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Concessions: Still a hot topic
By: Joseph Andalina
As I write this in mid-summer
for our fall MAP Rap Sheet,
I am frankly still in awe on
how the various municipalities and
politicians not only locally, but
across the USA, are still expecting
monetary concessions from law
enforcement. Management either
just doesn’t get it or still thinks that
they can scare you into giving up
your hard-earned economic gains.
They are continually attempting to
convince or coerce you to alter your
contract by making you look like
greedy people. Sort of like Jon and
Kate Plus 8, who conned the public
with their happy, happy while
reaping millions from TV, the public,
and anyone who gave them free
stuff. Well, they do have cute kids,
but that’s no excuse for greed.
So with us, why make cops look
greedy Why constantly load up the
public with images of “Gordon Gekko”
cops getting exorbitant wages and
benefits and pensions We are hearing
Table of Contents
Chaplain’s Corner 2
Chief’s Follies 3
Truthfulness 4
MAP Golf Outing 8
Member News 9
constantly that
we have overthe-top
pensions
that the
public doesn’t.
And why do
the politicians
always harp on
the fact that it is
the public who
pays the freight
and our pensions
must be
reformed to ease
tax burdens
While Jon and Kate used their kids
to score big, we use our dedication,
desire to help others, seek a
little adventure, and sometimes give
our lives to obtain a middle class life
in the public sector. Not really the
same, maybe, but the point is we are
not trying to fool the public, get free
stuff, and be famous. All we want is
to do some good police work, give
back to the community, make a decent
living, and be able to relax and enjoy
a retirement after so much giving
to the public, and of course, the
Local Elections 9
Chicago Paranormal Detectives 11
Increase in Deaths 11
Bits n Pieces 13
Contract Corner 14
MAP News 15
ungratefuls who run our town.
Exorbitant pensions Screw these
politicians and their inefficient forms
of governing, decision making, and
spending. Cops would go shoulder to
shoulder with some equal, across the
board cuts, if they didn’t see the politicians,
mayors, and other city managers
voting themselves pay raises, car stipends,
and other perks. If we didn’t see
that municipalities still have money to
trump up charges against us, fight the
union, and threaten layoffs, even hiring
expensive outside law firms to do their
dirty work, maybe we could give them
sympathy. But it’s too much whining.
No, all they can do is suddenly disrespect
us, our contracts, and our pensions
to make us look bad to the public
for their own political gain. Blaming
Continued on page 10

Chaplain’s Column
By: Thomas Ross
Metropolitan
Alliance of Police
Board of Directors
Joseph Andalina
President
Retired/Bolingbrook
Keith George
Vice President/
Treasurer
Bolingbrook
Richard Tracy
Secretary
Mount Prospect
Jeffery Ortinau
Legal Advisor
Retired/Bolingbrook
Michael O’Brien
Director
New Lenox
Raymond Violetto
Director
Tinley Park
Chief Counsel
Joseph Mazzone
Co-Counsel
Richard Reimer
Steven Calcaterra
Additional Counsel
Ronald Cicinelli
Chris Potthoff
Keith A. Karlson
Jerry Marzullo
David Wysopal
Andrew Karceski
Jeffrey Goodloe
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Recently I was preaching on the Gospel
story of the Good Shepherd. You
remember the story. It tells how the
Shepherd is in tune with his flock. They
hear and follow his voice. It goes on to
encourage us to be the shepherds of today.
You see, if a voice is not used to lead
us towards a better life—those with
voices that encourage bad behavior
will be the only voices to be heard and
we all know how loud those voices
come across to us and our kids.
I began to think about your jobs. Those
of you who keep the peace within our
jails provide us with a safe environment
by keeping those “wolves” away from the
flock. You extend a voice of justice to
keep control. For that we are thankful.
For those of you on the street, yes you do
spend a fair amount of time looking for
the “wolves” of society and seeking them
out to keep us safe. But a good amount
of your time is spend on being the voice
of fairness that we listen to in settling
disputes, advising us of unsafe driving
behaviors, and being a presence in our
neighborhoods to keep the “wolves” away.
Maybe a different look at the job you do.
Now we also know everyone will not
agree nor follow your voices. Your jobs
bring you in contact with those who have
an agenda and truthfully will not listen to
any voice. Their agenda is more important
to them than anything you might say. I
recall riding along when the officer made
a ‘simple’ traffic stop. Immediately the
subject came out of his car yelling and
screaming at the officer. After several
voice requests to get back into his car,
the officer called for backup and when
it arrived placed the subject under arrest
for DC. All he
wanted was a
safe environment
to conduct
the traffic
stop but this
citizen choose
to be a “wolf”
in creating an
unsafe situation.
But that was his choice!
Soon, another anniversary of September
11th. Eight years and it still seems
like yesterday. I encourage all of us
to take some time and say a prayer
to remember all the citizens and first
responders who perished. May I suggest
you ask for a moment of silence
at your roll call in their memory.
Think safe and be safe! Keep the
faith. Be the good shepherd voice.
Chaplain Tom Ross, Sr
Sligo8@wowway.com
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2 Fall 2009

Chief’s Follies
By: Joseph Andalina
#1 Go fast, faster,
fastest: STEP ON IT!
Earlier this year in Morris, one of our
members found himself in hot water
with, I believe, his deputy chief.
On the day in question, he was dispatched
to a disturbance call a few
blocks away from his current 10-20
at approximately 17:11. He was en
route at 17:12 and arrived at 17:13 and
some seconds. My math is kind of
fuzzy, and while I’m no Einstein, I
can count 17:11, 17:12, 17:13, like 1, 2,3,
and come up with about a minute and
a half for his response time here.
The officer was later given a written
reprimand for not being expeditious
(which is cop brass talk for not
getting there faster). Yes, officers,
y’all must go faster. If your deputy
chief doesn’t think one-and-a-half
minutes to get to a call is expeditious
enough, you are all doomed.
Now, I am not naïve; I do believe that
there was some sarcastic banter possibly
directed in a friendly manner to
the D.C. by our police officer victim,
and maybe that’s what this is all about.
