From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Reynolds, Shauntelle Friday, November 14, 2014 2:57 PM sean.quarterman@chicagopolice.org Olortegui, Darwin;Antonucci_White, Jill;Platt, Thomas In-Car Video for Police shooting on Oct. 20, 2014 Hi Sean here’s the request for a copy of all in‐car videos for Beats 815R & 845R on 10‐20‐14 RD#HX745653 in regards to  the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald.  Please call when they are ready so I can send a messenger to pick them  up.  Thanks so very much, have a great day     Shauntelle Reynolds Paralegal II City of Chicago, Law Department Federal Civil Rights Litigation 30 N. LaSalle St. Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60602 312‐744‐5127 sreynolds@cityofchicago.org   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ando, Scott Monday, December 08, 2014 5:16 PM Rountree, Janey Link to press release by Futterman and Kalven Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed http://the.invisible.institute/news/2014/laquan-mcdonald Scott M. Ando Chief Administrator Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Ave., 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 Tel. (Direct): 312-746-3551 Cell: 312-545-4379 e-mail: scott.ando@iprachicago.org This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Franklin, Liza Monday, December 08, 2014 6:13 PM Holden, John Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Platt, Thomas;Notz, Jane;Breymaier, Shannon;Maloney, Martin Re: Video of Chicago police shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged This is not a lawsuit as of now. Sent from my iPad On Dec 8, 2014, at 6:03 PM, Holden, John wrote: Hello All –   This reporter also just called me to make certain that I received the email.  I told her that I was not  certain this was a Law matter and made no confirmation that we would be able to get back with an  answer by tomorrow morning.  Please advise.   John   From: Claire Bushey [mailto:CBushey@crain.com] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: Holden, John Subject: FW: Video of Chicago police shooting Hello Mr. Holden,   My name is Claire Bushey, and I write about law and other professional services for Crain’s. I’m doing a  story for the web about the call by law professor Craig Futterman and journalist Jamie Kalven to release  any video related to the shooting death of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, although the  investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Their statement is below. I’d like to ask Mr. Patton  whether the city will release the video. I can be reached at (312) 649‐5240. Unfortunately, I’m not going  to be in the office until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, but I’ll be available after that.   Thanks for your help, Claire   ***** Claire Bushey Professional services reporter Crain’s Chicago Business (312) 649‐5240 work (312) 978‐0475 mobile @claire_bushey 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:37 AM Schrader, Lisa;Spielfogel, David;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam Police Issues; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed This concerns one of the two shootings some of us discussed yesterday and last evening – the fatal shooting of Ronald  Johnson on October 12, 2014 in the 5300 block of South King Drive.  I was given wrong information previously.  In fact,  we have been sued with respect to this shooting.  The complaint names Officer George Hernandez and the City as  defendants.  An initial status conference has been scheduled for January 26, 2015.      We have not been sued with respect to the second police‐involved shooting we discussed – the fatal shooting of LaQuan  McDonald on October 20, 2014 in the 4100 block of South Karlov.  I have again asked our lawyers to be on the lookout  for a complaint in that matter and to notify us immediately if and when a complaint is filed.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS SS. COUNTY OF DUPAGE AFFIDAVIT UP NOW COMES AND ON OATH STATES AS FOLLOWS: l. I am currently employed as the Helpdesk Supervisor for Tri City Foods. Inc. City"). a Burger King franchisee and the successor in interest to Heartland Food LLC (?Heartland?). 2. Specifically, on November 20. 2014, Tri City Foods, Inc. Gigi") purchased the assets associated with two hundred fifty-?ve (255] Burger King franchised restaurant prOperties from Heartland and its operational entities. 3. commenced my employment with Heartland as a Technical Support Analyst on or about August 7, 2005. at Heartland?s of?ces located at 1400 Opus Place. Suite 900. Downers Grove, Illinois 605l5. 4. In or around November of 2009, I was promoted to my current position. 5. Following the closing between Tri City and Heartland, I continued my employment as the Helpdesk Supervisor as a new employee of Tri City, at the same office location. 6. Among the Burger King franchised restaurants involved in the transaction between Tri City and Heartland was the restaurant located at 4060 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago. Illinois, commonly known as Burger King Restaurant No. 10366 (the "Restoravm?. 7. In my capacity as Helpdesk Supervisor. my responsibilities include NCR point of sales support. back of?ce computer support and maintenance. camera system support and maintenance, end user technical support, network administration. and various other Page 1 of5 related duties. I am familiar with the security systems located at the Burger King restaurant properties previously operated by Heartland and now Operated by Tri City. including the security system located at the Restaurant. 