Three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on state felony charges of conspiracy in the investigation of the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald. Former Detective David March, and former Patrol Officer Joseph Walsh and Patrol Officer ...
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Feed Subscription7 Chicago Police Officers Face Firing Over Laquan McDonald Cover-Up
OoooooWeeeee this is some serious stuff right here! Nearly two years after a Chicago police officer fatally shot Laquan McDonald and numerous colleagues filed reports that clashed with video of the shooting, the Police Department on Thursday announced plans to ...
Read More »Jason Van Dyke Hired by Police Union as Janitor
The Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald is now working for the Fraternal Order of Police. Jason Van Dyke is working for the F.O.P as he awaits trial, WGN has learned. A source ...
Read More »Chicago Officer ‘Jason Van Dyke’ Accused of Shooting LaQuan McDonald Due In Court Today!
A white Chicago police officer accused of shooting a black teenager 16 times in 2014 is due in court. Jason Van Dyke is expected to appear before a judge Friday morning for a status hearing. He has pleaded not guilty ...
Read More »Chicago News: Cops Called to Testify Before Grand Jury in Laquan McDonald Case
Newly released records show that nearly two dozen Chicago Police Department employees have been called to testify in front of a federal grand jury investigating the Laquan McDonald shooting, including the lead detective in the case and four officers whose ...
Read More »Chicago Officer ‘Jason Van Dyke’ Charged with Murder of Laquan McDonald Expected To Enter Plea
A Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a teenager is expected to enter a plea at an arraignment. Jason Van Dyke’s hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Chicago. The veteran officer faces six counts ...
Read More »Two police officers Involved in Laquan McDonald Shooting Have Been Promoted
Can you believe this….Two Chicago police officers involved with the investigation of the shooting of Laquan McDonald last year have received promotions within the department, according to reports. Fox 32 writes former Deputy Chief of Patrol Dave McNaughton — the highest ranking officer ...
Read More »Officer Jason Van Dyke Indicted On 6 Murder Counts in Laquan McDonald Shooting
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke is now formally indicted for the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The indictment includes six counts of first degree murder and one count of official misconduct. The Chicago Tribune published the indictment to its website ...
Read More »Family of Laquan McDonald Speaks Out Publicly for First Time Since Video Release
Family members of Laquan McDonald on Friday thanked those who have marched in Chicago demanding justice in the 17-year-old’s shooting death at the hands of a Chicago police officer and called for change “from the top down.” “I think that ...
Read More »Police Report in Laquan McDonald Case at Odds with Video
Hundreds of pages of police documents released late Friday evening from the investigation of the police officer shooting death of Laquan McDonald shows that cops at the scene offered a starkly different picture of what led to fellow officer Jason ...
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