Chicago Police Disband Special Operations Section
October 9, 2007
The Chicago Police Department has disbanded its troubled Special Operations Section, or SOS. That's after after seven of its members were charged with armed violence, home invasion and kidnapping. Chicago Public Radio's Mike Rhee reports.
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Interim police superintendent Dana Starks says S-O-S officers will be redistributed to different specialized units like SWAT and K-9. He also says the department will more closely keep track of its officers.
STARKS: We have room for improvement in how we supervise the personnel in our organization, and that's across the board.
Starks says the superintendent's office will meet regularly with supervisors to keep tabs on officers. A suspended SOS officer last month was accused of felony murder-for-hire.
I'm Mike Rhee, Chicago Public Radio.
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Interim police superintendent Dana Starks says S-O-S officers will be redistributed to different specialized units like SWAT and K-9. He also says the department will more closely keep track of its officers.
STARKS: We have room for improvement in how we supervise the personnel in our organization, and that's across the board.
Starks says the superintendent's office will meet regularly with supervisors to keep tabs on officers. A suspended SOS officer last month was accused of felony murder-for-hire.
I'm Mike Rhee, Chicago Public Radio.