Nevertheless, if your idea of fast is not
your deputy chief’s idea of fast, then
one must be ready to decrease one’s
response time. Blow red lights, stop
signs, keep your lights on and siren
blaring in a continuous cosmic odyssey
by never turning them off, and carry
a MapQuest time and mileage chart
with you after each call, to see what
they say about the length of time it
should take you to get from one call to
another. Either that or it’s warp speed.
Not expeditious, he says I just say
ridiculous.
#2 Well, never mind...
Well, forget what I said in #1, above.
Apparently the same police officer got
into another jam when his vehicle was
observed unattended at the PD while
our officer was instructing a female
citizen as to how to install a child
seat carrier in her vehicle. Nowadays,
as those of you with young ones or
grandkids know, installing a car seat
is a major undertaking. Not everyone
can do this, so they assign cops
or firefighters to complete this task!
Jeez, I remember with my two older
kids (now approaching middle age)
when we went for a ride and there
were no safety seat belts. Kids considered
it fun when they bounced
up after driving over a bump in the
road! Time changes everything and
kids are certainly safer in cars nowadays,
so that’s a good thing. But now
you have to be a specialist to install
these seats. Hey—how about specialty
pay for this in your next contract
Well, what this officer was doing is
valued PR with the community; ensuring
safety for a child, being responsible
for his time, and communicating
in a positive way with the citizenry.
But apparently, in an earlier edict,
the mayor, board city clerk, or some
other diabolical member of the political
cabal decided that due to the high
price of gas, all employees should turn
off their vehicles to conserve fuel when
not actually in them. Go green, fellas!
Alas, unfortunately, someone saw
the officer’s car parked with him not
actually in it while he was performing
the car seat service for the community.
Could be the mayor, the trickster
deputy chief, the chief, the house elf,
he-who-should-not-be-named, Michael
Jackson (oh, wait, he is no longer
with us; scratch Michael), or some
other individual who saw the officer
commit this sin and ratted him out.
The officer, even though he obviously
responded to his assignment in an
acceptable, expeditious manner, got
no credit for that. And even though
others were reported to have been out
of their vehicles while they were running,
(the vehicles, not the officers or
brass) our ambassador to safety seats
was given a one-day suspension.
Maybe the chief felt he had to do
this, as it was an official decree from
the evil cabal and sometimes there is
just no reasoning with those people.
The officer is fighting it, as he should.
I’m suggesting a defense where he
was just trying to be ready to get
to his next call in the most expeditious
manner possible, once he
ensured the safety of a child.
Continued on page 5
Metropolitan Alliance of Police
3

Truthfulness /Untruthfulness, and the
Disciplinary Consequences
By: Jeffery Ortinau J.D., Legal Advisor
In
the last several issues of the
Rap Sheet, there were a series
of articles on Why do
People Lie, by Joseph Andalina. The
articles discussed reasons and motives
why people lie. It is apparent
that people from all walks of life tell
stories, stretch the truth, and outright
tell lies. When the person is a noted
public official or has a celebrity status,
the more notoriety the lie becomes.
People react differently to these lies,
and public opinion varies as to what, if
any adverse action should result from
the dishonesty. Today, we will look at
the ramifications when law enforcement
officers are dishonest or tell those
little white lies to his superior officers.
Some police administrators believe, or
have taken it for granted, that a law
enforcement officer’s untruthfulness
is misconduct that warrants termination.
However, as we look at various
Illinois and Federal case law, that is
not often the case. Today we will be
looking at the issues of whether the
type of lie matters, and truthfulness as
it relates to official or unofficial duties
when discipline is handed down.
First, there has been a recent United
States Federal District Court ruling
that addressed the issue of when untruthfulness
by a police officer warrants
termination and when it does not. In
HARDER v. VILLAGE OF FOR-
EST PARK, #05-C-5800, 2008 U.S.
DIST 36892 (N.D. Ill), Officer Harder
lied about his whereabouts during a sick
day, mischaracterized a conversation
between him and another officer during
roll call, and lied that he was threatened
by a fellow officer. In overturning the
officers termination, the court wrote
“the substance of these falsehoods do
not directly relate to his duties as a
police officer, nor are they lies resulting
from official police business, and therefore
do not warrant termination.” The
Court elaborated, “Numerous Illinois
courts have been faced with the determining
when an officer’s dishonesty
warrants dismissal. While not creating
a bright-line rule, they have generally
separated the lies into two categories:
those which relate directly to the officer’s
public duties and those which
only relate to internal police administration.
The former warrant termination
and the latter do not. The key factor
is the subject matter of the falsehood,
more specifically, how it relates to a
policeman’s duties to the public.”
Now, let’s review some Illinois cases
involving untruthfulness when statements
are made to a superior officer that
are not related to a law enforcement
officer’s official duties. In HUMBLES
v. THE BOARD OF FIRE AND
POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF WHEATON, 368
N.E.2d 1049;(Ill App. 1977), the facts
are as follows. Ofc. Humbles was assigned
to clerical work in the Wheaton
Police Station. His supervisor, Sergeant
Dobbs, testified at the administrative
hearing that Humbles stated that he
was going to the county courthouse
to testify in a traffic case. Dobbs said
that he asked Humbles to wait for a
moment while he took a memo to the
chief’s office, then he would drive him
to the courthouse in the squad car and
would attend court while Humbles was
testifying. Sergeant Dobbs further testified
that when he returned, Humbles
had already left. Dobbs testified that
he saw Humbles walking towards the
courthouse and approached him. He
said that he reminded plaintiff that he
had instructed him to wait in the station
and Humbles responded that he
had not heard the instruction. When
Dobbs suggested he would go in with
Humbles, Humbles stated that he was
in the courthouse on personal business
relating to his wife’s divorce suit. Dobbs
testified that he asked plaintiff why he
had lied and that Humbles answered
he would be docked in pay if he had
told the truth. Humbles testified that
he did not hear Dobbs instruct him to
wait. He admitted, however, that he
did not tell Sergeant Dobbs the truth
because, he said, he was embarrassed
by the divorce case. He also testified
that he had told Dobbs that he had
lied to him because he could not trust
him with that confidential information.
