Therefore, I was not concerned when, in January, I received a letter from the Attorney General stating that my «claim» had been denied due to lack of police report (as noted, I had been informed BY police that this would be a «waste of time»). That claim denial was fine with me; I wasn’t really asking for any compensation; I filled out the paperwork because it was given to me and I thought it was mandatory. HOWEVER, today, nearly one year later, I received a bill for $ 430 for «emergency room services» from the ER.
I was dissuaded from filing a police report by a police officer at the hospital. The Attorney General denied my «claim» (for good reason, given there was not even a dollar amount to claim until today), and I’m being asked to not only revisit this memory, but to pay $ 430 for my rape exam, the bill in my mailbox a glaring, accusatory jolt: «You screwed up, somehow. Now pay for it.»
I cannot explain how horrible I feel. I’m trying not to get overly emotional, but I would have just gone to my own doctor and forfeited my confidentiality/​insurance notification if I’d known this was going to cost me $ 430 and follow me over a year’s time. I ALSO WOULD HAVE FILED A POLICE REPORT if I’d been informed that it impacted my ER treatment costs, and if I hadn’t been *told* by the police officer that my rape kit would be a waste of time and humiliation, and that the kit would basically sit on a shelf «downstate,» and would «not be examined before the statute of limitations is up.»
As a social worker and human rights advocate myself, I am outright disgusted with Weiss Hospital, and with the manner in which this situation was (and is being, as this is STILL apparently not over) handled. I will be addressing it legally first thing tomorrow, and I hope this does not happen to other women (or men!) in the future.

If you are extremely lucky you will never have a moment of trouble in your life.
The rest of us need some help.
I have been in trouble. The kind you can’t print. The police were there to help and they will help you too if you treat them with respect, dignity and honesty. They are understaffed, undercredited, underfunded and still willing to help– which is remarkable.
Be nice, don’t lie (they can smell a lie) and use the word «Sir» so they will stay professional. Cops are there to help– This has been my experience.

My car was stolen off the street in lincoln park. I reported it at 1:30PM and got a call that it was found by 5:30PM. the cop was super nice and waited for me to get to the location, i had to wait for a ride, and they were really cool. my car has Lo-​Jack and kept beeping so I had to cop cars stop by my house, granted it was 4:30AM it was cool because they were really nice and took care of getting my car out of the system. No one likes to have to call the cops I certainly didn’t, but they were a class act and I appreciated it all the way!

Run away!
Chicago cops are all mentally unstable from spending too much time with the wrong sort of people.
Also, I have never yet seen one stop at a stop sign, and they go through red lights too. This is to show the scum of the earth (that is, the taxpaying citizens) that cops are better than them, and also above the law. Such as it is.
If you read their private blogs, you’ll find that Chicago cops refer to the general public as «animals.» Or maybe that’s just black people. Like I say, they’re a little unbalanced. They believe — truly believe — that the reason the murder rate is so high is that the police chief doesn’t back up the cops when they commit crimes against citizens.
I once found a woman’s purse with its contents scattered all along Morse St. in Rogers Park, and I brought this to the attention of a copper sitting in his car up the block. He looked at me like I was a fucking idiot.
My friends, Chicago is a hopelessly fucked-​up place, and the one thing you need to understand if you live here is that you are on your own. The cops would just as soon shoot you as look at you.

I got hit by a car last night in Lincoln Park (barf) and the cops that came to my rescue were incredibly sweet and comforting. They were able to stop the tears, and let me tell you, there were a lot of tears.
The whole situation was a goddamn mess, considering I got hit by a fucking taxi. At 1am. And the taxi was filled with whorish trixies.
They told me everything was going to be OK and gave me a ride home.
Thank you, Chicago PD. Job well done.

They do things. They have never ever wronged me, and they helped find my friend’s purse.
Sweet.

I only had 2 personal experiences with CPD and both times I was pleased with their responses.
My father and I got into a car accident and the two officers arrived within 10minute after we called them. They filled out the report for us and off we go.
My house was broken into recently but luckily one of my neighbor saw the trespasser and called the police. They arrived within minutes and arrested the guy. They did all the followup call with us and checked on us later in the evening.
Beside those two incidents, every officers I had met/​talk to were all friendly.

Chicago cops are way cooler than any suburban cops, trust me. I’ve been pulled over a lot.
One time, a Chicago cop told me he would beat me with a wet noodle if I didn’t slow down.
Still don’t get that one.

