Aisles of smiles for Chicago’s annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/aisles-of-smiles-for-chicagos-annual-shop-with-a-cop/.
Christmas tree lighting honors fallen Chicago police officers [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/christmas-tree-lighting-honors-fallen-chicago-police-officers/.
Ex-Cop Sues Naperville, Arres, Police Board Alleging Unlawful Firing : Clayton Plumtree alleges he was unfairly fired from the police department, but the department claims he was fired for misconduct. [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/ex-cop-sues-naperville-arres-police-board-alleging-unlawful-firing .
ISP Investigate Officer Involved Shooting In Litchfield [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://wgel.com/news/2022/11/isp-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-litchfield/.
Notes: Follow-up: State Police Release Body Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting https://www.wmay.com/2022/12/02/state-police-release-body-cam-footage-of-officer-involved-shooting/
ISP Release Video In Montgomery Co. Officer Involved Shooting [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://wgel.com/news/2022/12/isp-release-video-in-montgomery-co-officer-involved-shooting/.
Matt Lane sworn in as McLean County Sheriff [“…He will replace Jon Sandage who served as sheriff for seven years.”] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/matt-lane-sworn-in-as-mclean-county-sheriff/.
New evidence reveals Will County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot 70-year-old grandfather in 2021 incident involving his grandson [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/eldred-wells-fatally-shot-by-will-county-sheriffs-deputies .
Peoria police hold press conference on officer-involved shooting [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/watch-live-peoria-police-hold-press-conference-on-officer-involved-shooting/
Person shot in the arm by police during altercation in Mount Pleasant [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/public-safety/mount-pleasant-shooting-main-street-henry-county-suspect-shot/526-81126b16-b7c1-4f8b-9d4a-d3298d74cb1b .
Police canine tracks down driver, passenger who fled scene of injury crash in North Chicago [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/02/mchenry-county-sheriff-bill-prim-officially-retires-robb-tadelman-sworn-in-as-the-new-sheriff/ .
Police canine tracks down driver, passenger who fled scene of injury crash in North Chicago [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/12/02/police-canine-tracks-down-driver-passenger-who-fled-scene-of-injury-crash-in-north-chicago/.
Police Chief Walsh on Lynn Fell’s promotion: ‘We’re happy to bring her onboard full time’ [Tinley Park Police Clerk] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://willcountygazette.com/stories/635750036-police-chief-walsh-on-fell-s-promotion-we-re-happy-to-bring-her-onboard-full-time .
From Officer.com. Ill. PD Mulls Accepting Packages to Curb Holiday ‘Porch Pirates’ [Palos Park Police Department] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: www.officer.com/command-hq/station-design/news/21288494/ill-pd-mulls-accepting-packages-to-curb-holiday-porch-pirates .
Chicago Sun-Times — May require registration. Candidates for Chicago’s new police district councils split between staunch defenders of police and those who favor defunding [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/5/23488416/candidates-police-district-councils-split-between-staunch-defenders-police-who-favor-defunding .
Chicago Tribune syndicate — may require registration. Eighth ISP trooper injured after vehicle struck by another car [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-isp-crash-st-1203-20221202-3b62eidxxfhepjjn726ayt7ceu-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/suburbs/ .
Chicago Tribune syndicate — may require registration. Evanston police chief questions proposed alcohol, cannabis possession changes [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-cannabis-possession-tl-1208-20221205-5qkrqhu4zfhuzdh5jaidombbem-story.html .
Daily Herald — may require registration . Elgin police chief to meet with union behind no-confidence vote [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221202/elgin-police-chief-to-meet-with-union-behind-no-confidence-vote .
Daily Herald — may require registration . How to get a Santa swoop through your Schaumburg neighborhood [First responders are escorting Santa Claus through town on December 11] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221205/how-to-get-a-santa-swoop-through-your-schaumburg-neighborhood .
