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Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling will join 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro and Pastor Steve Epting Sr. from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Hope Community Church, 5900 W. Iowa St., to discuss community solutions.
To register for the conversation, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at BUILD Inc., 5100 Harrison St., scan the QR code or visit chicagopolice.org/convo.
A majority of the city’s 66 police district council members sent an open letter last week to the Chicago City Council after an arbitrator ruled officers facing serious misconduct charges could opt for private arbitration.
The public is invited to this month’s meeting of the 15th Police District Council meeting. It will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at New Home Baptist Church, 4804 W. Polk St.
Tuesday’s town hall was the first of four public hearings being held across the city as the search for the Chicago Police Department’s next superintendent continues. Several people said they want former 15th District Commander Ernest Cato to get the job.
The first of three in-person forums will be held April 11 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd., and there will also be a virtual forum on April 25.
“It is my opinion that Supt. Brown should fire this officer,” 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro told members of The Leaders Network this week.
The 15th District reported 119 shootings last year, a 33% reduction over 2021. Austin reported one of the biggest drops in crime out of the city’s 22 police districts.
The Leaders Network joined 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez in urging the officer be immediately removed.
15th District Commander Andre Parham called the reduction in crime in Austin “unprecedented.” He officers, residents and community groups for working together.