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malaise

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10. Very true

Reply to Rex (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 12:54 PM

Nov 2015

Not the mention the hundreds of people who lined the route for his send off.
The question is how were they investigating him for so long and no alarm bells went off - seems as if the higher ups were more interested in the 'war on cops' meme.

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Veteran cop whose mysterious death sparked a massive manhunt 'faked a chase - then killed himself [View all] malaise Nov 2015 OP

Perpetrated Idea of "war on cops"... sad BTW he was NOT Chicago cop... Fox Lake cop Serial Mom Nov 2015 #1

Damn malaise Nov 2015 #2

Also was willing to send 3 innocent men to jail for life and added a racial slant just so his Person 2713 Nov 2015 #13

I'm glad this came out BEFORE someone could get railroaded to death row... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #3

People were arrested but thankfully they had alibis Person 2713 Nov 2015 #14

a totall no brainer hyped up for impending gang war olddots Nov 2015 #4

Wow what a mess...don't know what to make of this story. Rex Nov 2015 #5

The saddest part is for his family malaise Nov 2015 #7

Yes that is where all my condolences go to and the poor cops that buried him in full uniform. Rex Nov 2015 #9

Very true malaise Nov 2015 #10

Agree, I am stupid and even I know there would be gunpowder residue on his hand. Rex Nov 2015 #11

The thing is as usual they believed the cop's version malaise Nov 2015 #12

Also got to wonder about that one too. Rex Nov 2015 #16

His GoFundMe page indicates only $1700 raised in 2 months riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #20

Wow, that is great sleuthing work! I agree, a family left behind...that fund should be huge. Rex Nov 2015 #21

They sandbagged the investigation and the police force harassed the coroner who suspected suicide Person 2713 Nov 2015 #17

Now I have a hard time believing he was the only one involved in fraud. Rex Nov 2015 #18

It came out in the news awhile ago after this happened that the Fox Lake force was already under Person 2713 Nov 2015 #22

If true that is most vile. A step right out of George Orwells 1984. Rex Nov 2015 #23

Have you seen a picture of him and his tats? He looks like he came out of some now not futuristic Person 2713 Nov 2015 #25

Hopefully no innocent bystanders were killed or injured in the search for perpetrators. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #6

Let's give thanks that he said black and white malaise Nov 2015 #8

I read this this morning. This was a big story in the Chicago area riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #15

Actually I partially credit local media for the truth coming out . They kept on the information from the Person 2713 Nov 2015 #19

I'm in the far western suburbs so my Daily Herald is skewed a bit different riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #24

Daily Herald yuck all I can say . Online suntimes or trib if that is you local paper Person 2713 Nov 2015 #26

Yeah, agreed but they're the only "local" paper out here in the boonies riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #29

Wgn is discussing the cost of manhunt and iforce investigation online Person 2713 Nov 2015 #27

Thanks for this malaise Nov 2015 #28

That is one of the craziest stories I have heard in a long time... TipTok Nov 2015 #30