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CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
CPD Officer Carlos Baker stripped of police powers day after CBS News Chicago report
Chicago police officer Carlos Baker has been relieved of his police powers one day after a CBS News Chicago report about actions he took in the wake of an incident at a bar in Wicker Park. This decision was made one day after CBS News Chicago reported Baker had made calls to neighboring businesses on Milwaukee Avenue, and to a CBS News Chicago reporter, looking for surveillance video of a Sunday incident in which he is considered a suspect. Baker is under investigation after CPD was called to DSTRKT Bar and Grill on North Milwaukee Avenue Sunday night. A 29-year-old off-duty female officer told police she had been attacked by multiple people including fellow officer Baker. Baker has been on leave – first administrative, then medical – since June, when he fatally shot his partner Officer Krystal Rivera during a foot chase in a tactical operation. The police department has called that shooting accidental, and no criminal charges have been filed against him. While on leave, Baker was prohibited from being involved in investigations but still had his service weapon and police badge. Now that Superintendent Larry Snelling has relieved him of his police powers, Baker no longer has access to his badge or his service weapon. After Rivera's death, CBS News Chicago Investigators found at least 10 complaints filed against Baker since he was hired in 2021, which include a variety of allegations ranging from excessive force to improper stops and unprofessional behavior. We know at least one complaint was sustained by COPA. Please note: The above video is from a previous report.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Yahoo
Kentucky man accused of using raccoon to get back at bar owner
A Kentucky man faces charges for allegedly releasing a raccoon inside a crowded after bar after being being denied entry into the watering hole. The Murray Police Department said on social media that they received a call on the evening of June 6 that an individual had intentionally released a raccoon into an open business. Police said the person had left the scene but was later found driving his vehicle and pulled over by officers. According to police, the man refused to roll down his windows or step outside the vehicle. Cops said they s had to forcefully remove him from the vehicle. Officers soon learned that the man had allegedly released a raccoon into the business and the animal bit a person. It was apparently in response to being told he was not allowed on the property. Jonathan Mason, 40, was arrested and charged with assault, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, and failure of owner to maintain required insurance. A bartender at The Big Apple Grill and Bar said she was working the night of the incident. 'Apparently he had trapped a raccoon earlier in the day on his farm and he had been carrying it around with him,' Mary Hafner told the New York Post. 'I'm a bartender, so you know I've seen some crazy stuff in my time. But nothing like this.' Employees said locals refer to the man as 'Cowboy Cody' as he lives alone on a farm and has caused trouble in the past. According to Hafner, the man was banned from the establishment late last year following an incident involving a mule. The accused man was arrested last December for leading cops on a high-speed drunken mule chase. Drunk mom crashed into canal, left to take bath while toddler drowned: DA 'STOP BLOWING FISH': Animal rights activists slam bar for holding goldfish races Florida Hooters waitress, arrested for DUI, tried to flirt way out after traffic stop
