The Chicago police officers’ union is planning a march to protest what its members say is a dangerous manpower shortage and the way their boss has run the department.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago police officers’ union is planning a march to protest what its members say is a dangerous manpower shortage and the way their boss has run the department.
Several hundred officers are expected to attend the protest Wednesday morning outside the Chicago Police Department’s headquarters on the city’s South Side.
The planned protest is the latest chapter in the contentious relationship between the officers and Superintendent Jody Weis. Officers have been critical of Weis’ leadership and say he’s caused morale to plummet.
Weis has defended himself. He says crime has dropped for several months straight and that after he was hired in response to a series of embarrassing incidents involving officers there have been no major scandals since he took over in 2008.
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