Initially, the officer was charged with
willfully departing from the truth in
an official matter and failing to obey a
lawful order of a superior officer. The
Board terminated the Officer. The case
was appealed to the Circuit Court of
DuPage County, which affirmed the
Board’s decision. The case was then appealed
to the Illinois Appellate Court,
Continued on page 6
4 Fall 2009

Chief’s Follies
Continued from page 3
At any rate, it’s unpolice-like for a
cop to turn off his car. Boots may
be made for walking, but squad cars
were made for expeditious responses
to calls. It’s easier to accomplish that
when the car is ready for flight.
For now, silliness prevails with the
brass in Morris.
#3 The Mayor Never
Rests
Roger Claar, bully dinosaur in Bolingbrook,
is getting a hard time during
Village board meetings. It seems the
group of citizens whose party tried
to run against him last spring but
lost (ostensibly because Roger and his
minions got their prime candidate off
the ballot, I believe for improper or
ineffective signatures) appear before
the village at the meetings and asks
questions. A lot of questions. And they
ramble on. And they flood the village
clerk’s office with FOIs, searching for
stuff that the mayor says is not there.
Not too sure what kind of stuff, but I
can imagine it is all superfluous. Don’t
really care, either. I just think it’s nice
to see someone else give the mayor a
hard time as he is so apt to do to others.
He and the Village of Bolingbrook
have responded with setting time
limits for citizens to address the Board
of two minutes and 30 seconds. So if
you can’t say what you have to say in
2 ½ minutes, you are out of there.
He also has two uniformed police
officers in attendance with the chief
to act as “bouncers” if you don’t stop
talking in the allotted time. I bet those
fine officers really appreciate being put
in that position. But you have to guard
the king, the castle, the Boss Hogg,
whoever it may be. He is taking his role
as emperor way too seriously, folks.
As the journalist David Murray from
Chicago magazine wrote a while
back in the Huffington Post, “You’ve
(Roger) still got your million-dollar
campaign war chest and all the benefits
of incumbency (and then some)…”
I guess this is one of those benefits.
Like I said, I don’t care much for the
political shenanigans and in-fighting
that goes on among politicians or
wannabes. It’s just nice to hear Roger
whine about things that get under
his skin or he just doesn’t like. Roger
Claar—Bolingbrook, C’est Moi!
#4 Our statewide mess
Don’t you just love this state Ryan
goes to jail. Blago may follow. Blago’s
wife eats spiders in Costa Rica. Quinn
gets appointed
to
governor
after Blago is
impeached.
Blago and
Quinn go
on the radio
and spout
off about
how they are messengers for
the Big Guy in the Sky!
Mike Madigan still rules the roost
in Springfield. John Cullerton takes
over as new Senate leader, trying to
keep up with the Joneses, (as in Emil
Jones, the past Senate leader who
stepped down to make his fortune
elsewhere). Madigan pushing his
daughter (who is a fine Attorney General)
to the Governor’s post in 2010.
Cullerton wants to raise the gas
tax by 16 cents a gallon, telling the
media that “nobody would even
know” or words to that effect.
Quinn, who you thought was principled,
gets his campaign staff caught
with peddling his access to whomever
for campaign contributions.
$15K is all it would take to buy “face
time” with Quinn. You could probably
get Michael Jackson a whole
lot cheaper before he moonwalked
off to the real Never Neverland.
Most of the reforms sponsored by
these guys and the Illinois Reform
Commission have been picked apart
and shredded by the legislature. The
news media does not agree that this
triumvirate of political wizards have
accomplished far-reaching reform.
Metropolitan Alliance of Police
Continued on page 7
5

Truthfulness
Continued from page 4
which found that the termination was
too harsh a penalty for an officer that
told his sergeant that he was going to
court to testify in a traffic case when
in fact, it was personal business relating
to his wife’s divorce suit. This court
noted that there is a difference between
misrepresentations to a superior officer
about activities not relating to official
duties, and filing a false report or lying
at a formal internal investigation.
Another Illinois Appellate Court case,
CHRISTENSON v. THE BOARD
OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMIS-
SIONERS OF THE CITY OF OAK
PARK, 404 N.E.2d 399 (Ill App. 1980),
held that excessive punishment was
given in a situation involving an offduty
officer who did not tell the truth
about taking a police car outside of the
zone of effective radio communication.
And in an Illinois Supreme Court
case, KREISER v. POLICE BOARD
OF CHICAGO, 370 N.E. 2d 511 (Ill.
1977), the Supreme Court refused to
uphold the termination of an officer
who falsely denied that he had been
driving his personal car on the previous
day while he was supposed to be
on duty. The Court noted that the lie
did not justify the dismissal, because
it did not relate directly to the officer’s
public duties, but only to matters
of internal police administration.
Based on the decisions of the listed
cases, there appears to be a difference
between misrepresentations to a supervisor
about activities not relating to official
duties, and filing a false report or
lying at a formal internal investigation.
Now let’s look at some Illinois court
case that deal with untruthfulness as
it relates to official duties. In VALIO
v. BOARD FIRE AND POLICE
COMMISSIONERS OF ITASCIA,
724 N.E. 2d 1024 (ILL 2000), the Chief
filed a complaint against officer Valio
alleging he violated 11 different rules
and regulations. The charges involved
three separate incidents, two emergency
incidents, and the investigation that
followed into the alleged violations. The
officer was charged that he lied during
the investigation of the alleged rule
violations. The Fire and Police Board
found that Valio failed to render assistance
in one of the emergency incidents
that he lied about his whereabouts in
one incident, and also took to into account
the officers previous similar misconduct,
discipline, and performance
record, and terminated the officer.
