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Oath keepers

Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Oath keepers

Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

27 current and former CPD officers were on a leaked Oath Keepers membership list

Chicago Public Media investigated the officers in question and found many had troubling records.

Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

   

There are nine officers who were on a leaked membership list for the anti-government group the Oath Keepers currently serving in the Chicago Police Department. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times looked into misconduct reports for the current and former officers and talked with community members who made complaints about their behavior.

Reset learns about the investigation into the way these officers interacted with the public and what’s being done to address the extremism and racism within CPD.

GUESTS: Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ investigative reporter

Tom Schuba, Chicago Sun-Times reporter

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