The agency’s substantial backlog made up of cases more than 18 months old is compromising COPA’s ability to investigate more recent complaints alleging significant misconduct by Chicago Police officers, Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten said.
Heather Cherone | May 28, 2021 3:38 pm
An image from body camera video released April 28 by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability shows Anthony Alvarez, 22, in the moments before he was shot by a Chicago police officer March 31, 2021. (WTTW News via COPA)
The officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez March 31 remains a member of the Chicago Police Department, one month after investigators urged Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown to strip the officer of his badge while the probe continues.
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A Chicago Police Department representative did not respond to questions from WTTW News about why Brown has yet to act on the April 28 recommendation from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, known as COPA, that Officer Evan Solano be relieved of his police powers.