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Sunday, December 13, 2015 4:52 PM
Re: Joint Hearing

We have a prep meeting scheduled for 1400 tomorrow.

------------------------------------------------From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org]

Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 04:48 PM

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Michael <Michael.Rendina@cityofchicdgo.org>
Subject: FW: Joint Hearing

Dear all,
Please see the allacl11.;d memo from Samantha Fields and her team about the hearing to take place on Tuesday
morning. Right now lhc pian is for Chief Williams and Chief Welch lo :,;peak for CPD. Below is the list of
questions CPD should be prepared to answer. 1ou should review these and decide who else you'll need in the
room, particularly lhe General Counsel and maybe Jonathan Lewin. I think we have some flexibility as lo who
1:; testifying. Also, please note there is a prep session at City Hall tomorrow al 2 pm for all people leslifyiug for
the City on Tuesday morning. I think it will be really important for CPD to be in the same prep session as IPRA
and the Police Board President so everyone has the same informalion. I know this conflicts with an internal
CPD prep session, so I hope it's not too much trnuble fn rcschcclulc yours. Thanks for your patience.
Janey
Police
1. Please discuss the police general orders, particularly the use of force model, force options, deadly force
and firearm discharge incidents.

2. What are the current training and disciplinary requirements for police officers after they are involved in
a shooting?
3. Number of police shootings (in last 5 years)?
4. Why wasn'l the audio from the dash cam in the Laquan McDonald case working?
a. Same question regarding Lhe onald Johnson case.
5. Did the officers' tamper with the surveillance tape from Burger King (in the Laquan McDonald case)?
6. Why didn't Officer Van Dyke use a laser rather than his gun?
7. Why wasn't Officer Van Dyke immediately terminated?
8. When did Interim Superintendent Esr:,Jantc see the tapes in the McDonald, Johnson and Coleman cases?
9. What happened to the officers in the Ronald Johnson case and in the Coleman case?
10. ls it standard procedure to shoot a suspect, even i he is running away?
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 6:37 AM
Re: Prep
Q&A_Escalante.docx

I made a number of changes and expanded the questions in the attached doc. Adam and Anthony - you should
read and make any additional edits and then maybe print hard copies for prep.

From: Rountree, Janey

Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 5:32 AM

To: Collins, Adam; John Escalante

Cc: im Roussell; Anthony Guglielmi
Subject: Re: Prep

We need to add mental health and early warning to this - ill review in a bit
From: Collins, Adam
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 5:25:10 AM
To: John Escalante
Cc: Roussell, James M.; Rountree, Janey; Guglielmi, Anthony
Subject: Prep
Morning SuptHere are a few times that came up in our prep yesterday. See you at 9 am, and please let me know if you have any
questions before then.
Why did you personally sign off of the justified homicide finding in the Laquan McDonald case?

- The Chicago Police Department does not have the legal authority to investigate or determine justification of
officer involved shootings.
- I did not review the full case file, nor did I sign off on any finding.
- Let me try to explain. Any time any kind of incident occurs, CPD needs to account for that so a file is always
opened.
- But when it's an officer involved shooting, it's basically an administrative function since we don't investigate
it ourselves.
- We've mape some administrative changes internally in the past two weeks to better clarify this as well, so there's
no confusion.
- I would also say that during the McDonald case, all evidence and case information was immediately provided to
the Independent Review Authority as weil as the Cook County State's Attorney's Office which resulted in the
criminal charge of first degree murder against Mr. Jason Van Dyke.
Al Wysinger once testified that CPD needs more federal funding for CIT training because the Mayor closed 6 mental
health facilities. How much of an impact did this decision have on policing?

- I don't think there's any correlation there.

- First, the city's overall mental health system is stronger and offers more services at more locations than it did
before.
- But if there's any reason for us to train more officer's it's because less than 20% of our officers
have received the training in the first place. We have a weat program, but there's a lot more that need to be
done if we are going to provide the level of service our residents expect.

Is there a code of silence in CPD?

