A Chicago police officer who is named in dozens of misconduct complaints and a member of a controversial tactical team is now behind bars after he was accused of assaulting and strangling his girlfriend who had to escape his apartment out a third-story balcony last week.
The ABC7 I-Team first reported on Officer Joseph Vecchio earlier this year after he was relieved of police powers based on complaints and lawsuits piling up tied to his time on the Chicago Police Department’s 1863 tactical team…