Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have been following this tragic story from day one.  Today, the jury is expected to wrap up deliberations in the trial of ex-Chicago Police Officer Richard Bolling, is is accused of, among other charges, reckless homicide in the hit & run crash that killed a 13 year old boy.  Prosecutors allege [...]

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have blogged numerous times about about the police helping other officers who are stopped under suspicion of DUI  (See Off Duty Cop Gets Pass On Suspected DUI).  This latest story out of Houston, TX takes it to a whole other level. Apparently an Assistant Police Chief, who was part of an [...]

No surprise to our Chicago DUI Lawyers here.  A Niles Police Officer suspects an off-duty Chicago Police Officer of DUI.  So, what does he do?  Field Sobriety tests? Nope.  Breathalyzer? Nope.  Arrest the suspect and tow his car? Nope.  He let’s him go. Off-duty Chicago cop suspected of making bogus 911 call BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter [...]

Remember the case of the Indianapolis Police officer arrested for DUI after killing one motorcyclist and injuring 2 others after he crashed his police cruiser into the motorists?  Not only did the prosecutor in that case drop the DUI charges, he’s now hiding from the victim’s families.  Our Chicago DUI Lawyers follow up on [...]

No surprise to our Chicago DUI Lawyers here.  Once again, another police officer is accused of falsifying evidence in order to justify DUI arrests.  This time it is Sacramento Police Officer Brandon Mullock.  Mullock, already under investigation for an altercation with a citizen, now faces more charges after a deputy DA realized that the dashboard [...]

Our Chicago Defense Lawyers applaud the ACLU for taking on the Illinois State Police over the agency’s “intelligence gathering” on the citizens of Illinois. ACLU sues state police over intelligence gathering The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed a lawsuit in Cook County today, seeking records on how the Illinois State Police protects people’s privacy while [...]

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers highlight more hypocrisy from the world of DUI enforcement.  This time it’s an Indianapolis Police officer who killed one motorcyclist and injured 2 others when he crashed his police cruiser into the motorists.  Police responding to the crash claim that they had no idea the officer was drunk driving – [...]

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have long argued that people arrested for DUI are subject to more abuse than any other arrestee due to the hyper-criminalization of drunk driving.  Here’s another example. Former Provo officer accused of trading sex act in lieu of arrest PROVO — A Provo police officer accused of threatening to take [...]

Chicago Defense Attorneys have been talking about this crazy arrest.   A 25 year old kid is now facing 16 years in jail after videotaping and posting a video of police pulling a gun on him during a traffic stop.   ACLU Preps Defense of Man Who Taped Police Written by Scott Broom 9NEWS NOW & [...]

Our Chicago Lawyers have written numerous posts regarding the double standard applied to the police versus the average citizen.  Below is yet another example.  This time it’s a police trainee caught driving on a suspended license. Police Dept. Unaware Of Trainee’s Suspended License SANFORD, Fla. — Eyewitness News discovered that a Sanford police officer trainee [...]