180 New Laws Coming To Illinois for 2023 – What You Need To Know [Just FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: http://97zokonline.com/ixp/462/p/180-new-laws-coming-to-illinois-for-2023-what-you-need-to-know/ .
3 officers receive award for saving the life of unresponsive inmate in Lake County corrections center [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/06/3-officers-receive-award-for-saving-the-life-of-unresponsive-inmate-in-lake-county-corrections-center/ .
Aurora PD ‘Acted Properly’ In Chase Before Fatal Crash: State’s Attorney Finding [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/aurora-pd-acted-properly-chase-fatal-crash-mosser .
Aurora police officer and boy rescued from frozen pond reunited for Shop with a Cop [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/aurora-police-officer-and-boy-rescued-from-frozen-pond-reunited-for-shop-with-a-cop/article_51438c2e-7a2e-11ed-a05f-3798974b044d.html .
Body cam shows Aurora police followed department policy while searching minor: officials [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/body-cam-shows-aurora-police-followed-department-policy-while-searching-minor-officials .
Brittney Griner prisoner swap: Viktor Bout was serving sentence in Illinois before heading back to Russia [Not exactly law enforcement news, but interesting. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout-was-serving-sentence-in-illinois-before-heading-back-to-russia .
Chicago media: Police scanner silence threatens safety [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-media-police-scanner-silence-threatens-safety/ .
Chicago officer stabbed, suspect shot in police-involved shooting on South Side, CPD says [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-police-officer-stabbed-involved-shooting/12556772/ .
Notes: Police Tribune’s coverage: Chicago Cop Stabbed In Head, 2nd Officer Wounded While Trying To Rescue Hostage https://policetribune.com/chicago-cop-stabbed-in-head-2nd-officer-wounded-while-trying-to-rescue-hostage/
CPD delivers gifts to families of fallen officers: ‘A tough time of the year for police families’ [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/operation-santa-brings-gifts-to-families-of-fallen-officers .
Glasgow Donates K-9 Officer “Reno” to Joliet Police Department [The State’s Attorney, not the Scottish city, as I first thought. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.wjol.com/glasgow-donates-k-9-officer-reno-to-joliet-police-department/ .
Guns and Hoses raises money for Decatur Salvation Army [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://herald-review.com/news/local/guns-and-hoses-raises-money-for-decatur-salvation-army/article_d0d43104-78c7-11ed-9ba3-5f19a972c8e1.html .
Lombard police officer wounded, armed robbery suspect shot dead in exchange of gunfire in western suburb [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lombard-police-officer-wounded-armed-robbery-suspect-shot-dead-in-exchange-of-gunfire-in-western-suburb .
Moline police rally for officer battling brain cancer; Here’s how you can help [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.wqad.com/article/news/community/moline-police-officer-cancer-diagnosis-branden-bowden-university-of-iowa-hospitals-moline-police/526-04635fe6-da9b-4b54-80ec-73bddec4f1ba .
Operation Santa makes sure families of fallen officers aren’t forgotten [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/operation-santa-makes-sure-families-of-fallen-officers-arent-forgotten/ .
Over 100 catalytic converters found in police raid of suburban chop shop [The nature of the crime interested me; and might interest you, too. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/over-100-catalytic-converters-found-in-glenwood-chop-shop .
Police officer, village employee team up with business to help repair Army veteran’s car in Mundelein [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/05/police-officer-village-employee-team-up-with-business-to-help-repair-army-veterans-car-in-mundelein/ .
Salute To Service: Vandalia Police Officer Matt Ledbetter [Je was also honored in September. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/05/police-officer-village-employee-team-up-with-business-to-help-repair-army-veterans-car-in-mundelein/
Sources: Police officer shot while responding to armed robbery in Lombard [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://wgntv.com/crime/sources-police-officer-shot-while-responding-to-armed-robbery-in-lombard/ .
Daily Herald — may require registration . Kids in Fox Valley, DuPage County get help from officers with their holiday shopping [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221210/kids-in-fox-valley-dupage-county-get-help-from-officers-with-their-holiday-shopping .
From American Police Beat . Chicago police officers who died of COVID-19 granted line-of-duty death status a year later [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://apbweb.com/2022/12/chicago-police-officers-who-died-of-covid-19-granted-line-of-duty-death-status-a-year-later/ .
From Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog. City Ordered to Reinstate Police Officer Terminated for Social Media Posts [Peoria] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/12/city-ordered-to-reinstate-police.html.
From Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog. SAFE-T Act Amendments Signed into Law [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/12/safe-t-act-amendments-signed-into-law.html .
