COURT DISMISSES POLICE BOARD RULING AND ORDERS CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER BACK TO WORK WITH FULL BACK PAY
The Circuit Court of Cook County dismissed the decision of the Police Board and ordered Chicago Police Officer A.P. be put back to work immediately with full back pay. Officer A.P. was terminated when the Police Board found him guilty of retail theft after he had been captured on video surveillance camera taking an item for sale off the shelf at Walgreens and exiting the store without paying for it. We took the case to the Circuit Court, and argued that the evidence did not support the guilty finding because Officer A.P. had acted without the intent to steal. The Circuit Court agreed with our attorney and ordered the officer back to work with full back-pay. 08 CH 44164 (2010)