Our Chicago DUI Attorneys have previously commented on top Chicago DUI Cops and the allegations that some are creating false arrest reports to justify their stops:

Chicago DUI Lawyers Examine Police Misconduct During DUI Arrests

Chicago DUI Lawyers Revisit Police Misconduct: Top Chicago DUI Cop Under Investigation

Chicago DUI Lawyers Alert: 3rd Chicago DUI Cop Under Investigation for False DUI Arrests

Chicago DUI Attorneys Revist Chicago DUI Cop’s Arrests: DUI Video Does Not Match DUI Report

Now in the wake of those scandals, the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the top prosecutor for Cook County has asked the Chicago Police Department to assign video-equipped squad cars to officers with numerous Chicago DUI arrests.

The full story follows below:

Prosecutor says top DUI cops need squad-car cameras

March 19, 2009

BY FRANK MAIN Crime Reporter Chicago DUI News

The top prosecutor in Cook County’s Traffic Court has asked the Chicago Police to assign video-equipped squad cars to officers who frequently make drunken-driving arrests.

Lawrence X. O’Reilly, supervisor of the state’s attorney’s traffic division, has identified 28 Chicago officers who regularly have DUI cases before the court, sources said. O’Reilly wants them to have video evidence to support their arrests.

Last year, Officer John Haleas was charged with falsifying information in DUI arrests. Officer Joe D. Parker is under investigation for the same thing.

The department is working on O’Reilly’s request, sources said. Neither the state’s attorney’s office nor the police would comment.

Authorities said they don’t have evidence the rest of the 28 officers have been breaking the law. But they said video would protect officers and motorists.

Earlier this month, the Sun-Times reported a video of one of Parker’s DUI arrests failed to support his police report. When prosecutors viewed the video of the arrest, they dropped the charge against the motorist. Prosecutors have dismissed dozens of his DUI cases and are considering criminal charges, sources said.

The department has nearly fulfilled a promise to equip every beat car with a camera. Of its fleet of 2,500 vehicles, many of the 264 video-equipped vehicles are beat cars. But many other cars also make traffic stops and aren’t equipped with cameras.

The city plans to put cameras in 275 more police vehicles with $2 million in federal stimulus money.

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