Rahm Emanuel to Disband Chicago's Police Oversight Agency

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 3:58PM EDT / Published May 13, 2016 6:58PM EDT

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to abolish the Independent Police Review Authority, a city agency tasked with investigating allegations of police misconduct. The news was released Friday in advance of an essay Emanuel wrote for publication in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. Founded in 2007, the IPRA has been the subject of recent criticism, particularly after the city released footage of a Chicago police officer shooting teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.

Emanuel is calling for a new oversight body, writing “that it is clear that a totally new agency is required to rebuild trust in investigations of officer involved shootings and the most serious allegations of police misconduct.”

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Rahm Emanuel to Disband Chicago's Police Oversight Agency

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