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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Peoria State's Attorney Drops Case Against Cops in Strip Club Melee

Channahon officials release name of officer involved; Bolingbrook Police Dept. stays mum.

The charges brought against the three undercover members of the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, including two Bolingbrook police officers, have been dropped, officials said Wednesday. Peoria County State's Attorney Kevin Lyons said after talking to police chiefs from both Bolingbrook and Channahon, to which the other officer belonged, he decided to drop the charges, saying he was satisfied with the internal discipline being handed down. The three officers were arrested April 5 when they went to Big Al’s strip club while in Peoria for an enforcement conference. After one of the members failed to show identification, bouncers told them they could leave if unhappy, at which point a 34-year-old Bolingbrook officer told the bouncer, “I’m …

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Bolingbrook Cops Arrested After Melee at Peoria Strip Club (in Bolingbrook Patch) and Police: Names of Arrested Cops Remain Unreleased

Tom Selleck

10:09 am on Saturday, May 14, 2011

Good decision! Can we say it was a weak case!!!   more ›

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Police: Names of Arrested Cops Remain Unreleased

Safety reasons cited for not identifying officers.

Police officials said Tuesday that releasing the names of the three police officers arrested in Peoria for their part in an alleged strip club fight would be a "huge officer safety concern." Therefore, the names remain unknown to the public. Two Bolingbrook officers and a Channahon cop—each of whom belonged to the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad (MANS)—were arrested April 5 after they went to Big Al's strip club and allegedly got into a fight with the bouncer. MANS' executive board met Tuesday morning, where members were expected to discuss whether to release the officers' names. Officials, however, remain quiet in handing down more information. "I have no comment," said MANS Director Dan Tapper. "I'm not going to speak on this." Both …

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Bolingbrook Cops Arrested After Melee at Peoria Strip Club (in Bolingbrook Patch) and Will We Learn Officers' Names?

Guido

7:09 am on Monday, April 25, 2011

Yeah, cuz letting bad guys know that there are Bolingbrook cops in Peoria would be revealing too much, because being undercover, the cops undoubtedly used their real names, right? Ridiculous. Not printing photos would serve the purpose. Not revealing their names because of some BS about covert operations is an insult to those that believe it, and is another typical example of government doing as …   more ›

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