Second City Cop

So the rumor posted was a bit off, but the comment section got most of these correct (click for larger versions):

Just shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic while Conehead backs up for another run at the iceberg.

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Someone posted this in a comment:

• Tate to area 3
  Starks out back to Lt
  Hawkins area 4
  Mcgarry youth
  Connelly 001
  Jerome out

Did any of it actually happen?

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Meet the new bosses:

• Courtney - 014
  
  Edwards - 002
  
  Murphy - 024
  
  Perez - 018
  
  Clark - 022
  
  Koenig - 017

We knew one of these guys back in the day and he was a pretty damn good cop. Hopefully, he didn't change.

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That list we posted a week or so ago....positions are being filled:

• Lt Tom Hanrahan to Cmdr 016
  
  Captain Beifeldt to Cmdr 018
  
  Lt R Rivera to Cmdr 014

Got to get fully staffed before the summer fun!

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From the comment section:

• Hey SCC, Might be time for a promotion vacancy post? Here are the vacant spots for bosses:
  
  Chief IAD
  DC Area 3 Patrol
  DC Area 3 Detectives
  Commander Academy
  Commander 014
  Commander 016
  Commander Special Functions/SWAT
  Commander CPIC
  Captain 014
  Captain 017
  Captain 022
  Captain 024

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Who writes this crap?

• First Deputy Superintendent - Yolanda Talley
  First Deputy Superintendent Yolanda Talley, a 30-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, will now serve as second-in-command within CPD. She brings a wealth of experience, leadership and dedication to this historic role, becoming the first woman to hold the position of First Deputy Superintendent in the Department's history. Most recently serving as Chief of the Bureau of Internal Affairs, First Deputy Superintendent Talley oversaw all internal investigations within CPD, consent decree compliance efforts related to accountability and transparency, and the Department's recruitment initiatives. During her tenure as Chief and Deputy Chief, she spearheaded the Department's Recruitment and Retention efforts, ensuring a strong and diverse workforce for the future. Her distinguished career includes roles in the Bureau of Patrol, where she served as Deputy Chief of Area 1, and as Commander of the 015th (Austin) District. In these roles, she worked tirelessly to strengthen community relationships and reduce violence. Earlier in her career, First Deputy Superintendent Talley served as a Watch Operations Lieutenant, Sergeant in the 007th (Englewood) District, in the Narcotics Section of the then Bureau of Organized Crime and in the Human Resources Division. She also served as an undercover narcotics officer and member of the DEA/HIDTA Task Force. First Deputy Superintendent Talley is a member of International Association of Chiefs of Police and a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Police Staff and Command. She holds a master's degree in forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Additionally, she currently serves as President of the St. Jude Police League, further demonstrating her commitment to service and community.

Nothing about her niece bragging about how "my auntie is probably your boss" when she got pulled over with a high ranking gang banger and a bunch of heroin in Yoyo's Lexus? (Sun Times coverage here ) Or about the scandals of the Confidential Section at BIA? Or how the top spots are rapidly filling with people who couldn't pass a single promotional exam high enough to make it on their own? (remember, upon retirement, these micro-brains are stealing massive pension bumps based on politics, not earning it).

If Rumor Central is to be believed, Larritorious wanted nothing to do with this move - he didn't choose his First, but then again, who does? The First Deputy is supposed to run the day-to-day operations at the behest of the mayor while the supernintendo does photo ops. That formula hasn't been followed since John Thomas was in the spot and that was after Townsend ran it for a couple of supernintendos.

Interesting times ahead as various Yoyo scandals are revealed.

The rest of the changes:

• Executive Director of Constitutional Policing and Reform – Allyson Clark-Deputy
  
  Chief of the Office of Constitutional Policing and Reform – Ralph Cruz
  
  Deputy Chief of Area 4 – Andre Parham
  
  Commander of the Investigative Response Team – Patrick Kinney
  
  Commander of the 011th (Harrison) District_– Johnny E. Tate Jr.
  
  Commander of 002nd (Wentworth) District_– Herbert Williams III
  
  Commander of the Alternate Response Section – Davina F. Ward
  
  Deputy Director of the Office of Analysis and Evaluation – Noé Flores
  

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We don't have names for all the spots - some may actually be duplicated - but this is what we've gotten:

• DC Nardo (A/4) demoted
  
  DC Jerome (demotion) is next with his 60 day suspension.
  
  Cmdr Parham to DC A/4
  
  Lt Kinney to Cmdr IRT
  
  INTERN Cmdr appointed in 014
  
  Cmdr Tate (006) to Cmdr Narcotics
  
  Cmdr Ward (011) to DC Street Dep
  
  Cmdr Wallace (Narc) to Cmdr 011
  
  Cmdr (002) to Const Policing
  
  Cmdr Cruz (124) to Dep Chief CompStat
  
  Tact Lt (002) to Cmdr 002
  
  Tact Lt (011) to Cmdr 006
  DC Adnardo Gutierrez dumped to LT

Fill in the blanks in the comments.

