The Latest Breaking News from COPA

Cop who caused crash that killed woman, hurt 10 officers should be fired, COPA says

Police misconduct investigators’ findings were made public more than three years after the crash that killed an 89-year-old and sent 11 other people to the hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 24, 2022

12 cops face discipline for misconduct after George Floyd protests

On May 31, 2020 — six days after Floyd died — dozens of protesters were pushed and hit with batons as officers struggled with two people in the 400 block of North Clark Street, according to a report released publicly Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2022

Apartment building blast injures 8; COPA video shows police shooting in Pilsen and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

Agency releases report detailing findings of probe into Chicago officer's fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez

CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released its summary report Wednesday that details its investigation’s findings and recommendations in the 2021 fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by a Chicago police officer.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 8, 2022

Civilian agency takes parting shot at Chicago’s top cop in final report on fatal police shooting of Anthony Alvarez

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had recommended dismissal for the officer who fired the shots, but Supt. David Brown instead suspended him for 20 days.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2022

Newly released report says COPA recommended firing of cop who worked under disgraced Sgt. Ronald Watts

Alvin Jones retired from the police department in May. A police oversight agency recommended last year that he be fired for lying and falsifying reports.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 12, 2022

Protesters express outrage after Chicago cop receives 20-day suspension for killing Anthony Alvarez

“This sets a dangerous precedent for all past and future victims of police brutality,” said Candice Choo-Kang, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2022

Police Board rejects recommendation for Chicago officer’s dismissal in Anthony Alvarez case, lawyer says

CHICAGO — The family attorney of Anthony Alvarez, who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer following a foot chase in March 2021, said Thursday that the Police Board denied the Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s recommendation to fire the officer who shot Alvarez in the high-profile case.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022

Chicago cop who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during foot chase gets 20-day suspension

Alvarez’s family said they were “appalled” by the decision, which they claimed “marks a continuation of the City of Chicago’s complicity in a loss of human life due to CPD’s decadeslong failure to enact a meaningful foot-pursuit policy.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

Woman who lost a tooth when Chicago police officer allegedly hit her with a cellphone calls his resignation ‘cowardly’

Miracle Boyd was among the protesters in July 2020 near the Columbus statue in Grant Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2022