CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly threatening another cop who was scheduled to testify against him in a legal proceeding. Marco Torres, 40, is charged with one count of harassing a witness in connection with threats he allegedly made to a 41-year-old detective last May.
A report by the Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs said Torres called the woman on May 20, 2024, to dissuade her from testifying in a pending assault case: “It’s me, Marco,” he said, according to the report. “I’ve been crying. Please do not testify against me.”
“This is my life please dont [sic] testify i always cover my tracks…” he texted later, according to a separate court filing. “I would hope that you keep this between us. Or my comander [sic] will get you fired.”…