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    Police and Prosecutors

    Stories about policing, wrongful convictions, and prosecutorial misconduct.

    Robert Smith on March 14, 2022 sitting in a wheelchair outside his Roseland home.

    Former Chicago police superintendent accused of lying in murder case

    By Dan Hinkel (BGA) and Jason Meisner (Chicago Tribune) | March 22, 2022

    A man exonerated after 33 years in prison for double murder says records prove then-Lt. Philip Cline lied to jurors during his trial about taking his confession in 1987. He is suing the city.

    Man walks out of prison 28 years early — with the help of a prosecutor

    Judge Vincent Gaughan presides over a hearing for Jason Van Dyke at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago.

    Data highlights leniency of ex-officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder sentence

    Gerald Berry, 16 in this photo, holding his baby brother Kendrick. Berry is serving life in prison on a felony murder conviction.

    Illinois changed its controversial 'felony murder rule.' Here's who the reform left behind.

    Illustration of Aurora Police Officer David Brian with a spotlight shining down on him

    El oficial de policía de Aurora acusado de conducta sexual inapropiada se mantiene en su trabajo

    Departamento de Policía de Aurora
    Un hombre con una barba de chivo canela, vestido con saco negro y corbata, se para frente a un automóvil

    Habitante de Aurora demanda a la policía por presunta fuerza excesiva durante una detención de tránsito

    By Rita Oceguera | March 3, 2022

    George Gutiérrez dijo que la policía de Aurora intensificó la detención de abril de 2020 después de enterarse de una condena penal de décadas. Los defensores dijeron que su caso ilustra el maltrato del Departamento de Policía de Aurora a los residentes negros y latinos.

    Police and Prosecutors
    A man with a salt-and-pepper goatee wearing a black coat and tie stands in front of a brown lowrider car.

    Aurora man sues cops for alleged excessive force during traffic stop

    By Rita Oceguera | February 25, 2022

    George Gutierrez said Aurora police escalated the April 2020 stop after learning about a decades-old criminal conviction. Advocates said his case illustrates the Aurora Police Department’s mistreatment of Black and Latinx residents.

    Illustration of Aurora Police Officer David Brian with a spotlight shining down on him
    News

    Aurora police officer accused of sexual misconduct remains on the job

    By Rita Oceguera | December 17, 2021

    Officer David Brian has racked up at least 74 complaints over a 26-year career in the Aurora Police Department, including two recent allegations of sexual harassment that were sustained by department investigators.

    The Circuit
    The outside of the Cook County Jail

    Fewer people in Cook County are being charged with crimes. Why are Black people making up a larger share of defendants?

    By Josh McGhee and Jared Rutecki (Better Government Association) | December 1, 2021

    We broke down the data on specific charges and asked experts to explain why racial disparities are increasing in Cook County criminal court.

    News
    Camera footage released by the city from the scene of a botched 2012 burglary that left one suspect dead and two others seriously wounded.

    Chicago may finally pay $1 million to estate of man cops killed in botched burglary

    By Maya Dukmasova | September 30, 2021

    The Illinois Appellate Court ordered Chicago to pay nearly $1 million to the estate of David Strong. He was killed in a 2012 police shooting after cops fired 75 shots at a stolen van he and two accomplices used trying to flee the scene of an attempted burglary.

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