Honor Illinois’s Fallen. The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor of: Police Officer Andres Vasquez- Lasso of the Chicago Police Department — Sunrise, Saturday, March 4, 2023 until Sunset, Thursday, March 9, 2023 [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.26137.html .
2 officers injured after physical struggle with man who allegedly tried reaching for loaded gun in Harvard [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/03/04/2-officers-injured-after-physical-struggle-with-man-who-allegedly-tried-reaching-for-loaded-gun-in-harvard/ .
Annual Polar Plunge happening Sunday at Silver Springs State Park [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/annual-polar-plunge-happening-sunday-at-silver-springs-state-park/article_6b728dd2-b923-11ed-bacc-27630c363de4.html .
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation promise support to family of fallen CPD officer [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cpd-foundation-pledges-support-to-fallen-officers-family .
Notes: Also, Vigil held for slain CPD officer: ‘We see the best of us…in Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso’ https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/vigil-held-for-chicago-police-officer-andres-vasquez-lasso
Dog named King abandoned at Burger King with note reading ‘I’m a good boy’ [The Monee Police Department and the local Humane Society got involved, and was able to place King with a relative of his owner. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dog-named-king-abandoned-at-burger-king-with-note-reading-im-a-good-boy .
Drunk driver arrested after driving by traffic stop, complaining about officer’s emergency lights in Fox Lake [The driver was intoxicated, so it’s a god thing she found the lights annoying. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/03/05/drunk-driver-arrested-after-driving-by-traffic-stop-complaining-about-officers-emergency-lights-in-fox-lake/ .
Daily Herald — may require registration . Harper College Police Department achieves ILEAP accreditation [Thanks to Chief John Lawson for pointing this out!] [ [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20230228/harper-college-police-department-achieves-ileap-accreditation .
Notes: Also: Harper College Police Department achieves ILEAP accreditation :https://www.harpercollege.edu/about/news/archives/2023/posts/021623.php .
Ind. Sheriff’s Deputy Dies after Becoming Ill During Training [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: www.officer.com/features/honoring-the-fallen/news/53027347/ind-sheriffs-deputy-dies-after-becoming-ill-during-training .
Indiana State Trooper, 50, dies trying to stop fleeing vehicle [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/indiana-state-trooper-dies-trying-to-stop-fleeing-vehicle .
ISP Expands Crisis Intervention Training [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://wgel.com/news/2023/03/isp-expands-crisis-intervention-training/ .
Kendall County Polar Plunge teams enjoy a chilly dip to benefit Special Olympics [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/news/local/2023/03/05/kendall-county-polar-plunge-teams-enjoy-a-chilly-dip-to-benefit-special-olympics/ .
Lombard police shooting: Detective justified after robbery suspect shot, killed, prosecutor says [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/police-suicide-and-trauma-in-her-career-led-her-to
Missing Troy, Ill. man found in home’s closet after 7 months died by suicide, coroner says [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missing-troy-ill-man-found-in-homes-closet-after-7-months-died-by-suicide-coroner/article_ae40e975-1306-5715-81d6-790afe2bb0e7.html .
Notes: The March 3 Belleville Star-Democrat newspaper included the article “What police did in search for missing Troy man found dead in his house after 7 months : The man’s sister has repeatedly criticized the investigation. “Police on Friday released details about their efforts.” I did not include it because it is behind a paywall. But the story might bear watching. WGN adds: Coroner explains how wife didn’t notice body of Illinois man in home for months https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/coroner-explains-how-wife-didnt-notice-body-of-illinois-man-in-home-for-months/ SLC
No bond for man accused of killing Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/no-bond-for-man-accused-of-killing-chicago-police-officer-andres-vasquez-lasso/ .
Notes: The Sun-Times’ coverage: Bail denied for man accused of killing Chicago police officer as prosecutors disclose details of deadly confrontation https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/3/3/23623433/chicago-police-officer-killed-andres-vasquez-lass-vigil-hale-park-wife-family-friends
Officer Of The Year Named At Batavia Police Department [Michael Walters] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://patch.com/illinois/batavia/officer-year-named-batavia-police-department .
Oswego police shut down traffic on Route 34 Wednesday morning as officer assists motorist =The motorist was evidently considering suicide-by-cop.. De-escalation worked. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2023/03/01/oswego-police-shut-down-traffic-on-route-34-wednesday-morning-as-officer-assists-motorist/ .
Police officer suffers serious injury after handcuffed suspect flees from traffic stop in Zion [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/03/01/police-officer-suffers-serious-injury-after-handcuffed-suspect-flees-from-traffic-stop-in-zion/ .
Search is on for Chicago Police Supt. David Brown’s replacement, but bench of insider candidates is thin [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/3/2/23622817/chicago-police-department-superintendent-david-brown-leaving-replacement-candidates .
SP Issuing Second round Of Firearm Enforcement Grants [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://wgel.com/news/2023/03/isp-issuing-second-round-of-firearm-enforcement-grants/ .