8. The Restaurant has a custom built video surveillance system which utilizes GeoVision software, with thirteen (13) individual cameras connected to a DVR hard drive located within the of?ce of the Restaurant (the ?Video System?). 9. Each ofthe thirteen (13} cameras record in individual ?ve (5) minute sequences. Each five (5) minute sequence is recorded and maintained in a separate ?le on the hard drive for each particular camera. 10. The Video System at the Restaurant has a default setting so that video footage can be viewed on the monitor by most persons only as the video is being recorded. 1 1. Only those employees in the position of general manager or higher are issued user names and passwords that permit them to log in to the Video System and review previously recorded video files. 12. Those employees that are issued user names and passwords for the Video System are not able to delete previously recorded video files. 13. was made aware of an incident that occurred on October 20. 2014. at the Restaurant by the District Manager,? 14. Speci?cally. within several days of the incident.?contacted me and requested that I lock two (2) cameras from the Video System?Camera No. 01 and Camera No. 09?for the evening of October 20. 2014, and?make a copy of the video footage recorded by those cameras. Page 2 of5 15. Camera No. 01 shows video footage of the interior of the of?ce where the DVR System is located at the Restaurant. 16. Camera No. 09 shows video footage of the Restaurant's drive thru entrance and north parking lot. 17. When I made the copy of the video footage as requested by I discovered that Camera No. 01 and Camera No. 09 both had video footage missing for the period from 9:13 pm. through 10:39 pm. on the evening of October 20. 2014. 18. Assuming the cameras were recording at the regular intervals of five minutes each. the missing eighty-six (86) minutes of video footage would require the deletion of seventeen separate ?les of five (5) minute each for each camera. 19. Video footage for a camera can be deleted through the use of third-party tools even ifthe DVR system is online. 20. The video footage from Camera No. 01 (the interior of?ce camera for the Restaurant) on October 20. 2014. shows an individual with a police vest sitting at the of?ce computer at 10:39 pm. 21. The video footage from that camera also shows the same individual sitting at the office computer system until the DVR for the Video System was completely turned off at 1 :00 pm. The DVR for the Video System was not restarted until 11:26 am. on October 21. 2014. 22. If a camera is completely offline. the camera is not communicating with the authentication server located in Downers Grove. Illinois. 5: WithEgrn?d to the missing video footageifor the period of 9:13 pm. through 10:39 pm. on October 20. 2014. 1 am aware of only two (2) possible explanations: inadvertent moving of the data, rather than copying the data; or intentional deletion. Page 3 of5 24. To my knowledge, no employee of the Restaurant deleted any video footage from the DVR for the Video System on October 20, 2014. 25. I believe that a person with sophisticated knowledge of such video surveillance systems could delete video footage intentionally, even without the bene?t of a usemame or password. Further af?ant sayeth not. [Remainder ofPoge Inlemfonally La? Blank] Page 4 of 5 Under penalties of perjury as provided by Illinois Iawt the undersigned certi?es that the statements set forth in this Af?davit are true and correct, except as to matters therein stated to be on information and belief and as to such matters. the undersigned certifies as aforesaid that he verily believes the same to be true. 2015. Page 5 of5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, November 19, 2015 2:22 PM Silver, Steven;Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Quinn, Kelley Re: Draft Presser Remarks Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed   + others   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Silver, Steven Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 2:16 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Collins, Adam Subject: Draft Presser Remarks Here is a first draft for remarks. Did you all want to take a look before I circulate wider and let me know edits? Thanks        Press Avail Following Laquan McDonald Video Release                               1 2                     Thank you.               This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Friday, November 20, 2015 10:48 AM Rountree, Janey;Spielfogel, David;Patton, Stephen;Mitchell, Eileen;Bennett, Kenneth;Collins, Adam Re: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo Understood     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 10:34 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Bennett, Kenneth; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 9:17:16 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of  Laquan McDonald photo A smaller group of us is meeting this morning and will discuss this as well. I like the concept.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 9:15 AM To: Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo   ot a bad idea. We have five days to build community buy in and dialogue. We shouldn't waste a second.  N Janey/Ken, are you coordinating this effort? Let me know what you need. Can pull in more than just your  teams if needed. Thanks.    