State police mark 20-year anniversary of Illinois’ first AMBER Alert broadcast [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2022/11/29/state-police-mark-20-year-anniversary-of-illinois-first-amber-alert-broadcast/.
From Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog. Court Rejects Sovereign Citizen Defense in Vehicle License Case [Norman v. City of Chicago] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/11/court-rejects-sovereign-citizen-defense.html
On Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum Podcast. Ringing In The New Year with Case Law & Regulation [Unless you like Harry Potter, start listening at about 7 minutes. Afterward, some of the cases discussed do involve local police departments, including Green v Chicago Police Department and Liberger v. Snider, , . SLC]
[Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://quorumforum.ancelglink.com/2022/12/67-ringing-in-new-year-with-case-law.html .
San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill [Not Illinois, of course, but could become important. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/san-francisco-will-allow-police-to-use-robots-that-kill .
Podcasts and Professional Development
From Lexipol — Webinar. Conflict at the Fence: Tools to Turn Critics into Advocates : Thursday, December 15 | 1 pm Eastern [60 minutes] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://info.lexipol.com/webinar-conflict-at-the-fence .
From Calibre Press. Silent No More: The FATAL 10 of Law Enforcement Suicide : November 29, 2022 [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://calibrepress.com/2022/11/silent-no-more-the-fatal-10-of-law-enforcement-suicide/ .
From Lexipol. Getting to the Root: Improving Retention in Public Safety with Effective Leadership [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.lexipol.com/resources/blog/getting-to-the-root-improving-retention-in-public-safety-with-effective-leadership/ .
From Police and Security News. Firearms Training: How to “Sharpen the Sword” [Just FYI. I liked the wording of the headline. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://policeandsecuritynews.com/2022/12/05/firearms-training-how-to-sharpen-the-sword/ .
From the Office of Justice Programs. November 2022 in Review: OJP Communications sent this bulletin at 12/02/2022 02:51 PM EST [The first three could be immediately useful: Local Police Departments Personnel, 2020 and Sheriffs’ Offices Personnel, 2020 ; Local Police Departments Personnel, 2020 ; and Law Enforcement Agencies that Employ School Resource Officers, 2019. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOJOJP_COMMS/bulletins/33aeb62 .
From the YourPoliceWrite blog. A Sentence with Two Problems [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.yourpolicewrite.com/2022/12/05/a-sentence-with-two-problems/ .
From the YourPoliceWrite blog. Your Friday Quiz [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.yourpolicewrite.com/2022/12/02/your-friday-quiz-24/ .
JUSTINFO Newsletter : Volume 28, Issue 23 : December 1, 2022 [Just FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.ojp.gov/justinfo/december-1-2022 .
On the AARP’s Perfect Scam Podcast. Fatal ageism permitted a serial killer to continue murdering older Texans. This podcast series features interviews with the families, police and more. [The beginning of a four-part series, that was inspired by how murders of elderly people are not recognized because investigators expect the death of an elderly person to be natural. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/info-2022/texas-elder-murders.html .
On the Cops and Writers Podcast. Lessons In leadership And Writing With City of Spokane Police Captain Frank Zafiro [How to get command staff buy-in for new ideas from command staff training is addressed early in the conversation. It soon ranges into the swings in police management methods. The discussion of leadership excellence, and the anecdotes, are worth hearing! SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.copsandwriters.com/podcast-1/episode/7cdb6f3f/095-lessons-in-leadership-and-writing-with-city-of-spokane-police-captain-frank-zafiro .
Notes: Zafiro’s book that is set as a conversation during a ride-along sounds particularly good, but I didn’t catch the title. Here’s a link to his website: http://www.frankzafiro.com/upcoming-releases/
On the Disaster Podcast. Nuclear Radiological Injury Patient Management [The hosts have never addressed this topic before. I hope you’ll never have to use the information, though. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://disasterpodcast.com/2022/12/nuclear-radiological-injury-patient-management/ .