Valio appealed the decision to the Circuit
Court, which reversed the Board’s
findings and decision to terminate the
officer. The case was appealed to the Illinois
Appellate Court. The Appellate
court, when addressing the merits of
the case, concluded that the officer was
lawfully terminated for lying during an
internal investigation. The court noted
that the officer was warned to answer
truthfully, and that his statements
constituted an official police report. The
Appellate Court reversed the Circuit
Court and reinstated the Board’s
decision to terminate the officer.
In Kupkowski v. The Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners of the Village of
Downers Grove 389 N.E.2d 219 (1979,
the officer was charged with lying about
damage that was done to his squad. The
facts are as follows. Kupkowski was on
patrol in a squad car. While driving on
private property he accidentally drove
10 to 12 feet up on a grassy embankment
and hit a retaining wall made up
of two railroad ties. After the collision,
Kupkowski reversed his auto, backed it
down off the embankment and waited
approximately one minute to monitor
its operation. He then left the scene
and drove back onto a public street. A
few minutes later, the squad car stalled
and its radio and electrical systems
became inoperative. Kupkowski used
his portable radio to call for assistance,
stating that the car had suffered an
electrical system failure. Within five
minutes, his immediate superior, Officer
David Rechenmacher, arrived at
the scene. Rechenmacher repeatedly
asked Kupkowski whether he had hit
anything and Kupkowski denied that
he had. Rechenmacher then traced the
trail of antifreeze that had leaked from
the punctured radiator of Kupkowski’s
car to the scene of the accident. At that
point, Kupkowski admitted that he had
indeed had an accident. Kupkowski’s
squad car had been extensively damaged.
The frame was bent and the left
front fender strut was broken, the hood
cable was snapped and the radiator had
been pushed back into and perforated
by the fan. The total cost to the village
of repairing the squad car was
over $800. The upper railroad tie of the
retaining wall had been knocked 2-3
feet out of position. There had been no
significant damage to the tie itself or to
the embankment. Subsequently Kupkowski,
while admitting the accident,
denied both orally to the chief of police
and in writing that he had knowledge
that either the retaining wall or his
squad car had been substantially dam-
Continued on page 15
6 Fall 2009

Chief’s Follies
Continued from page 5
While there appears to be some peace
in La-La Land among leading Dems,
the Republican leadership is now coming
out of the woodwork since Lisa
Madigan announced that she will
not run for Governor and will stay
with the AG’s office, where she loves
her job and can tie in her loyalties to
her husband and children. It may be
an oxymoron, but she is a refreshing
politician with this decision.
So now with that announcement, the
dogs are loose with Quinn and the
conservatives getting ready to battle it
out over the next year as to who gets to
preside in the Governor’s House that
seemingly is only a step away to the Big
House. The Republicans are giddy with
joy that Ms. Madigan is not running.
And with all this going on, the State
passed a budget incorporating lots
of borrowed money. Some cuts all
over. You can read them elsewhere.
In the future, the state is still talking
of upwards of 300 troopers and other
law enforcement layoffs in Central
Management and 1,000 in the state
prison system. This last minute budget
appears to have saved these jobs for
a time, but next year is looming and
it’s the same problems all over again.
As has been reported, prison cuts could
result in the early release of many, many
inmates. Lawmakers are concerned.
They say it could increase crime and
overwhelm parole agents. You think
It could be hundreds, if not thousands,
to be released in a neighborhood just
like yours! Gives a new meaning to
the term prison break, does it not
All this because our legislation is full
of creeps. Not all, mind you. I do
believe that some care. The trouble is
finding those who really do. But if you
don’t accept huge tax increases when
people are out of work, losing their
job, getting pay cuts, threatened with
layoffs if concessions are not met and
you won’t reform your pension, then
by all means cut social services to old
people, disabled people, and reduce
the amount of cops on the street,
and flood the state with inmates.
That is intelligent thinking and perhaps
this makes this item the biggest
“Chief’s Folly” of them all.
#5. Okay, one more —a
YouTube encore
Oh, alright, everyone probably has seen
it, but if you are still in mourning over
Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, Farrah
Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Karl Malden,
etc. and need an uplifting story, then
search YouTube for the police chief
in Ohio. Timothy Escola was caught
with his girlfriend in a marked
squad “smooching.” It is really
cute to actually see a chief
show some affection. The
BGF (best girlfriend) is a
deputy who works for him
(and what a fine looking
young lady she is—some
chiefs get all the fun).
The unique thing here,
besides Mr. Chief and his
lady friend busted for kissing
in a marked squad, is that there
was a snoozing burglary suspect
in the back seat! Yes, it’s true. The
dashboard video picked it all up.
Maybe that old, fat singer Meatloaf
can put a new song together. You
all remember his popular recording
Paradise by the Dashboard Light”
Well, the new version can be a takeoff
on that entitled Paradise by the
Dashboard Squad Video. It could
work. Anyway, the chief apologized
and retired. Blah, blah, blah.
Miss Attractive Deputy, too tempting
for the chief to treat as an employee,
was allowed to keep her job
and is back at work. Really, folks,
this is definitely one thing you should
avoid doing in the privacy of your
police car. But it sure beats meeting
behind Wal Mart having a cup of java
with your old partner, doesn’t it
Editor’s Note: Hope you enjoyed this issue’s
entries into the world’s high rankers who
should know better. Booyah, see you next time.
Metropolitan Alliance of Police
7

MAP Golf Outing
Another successful, sold out golf outing. Thanks to all for making this
work. See you next June 4, 2010. Check our web site for more photos.
Marissa and Kayla helping out
Left to right: Nancy Slater, Kelly Bowers, Lindsey Adcock, Linda Laketa,
Mary Jo Lewandowski
All ready to go!
Part of the Simpson clan
Woodridge is glad they are here!