From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:34 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: FW: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo FYI.  Graham is a leading African American lawyer in town and a friend.     1 From: Grady, Graham C. [mailto:GGrady@taftlaw.com] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:28 AM To: Patton, Stephen Subject: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo Steve, I love Chicago and I'm concerned that the city may erupt when and if the video gets out. What if the Mayor and some community leaders such as Fr. Pfleger lead a peaceful demonstration with 100+ African-American youth wearing red mortar boards to symbolize education as the solution while also invoking the image of Laquan McDonald in a positive manner. See images below. You can get red mortar board caps for $10 bucks a piece. I'll pay for 100 of them. Please let me know if I may be of assistance in helping in any way. Graham Grady Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------From: Graham SBC Date:11/20/2015 8:20 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Grady, Graham C." Cc: Subject: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo 2 Taft / Graham C. Grady / Partner Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP formerly Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60601-3713 Tel: 312.527.4000 • Fax: 312.275.7605 Direct: 312.836.4036 www.taftlaw.com / ggrady@taftlaw.com Taft Bio This message may contain information that is attorney-client privileged, attorney work product or otherwise confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, use and disclosure of this message are prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Cc: Subject: RE: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo Graham, thank you for your email, and your concerns and offer.  I relayed it immediately to my colleagues who are  working this aspect of this issue, whose initial reaction was favorable.  As you can imagine, there are a number of ideas  being considered and they need to be coordinated, but I will keep you apprised.  Thanks again.  I really appreciate your  offer and we may well take you up on it.   From: Grady, Graham C. [mailto:GGrady@taftlaw.com] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:28 AM To: Patton, Stephen Subject: Peaceful demonstration with red mortar board caps symbolizing education not violence but suggestive of Laquan McDonald photo Steve, I love Chicago and I'm concerned that the city may erupt when and if the video gets out. What if the Mayor and some community leaders such as Fr. Pfleger lead a peaceful demonstration with 100+ African-American youth wearing red mortar boards to symbolize education as the solution while also invoking the image of Laquan McDonald in a positive manner. See images below. You can get red mortar board caps for $10 bucks a piece. I'll pay for 100 of them. Please let me know if I may be of assistance in helping in any way. Graham Grady Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, November 21, 2015 7:49 AM Rountree, Janey;Bennett, Kenneth;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video Let us know how your conversation with Eileen goes.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 7:35 AM  To: Bennett, Kenneth; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video      We also need to invite him in but now we don't have a time.  ________________________________________  From: Bennett, Kenneth  Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 7:30:15 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam  Cc: Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video    Clo, you are correct. Pfleger told me that he will let the press know that he's calling for the termination of the officer  involved in the McDonald case and termination of Servin. He wants them both fired.    I will give him a call this morning but I don't believe he will stop until he has some assurance we're headed in that  direction.        Sent using OWA for iPhone  ________________________________  From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 10:33:30 PM  To: Bennett, Kenneth; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam  Cc: Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video    This one appears to be about the McDonald related cop though.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Bennett, Kenneth  Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 10:17 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam  Cc: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde  Subject: Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video    1   I can call Pfleger again but he stated to me Thursday that he would continue to call for the termination of this officer and  Dante Servin.      Sent using OWA for iPhone  ________________________________  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:47:02 PM  To: Collins, Adam  Cc: Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth; Ewing, Clothilde  Subject: Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video    Ken?    On Nov 20, 2015, at 8:43 PM, Collins, Adam >  wrote:    Not sure who has the best relationship, but it looks like there might be value in putting in a call to Pfleger about the  process here.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: NewsClips >  Date: 11/20/2015 6:50 PM (GMT‐06:00)  To:  Subject: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald video      NBC5 News at 6PM: Judge orders release of Laquan McDonald  video    ANCHOR: Apprehension of what may happen when Chicagoans see the video of Laquan McDonald being shot by a police  officer 16 times. The city has until next Wednesday to release the tape. There is also a louder call for firing of the police  officer involved. Mary Ann Ahern has the latest.    