6 Chicago police officers suspended for mishandling crash involving fire deputy

  • Source: Chicago Sun-Times
  • Published: 01/23/2017 12:00 AM

Six Chicago Police officers have been suspended for giving the third-highest ranking member of the Chicago Fire Department favored treatment after the fire deputy crashed his city-owned SUV near Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park. Police Supt. Eddie Johnson suspended all six officers for “improper processing and reporting procedures” in connection with the April 20, 2016 crash involving former Deputy Fire Commissioner John McNicholas. McNicholas had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit nearly four hours after the crash. Sources said the disciplinary action is not final because all six officers, three of them supervisors, have filed grievances challenging their suspensions.



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