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COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 49TH & LAVERGNE

COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 49TH & LAVERGNE

Posted September 5, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 49TH & LAVERGNE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 49TH & LAVERGNE Early this morning the Civilian Office of Police Accountability received notification from the Chicago …

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET

Posted September 4, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET The Civilian Office Police Accountability (COPA) continues its investigation into the …

COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET

COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET

Posted September 1, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 1300 W. 19TH STREET The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is currently investigating an officer involved …

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER USING HOMOPHOBIC SLUR

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER USING HOMOPHOBIC SLUR

Posted August 28, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER USING HOMOPHOBIC SLUR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER USING HOMOPHOBIC SLUR The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has concluded its investigation of a member …

COPA INVESTIGATES RECENT INCIDENT CAPTURED ON VIDEO

COPA INVESTIGATES RECENT INCIDENT CAPTURED ON VIDEO

Posted August 27, 2020 COPA Investigates Recent Incident Captured on Video

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES RECENT INCIDENT CAPTURED ON VIDEO Today, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) initiated an investigation after receiving notification from the Chicago …

COPA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING NON-FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD

COPA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING NON-FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD

Posted August 10, 2020 COPA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING NON-FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2020 COPA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING NON-FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is requesting assistance from the …

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NON-FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NON-FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD

Posted August 10, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NON-FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NON-FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD On Sunday, August 9th, COPA responded to a non-fatal police-involved shooting in the 5600 block …

COPA RECOMMENDS OFFICER BE SEPARATED FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

COPA RECOMMENDS OFFICER BE SEPARATED FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Posted August 4, 2020 COPA RECOMMENDS OFFICER BE SEPARATED FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2020 COPA RECOMMENDS OFFICER BE SEPARATED FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) recommends Chicago Police Officer Saharat Sampim be …

COPA INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE 25TH DISTRICT

COPA INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE 25TH DISTRICT

Posted July 30, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE 25TH DISTRICT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2020 COPA INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE 25TH DISTRICT Today the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) responded to an officer involved shooting at the 25th …

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PROTEST IN GRANT PARK

COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PROTEST IN GRANT PARK

Posted July 19, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PROTEST IN GRANT PARK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2020 COPA PROVIDES UPDATE ON COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PROTEST IN GRANT PARK The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has received over 20 complaints against …

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