NATO Update: CCSD officer's chose not to follow Tom Dart other officer's seen by a Walgreens near Maddison were seen running to Tom crying the protesters are going to get us

Even thou it is 3 days after NATO I wanted to share some information with you in regaurds to Tom I can not carry a gun Dart. This will be a Sarge first to do this but upon the NATO blog where Tom Dart was not there his men and women recovered 14 pipe bombs at a Metra station where recovered by the CCSD while assisting Chicago and Metra Police. But what Tom Dart can not explain is why "High ranking CPD source tells blogger that a melee broke out between protestors and police less than one block from the Daley Center entrance. Commander from CPD called the Daley Center for immediate assistance. Supervisor from Court Services told the Commander they were under strict orders from Chief Jackson not to assist in any manner. Commander became furious and told the supervisor he was going to call Preckwinkle's office. Commander was able to contact Mike Masters, Director Homeland Security for Cook County. According to the source Masters contacted Sheriff Dart who delayed Masters by saying he had to think it over. The source says Masters became very agitated and told Sheriff Dart that he had the legal responsibility to assist. Source says by the time the Sheriff finally agreed to send help the fight was already diffused. Source tells blogger a few Sheriff officers showed up minutes after the confrontation was already over. He says CPD from numerous blocks over arrived well before the Sheriff.." Source SheriffNews





C.P.D., Metra and other agencies have stated to the Sarge that the CCSD were there and they were doing their job on the subway stations these same agencies also stated they can not speak on to what happened above ground. So not all of the CCSD is bad those officer's said fuck Dart I am assisting. See the way the public sees it is that Chicago's Venue but isn't Chicago in Cook County so then it is also a county venue. " What is Chicago's venue is the Cook Counties venu and both are in my state which makes it a state venu so why is it only C.P.D. and my ISP officer's the only one doing a job. Granted yes Mc Cormick Place and Navy Pier are state property in the City of Chicago but they are also in the County of Cook and we had no help why" Hiram Grau Director of the ISP.


Hiram Grau Director of the ISP also stated that he will be notifying the County office and speaking with the County President.

Other Municipalities that where there also stated that Cook County Sheriff Police and Riot teams should have assisted. A.P.D.stated that Gary Police and Milwaukee Police along with other counties Champaign being the farthest stated Cook County Sheriff cops have a rep of being such tough asses that all this showed was how much of a sissy they are. " Cook County guys have a rep of being these tough zero tollerance guys because of the City of Chicago and other areas they cover and the higher crime than what we have but these guys should have helped instead of standing there like a deer in head lights. I mean hell the main building where they have court was under attack and my department along with other agencies assited Chicago but the CCSD didn't do anything what cowards." Kankakee County Sheriff's SGT.

" We are under order's from Tom Dart not to engage protesters that is Chicago's problem." Deputy Chief Williams.
Gary Mc Carthy went on record stating " If you think it is easy to ask people to do what they did it's not. Asking people to put them selves in harms way knowning they are going to get assualted to be able to stand there and take it. These guys are amazing."

Hours after he helped remove an officer with a minor stab wound from the clash between Chicago police and Black Bloc protesters Sunday afternoon, Superintendent Garry McCarthy saw the same policeman again — this time on Michigan Avenue facing off against protesters trying to rush the Art Institute.

"At about 10 o'clock last night, I looked to my left and said, 'Wait a minute,' and he said, 'Yeah, that was me,' and I said, 'Get outta here,'" McCarthy said Monday. "I'm so proud of these guys. … I just love being a police officer."

McCarthy's chest clearly was swelling with pride over the little incidents that happened repeatedly over several days. He proclaimed Monday that the officers under his command had done the city proud, from the cops enduring hour upon hour of profane taunts without losing control to veteran commanders rarely if ever losing their patience with protesters who clearly didn't know where they wanted to go next but wouldn't give up the streets.

But if the Police Department came off well to residents and visitors who watched it all unfold over the weekend, McCarthy himself earned some badly needed points of respect from his own officers.

After a year of serving a mayor who is unpopular with police, the veteran New York Police Department honcho was still viewed as an outsider by much of the department's rank and file. But the thousands of officers on the street over the weekend saw McCarthy putting in the same hours on the street as they were. The real bump for his status, however, came Sunday when clashes between protesters and police turned violent. McCarthy was standing at the back of the line in his white shirt and blue cap running the show from the scene.

"I think he scored some major brownie points for being out there with the troops," said a lieutenant who previously had a negative impression of McCarthy, who marked his first year in the office shortly before the NATO summit.

One of McCarthy's harshest critics in the last year, police union President Michael Shields, echoed the sentiment.

"I think the officers that served in the NATO summit did an amazing job, and they demonstrated that this is a world-class city and world-class police department. The superintendent truly did an excellent job as a leader of this department during NATO," said Shields, president of the Fraternal Order of Police. "He was literally 10 feet away from the officers during the heat of the battle. I respect that."

Perceptions about leadership are difficult to control, and McCarthy has struggled with criticism that he's brought an arrogant New York-knows-best attitude and is too cozy with Emanuel. His decision to be on the ground at the demonstrations has helped him, no doubt, but he said he can't imagine not being there.

"It's where I'm supposed to be," he said. "And I have great reverence for officers. I interact with them very easily. You can't fake it. You either are or you aren't. I'm very comfortable in that role."

McCarthy said Monday that departmental morale "is actually very, very good."

With the summit ending, officers "are kinda tired, they're looking for an ending, but they're proud of their accomplishments," he said.

McCarthy was careful to heap praise not just on the rank-and-file officers but also the commanders on the street. Their years of experience running street operations and special units helped them keep cool heads when demonstrations that stretched on for hours became exhausting, frustrating affairs for all involved. Day after day commanders such as Deputy Chief Wayne Gulliford and district bosses Kenneth Angarone and Chris Kennedy were on the street.

"These people have done an amazing job, and I don't know how they're still standing," he said.

In an unexpected benefit from the summit, officers received an unusual amount of gratitude from citizens. Many of the officers typically work in the city's most violent neighborhoods, often a thankless job.

"I've gotta tell you, this has been a hugely refreshing experience for me," said one veteran detective who normally deals with homicides and gang violence on the South Side. He said over the last few days, officers have been repeatedly praised by residents, offered cold drinks and other kindnesses. "We're not used to this."

Such reactions from the public haven't surprised McCarthy.

"It's the nature of Chicago and that's one of the reasons I really love it here."