Springfield Mayor Langfelder hopes to add residency requirement for city police union [From what I heard from working officers, they often can’t afford to live in the towns where they work. I hope Springfield takes that possibility into consideration. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.wmay.com/2023/03/04/springfield-mayor-langfelder-hopes-to-add-residency-requirement-for-city-police-union/ .
State Senator Doris Turner proposes legislation to update state flag [Not police related, but something to keep an eye on. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.wmay.com/2023/03/03/state-senator-doris-turner-proposes-legislation-to-update-state-flag/ .
Stolen truck hits tree near lakefront, driver arrested =Evidently, the truck was stolen during Special Olympics Chicago’s Polar Plunge. By the way, are any of your agencies participating in a plunge, or a Special Olympics event/ Do let me know. SLC [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/stolen-truck-hits-tree-near-lakefront-driver-arrested .
Video: Mokena Police Use Drones To Capture Three Criminals In Romeoville [Just FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.wjol.com/mokena-police-use-drones-to-capture-three-criminals-in-romeoville/ .
Notes: Another article on the subject: Mokena police use drone to help ISP catch 3 fugitives https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mokena-police-isp-fugitives-drone-program .On a different note, Wired included this article in its weekly update: This Hacker Tool Can Pinpoint a DJI Drone Operator’s Exact Location https://www.wired.com/story/dji-droneid-operator-location-hacker-tool/
Chicago Tribune syndicate — may require registration. Gurnee police officer injured during investigation of stolen car at Gurnee Mills mall [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-gurnee-officers-injured-st-0307-20230306-f2oqrb54wfb7xpqqecr62t2hwu-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/suburbs/ .
Daily Herald — may require registration . ‘It’s just hair’: Streamwood police, firefighters shave heads to help fight cancer [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230305/its-just-hair-streamwood-police-firefighters-shave-heads-to-help-fight-cancer .
Daily Herald — may require registration . Two Gurnee police officers injured arresting suspects linked to stolen vehicle [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230306/two-gurnee-police-officers-injured-arresting-suspects-linked-to-stolen-vehicle .
From American Police Beat. Farewell to a “living legend”: Oldest law enforcement officer in the world dies at age 99 =Texas, but a nice story. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://apbweb.com/2023/03/farewell-to-a-living-legend-oldest-law-enforcement-officer-in-the-world-dies-at-age-99/ .
Via The Police Tribune. Chicago Police Superintendent Resigns One Day After Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection Bid [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://policetribune.com/chicago-police-superintendent-resigns-one-day-after-mayor-lori-lightfoot-loses-reelection-bid/
Podcasts and Professional Development
From Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog. Seventh Circuit Upholds Ruling of Qualified Immunity in Arrest [The case was out of Wisconsin. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/02/seventh-circuit-upholds-ruling-of.html .
From Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog. Update to PAC Email Address [“Just a quick heads up to Illinois FOIA Officers – the Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) has changed the PAC’s email address so you should update your FOIA forms and other communications to use the updated email address.” Just FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/03/corrected-update-to-pac-email-address.html .
From the National Institute of Justice. Assessing Risk of Terrorist Acts by Looking at Location Data and Demographic and Social Characteristics : A new NIJ-supported study combines two existing analytical tools—risk terrain modeling and conjunctive analysis—to link location and risk of terrorism. This approach identifies areas of high risk, providing opportunities for more effective interventions. [FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/assessing-risk-terrorist-acts-using-location-data-and-other-characteristics .
From the National Institute of Justice. NIJ Journal 284: Justice Systems [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://nij.ojp.gov/nij-journal/nij-journal-issue-284-justice-systems .
From the YourPoliceWrite blog. Your Friday quiz [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.yourpolicewrite.com/2023/03/02/your-friday-quiz-28/ .
JUSTINFO Newsletter : Volume 29, Issue 5 : March 1, 2023 [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.ojp.gov/news/justinfo/march-1-2023 .
Lexipol Webinar. Get Curious Before Getting Furious: 6 MORE Tools to Turn Critics Into Advocates : Part of the Lexipol Community Engagement Webinar Series — Tuesday, March 14 | 1 pm Eastern [60 Minutes] [FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://info.lexipol.com/webinar-curious-before-furious .
NIJ Term of the Month. March 2023 – Polyvictimization [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://nij.ojp.gov/term-month .
On Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum Podcast. Magistrate Madness (Case Law Update) [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://quorumforum.ancelglink.com/2023/03/70-magistrate-madness-case-law-update.html .
Notes: Links to the Municipal Minute blogposts are included on the page, but the segment that might be of greatest interest is “911 Calls Not Automatically Exempt, But Public Body Not Required to Create Transcript of Calls for FOIA”,
On the After the Fact Podcast. Restoring Community: Valuing Dignity [The episode profiles Project Home in Philadelphia, and its “Hub of Hope,” which provides health and hygiene services to homeless people. Just FYI, in case your municipality is looking into services for the homeless population. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: http://afterthefact.libsyn.com/restoring-community-valuing-dignity .
