Dave Savini
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Chicago, IL, United States
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CBS 2 Investigators: Drivers Caught In A Parking Scam, Get Tickets From The City, Too
Unsuspecting drivers trying to find parking outside city sports venues get caught up in a costly scam. First they pay to park, then they get stuck paying parking tickets. Deena Mora got caught in this parking trap outside Guaranteed Rate Field this summer while she and her husband attended the White Sox - Chicago Cubs Crosstown Classic. → Read More
Drivers Caught In A Parking Scam, Get Tickets From The City, Too
Unsuspecting drivers trying to find parking outside city sports venues get caught up in a costly scam. First they pay to park, then they get stuck paying parking tickets. Deena Mora got caught in this parking trap outside Guaranteed Rate Field this summer while she and her husband attended the White Sox - Chicago Cubs Crosstown Classic. → Read More
Thieves Steal Your Identity To Get Rental Cars, And You Get Stuck With The Bills
Criminals nationwide are stealing victims' identities and using those to rent cars. These rentals are then stolen, sold and shipped overseas, or used here to commit other crimes locally. In either case, the identity theft victim is left to clean up the mess. → Read More
Legally Parked, Ticketed Anyway: Chicagoans Hit With Bogus Street Cleaning Fines
Marcus Jones sits on the front stoop of his Auburn Gresham home. On a city pole across from him, there is a bright yellow sign with a large letter "F". It's a warning to drivers - Friday is street cleaning day so don't park there or you... → Read More
Legally Parked, Ticketed Anyway: Chicagoans Hit With Bogus Street Cleaning Fines
Marcus Jones sits on the front stoop of his Auburn Gresham home. On a city pole across from him, there is a bright yellow sign with a large letter "F". It's a warning to drivers - Friday is street cleaning day so don't park there or you... → Read More
Chicago Police ‘Community Safety Team’ Accused Of Botched Raid After Officials Promised Reforms
By Dave Savini, Michele Youngerman, Samah Assad, and Chris Hacker CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago family accused police officers of a botched raid just weeks after city officials promised to change the way the department handles search warrants. READ MORE: Fire Spreads To Two Homes In Roseland, One Man Injured On March 3, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Supt. David Brown committed to reforms after CBS… → Read More
One Arrested In Case Of 10-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By 5 Men Over 3 Years
Police finally arrested the girl's abusers and finally Springfield took notice of how she was the one locked up long after she was cleared to leave → Read More
How Will Chicago Police Hold Officers Accountable on New Search Warrant Rules? City Officials Sidestepped The Question
By Samah Assad, Dave Savini, Michele Youngerman CHICAGO (CBS) — Key reforms could change the way Chicago Police execute search warrants, but it’s still unclear how officers will be held accountable if they violate the rules.READ MORE: Chicago Fire Department To Administer COVID Vaccine To Homebound Seniors City officials proposed changes to CPD’s search warrant […] → Read More
Lawsuit: Chicago Police Lieutenant Says Community Safety Team Pushes ‘Illegal’ Arrest Quotas, Retaliated Against Him for Speaking Out
By Samah Assad, Dave Savini CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago Police lieutenant sued the city Tuesday, alleging he blew the whistle on “illegal policing” and was demoted after refusing to comply with arrest and traffic stop quotas forced on the newly created Community Safety Team (CST). Franklin Paz, Jr., 48, was assigned to supervise dozens of officers and sergeants, referred to in at least one email… → Read More
Chicago Police Raids Rarely Turn Up Drugs. So Why Do Judges Keep Signing Off On Bad Search Warrants?
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mary Ann Sparr was at home with her two children when Chicago Police officers burst through their front door. “I didn’t know if they were police officers or if they were somebody just ambushing my house to rob me,” Sparr said. It was Feb. 3, 2018. According to the search warrant, police […] → Read More
5 Takeaways from CBS 2’s Investigation into Chicago Police Body Cameras
CBS 2 released an exhaustive investigation Wednesday that uncovered glaring failures in a taxpayer-funded program meant to protect the public and the police. The investigation, titled, “Left in the Dark,” is the first to piece together how CPD’s body camera program often fails to meet its initial goal of improving transparency and public trust. The policy itself looks good on paper, according to… → Read More
Community Activists Concerned About Progress On Chicago Police Reform
Organizers of a vigil for Laquan McDonald's birthday say real reform can only happen with significant changes to the Chicago Police Union contract. → Read More
Family Sues Chicago Police After Raid Searching For Relative Who Hadn’t Lived There In Years
Chicago police are facing yet another federal lawsuit over allegations of a bad raid and misconduct by officers. → Read More
Attorneys Demand Chicago Police Stop Its ‘Abusive’ Search Warrant Tactics, Or They’ll Take CPD to Federal Court
CHICAGO (CBS) — A team of lawyers instrumental in the Chicago Police consent decree is demanding an overhaul of the department’s search warrant process, saying its methods are unconstitutional. The Coalition’s 14-page enforcement action letter demands the department stop its pattern of “abusive” search warrant tactics or the team will take the city to federal […] → Read More
“They Had The Guns Pointed At Me”: Another Chicago Family Wrongly Raided, Just 1 Month After Police Created Policy to Stop Bad Raids –
By Dave Savini, Samah Assad, Michele Youngerman CHICAGO (CBS) — Guns with flashlights were the first things Sharon Lyons saw when the Chicago Police broke down her door. It was 6:18 p.m. Just moments before, she was in the kitchen of her two-bedroom apartment in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. “The next thing I knew, the whole panel to my door came flying down,” Sharon said. Her 4-year-old… → Read More
Naperville Business Owners Clean Up After Violence And Looting
Naperville is cleaning up and boarding up after protests Monday night turned violent, including an explosive device being thrown at police. → Read More
Looters, Unrest Hit Downtown Naperville
Unrest and looting hit west suburban Naperville Monday night. → Read More
Marchers Turn Out For Peaceful Protest In Lakeview, Uptown In Wake Of George Floyd’s Death
Protesters turned out in force in Lakeview and Uptown Monday evening, and the group said it wanted to stress peace. → Read More
Squad Cars Set On Fire Downtown During George Floyd Protests
Protesters started an unmarked squad car on fire downtown Saturday evening in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. → Read More
City Partners With Airbnb To Help Those Fleeing Domestic Violence During Stay-At-Home Order
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday announced a partnership with Airbnb to support people who are fleeing violence during the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More