The agency tasked with probing allegations of Chicago police misconduct will begin reviewing and potentially closing out more than half of its disciplinary investigations next month to get a handle on a huge and longstanding backlog.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability plans to start scrutinizing roughly 850 pending investigations on July 17, focusing mostly on cases that have lasted more than two years and involve operational violations, like issues with paperwork and activating body-worn cameras.
