A Chicago police sergeant and three officers repeatedly accused of improperly stopping and searching Black people should be suspended for a combined 180 days for their actions during three traffic stops, Chicago Police Department leaders and the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct agreed, records show.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that four members of the tactical team that had been assigned to patrol the Near North (18th) Police District improperly stopped and searched three drivers and their cars between July 2024 and October 2024, according to records published Thursday.
In all, the agency better known as COPA has determined members of that tactical team violated department policy during 22 separate traffic stops, according to a WTTW News analysis of COPA records…