Jody, Jody, Jody
Blogmaster welcomes new superintendant Jody P. Weiss to his new duties which officially began this weekend after he was sworn in. And although this is not the first time Blogmaster has written about the new sup, its time to reiterate some of our hopes for the new titular head of emergency communications which encompass oemc.
Staff--oemc desperately needs more pcos to man day to day operations. And we are not talking about excessive staffing here, only enough to maintain MINIMAL operational needs without an over reliance on overtime, especially mandatory overtime which everyone knows will increase as soon as the weather warms up.
Training, and integrated operations--pcos need increased and better training in a variety of areas, including handling potential terrorist/natural calamity incidents on the phones. Also its about time someone seriously addressed the outdated and antiquated way that cpd/cfd split up the 911 calls. Is it really the most efficient--and in the best interest of callers (read taxpayers)--method to process a request for an ambulance by tying up 2 highly paid calltakers on one call? And how about reopening the lines of communication between oemc and cpd so that each agency has some input when certain of its actions effect eachother?
Morale--Blogmaster understands that the new sup is rightfully focused on the primary mission of cpd, but its prudent to factor oemc into certain strategic and operational decisions, and this would include thinking carefully about employee movements at the higher levels. Placing new suits into the chain of command, creating new positions, or changing the business as usual model at oemc in order to affect changes down the ranks.
Blogmaster hopes that whatever positive changes the new sup brings to cpd will spill over into oemc, because we sure do need something different.
posted by CPDDispatch @ 12:00 AM
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
SUFFREDIN PRESS RELEASE 01/29/08
The Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7 is outraged after learning that a candidate for the office of Cook County State’s Attorney has been a proponent for the release of an individual that was convicted in 1975 for the murder of Chicago Police Officer Ed Barron. Larry Suffredin Jr. at the time was the Public Defender for Joseph Bigsby, who, as the evidence proved, robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped one of two elderly victims which caused the Police to be called to the scene. Upon their arrival, three Police Officers located the offender and ordered him to drop his weapon, Bigsby responded by drawing the Luger pistol, which was used in the robberies and fired at the officers, striking Officer Edward Barron in the head killing him instantly. Additional responding officers were also fired upon by the offender until he ran out of ammunition. Bigsby was apprehended, charged and convicted of Murder, three counts of Attempt Murder and two counts of Armed Robbery.
Larry Suffredin has been pleading with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for several years for the release of this killer. The Fraternal Order of Police and Officer Barron’s partner have fought for years to keep Prisoner #C02290 incarcerated. The thought that a potential State’s Attorney, charged with prosecuting those who prey on our society, would turn his back on the Law Enforcement Community in this manner is appalling. The Cook County State’s Attorney needs to be consistently in support of convicts serving their full sentences for the safety of the rest of society, and a tireless advocate for the families of the victims. If Mr. Suffredin is elected, this will create a horrendous conflict of interest.
The 18,000 members of Lodge #7 are outraged at Larry Suffredin’s actions and his attempt to ride this and other issues into the office of Cook County State’s Attorney. Mr. Suffredin needs to know that the Cook County State’s Attorney should be an advocate for justice, not an opponent of it.
Mark Donahue
President
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