After being criticized in online publication, Mount Prospect police change visa policy John Koziol, Mount Prospect police chief
Updated 4/21/2021 5:32 PM
Mount Prospect police will change their policies for helping crime victims obtain temporary visas if they are in the country illegally, after a recent national news publication criticized the department s handling of such cases.
Police Chief John Koziol announced the changes in a letter published on the village s website Monday, indicating he would sign forms seeking visas for four people who previously were denied.
The department s handling of such cases was highlighted in an April 14 story in the online news publication Slate. Titled When It s Up to the Cops if You Get Your Visa, the story alleges several departments in Illinois and nationwide, including Mount Prospect s, were failing to follow the law when it comes to what are known as U visas.
Mount Prospect disciplines three police officers for misconduct in escape investigation
Mount Prospect Police Chief John Koziol suspended and reassigned a police commander and two other officers for misconduct during the investigation of an attempted escape of a detainee at Northwest Community Hospital. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, 2020 Mount Prospect police Cmdr. Edward Szmergalski
Updated 3/4/2021 5:01 PM
A Mount Prospect police commander and two other officers were suspended and reassigned for creating an unofficial subpoena document during an investigation into a detainee s escape from Northwest Community Hospital.
Police Chief John Koziol said Cmdr. Edward Szmergalski and investigators Bartek Giera and Eric Knippel were moved from the department s investigations division to the patrol unit as a result of an internal inquiry. Giera and Knippel requested the move, Koziol said.
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