AHERN: Dan Herbert is the attorney representing the white police officer who shot the black teenager 16 times. The  Police Union says the officer was threatened with a knife. The city fought to keep the dash cam video from the public.  Now a judge has ordered its release.    HERBERT: We’re confident that my client's actions were not only lawful but also within department policy and within his  training.    AHERN: However, the officer is worried.    HERBERT: He is scared to death about the possible outcomes here. His concern is for his wife and his two young kids that  are in grammar school.    AHERN: The city has paid $5 million to the McDonald family, settling before they sued. From activists to elected officials,  there are calls today for the officer's dismissal.    PFLEGER: He should have been fired.  2   RUSH: He needs to be fired and anybody who makes excuses.    HARRIS: It's my hope and my prayer that everybody that's working on this case will see it the way that the public sees  this and that he'll lose his job.    AHERN: The city is bracing for protests once the video is released.    CITIZEN: Help keep this city calm.    HERBERT: We ask that everyone please refrain from prejudging this incident solely on the video alone.    AHERN: So where does the investigation stand? The cook county state's attorney's office says it is engaged in an ongoing  investigation with the US attorney's office and will have more to say next week. Mary Ann Ahearn, NBC 5 news.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Saturday, November 21, 2015 11:40 AM Rountree, Janey Collins, Adam;Bennett, Kenneth;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David Re: Rainbow PUSH Trolling the Twitters and I just saw this: Rise Up-Stop Police Murder activists and revolutionaries will be out in downtown Chicago for actively boycotting Black Friday, November 27, 12 noon at State and Jackson, and we will be demanding that the cop and all others who have been part of the cover-up of the execution murder of Laquan McDonald be indicted for murder and all the cops who participated in this yearlong cover-up be immediately charged. We will be sending a social media report after the PUSH presser. On Nov 21, 2015, at 9:45 AM, Rountree, Janey wrote: Ken, you can use this one.     From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:43 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Bennett, Kenneth; Mitchell, Eileen  Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David  Subject: Re: Rainbow PUSH        Pls hold ‐ i'll send you a version without the officer's name    From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:40 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth; Mitchell, Eileen  Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David  Subject: RE: Rainbow PUSH      Fact sheet was good here. Let us know if there's anything else you need    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Rountree, Janey"    Date: 11/21/2015 9:34 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Bennett, Kenneth" , "Mitchell, Eileen"     1   Cc: "Collins, Adam" , "Quinn, Kelley"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Spielfogel, David"    Subject: Re: Rainbow PUSH   Attached is the fact sheet incorporating Patton's and Clo's edits.  Others seemed fine with this  last night, so barring further objection, I would send it to Jackson this morning. Ken, Lori  Lightfoot's cell is (312)   if you want to call her directly.     From: Bennett, Kenneth  Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:24 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen  Cc: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David  Subject: Re: Rainbow PUSH        I think a call from Z Scott might be helpful. Reverend Michael Eaddy or the Chair of the Chicago  Police Review Board might also be good.    Sent using OWA for iPhone   From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:14:48 AM  To: Bennett, Kenneth  Cc: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David  Subject: Re: Rainbow PUSH      Is it possible for Z Scott or others to reach out to him and explain any aspect of this?  Other  ideas for further informing him?    Eileen Mitchell   Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)  (mobile)    On Nov 21, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Bennett, Kenneth  wrote:    I spoke with Rev. Jackson and I was clear that the U.S. Attorney and States  Attorney have been in control of this case for at least 11 months. He said he  understands but that's not how it appears in the community.  He said our silence  regarding the video has hurt us. I explained that we did not want to interfere  with the Feds legal process that was in motion.  I'm not completely sure of the position Jackson will take.      Sent using OWA for iPhone   2   From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Alcantara, Elias Sunday, November 22, 2015 12:16 PM Spielfogel, David;Koronides, Christine;Green, Melissa Patel, Rohan Re: Chicago Update? That works. Thanks.    Elias    ‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David [mailto:David.Spielfogel@cityofchicago.org]  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 01:08 PM  To: Alcantara, Elias; Koronides, Christine ; Green, Melissa    Cc: Patel, Rohan  Subject: Re: Chicago Update?    