Update on squad car towing
It's no longer a rumor. Squad cars have been towed by Streets and San. We said we'd search for the Illinois Compiled Statutes that make exceptions to laws for public safety officers in the performance of their duties.. Thanks to an anonymous poster over at Second City Cop, we've found it. Here's the pertinent portion. If you want to read the whole thing, go to the website and look it up. We're not going to do all of your bidding for you.
(625 ILCS 5/11‑205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑205)1. Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of
Sec. 11‑205. Public officers and employees to obey Act‑Exceptions.
(c) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
this Chapter;
2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign,
but only after slowing down as may be required and necessary for safe operation;
3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he
does not endanger life or property;
4. Disregard regulations governing direction of
movement or turning in specified directions.
So, again, The State of Chicago, U.S., has decided that it's exempt from the laws of the state of Illinois, in which it sits. But having state law written so you're exempt from some laws brings about the arrogant belief that you're exempt from them all.
Would the Fire Department begin towing its own vehicles if the Scum-Times ran an expose on a member parking illegally with a CFD-owned M-plate vehicle? We doubt it. In fact, we know they wouldn't. Could this be a parallel between the City of Chicago and OEMC, one of its smaller entities? The city seems to love the Fire Department when it's compared to the Police Department - and OEMC seems to love the fire dispatchers when they're compared to the police dispatchers.
The FOP has been relatively mute, given the outrage it should've expressed. All of you who think we should get out of IBEW and try to join the FOP (they wouldn't have us anyway)? Think again.
posted by CPDDispatch @ 12:00 AM
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the police park in those spots because they think there are specical and can park anywhere.Let em get towed and see how it feels
1046 you sir or ma'am are a moron. The idiotic TMA's, streets and sans morons , dispatchers, useless firemen, and every other city worker parks in these places and puts there little orange vest or parking permit in the window, they are now going to be ticketed and towed by me. We need our cars close in case an emergency occurs, so why don't you rethink your moronic rhetoric before you open your fat uneducated mouth? BTW go Bears.
to 10:46PM
Did you just post that to get a rise out of other folks? Or are you just a complete moron? You would probably be the first to complain that the police got to your domestic call late,..... because they had to find a legal spot to park first!!
The whole towing thing is assanine!
Vote on the poll at honorable star if you think its wrong for police vehicles being towed when their on an assignment. Did you see their posting?
Have you looked into whether FOP represents civilians any where else yet, I don't know any but that does not make it so thought you have to be sworn.
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