On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast . Murder For Hire In His Family During The Early Days of his Law Enforcement Career. [While he was a cadet, his aunt, who, ti turned out, was selling heroin for the Mexican Mafia, arranged to have her husband murdered because he was going to report her. The guest has used the events he has had to investigate to create his stories. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/murder-for-hire-in-his-family-during-the-early-day . Notes: A list of David Putnam’s books available at libraries can be found here: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au=%22Putnam,%20David%22 . Some stray David Putnams appear in the list, but you’ll spot the appropriate ones.
On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast . Investigating the Murder of Police Officer Callahan and other Cases that Haunt Him. Returning from the Brink. [Your department chaplain might be interested in hearing about how a chaplain helped him come to terms with his traumatic stress. SLCF] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/investigating-the-murder-of-police-officer-callaha
On the True Murder Podcast. Hell’s Half-acre – Susan Jonusas [The story of a family of murderers of travelers, the Benders, is almost 150 years old, but the expanded aspects of their story can still help current investigators. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.spreaker.com/user/danzupansky1/hells-half-acre-a-serial-killer-family-o .
Notes: The book Jonusas Susan. Hell’s Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier. Viking 2022. is available at these libraries: https://worldcat.org/en/title/1259511448
On the True Murder Podcast. Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy – Brad Hunter [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.spreaker.com/user/danzupansky1/inside-the-mind-of-john-wayne-gacy-real- .
Notes: The book Hunter Brad. Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacey : The Real-Life Killer Clown. AD LIB PUBS 2022. is available at these libraries: https://worldcat.org/en/title/1294283252
On the True Murder Podcast. Riding with Evil – Ken Croke [The guest was an ATF agent who successfully infiltrated the Pagan Motorcycle Club. The anecdotes he relates here certainly make the book sound exciting! SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.spreaker.com/user/danzupansky1/riding-with-evil-ft-ken-croke .
Notes: These libraries own the book: Croke Ken and Dave Wedge. Riding with Evil : Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang. First ed. William Morrow an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022. https://worldcat.org/en/title/1295139895
On the What’s Your Emergency podcast. Kari Dickerson and the Freedom House Paramedics [On the origins of PARAMEDICS: they started in Pittsburgh, PA, in the late 1960s It may note be law enforcement as such, but it’s certainly First Responder-related! SLC [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://wyeradio.com/kari-dickerson-and-the-freedom-house-paramedics/ .
Notes: Kevin William’s book American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics is only available in Kindle or Audible format — https://www.amazon.com/American-Sirens-Incredible-Americas-Paramedics-ebook/dp/B09PL63XXV — but maybe it will be available in print sometime.
Today’s Tip from Lexipol. The Process of Inmate Manipulation [And the techniques can show up in other setting than jails, too. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://www.lexipol.com/resources/todays-tips/the-process-of-inmate-manipulation/ .
Via the SCCJA Daily Clips. How To: Annotated Bibliographies [from the Western Nevada College Library. Good information to have. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://library.wnc.edu/annotating/what_is_an_annotated_bibliography .
Via the SCCJA Daily Clips. Police Strategies to Control High-Level Corruption : A Global Perspective (2022) [Free downloadable book from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26781/police-strategies-to-control-high-level-corruption-a-global-perspective .
Via the SCCJA Daily Clips and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Police and Dog Encounters: Tactical Strategies and Effective Tools to Keep Our Communities Safe and Humane [This post only describes the video training series. The videos are available through the COPS Office’s Training Portal (see Note). SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 12-5-2022. Available at: https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/12-2013/police_and_dog_encounters.asp .
Notes: Access to the training videos (requires registration): https://copstrainingportal.org/project/police-dog-encounters-tactical-strategies-and-effective-tools-to-keep-our-communities-safe-and-humane/ . The NSA’s post includes direct links to some of the related publications: https://www.sheriffs.org/ledet