Who is this guy
8 Fall 2009

Member News and Local Elections
Carpentersville
Joseph Murphy
Mark Ramos
DeKalb County
Erin McRoberts
Timothy Smith
DesPlaines
Katherine Dombrowski
Grundy County
George Shugart
ISTHA
Ryan Wiegand
Tanya Williams
Lake Forest
Mark Long
Matteson
Sean Shelton
Antonio Vasquez
Metra
Jerri Newman
Mount Prospect
Robert Nava
William Ryan
Naperville Sgts
Timothy Black
Nicholas Liberio
Steven Woodham
Norridge
Nicholas Rice
Plainfield
Jeffrey Kaminski
Round Lake
Kevin Furlan
South Barrington
Jason Alexrod
Scott Bialas
Michael Walsh
Villa Park
Anthony Blake
Jesus Landa
Sonia Soto-Francis
Warrenville
Matthew Dolmyer
James Gismondi
Woodridge
William Bodnar
Robert Fortino
Promoted
Darien
Michael Campo
Ralph Menzione
Des Plaines Command
Daniel Neimann
Mt Prospect Sgts
Timothy Griggin
Oak Lawn
Dave Winston
Retired
Bolingbrook
Jerry Wall
Darien
Lenny Catalano
Chris Falco
Norridge
Glenn Virgils
Schaumburg
Patrick Christenson
Michael Modjeski
Military
Hickory Hills
Alejandro Lopez
Congratulations to all of the officers
who have been recently
elected to their local boards.
Northbrook Sergeants
Mike Metrick
Greg Glickauf
Dave Sprague
Quadcom
Andrew Scifres
Paul Christou
Cynthia Sykes
Amanda Schumann
Steger
Ryan Burnett
Robert Pinnow
Jeff Pogose
Dale Banicki
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Treasurer
Quote:
“Politics has become a superficial, wasteful, blood sport.”
Sarah Palin
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us does not instill in me a sense that
we must bail them out so they look
good. Where is their sense of decency
If someone from the public wants a
public sector pension, he or she should
apply for the job—just like you did. In
some towns with huge financial bases,
industry, tech, or retail and professional
service populations, people choose not
to go into law enforcement. No money
there. They want the big money and the
big house, and they want to live in one
of those best towns to live in America,
as featured in Money Magazine. And
they want that now. They gave up the
small money and the pension after 30
years in the same barn to get the Holy
Grail now. Nothing wrong with that.
Cops want that too, but our sense of
commitment and community involvement
is stronger. So we seek a good life
in the middle class and hope to retire
after 20–30 years cleaning up everyone’s
problems and garbage. Then after
all those years in purgatory, we still have
to cough up insurance premiums when
we pull the pin, necessitating a second
career, most likely guarding something.
Sure, some of us have negotiated
decent retiree insurance, but that is not
the norm. For many, all you get is your
pension and the medicals get paid out
of that. I don’t see the greed that our
employers are laying on us, do you
So now, in 2008 and 2009, all those individuals
who would never look at law
enforcement as a career because it was
beneath them, think we are greedy because
we get steady pay and benefits (a
large part due to our unions) and a pension
that will make us comfortable in
our post-battle years. All we have to do
is live long enough to enjoy it! Sadly, the
stats seem to say that many of us won’t.
So the stock market semi-collapses,
banks lose money, people stop spending,
and it’s our fault. The politicians try to
heap the blame on us. Believe me, folks,
cops have nothing to do with the stock
market. Most of us don’t even own stock.
It’s all these inadequate, so-called leaders
that invested poorly, spent like
drunken sailors (thanks, Blago) who
now find that the only way to make
ends meet is to convince the public that
we are greedy so they can beat us out
of pay raises, force us into concessions
or furlough days, lay us off and “reform”
our pensions so they don’t have to pay
into them. Well, last time I looked, cops
were still paying almost 10 percent of
each pay check into their own pensions.
Various towns will match it, but
many pay even less, based on the actuarial
firm they have hired to recommend
that the town can pay less because the
pension fund is not underfunded. And
if it is not underfunded, where does
the greed come in Just because the
state is mismanaged and FUBAR’d,
doesn’t mean that all pensions are.
But you don’t read or hear about that, do
you Of course not. Paint them all with
red ink. Better press. Let’s lump them
all in together. Makes it easier to make
us look greedy! But cops are getting
wise as time goes by. They are starting
to see that the duck isn’t a duck anymore.
That it is actually a politician in
sheep’s clothing, trying to con them out
of their pay so the purveyor’s of evil can
use us as a scapegoat to the public. And
many in the press buy into it. For whatever
reason, they fawn all over elected
officials and seem to bite at every piece
of stinky bait thrown in the water to
them. Fills up white space, I guess.
But I’ve been seeing some interesting
stuff. Bolingbrook, IL cops not
folding under pressure with threats
of layoffs and receiving none. Schaumburg,
IL cops standing up to the
brass’ threats to layoff and just walking
away from the bs. There are many,
many other local chapters who are
saying “prove it.” Open up your books
and show me your pain. Show us your
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Chicago Paranormal Detectives
The
Chicago Paranormal Detectives, (C.P.D.)
is a private Chicago-land based group
of professionals who are off duty, certified
Police Officers and Evidence Technicians. C.P.D.
additionally specializes in Paranormal Investigations.
We are the only known organization of this kind. Unlike
“ghost hunting” organizations, C.P.D. does not post
pictures, host tours or release any information which our
complainants wish to be held in confidence. C.P.D. will
provide our complainants with a copy of any evidence
captured from their own personal investigations upon
their request. Your concerns, privacy and dignity are our
top priorities. C.P.D. as well as our support staff will listen
to your claims and obtain the information needed for
Investigations. C.P.D. services are provided without cost.
One of our MAP members, Tom Froelich from Elk Grove
Village, along with Ron Fabiani and Austin Weinstock from
Stone Park, Pete Schleich from Maywood, and three civilians,
are the members of this group. A&E is putting them
on their line-up later this year. Here is their press release:
A&E sets out on a ghost patrol with the greenlight of
the new original real-life series Paranormal Cops, following
a team of Chicago-area police officers who also
work as paranormal investigators. Paranormal Cops is
currently and tentatively slated to premiere later in 2009.