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About time for a shake-up and the rumors are popping up in assorted comment sections.

Rather than weed through them all, might as well post anything you've heard in one location....like this one. Have at it.

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Larritorious (or his puppetmaster) are making some moves:

• 1. Deputy Chief Shemash to Street Deputy. She requested the transfer because she can’t handle the job, so we’ll put her in charge of our most important critical incidents?!?! Literally broke down crying at a deployment from the stress. WTF.
  
  
  2. Deputy Chief Calderon to Deputy Chief A3 (replacing Shemash). He’s a much better critical incident supervisor than manager. Again, WTF!!
  
  
  3. Cmdr Betancourt to Deputy Chief (replaces Nieves)
  
  
  4. Cmdr 025 to Cmdr 010. He was only visiting 025 for a few periods.
  
  
  5. Lt. LA (189) to Cmdr 025. Lt. is the working police despite his connections.
  
  
  6. 2 Captains promoted. Was originally slated for 5 Captain promotions. (nfi)
  
  
  7. Cpt. Fenner moved outta 005 (to make room for a competent Captain to help the new Commander get promoted to Deputy by April 2025 )
  
  
  8. Cmdr DH 001 retiring in May 2025 (instead of being demoted). His ppl are negotiating a lateral (lol) until retirement. This guy survives it all (like a cockroach).
  
  
  9. Cmdr YP 002 being demoted since she hit the medical during the DNC.
  
  
  10. A few more gold stars to be shuffled but the list is not complete.

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005 got a new commander?

• Cmdr. Karla Johnson (OCP) new Cmdr of 005. Larry said she needed street cred before her next bump. I see Fenner being moved and a strong Captain being sent to 005 to help the new Cmdr.
  

"street cred" because the Office of Community Policing isn't a credible spot.

And Mrs Fenner, she of the burnt underwear and exam cheating bridal party, being moved again in the vain hope that everyone forgets how and who promoted her.

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The press release (click for larger versions):

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Ask and ye shall receive:

• Bird DC of CCG
  Joyce DC of Compstat
  Chung Street Deputy
  Ward Street Deputy
  Milmine Street Deputy
  Wallace Area 4 DC
  Blanton Area 5 DC
  Barry Area 2 Det Commander
  Fenner Commander Mass Transit
  Tate Commander Narcotics
  Wooten 004
  Yolanda Irvin 006
  Baier 009
  Junious 011
  McGovern 020
  Altamirano 025
  Stewart Captain 004

Let's see if these rumored changes actually occur as listed. Some have already taken place.

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Nothing like running up to the DNC with all sorts of vacancies in the upper echelons so that there is either:

• no cohesive chain-of-command or
• a new exempt comes in and upends all the existing plans.

But that's Larritorious for you, the almost useless figurehead who couldn't pass a single promotional exam to get ahead....because he was too busy chasing tail with his other head.

All we've heard so far is a few laterals (commander 020 to 009), a promotion (captain 015 to commander 020) and a demotion (016 back down to lieutenant.)

Someone has got a list lying around, ready to be faxed out at the close of business Friday.

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Finally, Conehead is appointing Larritorious' command staff :

• The Chicago Police Department has officially named 28-year veteran Jon Hein as the new Chief of Patrol.

  Police Supt. Larry Snelling described Hein as an "experienced leader" who has served multiple positions in the Bureau of Patrol.

  "I have seen firsthand Chief Hein's leadership in responding to public safety concerns, major events, and critical incidents and it's why I know he is the right person for this position. As Chief of Patrol, he will lean on this experience to oversee the direction of our Department's largest bureau and guide the public safety strategies in each of our 22 districts," Snelling said in a news release.

Also, Papaioannou has been named the Deputy Chief of Counterterrorism.

Nothing like burying bad news on a Friday night.

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This had leaked out a few days ago, but the Press Release is dated Friday, 01 Sep.

Either Fred's last favors or Larry's preliminary moves :

• Cmdr 017 Jesse Alvarez from Cmdr at BOP
  
• Cmdr 020 John Baier from Cmdr at Counter Terrorism
• Cmdr 003 Melvin Branch from Lt in GIS
• Cmdr 1st Dep Office Galen Caldwell from Cmdr at Special Functions
• XO Area 3 Elizabeth Collazo from Cmdr 014
• Cmdr CAPS Karla Johnson from Lt in Superintendents Office
• Cmdr Constitutional Policing Sean Joyce from Cmdr 022
• Cmdr 022 Brian Kinnane from Lt in 022
• Cmdr Special Functions Thomas Lamb from XO Special Functions
• Cmdr 014 Melinda Linas from Cmdr Constitutional Policing
• XO Area 1 Brendan McCrudden from Cmdr 020
• Cmdr Inspection Division Patrick McKenzie AND Community Safety Intervention (too bad he doesn't get double paycheck for double commands)
• Cmdr 015 Carlin Morse from XO 020
• XO Area 4 Andre Parham from Cmdr 015
• Cmdr 002 Yakimba Phillips from Cmdr Constitutional Policing
• Cmdr Criminal Network Group Joshua Wallace from Cmdr 002
• XO Area 2 Rodedrick Watson from Cmdr 003
• XO 007 Darwin Butler from Lt 003
  