Winnebago Sheriff Issues Scam Warning Involving Bitcoin [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: http://1440wrok.com/winnebago-sheriff-issues-scam-warning-involving-bitcoin/ .
Woman charged with battering 5 police officers, resisting arrest during traffic stop in Crystal Lake [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/12/woman-charged-with-battering-5-police-officers-resisting-arrest-during-traffic-stop-in-crystal-lake/ .
Woman charged with kicking police officer in groin, punching him in Crystal Lake [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/10/woman-charged-with-kicking-police-officer-in-groin-punching-him-in-crystal-lake/ .
‘Yorkville Police Department is ahead of the curve’: officers now equipped with body-worn cameras [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/news/local/2022/12/09/yorkville-police-department-is-ahead-of-the-curve-officers-now-equipped-with-body-worn-cameras/ .
Changes Coming To State ”One Day Rest In Seven” Law [Hm. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.wmay.com/2022/12/10/changes-coming-to-state-one-day-rest-in-seven-law/ .
A look at new Illinois laws going into effect in 2023 [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/a-look-at-new-illinois-laws-going-into-effect-in-2023/ .
Podcasts and Professional Development
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Online — December 2022 [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://leb.fbi.gov/ .
Notes: The lead article is The Fatal Five: Off-Duty Threats to Law Enforcement
The Fatal Five: Off-Duty Threats to Law Enforcement
Recognizing and proactively assessing these risk factors can help deter negative outcomes among officers. Another article that sounds useful is Employee Growth and Succession Planning : Employee Growth and Succession Planning : Agencies must think beyond simply replacing retiring officers and cultivate new personnel, giving them the skills and knowledge needed to become tomorrow’s leader
From Calibre Press. Should Cops Learn How to Fight? [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://calibrepress.com/2022/12/should-cops-learn-how-to-fight/ .
From the YourPoliceWrite blog. How to Help Struggling Writers DRAFT [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.yourpolicewrite.com/2022/12/12/how-to-help-struggling-writers-draft/ . Notes: And here’s the Friday Quiz: https://www.yourpolicewrite.com/2022/12/09/your-friday-quiz-25/
On the Badge Boys Podcast. Ret. Sgt. Mike Baldwin talks about his investigations with DEA of rogue doctors illicitly selling mass prescriptions in pharmaceutical drug rings [About 20 min. in, the guest explains where fentanyl is coming from (Mexico, via China, not legitimate drug manufacturers, so they are adulterated and not standardized). It was refreshing to hear the real culprits named. He goes on to describe how he came to work for Dave Grossman. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://starworldwidenetworks.com/episodes/ret-sgt-mike-baldwin-talks-about-his-investigations-with-dea-of-rogue-doctors-illicitly-selling-mass-prescriptions-in-pharmaceutical-drug-rings .
On the Bend Don’t Break Podcast. ‘10-33’ – Officer Down: RCMP Sgt. Laurie White’s Story of Being Shot in the Leg and Her Return to The Front Line [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://benddontbreak.libsyn.com/10-33-officer-down-rcmp-sgt-laurie-whites-story-of-being-shot-in-the-leg-and-her-return-to-the-front-line .
Notes: She has appeared in these earlier podcasts: On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast. Shot by a Pedophile, Her Leg was Amputated. Her Determined and Amazing Return to Full Duty. [Web Page]. Accessed 9-12-2022. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/shot-by-a-pedophile-her-leg-was-amputated-her-dete .
Notes: Here’s the link to her interview on the What’s Your Emergency podcast. https://www.stitcher.com/show/whats-your-emergency/episode/laurie-white-hope-and-resilience-after-losing-a-leg-on-the-job-90524712 . The moment, toward the end, when the hosts realize that she had gone back to work after losing her leg is just grand! No libraries admit to owning her book, so here’s the link to the Amazon page: 10-33: An Officer Down Steps Back Up by Laurie White https://www.amazon.com/dp/103911573X/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_Y5PW0T4CSJNB9D9G6ETX SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 2-21-2022. Available at: https://wyeradio.com/laurie-white-hope-and-resilience-after-losing-a-leg-on-the-job/ .
On the Coroner Talk™ Podcast. Analyzing Written Statements for Deception [See what you think of the observations the guest makes. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://coronertalk.com/analyzing-written-statements-for-deception .
On the Disaster Podcast. D911 App Connects People with Services They Need [The guest describes the origins of what amounts to DoorDash for emergency responders trying to get resources (food in particular) to areas where it is needed. The descriptions of how Americans react to people in trouble is also a refreshing topic of discussion SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://disasterpodcast.com/2022/12/d911-app-connects-people-with-services-they-need/ .