“Paranormal Cops is the perfect marriage of A&E’s successful
crime and justice genre with our blossoming
paranormal programming that documents real-life accounts
of bona fide paranormal investigators,” said Robert
Sharenow, Senior Vice President, Nonfiction and
Alternative Programming, A&E. “And Ryan and his
Paranormal State team continue to bring intense, authentic
and emotionally riveting cases to our viewers.”
Paranormal Cops follows a group of larger-than-life cops
who walk one beat during the day as real-life Chicagoarea
police officers and another at night when they apply
their forensic and investigative expertise to paranormal
casework. Responding to the pleas of ordinary people
who are victimized by distressing and inexplicable activities
in their homes and workplaces, as well as taking cases
from their day jobs when called upon, these cops bring
their no-nonsense approach to hunting ghosts and real-life
police skills to separate the fact from fiction — and often
happen upon results much scarier than the paranormal.
For further information on the Chicago Paranormal Detectives,
see http://www.chicagoparanormaldetectives.com/
Increase in Deaths of Law officers for the first half of 2009
Police deaths are up by 20 percent during the first half of 2009 compared from statistics
for the same time in 2008. Sixty-six officers have been killed as opposed to 55 from last
year mid-year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Fund.
In 2007, the total year figure of deaths was 182. In 2008, there were 133 officers
killed in all categories. Police agencies and the officers themselves are doing a
better job in implementing safety issues and so far it seems to be working.
Officers killed in traffic accidents are on a mark to surpass last year’s total of 30. So far, 17
officers have lost their lives in traffic incidents, not including one helicopter tragedy.
Shooting deaths are up from 20 to 22 and always seem to be the leading cause of
officer deaths. We pray that this statistic levels off and actually decreases even further
than last year’s total. We trust that you will remain aware, go home tonight and
every night, and never forget that it is a hazardous job that we perform.
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expenditures. Where are your cuts and
pay decreases for the upper echelon
I’m also seeing headlines like
this across America:
• Glendale, CA. Police union
turns down concession request.
• Reno, NV: Police won’t forgo raises.
• Hartford, CT: Hartford police
union rejects city’s
call for concessions.
• Sacramento, CA: Firefighters
reject 5% raise giveback.
• Cincinnati, OH: Firefighters
say no to furloughs
• Los Angeles, CA: Police union
mounts campaign to oppose
LAPD furloughs.
• Illinois departments feeling the
sting of recession keep officers on
the street while school anti-drug
programs and squad car purchases
take a back seat to spending.
There are others and to be sure there
are some cops losing their jobs to
layoffs, or recruits not being hired,
or positions not being filled, and
in small communities, police forces
have actually been disbanded.
This is not only dangerous to the citizens,
but to police officers as well. In
Chicago, officers who once patrolled
in two-man cars are now being forced
to ride solo. They have coined the term
“rolling coffins” to indicate the danger
level they are subjected to. There
is a real hazard to these officers.
So you see, everyone is in pain. But
the real pain is when, due to the inept
leadership that is going on in our
administrations, citizens or cops get
killed by emboldened criminals when
police service is cut and cops are left
due to layoffs to man areas alone that
were dangerous with two cops in a sector
or beat. But no, the cry you hear is
that we are greedy. Yes, folks, this is real
change. Change you can feel when your
employer would rather see your nose
bloodied in order to avoid the shot to
the chops that some of them wholeheartedly
deserve. By this, I mean losing
in an election due to their feeblemindedness
and inefficient form of governing.
They caused this mess—not us—but
we have to work for less so they can
get re-elected and continue to have pay
increases, per diem meals, hotel money,
and Lord knows what else. Well,
the bottom line, folks, is still before
you make any concessions, ask if the
mayor will reimburse you any money
you may concede when times get better.
(And they will get better.) I think
you know the answer to that one.
Laws protect laid-off employees for a
time that guarantees your job back, up
to 18 months after layoffs in that when
a municipality wants to re-hire, they
must offer the position back to the
laid-off employee. (Check your local
and state laws to be clear on that one.
It may differ than here in Illinois.)
Remember, if you make concessions,
you will be doing the same job you
did yesterday before you conceded pay,
but only now with less money. And of
course, that all important pension will
surely be affected. You just reduced
it and it reduces every year that the
money you gave up is not being compounded.
It can and will add up to a
significant amount of cash when your
ride into the Magic Forest becomes a
reality. As far as furlough days are concerned,
(which is another big trick offered
by your employer) think about not
only losing some pension money, but do
you have to work longer now to make
up those days in order to earn the appropriate
amount of credits to receive
your pension Look into that one.
Yes, for those of you who really, really,
really, want to cooperate with the
city for whatever reason, you may still
give up your pay raise, or give up insurance
benefits, or past pay, even. If your
belief system wants to help the citizens
avoid a spike in their taxes, then
concede. If you want to help reelect
the mayor, then concede. If you want
stripes and feel that this will fast-track
your rise in the ranks, then concede.
If you truly want to save one or two
jobs of the most recent hires, then
concede. But ask your local officers
and colleagues first. Don’t blame
your union. We are not trying to get
people laid off. We are trying to protect
all of your futures by guaranteeing
an equitable pay raise, benefits, and
the ability to retire after all of your
years in purgatory in a manner that
makes your AARP years comfortable.
No one wants to see layoffs, but it
is something that your group may
have to temporarily acquiesce to until
“change” comes, the economy improves,
and people start screaming
that crime has risen and more cops are
needed to corral the hooligans who
will prey on an unsuspecting populace.
That’s what you want to get out—how
bad it is going to be for the citizens if
the brass lays off coppers because the
administration runs their government
poorly. I have read about fire departments
in southern states being depleted
by manpower cuts because the union
would not accept concessions. The city
talks about the need to cut firefighters.
The firefighters talk about buildings
burning down because of a shortage
of manpower. They talk about not being
able to man the trucks, the ambulances,
the stations. People could die.
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Got your attention now It works.
Well, no cops or reduced manpower in
beats may mean more burglaries, thefts,
assaults, etc. The burden is on you, Mr.