Yes can update you later when I'm out of meetings. Around 3 your time?      Original Message  From: Alcantara, Elias  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 11:47 AM  To: Koronides, Christine; Green, Melissa; Spielfogel, David  Cc: Patel, Rohan  Subject: Chicago Update?      Hi All,    Hope all is well and sorry for the Sunday email. We've been tracking the media coverage on the Laquan McDonald case  and would like to get an update. Do any of you have a min to jump on the phone to provide a update on the situation?  Email works too if easier. Hoping to get an update over to the team here later this afternoon.    I can be reached at my cell,    Thanks,  Elias        ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Alcantara, Elias Sunday, November 22, 2015 12:32 PM Green, Melissa;Spielfogel, David;Koronides, Christine Patel, Rohan Re: Chicago Update? Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Thanks for the flag, Melissa.    Elias    ‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐  From: Green, Melissa [mailto:Melissa.Green@cityofchicago.org]  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 01:27 PM  To: Spielfogel, David ; Alcantara, Elias; Koronides, Christine    Cc: Patel, Rohan  Subject: Re: Chicago Update?    Elias and Rohan, just so you know AG Lynch's COS has been updated. Best/MG    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 1:08 PM  To: Alcantara, Elias; Koronides, Christine; Green, Melissa  Cc: Patel, Rohan  Subject: Re: Chicago Update?      Yes can update you later when I'm out of meetings. Around 3 your time?      Original Message  From: Alcantara, Elias  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 11:47 AM  To: Koronides, Christine; Green, Melissa; Spielfogel, David  Cc: Patel, Rohan  Subject: Chicago Update?      Hi All,    Hope all is well and sorry for the Sunday email. We've been tracking the media coverage on the Laquan McDonald case  and would like to get an update. Do any of you have a min to jump on the phone to provide a update on the situation?  Email works too if easier. Hoping to get an update over to the team here later this afternoon.    1 I can be reached at my cell,      Thanks,  Elias        ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Sunday, November 22, 2015 3:27 PM REMOC Re: Media update Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed On Nov 22, 2015, at 3:19 PM, REMOC wrote: Sent from my iPhone On Nov 23, 2015, at 9:07 AM, Quinn, Kelley wrote: Mayor, Below is a read-out of media reports, including social, from the past 48 hours. I will send you an update later on this evening. Print and TV Coverage: Following the initial coverage on Thursday evening, media organizations are beginning to shift focus in their coverage of the story. Now coverage reflects commentary from national and local leaders about how the city should react once the video is made public. Most of the commentary from community leaders calls for peace and civility in the wake of the video. However, community leaders – from Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to Father Michael Pfleger -- are also calling for action and recommending changes be made at the Chicago Police Department and in the community. Media coverage has extended beyond the Chicago outlets. National outlets like CNN, The New York Times, TIME, and others are closely monitoring and covering this story. In their coverage, the national outlets have often tried to put into context how this case is part of the national conversation concerning police abuse and race relations. So far, the coverage has mostly included YOUR statement following the judge’s decision. Noteworthy Coverage: 1 Community Leaders Calling For Calm Ahead of Laquan McDonald Video Release ABC Chicago Leaders in Chicago's African American community are calling for calm ahead of what could be a contentious week, as the city must release a video showing a white Chicago police officer killing an African American teen. Nearly 200 strong they came together Saturday to call for peace. Neither the cold nor the snowy weather was going to stop the men of Alpha Phi Alpha, an African American fraternity which counts many of the city's leaders among its ranks. "We want people to see the positive professional males that are in our community," said Rev. Roosevelt Watkins, Pastors United for Change. Editorial: Chicago will soon see how Laquan McDonald died. Be passionate. Be peaceful Chicago Tribune There is wide concern that the stark video will provoke violent protests in Chicago. But it should be released — should have been months ago. The case illustrates why it's so important for police to make greater use of video, an invaluable tool to prevent police abuses, document when cops handle themselves well, refute false accusations and furnish valuable evidence for criminal inquiries. The Chicago police have a pilot program using body cams and plan to expand it next year. … Van Dyke's lawyer said Friday that the officer handled a dangerous encounter appropriately and that the video doesn't tell the whole story. Maybe he's right. But when it is released, it will give the people of Chicago the opportunity to judge for themselves. They will react passionately, and we hope peacefully. Rev. Jesse Jackson urges 'police shakeup' in response to cop's fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald Chicago Sun-Times The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday he’s hoping for a “police shakeup from top to bottom” after the release of a dashboard-cam video showing a Chicago police officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times. Jackson