On the Dispatch in Depth Podcast. Tooling Around with the Cade Tool with Jason Barbour [“Jason Barbour, Public Safety Specialist at Priority Dispatch Corp., discusses the Police Priority Dispatch System CADE Tool. What is it? Who should use it? And what are the benefits of using it? “] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.aedrjournal.org/tooling-around-with-the-cade-tool-with-jason-barbour .
Transition Analysis 3 Age-at-death Estimation: Past, Present, and Future [Archived webinar from December 7, 2022, which might be helpful to investigators. FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://forensiccoe.org/webinar-2022-ta3-age-estimation/ .
Welcome to the latest issue of Advancing Science, the official newsletter from my desk as NIJ Director, where I share the latest thoughts and happenings around NIJ. Subscription link [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: . https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOJOJP_COMMS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDOJOJP_COMMS_378 .
Why You Need To Think Twice Before Recycling Pizza Boxes In Illinois =Not law enforceent news, but news that might be useful to law enforcement. I just had a discussion about this matter with family and neighbors. If the box has food or grease on it, not only can it not be recycled, but the food contamination contamnates the rest of the recycling. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: http://q985online.com/recycle-pizza-illinois/ .
On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast . Restoring Calm After Riots Retired UK Constable Tells the Story. Special Episode (The description of “dialogue policing” to handle crowds might be useful. The guest talks briefly about how crowd analysis has made crowd control less controversial. A timely topic that might prove good to know about. And Molotov Cocktails are called Petrol Dogs in England, we learn. SLC]. [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/restoring-calm-after-riots-and-unrest-a-retired-uk .
On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast . Undercover Police, Danger and Consequences to his Marriage and Career. [Michael Thomas, from Roscoe, IL. The mental obstacles he overcame to graduate from the academy could be instructive in the recruitment process. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/undercover-police-officer-the-danger-and-consequen .
On the Policing Matters Podcast. Dr. Eric Piza on using bodycam video to determine use of force predictors [The guest talks about the findings of a study he and his group conducted with the video footage captured when the Newark, NJ, Police Department first got body cameras. The team studied officer behaviors that aggravated or smoothed the subject’s own state of mind. Their findings on the use of profanity as a use of force is counterintuitive. The average length of the interactions was about 7 minutes, before use of force became necessary. This research could influence how use of force and de-escalation is taught. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://policingmatters.podbean.com/e/dr-eric-piza-on-using-bodycam-video-to-determine-use-of-force-predictors/ .
On the Policing Matters Podcast. When a disgruntled employee becomes a deadly threat [The guest retired as a deputy chief at his New Jersey department, and tells the story of one of his officers who would not accept his career improvement plan. The officer then set fire to the guest’s house. He goes on to describe the traumatic effect on the family, the investigation and prosecution, and repercussions in the department (for those officers who had been covering for the disgruntled officer’s bad behavior). The guest reinforces the importance of hiring people who will succeed as officers, and behaviors to watch for. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://policingmatters.podbean.com/e/when-a-disgruntled-employee-becomes-a-deadly-threat/ .
On the Squad Room Podcast. What I’ve Learned: Cultivating Resilience by Doing the Work with Kyle Stubbs [At about 30 min., the guest demonstrates some positive thinking/attitude improving exercises that could be helpful. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.thesquadroom.net/kylestubbs/ .
Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Wellness: How to Support Your Personnel [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.lexipol.com/resources/todays-tips/wellness-how-to-support-your-personnel/ .
Via the SCCJA Daily Clips and the FBI. FBI Releases Preliminary Data on Law Enforcement Officer Deaths from January through November 2022 [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://le.fbi.gov/cjis-division-resources/cjis-link/fbi-releases-preliminary-data-on-law-enforcement-officer-deaths-from-january-through-november-2022 .
Webinar from Police.com. Best Practices for Natural Disaster Response : Thu, Dec 15, 2022 11:00 AM PST (1:00 PM CST [And it’s free!] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jspei=1587545&tp_key=4e3dfac87d&sti=12%2F11%2F2022 .
2023 ILEETA Annual Training Conference and Expo : March 20-25, 2023 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, MO. [Some of my fondest memories are from ILEETA conferences. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at: https://www.ileeta.org / .
Benefits of the Copyright Office’s New Online Recordation System
December 5, 2022 by Nora Scheland [Web Page]. Accessed 12-12-2022. Available at:
This will be the last Local Police News for the year, so we’ll look forward to getting together again around January 9, 2023. In the meantime, if you see any news that ought to be passed along, please do let me know. In the meantime, do keep in touch! I hope you all have a cheerful New Year!