Mayor. Don’t want to scare people, you
say Well, are we lying here The worst
could happen with cuts to patrol. People
don’t want to think about dying. Fewer
cops on the road and it’s a real possibility,
just like the firefighters are pointing
out the nasty in some places, so must
you. Just do it! You and we are simply
going to tell people what could happen,
such as a recent news article about Hanover
Park, a town with some gang warfare
going on. People are getting stabbed,
shot, and robbed. This has prompted
the Daily Herald to pronounce in an
opinion piece “that increased staffing
is needed to counter the recent surge
in gang-related violence and to ease
the community’s fears moving forward.
It’s incumbent on them (the village) to
figure out the best way to pay for that
staffing…” So you think Hanover Park
is going to cut staff now due to their
economic issues I don’t think so. This
is news you can all use to inform the
public how bad it can be if you cut cops.
All kinds of games will be played by
some cities to get you to take concessions.
When all else fails, they will
threaten layoffs, playing on and hoping
that “the brotherhood” we feel
for one another will force us to concede
to save some jobs. It isn’t easy but
many of those laid off will find another
cop job, or even get hired back.
Most unions, locals, associations, and
individuals are starting to see the
games being played by cities everywhere—and
all are starting to resent
it. We have to push back—collectively.
We must resent the fact that we are now
the pawns in this great chess match.
Protect the king at all cost and we are
starting to say—whoa! Wait a minute.
Raise taxes, cut other fat, spend
less on perks, fests, jubilees, and other
non-essential expenses, at least for a
while. Or promise us, in writing, that
you will make up whatever you might
sucker us into giving up when times
get better, because as I said, it will.
Instead of the old mantra “to be careful
out there,” it should also include
“be careful inside, too.” The danger of
reduced pay, benefits, and pension or
having to work longer to get one is real.
Be smart. Be prepared. Be together.
Stay safe.
Bits n Pieces
Thoughts and Prayers
For retired Sergeant Chris Falco
of Darien PD who is recovering
from heart bypass surgery. We
hope to see him back in good
health as he convalesces.
Chapter News
Bolingbrook PD recently announced
their Employee of the Year Awards:
Sergeant of the Year went to Mike
Johnstone and Police Officer of the
Year went to Thomas Stepanek
Also, Lt. Ken Teppel was recently
appointed as Commander
at the Bolingbrook Police
Department. Congratulations to
all on their achievements.
Detective Ken Simpson is
still trying to score a goal.
MAP provides disability
benefit
Recently, Officer David Palgen from
Orland Park applied and received a
one-time $500 disability payment from
MAP.
Officer Palgen had received a pension
from his department pension board for
an injury he received on-duty. MAP
made the benefit payment to him as he
was a member at the time of his injury.
MAP wishes David the best in
all of his future endeavors.
Redesigned MAP
web site completed
Be sure to check out our new MAP
website at www.mapunion.org
Look for opinion pieces on:
• Who is acting stupidly President
Obama vs the police
• Who you gonna call
• Nice to be away
Also case summaries by Legal Advisor
Jeff Ortinau and tabs for legislative,
arbitration, and other MAP news.
Try it and come back often.
Metropolitan Alliance of Police
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Contract Corner
Richard Reimer
Winfield #477
Three-year agreement, 2.50%, 2.50% and 3.00%
New provision for arbitration of discipline as quid
pro quo for lower increases first two years
New detective pay for working holidays
Maintanence of current 12 hour shift.
Steven Calcaterra
Morris PD
Three-year CBA with a set increase of 2.5% for the first year,
a wage re-opener for years two and three
Wage scale compresses in the first year reducing
the top-out to eight years from the previous 10
New $0.50/hr for FTO compensation
New $0.50/hr for shift differential for midnight shift
Wheaton Sergeants
1-year collective bargaining agreement
3% increase
status quo on all other issues
Ronald Cicinelli
Hawthorn Woods
Arbitration award. (MAP wins.)
Three-year term, retroactive of May 1, 2007, of 4% each year.
Maintained uniform allowance.
Obtained longevity pay. Sick leave of eight-hours per day
accrued to 900 hours with 50% buy back. Some speciality
and educational benefits, as well as call-out pay.
Danger never goes away
It’s
bad
enough to read week after week the stories
of police officers shot, stabbed, killed
in traffic accidents, and assaulted by so
many people every day. But this story stands out.
Fish and Wildlife Officer Vann Streety was shot after
pulling over a man who was trespassing on private
property last July 15, 2009. The man responded by
shooting the officer six times. “I was not going to die
on that dirt road that day,” Officer Streety said. “I have
too many people to take care of and who love me.”
The shooter, Christopher Eddy, 23, admitted to the
shooting after his arrest. Why Because he felt that
his freedom was being violated. Sad, isn’t it
Officer Streety thanks his fellow law enforcement officers
for a quick response that saved his life, as well as God,
a few angels, and his sheer determination to survive.
Do not forget. At any given moment, there is somebody
out there who will kill you if they can.
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Continued from page 6
aged. The Board terminated Officer
Kupkowski. The Circuit Court affirmed
the Board’s decision. The case
was appealed to the Illinois Appellate
Court. The court upheld the termination
and made the following notations
on other Illinois court cases. “The
key factor is the subject matter of the
falsehood, more specifically, how it directly
relates to a policeman’s duties to
the public. In Humbles an officer told
his superior that he was going to the
county courthouse to testify in a traffic
case where he was actually going on
personal business relating to his wife’s
divorce suit. In Kreiser an officer falsely
denied that he had been driving his
personal car on the previous day while
he was supposed to be on duty. These
falsehoods were held not to justify dismissal,
in the court’s opinion, because
they did not relate directly to the officer’s
public duties but only to matters
of internal police administration.
The instant case does not involve a lie
about attending to personal business
while on duty but a lie directly connected
to an officer’s duty to the public.
The Court said that an officer on
duty in a squad car has a duty to obey
the laws and to avoid negligently damaging
either public or private property,
and a lie relating to these duties is, in
our opinion, grounds for dismissal.