• XO 019 Terrance Forbes from Tact Lt 016
  
• XO 018 David Koenig from Tact Lt 018
• XO 012 Thomas Ryan from Tact Lt 012
  
• XO 020 Fred Ulleweit from Lt 020
  
• XO 010 Nick Zodo from Tact Lt 010

The Department isn't top heavy at all, what with Constitutional Policing having at least two commanders who got lateraled around.

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Unusual that a Temp Super would be allowed to make this many changes - unless the new supernintendo is known and these are to help him hit the ground running:

By the way, word is that Snelling and Bradley showed up at the CPD Baseball game the other night, wearing Jersey #1 and Jersey #2.

It would be difficult to be more obvious.

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We'll just throw this out there before HQ and City Hall get around to announcing anything:

• Retirements & Demotions:
  
  Saldana - retiring
  
  Hanna - retiring
  
  Williams back to Captain from Inspections (and retiring soon)
  
  Cmdr Quarterman to Lt. (007)

Then there are these:

• some new Captains and some reassignments:
  
  Ramirez 003
  
  Murphy 004 (from Academy - SPARred Mrs. Carter)
  
  Mullinex to 009
  
  Sesso 014 (from HQ)
  
  Parham 011
  
  Lamb 022
  
  S. Carter - didn't get 006. HQ working for Boik. Only Captain left working in an inside spot.

New Commanders:

• R. Watson to 003
  
  Ben to 006
  
  McKenzie to 007

"New" hire:

• Retired Cmdr Jimmy Sanchez as Director of GEU at Homan

Gee, commander pension and Director salary. What's that, about 250ドルK or more?

• Deputy Chiefs:
  
  Snelling to A/S Deputy Chief
  
  Muhammad to D Unit as Deputy Chief
  
  Dep Chief Darlin to CCS from Patrol

And:

• Chiefs:
  
  ODonnel to CCS (Crime Control Strategies)
  
  Boik as Chief of Constitutional Policing from "Interim Deputy Sup."

As a sop to "reform" the Area XO's (a commander slot?) are going to be eliminated / redistributed in open spots.

There are still some last minute changes expected for slots of those who aren't going to go quietly into the night.

UPDATE: There is a Lieutenants list ready to go now, but might not be released until January. Sergeants in January. Maybe.

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What we've been able to track down:

• Captains:
  
  Parham
  
  Perez
  
  Mullinex
  
  Ramirez
  
  Dunnem
  
  Lamb
  
  
  
  Commander:
  
  Lt. Brown to Commander Narcotics/OCD
  
  Lt. S. Carter to 006
  
  Cpt. McKenzie to 007
  
  
  
  Deputy Chief:
  
  Mohammad from 006 to DC A/South *
  
  Larry Snelling from 007 to DC Academy (was sgt 2 years ago) *
  
  Godsell from Academy to Compstat (replacing Khan & Lemmer)

Good Lord.

UPDATE: Seems we made City Hall angry by posting the changes before they were official? Or someone at City Hall read the comments and decided a couple of these promos were too controversial?

• Snelling to A/S
  
  Muhammad to D Unit

Nice to know we're living rent free in Groot's head.

UPDATE: Supposedly, a big pow-wow at City Hall about the spot in 006. The optics look bad, having the First Deputy's wife promoted and having her name attached to the test cheating scandal and a few other incidents. She might get a Captain spot in 022, but the alderman there doesn't want her.

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Or Friday.

Rumor mill at 35th Street has kicked into high gear.

Someone mentioned a promotional class also - lieutenants or sergeants. We haven't seen a request for "merit" picks recently, so maybe that political idea hasn't been resurrected yet.

Or maybe Groot is seeing how the process has been so corrupted as to leave unqualified morons at the top who are unable to perform basic event planning and crowd control....but we doubt it seeing as how Groot was the beneficiary of a number of undeserved "merit" spots throughout her life.

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Four that were announced Thursday:

• Cmdr Mills (Vice/Narcotics) to Deputy Chief of the Criminal Networks Grour
• Lt Andrew Costello to Commander Central Investigations
• Lt Elizabeth Collazo to Commander 014
• Mayoral Protection Detail Specialist Harold Lewis to Commander of Detached Services

Expect more.

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