also called on Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to step down for “failing” to charge the officer involved in the deadly Oct. 20, 2014, shooting near 41st and Kildare in Archer Heights. … 2 “We hope people will be civil and to focus on a remedy and not just reaction,” Jackson said. “I think a major police department shakeup should be a step toward a remedy and relief. I think the indictment of the killer and witnesses would be a major shakeup. The issue should be: There are consequences for killing people in this way.” Jackson said the violence that some anticipate after the release of the video already has happened, saying, “Sixteen times shot is the violence. The quietness in the face of it is violence.” … About two hours after the ruling, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who had fought the release of the video, put out a written statement in which he reversed course and announced he wouldn’t try to have the decision overturned on appeal. Emanuel said he hopes the video “will provide prosecutors time to expeditiously bring their investigation to a conclusion so Chicago can begin to heal.” Carol Marin: A betrayal of trust in McDonald, Koschman cases Chicago Sun-Times In each case, police argued the dead young man had caused his own death. McDonald by refusing to stop approaching the officer. And Koschman by being the “aggressor.” In each case, the person who killed them, according to police, was acting in “selfdefense.” But in both Koschman and McDonald cases, there were credible allegations that police tried to alter or suppress witness testimony; in each case video from businesses in the area went missing; and in each case the City of Chicago and the police department fought to deny or delay media FOIA requests. In Koschman, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy actually promoted the case supervisor to chief of detectives even though he is still under investigation by the city inspector general for allegedly manufacturing evidence to exonerate the mayor’s nephew. Is there any wonder why citizens distrust government when government keeps the public’s own information out of public view? Chicago braces for release of graphic police shooting video Reuters Community outreach, communications and legal strategy were being planned to try to prevent violent protests when the video is released, according to lawyers, activists and officials. … 3 Police said they were planning for possible protests and would strive to keep them peaceful. … Community activist William Calloway, who had pushed for release of the video, said his organization Christianaire is contacting church leaders and asking them to prepare their congregations. "Regardless of what this tape reveals, we want the community to exercise first amendment rights and demand justice, but to do it peacefully and effectively," Calloway said. Chicago Set for Protests Over Shooting by the Police New York Times But Chicago now finds itself grappling with the prospect of having its own moment. The city has been ordered to release, within days, a police video of the fatal shooting of a black 17-year-old by a white police officer. Even the officer’s lawyer has described the video, which the city sought for months to block from public view, as “graphic” and “violent” and “difficult to watch at some points.” With the memories of discord in other cities so fresh, leaders in Chicago, which has a history of tension over race and policing, have been holding urgent private talks with community activists. Law enforcement officials are trying to anticipate what response the video may bring, and how best to prepare police forces here for that. And the mayor, Rahm Emanuel, appeared to try to calm the city, taking the unusual steps of condemning the police officer and urging prosecutors to take action in the case before the release of the video. … Prominent Chicago activists said that protests were a foregone conclusion, but that they were not certain yet what form they may take. Charlene A. Carruthers, the national director at the Chicago-based Black Youth Project 100, said she expected the video’s release, whenever it came, to bolster efforts of her group and others to press for changes to the Police Department. Page May, an organizer with We Charge Genocide, a Chicago group that has accused the police here of systemic misconduct, said she expected the video to awaken more people to what she saw as widespread police abuses. But Ms. May said she had concerns about the video’s release given that Mr. McDonald’s family has expressed reluctance. “The folks that are going to get woke because of this video, we need to welcome them, organize them,” Ms. May said. “The challenge now is how do we organize around this video without adding to the spectacle?” The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a Roman Catholic priest and social activist on Chicago’s South Side, said the police “continue to build mistrust” by not immediately firing Officer Van Dyke and other officers whose actions have 4 resulted in large settlements. In the spring, the city agreed to pay $5 million to the family of Mr. McDonald. Father Pfleger said that protests would be necessary after the video’s release, and that organizers were planning what form those should take. He said officials at City Hall called for peace during a conference call with community leaders on Thursday. He said he had also been invited to a meeting with the police in the coming days. Mary Mitchell: More than police bullets killed Laquan