To sum things up, it appears that
the courts have upheld termination
when the untruthfulness relates
to an official duty. Lies relating to
non-official duties might be deserving
of punishment, but normally not
discharge. Filing false reports, lying
to agents or officers from other
agencies and bring false claims will
normally result in termination.
This author has always felt that honesty
is the best policy. We all make
mistakes, and we are held accountable
for our actions. But as the old saying
goes, “the punishment should fit the
crime”. Discipline should be dealt out
fairly and equally. Remember, when
IAD starts their investigation, be familiar
with the Police Officers Bill of
Rights as provided for by State Statute
(Uniform Peace Officer’s Disciplinary
Act, 50 ILCS 725/1). In addition, if a
Police Officer is covered by a collective
bargaining agreement, he or she
should be familiar with the chapter
of the contract governing discipline
and their rights during an internal
investigation. If during an internal
investigation you are read your Garrity
warnings, you are mandated to answer
questions asked by the internal affairs
investigators. However, you also have
a right to have union representation
present during this time. If you are
given your Miranda warning, you
have the right not to answer questions,
and you have the right to have an
attorney present during the questioning.
These are the same rights afforded
to every citizen. Be aware of your
rights and exercise them accordingly.
MAP News
New Chapters/Election
Tricom
Bourbonnais Sergeants
Petition pending
Streamwood Sergeants/Lts
Petition pending
Signed Contracts
Des Plaines
Lockport
Hawthorn Woods
Morris
North Suburban Dispatch
Northbrook Sergeants
River Valley Detention Center
University of Illinois at Chicago
Wheaton Sergeants
Winfield
Negotiations and
Mediations
Bartlett
Burr Ridge Sergeants
Du Page County Forest Preserve
Genoa
Illinois DOC Investigations
Oak Lawn
St Charles Sergeants
Winnetka
Chapters pending
before the ILRB
Carol Stream Sergeants
Oak Brook Sergeants
Westchester Sergeants
Western Springs Sergeants
before the Appellate Court
Legal Defense
Always numerous. Various meetings
scheduled for resolution at police and fire
commission hearings, arbitrations, or investigative
discussions. Call about our legal
defense program if you are not currently a
collective bargaining, dues paying member.
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Collective Bargaining Chapters
Arlington Heights
Addison
Algonquin
Algonquin Police CSO’s &
Dispatch
Bartlett
Bensenville
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook Civilians
Bolingbrook Sgts/Lts
Bourbonnais Sgts
Braidwood
Bridgeview
Burr Ridge Sgts and Cpls
Carpentersville Civilians
Carpentersville Police
Carpentersville Sgts
Channahon
Chicago State University
Police
Chicago State University Sgts
Cicero Lts
Coal City
Cook County EM/ Dispatch/
Vehicle Service
Cook Co DCSI Deputy Chiefs
Cook Co Dispatch Supvs
Crest Hill
Crest Hill Sgts
Crete
Crystal Lake
Darien Police and Sgts
Darien Police Civilians
DesPlaines
DesPlaines Sgts/Lts
DeKalb County
DuPage Co Patrol/Court Svcs
DuPage Co Coroner
DuPage Co Forest Preserve
East Dundee
Elwood
Elk Grove Village
Ford Heights
Genoa
Gilbert
Grundy County
Hanover Park
Hawthorne Woods
Hickory Hills
Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates Sgts
Huntley
IL DOC Investigators
Indian Head Park
ISTHA
ISTHA Call-takers
John Stroger Hospital Sgts
Johnsburg
Justice
Justice Sgts
Lake Forest
Lake in the Hills Police
Lake in the Hills Dispatch/
CSO’s
Lakemoor
LaSalle County
LaSalle Co Correctional
Officers
Lemont
Lemont Sgts
Lisle
Lockport
Matteson
Matteson Sgts
Maywood Sgts
McCook PO and Sgts
McHenry Co Court Clerks
Metra
Minooka
Montgomery
Morris
Morton Grove Sgts
Mt Prospect
Mt Prospect Sgts
Naperville Sgts
New Lenox Sgts
Niles Police
Norridge
Northbrook Sgts
Northern IL Emergency
Communications Center
Northern Illinois University
Northern IL University
Security Officers
Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Telecom, CSO’s, &
Detention Aides
Orland Park
Oswego
Palos Hills
Palos Park
Park City
Plainfield
Plainfield Sgts
Posen
Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights Sgts
Quadcom Dispatch
River Valley Detention Center
Supvs
Romeoville
Romeoville Sgts
Roselle
Round Lake Police
Round Lake Supv
St Charles
St Charles Sgts
Schaumburg
Schaumburg Command
SEECOM
Seneca
South Barrington
South Elgin
South Elgin Sgts
Steger
Streamwood
Streamwood Sgts
Sugar Grove
Tinley Park
University of Illinois
Villa Park
Warrenville
Warrenville Sgts
Waukegan Sgts
Waukegan Lts/Commanders
Wescom Dispatch
Westchester Sgts
West Dundee
Western Springs
Western Springs Sgts
Wheaton Sgts
Will County Mgmt Assoc
Wilmington
Winfield
Winnetka
Woodridge
Legal Defense Chapters
Addison Sgts
Barrington Hills Lts
Belvidere Sgts
Bensenville Sgts
Bolingbrook Civilians
Channahon Sgts
Cook County Canine
Cook County Corrections
Cook Co Correctional Sgts/Lts
Cook County Sheriff’s Police
DuPage County Corrections
Elgin
Evergreen Park
Hampshire
Hawthorn Woods Sgts
Hinsdale Sgts
LaGrange Park
Lake County
Lake Villa
Manhattan
McCook Civilians
Norridge Auxiliary Officers
Northlake
Oak Lawn Dispatch Supvs
Palatine
Palos Park Police part-time
Peotone
Roselle Command
Round Lake Park
Sleepy Hollow
South Barrington Command
Tinley Park Sgts
Winnetka CSO
Woodridge Sgts
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