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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Frank Main

Anjanette Young search among at least 21 ‘wrong raids’ by Chicago police from 2017 through 2020; poor records hide true number

Police body camera video shows the raid on the home of Anjanette Young. (CBS 2 Chicago)

Chicago cops conducted at least 21 “wrong raids” of homes from 2017 through 2020 but poor recordkeeping makes it difficult to say how many more might have happened, too, according to City Hall’s inspector general.

The good news, according to a report released Wednesday by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg, is that the Chicago Police Department plans next year to launch a new electronic system for tracking search warrants, including those that result in wrong raids.

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