Another Controversy for Northlake’s Jeffrey Sherwin and Dennis Koletsos

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Another Controversy for Northlake’s Jeffrey Sherwin and Dennis Koletsos

By admin on Sunday, January 20th, 2013 | No Comments

This is an article in todays Chicago Tribune. it amazes me that Jeff Sherwin and Dennis Koletsos are still in their positions as mayor and police chief after the years of controversy and wasted taxpayer money. after reading this I ask why would an organization want to keep the investigation of this felony in house? why wouldn’t they have immediately called an outside agency to avoid a conflict of interest as well as the look of impropriety? hmmmmmm….. makes you wonder! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chief Dennis Koletsos Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …Read more […..]

Earl, True Blue 24/7

By admin on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 | 1 Comment

After being hired by the Northlake Police Department and graduating from the Chicago Police Academy, the first police officer got to really know, besides my FTO, was Earl. I remember my first impression, and the first impression is very important, was that this guy was very confident and knew his stuff. My FTO, Dan, had told me which officers I could trust and which ones I couldn’t and Earl was the first that I was told I could trust. I took this with a bit of hesitation since several of the old timers, Don M., Louie D. and Tommy O., had each told me, in general, to watch out who I trusted. Boy, what a way to enter a workplace! I …Read more […..]

Northlake Mayor Jeffrey Sherwin in Hot Water!

By admin on Sunday, March 25th, 2012 | No Comments

I would think an attorney would know better. But, coming from the town of Northlake….And, this man and his cohort, Police Chief Dennis Koletsos, both arrogantly stood in judgement of many police officers(most who supported the police union) for, in some cases,Â more trivial matters. The old saying that what comes around goes around stands true in this case. Best wishes to Jeffrey Sherwin and Dennis Koletsos! Great Job CBS Chicago’s Pam Zekman! Northlake Mayor Got Tax Breaks He Didnâ€™tÂ Deserve NORTHLAKE, Ill. (CBS) â€“ There are millions of dollars in homeowners exemptions given to Illinois property …Read more […..]

LAPD officers who complained about ticket quotas are awarded $2 million

By admin on Friday, April 15th, 2011 | No Comments

This reminds me of a previous employer, the Northlake Police Department in Illinois, led by Chief Dennis Koletsos. We were told that these were called standards as in performance standards. Officers were disciplined if they didn’t meet the “standards” which included numbers of tickets. The veteran motorcycle officers alleged in a lawsuit that they were punished with bogus performance reviews, threats of reassignment and other forms of harassment after objecting to demands from commanding officers that they write a certain number of tickets each day. Ticket quotas are illegal under state law. There’s a fine …Read more […..]

Should Doctors En Route To Surgery Receive Speeding Tickets?

By candlken on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 | No Comments

Special Treatment Often Doesn’t ApplyThere are a million and one excuses that you can come up with to try to avoid a speeding ticket. You can say you are late to pick up your child at school or that you are sick to your stomach and need to find a bathroom fast.Or that you had a run-in with a beefy, mean-looking trucker at a rest stop and you are trying put as many miles between him and you as you can. And if that means putting the pedal to the metal for 10 straight minutes on the freeway, so be it.But few of your excuses will match the impact that a doctor can bring to bear: â€œI am a physician and Iâ€™m on the way …Read more […..]

Law Enforcement Fatalities Spike in 2010

By admin on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 | No Comments

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will release its annual Law Enforcement Officer Fatality Research Bulletin on Tuesday December 28. The report will show a significant increase in the number of law enforcement officer fatalities from 2009 to 2010. This devastating surge in officer deaths is discouraging following 2009, when fatalities decreased 16 percent; the lowest number of line-of-duty deaths since 1959. The trend of multiple fatality shootings continued in 2010 with brutal, ambush- style â€œcluster killingsâ€ targeting officers. Nearly 20 percent of this yearâ€™s shooting fatalities …Read more […..]

Phil, The Honorable Cop

By admin on Friday, December 10th, 2010 | 6 Comments

One of the most honorable and humble people I have ever know is a man that I was able to work with for over 10 years. Before I worked with him I observed him during my childhood as his parents house was down the street from me and across the street from my friends house. I remember seeing him pull up in his squad car, a very dashing and good looking guy–no I am not gay– who always waved to us kids and always seemed to have a smile on his face. I didn’t have any run-ins with him as a kid but I know that if I did they would have been worthy experiences as this man perpetuated the term honorable and humble. A little background …Read more […..]

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