On the Art of Manliness Podcast. Escape the Happiness Trap [For most of civilized time, happiness has not been about feeling good, but doing good (living life well]. Experiential avoidance only makes people more unhappy, so the guest recommends in his book to learn to live right. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://the-art-of-manliness.simplecast.com/episodes/escape-the-happiness-trap-LwDzBqdE .
Notes: The book [Harris Russ. The Happiness Trap : How to Stop Struggling and Start Living. Trumpeter 2008.] is available at these libraries: https://worldcat.org/en/title/175289906 . Look for the new, Second edition.
On the Badge Boys Podcast. Homicide Det. Bill Hanson investigated murders for 16 years and talks about some of the worst cases imaginable [Yes, the stories are painful. They talk about the psychological benefits of writing books about their experiences. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://starworldwidenetworks.com/episodes/ret-homicide-det-bill-hanson-investigated-murders-for-16-years-and-talks-about-some-of-the-worst-cases-imaginable .
On the Dispatch in Depth Podcast . Speaking the Same Language with Edel Burton [The guest is a “clinical hospital pharmacist and PhD scholar in the School of Public Health at University College Cork, discusses her research about pre-hospital care terminology and measurements.”] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.aedrjournal.org/speaking-the-same-language-with-edel-burton .
.On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast. Police Shootings, Close Calls Led To His Defense Of An Officer Charged With Murder. [The last portion covers the Grand Rapids case in which an officer shoots a subject who tried to take his taser. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/police-officer-shootings-his-close-calls-led-to-hi .
On the Law Enforcement Today Podcast. Police Suicide and Trauma In Her Career Led Her To Help Cops in Crisis =The guest was a NYPD officer. Her story about the well-dressed man who asked for directions is sobering. The death by suicide of one of her partners let her to a suicide-prevention unit in the department. She goes on to talk about her organization’s current resources. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://omny.fm/shows/law-enforcement-today/police-suicide-and-trauma-in-her-career-led-her-to .
On the Policing Matters Podcast. Chief Jason Potts [Las Vegas Dept. of Public Safety] on using technology to combat gun crime [One of his ideas is the use of technology to collect data to reduce the number of victimization. Lou Hayes gets a plug, too! The discussion goes on to cover sources for finding or gathering data. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://policingmatters.podbean.com/e/chief-jason-potts-on-using-technology-to-combat-gun-crime/ .
On the Street Cop Podcast. Basic Tips to Be An Effective FTO with Dan Foster [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://anchor.fm/street-cop-podcast/episodes/Episode-749-Basic-Tips-to-Be-An-Effective-FTO-with-Dan-Foster-e1srsjj .
On the Street Cop Podcast. Recognizing and Understanding Deceptive Behavior with Sean Grogan and Erik Baum [The explanation of how lie detectors work was interesting! The real kind, I mean, not the photocopier kind. Otherwise, a number of aggressive and deceptive body motions are mentioned in the second half. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://anchor.fm/street-cop-podcast/episodes/Episode-699-Recognizing-and-Understanding-Deceptive-Behavior-with-Sean-Grogan-and-Erik-Baum-e1of23c .
On the What’s Your Emergency podcast. More EMTs Behaving Badly – Bring out your dead [The hosts talk about an incident in which a man was declared dead, but a deputy noticed after the EMTs had left that the patient was still breathing. The EMT host describes the required tests they must perform before they can declare someone dead. The importance of having a Do Not Resuscitate document, especially for people in hospice is also obliquely explained. Ways to behave on a death scene, and the value of chaplains, also come up. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://wyeradio.com/more-emts-behaving-badly-bring-out-your-dead/ .
Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Defensive Driving During Emergency Response [First responders have to be doubly cautious now, because of all the distractions in passenger vehicles today] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.lexipol.com/resources/todays-tips/defensive-driving-during-emergency-response/
Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Motorist Safety: Location of Traffic Stops [A driver might choose to pull over in a saver spot than the one where the officer wants to pull them over. Consider conditions from the driver’s point of view.] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.lexipol.com/resources/todays-tips/motorist-safety-location-of-traffic-stops-lexipol/
Via the SCCJA Trending Topics. How Ukraine is pioneering war-time science with mobile DNA laboratories : New technology cuts down the time taken to identify Ukraine’s war dead from potentially years to just over an hour [FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-war-victims-identity-dna-b2291447.html
Via the SCCJA Trending Topics and the FBI. FBI Releases Preliminary Data on Law Enforcement Officer Deaths in January 2023 [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://le.fbi.gov/cjis-division-resources/cjis-link/fbi-releases-preliminary-data-on-law-enforcement-officer-deaths-in-january-2023
Via the SCCJA Trending Topics and the office of Justice Programs. Audiobooks Available to Help Young Survivors of Human Trafficking =Just FYI. SLC] [Web Page]. Accessed 3-6-2023. Available at: https://ovc.ojp.gov/news/announcements/audiobooks-available-help-young-survivors-human-trafficking