- I've been part of CPD for more than 29 years, and I've been honored to serve with some of the finest men and women I
know. I'm sure each of you could share incredible stories about officers in your wards and in your communities who
have dedicated themselves to making our city a better place to live.
- But we also need to be honest that in an organization of our size there will be some who break the rules, and
un.fortunately some who break the law.
- When that happens, those people need to be held accountable.
-And if and when anyone tries to hide information from investigators - they need to be held accountable too.
- We have those rules on the books. It's called Rule 14.
-And we need to uphold it.
Wh is the city fighting the release of the Cedrick Chatman video?
- A judge agreed in this case that releasing the video would prejudice a trial.
- We clearly need a new policy that accounts of all of these issues.
- We're working on it with the help of the task force.
Homan Square
- We've addressed this in detail previously, and even a number of defense attorneys and experts have said the stories
are just not true.
- We follow the rules, plain and simple.
-JANEY, MAYBE YOU CAN WEIGH IN IF THERE'S MORE TO SAY

Who briefs the Mayor of police involved shootings?

- Well, we haven't had one since I became Superintendent and I couldn' t speak to what Superintendent
McCarthy may have done around these instances.

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uan McDonald

Q:

Why did you personally sign off of the ju!itified h omicide finding in the Laquan
McDonald case?

A:

First, I want to acknowledge that the case report prepared by CPD in this case was
troubling. It's important to know that officers who made statement_s at the scene that
night and the officers who prepared the report are under investigation by the US
Attorney and the Inspector General. If they find misconduct, we will act swiftly.
Second, I did not review and sign off on the case report. As the commander officer of
the unit, I should have. One of my first acts as Superintendent was to change that policy
and require review by the full chain of command.

Q:

But you have CPD officers who clearly saw the video and then ruled the shooting to be
justified? How can you let them continue to work as officers?

A:

This shooting has not been ruled justified. After the shooting, the police department
immediately stripped the officer of his police powers and cooperated with investigations
by state and federal prosecutors as well as IPRA. The officer has been charged with first
degree murder.
The fact that CPD report found the shooting justified is very troubling to me. It also just
doesn't make any sense. This officer is facing murder charges because CPD handed over
the evidence in this case to prosecutors.
The officers who prepc:red the report were using procedures put in place a long time
before we had independent investigations by IPRA. Going forward, CPD will only be able
to describe these incidents as officer involved shooting fatal, officer involved shooting
with hits, and with no hits. They won't make a determination whether it was justified or
not. That's IPRA's job - or in this case, the prosecutor.
What happened in this particular case is still under investigation.

Mental Health
Q:

We've all seen the Coleman video. Why didn't the officers take him straight to a
mental health hospital?

.A:

The officers were responding to a c:JII about serious domestic violence. Mr.
Coleman was violent at the time and had no history of mental illness. The officers
chose to take him into custody. Officers receive training on mental illness at the
academy and a few thousand have trained extensively to become part of our Crisis
Intervention Teams. But we're looking at whether we need to strengthen our
training around individuals in mental health crisis for all officers.

Q:

Al Wysinger once testified that CPD needs more federal funding for CIT training
because the Mayor closed 6 mental hearth facilities. How much of an impact did this
decision have on policing?

A:

I don't think there's any correlation there.

First, the city's overall mental health system is stronger and offers more services

at more locations than it did before.

We're reviewing our policies and training around how officers respond to

individuals in crisis. We have several thousand officers who are trained

extensively in Crisis Intervention but we need to take a closer look at how w e

train all of our officers.

Code of Silence
Q:

Is there a code of silence in CPD?

A:

CPO's policy on lying in the course of an investigation is really clear. Those are called
Rule 14 violations and they are mandatory termination. That policy has been in place
since 2008. To truly change the culture of our department, we need to do better at
enforcing it.
Earlier this year we terminated an offker for lying about a shooting. I think that case
and the shooting of Laquan McDonald will have an impact on our officers.
I've been part of CPD for more than 29 years, and I've been honored to serve with some
of the finest men and women I know. Terrible things can happen on the street when
you're working as a police officer. They work in stressful conditions. We will do
everything we can to support them. But if they lie, they have to go.

Q:

You saw that it's been mandatory termination for police officers who lie? How many
cops have been fired?

A:

CPD has recommended termination for just under 100 officers since 2008.

Q:

What was the outcome of those cases?

A:

Those cases go before the Police Board. I don't have the outcomes with me today but
we can get them for you.

