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Post by WaTcHeR on Jun 27, 2006 14:06:30 GMT -5
06.27.2006 - Three Chicago police officers ran away when a fellow officer was struggling for his life with an armed man in a Dominicks store on the South Side, officials said Wednesday.
Two of the fleeing officers were about 10 months into their 18-month probationary period before they could have become full-fledged officers with union benefits. Those female officers -- called PPOs in cop parlance -- have been fired by police Superintendent Phil Cline.
"There were security tapes there and I reviewed at the tapes and I looked at other evidence -- interviews and statements that were taken that evening and based on that I made my decision," Cline said. "It was clear to me that the two PPOs didnt do what they were trained to do, and they put the officer in peril."
A third male officer, whose probation ended about three months ago, faces a departmental investigation and possible termination, too.
Cline can fire probationary officers at will, but full-fledged officers have extensive due-process rights.
The incident was captured on a Dominicks security camera and was reviewed by department officials. The videotape may be used to show recruits at the police academy what officers should never do.
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