Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year

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U.S. NewsEnglish • 3 months ago

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Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year

alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA

U.S. NewsEnglish • 3 months ago

Chicago police are required to document every time they pull someone over. But a new investigation reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms.

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Those stops never get reported across the CPD radio net, either.

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