John Catanzara Jr., president of Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, said officers are being unfairly targeted. Our officers are always the first in line to be thrown under the bus. You mean to tell nobody in the mayor s inner circle knew about that video prior to Tuesday, like she s claiming she didn t know, Catanzara Jr. said.
Last week, it came to light that the city s law department tried to block the video of the raid on an innocent woman s home from being released. The footage shows Young, handcuffed and with no clothes on.
Mayor Lightfoot announced that her senior ethics advisor Celia Meza has been appointed to lead the Chicago Law Department on an interim basis.
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Chicago officers involved in wrongful raid on naked woman placed on desk duty By SOPHIA TAREEN | December 22, 2020 at 9:19 AM EST - Updated December 22 at 9:19 AM
CHICAGO (AP) â Chicago police officers who wrongly raided the home of a Black woman who wasnât allowed to dress before being handcuffed have been placed on desk duty, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.
The announcement comes a day after Chicagoâs top lawyer resigned in the fallout of the February 2019 incident where officers executed a search warrant on the home of social worker Anjanette Young. Body camera video of the incident, first aired by Chicagoâs WBBM-TV, and a series of missteps by the city have sparked outrage nationwide.