A district court dismissed multiple claims from a February 2020 lawsuit filed against former Chief of Police Demitrous Cook of the Evanston Police Department and the city of Evanston on Tuesday. Evanston resident Kevin Logan filed the lawsuit in February 2020 after Cook posted mugshots of more than 30 EPD suspects to his public Snapchat.
Evanston residents said they hope to see responsiveness, empathy, approachability and community engagement as key traits of the new Evanston police chief at a Wednesday Police Chief Town Hallas the role is set to be filled in the coming weeks. The event, which was held at the Robert Crown Community Center, was hosted by the.
Last year, Evanston Police Department faced an unusually high number of resignations and multiple chief turnovers. For police personnel and city leaders, these changes renewed discussions about EPD’s scope and capabilities. EPD has 27 officer vacancies, according to Cmdr. Ryan Glew, although the city budgeted for 154 officers in 2021, its lowest level since 1993..
The Citizens’ Network of Protection discussed its proposal for a citizen police oversight board, which would appoint the police chief and approve the department budget, at a Thursday meeting. CNP, a grassroots group dedicated to police oversight, proposed a new board, the Evanston Board of Police Oversight, Accountability and Transparency, which would review civilian complaints.