Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said he backed an effort to give the agency charged with probing police misconduct the authority to investigate whether CPD officers and leaders have violated city law by helping federal immigration agents because no one would “trust” probes conducted by internal affairs.
That measure would give the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, known as COPA, the authority to investigate whether CPD officers helped federal agents carry out deportations. A final vote by the Chicago City Council is set for Feb. 18.
Snelling’s remarks came during the meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability on Jan. 29 while he pushed back on the police oversight board’s decision to require him to explain why the number of times police officers used force against individuals has significantly increased since 2022…