You can’t whine about getting parking tickets or being told not to let your dogs off the leash if you are breaking the law. It’s uh… the law. Do you think people shouldn’t get tickets for littering until every homicide in the city has been resolved? because one is «more illegal» than the other?
That being said, I have had only one not crappy experience with Chicago police.
My garage was totaled by a drunk driver who left the scene but I recovered the cell phone that flew out of his truck. The cops really didn’t care and seemed bored with me at most. I asked the cop, «so my neighbor gave you a description of the truck, i gave you a description, there’s obvious damage to it in specific locations, and I have the guys cell phone — do you think you can find him?» Cop, «listen, you live in Chicago. do you have insurance?» me, «yes» cop, «you’ll get a new garage and we’ll never find this guy.» I don’t know why I thought giving the cops the offender’s phone was a good idea.
I also had a bullet come through my window and did some damage to some old tongue and groove wood work in my house. They tried to tell me it was a bb gun. the hole in my wood work was bigger around than my pinky. I was told a detective would call me within in two weeks. I got no call. They didn’t care even after I recovered the bullet.
the cops at my beat 1422 caps meetings are less than apathetic, and confrontational to citizens that bring up issues in the neighborhood.

My apartment recently was broken into and robbed. It’s pretty unsettling to come home at 2 in the morning to find your drawers have been rifled through, your sentimental jewelry that can’t be replaced is gone, and your expensive electronics didn’t stand a chance.
But I can honestly say my experience with the CPD made this whole ordeal fairly painless. I called 911 and someone was there within 15 minutes (ok my boyfriend made it there quicker in a cab from his job bartending on the other side of town, but, hey). The police officer was thorough, took the report, and left. Not too long after that a detective came by, dusted for prints, took the evidence, fingerprinted me, and gave me his contact information. Not that I thought there was a chance in hell of catching the guy, but he seemed sincere in his quest.
There was a gap between this stage, and our case actually getting assigned to a detective, but once we were assigned, the detective called, updated the police report with missing items, and left me his information.
One week later, the detective called back to see if I had any other questions or concerns about our apartment, the police report, or the status of the case.
Now I realize this is probably all part of his job, but considering the giant assholes that are the Insurance Company (depreciate the value of my year old computer anymore and I’ll flip out!), being checked up on by the CPD was a comforting solace.

I got arrested last night for battery. Except I didn’t batter anyone, it was my friend, and he ran away and didn’t get caught. You have to understand, my mother is a counselor, I’ve never been in a fight in my life, and my record is devoid of ANYthing, even speeding tickets. They never even asked me my story, or I could have given them the guy’s address.
I can’t leave the state without court permission, and the judge left at 2:30pm today before I got there to ask for it. So say bye-​bye to that business trip to Texas that I paid hundreds of dollars for. Worst experience of my life.

I’m definitely not one of those people who call cops «pigs», in fact I have three beloved family members who are cops in other cities and I’d like to believe most cops are trying to be the good guys.
That said, I’ve never had a good experience with a Chicago cop. The one time I needed help from them they told me my problem (getting hit by a driver on a cell phone while trying to cross the street) wasn’t important enough for them to deal with.
Then, recently, a cop came banging on the back gate of my apartment. When I asked him if I could help him, he screamed at me. Uh hello, I have no idea what the hell’s going on… you could be a rapist with a Halloween costume on for all I know… CHILL!
But I guess I haven’t actually been beaten by a cop yet so two stars for that!

There are so many of them! I am terrified!
I grew up in SASKATCHEWAN, it is patrolled by two mounties and a polar bear with a shot gun.
I really can’t get over the feeling that I am under the ever watching eye of Mordor.

Some bad apples, but theres no way to avoid that. At least their new motto could be
«Hey, at least we aren’t suburb cops!»
That just about does it for me.

I’ve had six break-​ins. 1 suspect caught.
But today, a 30 degree day, I get scolded for letting my two pint-​sized dogs run with their leashes free through the empty park. Abuse of power. My dogs won’t break any laws (other than me letting them run without me holding their leash), the park is empty, no one is in danger, no one will complain.
Do we not still average 1.5 murders a day? Keep up the good work, and keep beating up yuppies and women. Chumps.

I was also burglarized about a year and a half ago. They took some irreplaceable jewelry (given to me from my mother). I didn’t care about the other stuff that was stolen, though it did hurt that they raided my little girl’s room and took all her birthday cash (it was just after her birthday).
The police were slow to arrive, but I’m sure that’s because there were more serious crimes going on than what happened to me. That’s how it goes, of course. But once they were here, they were great. The guy who did the fingerprints was very hopeful he got some good ones, but they ended up not usable. Oh well…
Another time, my car was hit by a guy who floored it through a stop sign and spun me around 270 degrees. The officer who showed up STAYED WITH ME until the tow truck arrived. Pretty decent of him!