Early Intervention
Q:

Van Dyke had 18 prior complaints, many for excessive force. Why are people like this
still officers? Can't you catch these people before they get so many complaints?

A:

CPD has an early warning system and behavioral intervention. But clearly our system is
not effective. This will be a main focus ;f the Justice Department's civil rights
investigation. We welcome that and pledge full cooperation. In the meantime, we are
looking at ways to immediately improve our ability to detect and correct problems.

Q:

Why is the city fighting the release of the Cedrick Chatman video?

A:

I'm going to let someone from the law department answer that question.

Homan Square

- We've addressed this in detail previously, and even a number of defense attorneys and
experts have said the stories are just not true.
- We follow the rules, plain and simple.
-ANTHONY SHOULD FILL IN WITH LATEST PRESS STATEMENTS

Q:

When did the Mayor find out about the Laquan McDonald shooting?
.

A:

I have no idea.

Q:

Who briefs the Mayor on police-involved shootings?

A:

We haven't had one since I became Superintendent and I couldn't speak to what
Superintendent McCarthy may have done around these instances.

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Monday, December 14, 2015 12:44 PM
Fw: today's prep meeting
Prep questions hearing.doc

From: Daniel, Heather L.

sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 12:33 PM
To: Roussell, James M.; Guglielmi, Anthony
Cc: Sedevic, Mark T.
Subject: FW: today's prep meeting
FYI-new questions
From: Daniel, Heather L.
sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 12:27 PM
To: Price, Ralph M.; Klimas, Robert J.; Lewin, Jonathan H.; Johnson, Eddie T.
Subject: today's prep meeting
In case you didn't get a chance to look at it-City Hall sent the attached questions for the prep meeting today. There are
a substantial number of questions that appear to be new (I highlighted them in yellow).

QUESTIONS FOR PREP SESSION

1.

2.

3.

Explain IPRA's standard procedures for investigation of police shootings.

a.

Does IPRA visit the scene of a police shooting? When?

b.

When does IPRA review evidence?

c.

Does IPRA interview witnesses?

d.

When does IPRA turn over evidence to the State's Attorney?

e.

What happens to IPRA's investigation once the State's Attorney gets involved?

f.

Was standard procedure followed in the Laquan McDonald case?

g.

What recommendations does IPRA make?

Why wasn't Officer Van Dyke disciplined for previous citizen complaints?
a.

What was the nature of those complaints?

b.

How many police officers are currently under investigation for misconduct?

c.

What training is given to prevent this type of interaction with suspects?

What was IPRA's role in the investigation of the Laquan McDonald case?
a.

4.

What recommendations did IPRA make in the Laquan McDonald case?

When was the dash cam tape (in the Laquan McDonald case) submitted to prosecutors or other

investigative bodies?

5.

What is your opinion on appointing an independent investigator for police-involved shootings?

6.

Did IPRA review the Ronald Johnson case and the Coleman case?

7.

Please discuss the police general orders, particularly the use of force model, force options,

deadly force and firearm discharge incidents.

a ar-e1h current training and diP,linary reQuirements for polce office afte they are

involved in a shooting?,
9.

Number of police shootings (in last 5 years)?

10. Why wasn't the audio from the dash cam in the Laquan McDonald case working?

a.

Same question regarding the Ronald Johnson case.

11. Did the officers' tamper with the surveillance tape from Burger King (in the Laquan McDonald
case)?

13. Why wasn't Officer Van Dyke immediately terminated?

21. Timeline of the settlement.

22. Why did we settle the McDonald case?
23. Why wasn't the tape in the McDonald case shown to the aldermen?
24. Why the delay in releasing the tape (in the McDonald case)?
25. What is your current protocol for releasing dash cam videos at the request of the public?
26. Was there a non-disclosure/confidentiality clause in the settlement? Why?
27. Is there a non-disclosure/confidentiality clause in every case we settle? Why?
28. Details regarding the FOP contracts - for Joe Martinico
29. Why did the City fight the court order to release the video (in the McDonald case)?
30. Did the State's Attorney make the right decision in not indicting the officer in the Ronald
Johnson case?

Lori Lightfoot (Police Board -Task Force)

31. What are the objectives of the task force?
32. When will the task force recommendations be presented?
33. How will the task force make its recommendations? Will the task force hold public meetings? If
so, when?