McDonald Chicago Sun-Times Laquan McDonald was more than another young African-American male who had the misfortune of crossing the path of a brutal Chicago cop. He was a 17-year-old kid who had survived some tough blows in life. You need to understand that before you hear another word about why a police officer needed to shoot this young man 16 times. Any day now, you will see a dashcam video showing the officer pumping 16 bullets into the teenager and can judge for yourself the right or the wrong of the matter. But it is the tragic details of this young man’s life that makes this story so much worse. McDonald’s life was a long, sad, vicious cycle all the way to its violent end. Chicago set to release dashcam video of Laquan McDonald's fatal shooting CNN Emanuel's office has not released details on when or how it plans to release the video. But some in the city are bracing for protests and unrest. John Kass, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune, said the video "could tear Chicago apart." Dean Angelo, the president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, told CNN affiliate WBBM he is concerned protesters from outside the city may converge to "disrupt and cause problems." "This is my city. We all live here," Angelo said. "I'm concerned about the safety of my officers. I'm concerned about the safety of the civilian population. ... I think local people don't want to see their neighborhoods damaged." Social Media: On social media, there is limited momentum thus far regarding the release of the video. A leading hashtag is #LaquanMcDonald but it is not trending. Articles about the video have driven most of the social media interest. 5 There is potential for online organizing to occur later this week. Many students, young members of the community, and community leaders have tweeted about Laquan McDonald, some noting that they are glad the video will be released. Blame has not been assigned to one individual or organizations; instead, people appear to be upset with the entire system – from the CPD, to the Mayor, prosecutors, culture, and others. TWITTER Jesse Jackson Sr: In Chicago, a teenager shot 16x; city awaiting reaction, not a remedy. Killer should be fired & indicted. #LMcDonald #LMcDonald hashtag on Twitter 5h ago @RevJJackson tweeted: "In Chicago, a teenager shot 16x; city aw.." - read what others are saying and join the conversation. Read more... · RT: 16 Tina Sfondeles: Rev. Jackson questions why police aren't finding killers of Chicago kids. · RT: 6 Tina Sfondeles: "The whole world will be watching," Rev. Jackson says of release of #LaquanMcDonald shooting video. · RT: 3 Cornell Brooks (President of NAACP): Seeing an all 2 often unseen tragedy....We're about to see how Laquan McDonald died. · RT: 26 Shaun King (NYDN columnist): Spoke to man who saw the video of police murdering #LaquanMcDonald. Said it was the worst thing he'd ever seen. City is afraid to release it · RT: 721 Shaun King (NYDN columnist): Pastors in Chicago are being asked to prepare to help "calm the city" after the release of the #LaquanMcDonald video. · RT: 245 6 NYTNational: Rahm Emanuel criticizes police officer for 2014 fatal shooting of teen after judge orders dashcam video made public. · RT: 2 Chicago RADicals: White people call for bombs in response to attacks on their people; call for 'peace' in response to murder of black youth. #LaquanMcDonald · RT: 70 Deray McKesson (We the Protestors): They've been withholding the#LaquanMcDonald video for quite some time. Soon we'll all see why. · RT: 160 MTVNews: Chicago Police Ordered To Release Dashcam Vid Of Teen Shootingon.mtv.com/1MrrmXL https://t.co/ZB0PJ0TJF7 FACEBOOK Michael Pfleger: The officer who killed Laquan McDonald, who is still being paid.... His lawyer said yesterday that the shooting was justified because the officer felt threatened.......How much of a threat was he after getting shot 3 times,,,,that gave you permission to shoot 13 more times????? We should be mad and demonstrate, but Peacefully....Civil Disobedience is good...but if we respond in violence then we are no differentthan the oppressor!!!!! Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr: We cried when over 130 people were killed in France and they did not stop until the killers were captured, yet 400 have been killed in Chicago and 2500 shot. We need equal protection. under the law. We are in a state of emergency and we need a White House conference on urban policy and reconstruction. Black lives seem to matter less. We call on the Attorney General to intervene to ensure that we receive equal and adequate protection. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 8 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Sunday, November 22, 2015 5:45 PM Patton, Stephen;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Bennett, Kenneth Hall, Abby;Nelson, Ashli Re: Draft Statement; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 11.23_Laquan McDonald_Video_Conference_Call_Updated.doc Thanks, Steve. Updated remarks are attached with these quick changes. Adding Abby and Ashli since I think  detail is about to pick up the book. If Ken can send me specific asks that you want him to make I can update  with those in the morning before the call. Thanks,     From: Patton, Stephen  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 5:28 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam;  Bennett, Kenneth  Subject: Draft Statement; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      This is well done and I think it strikes the right tone and balance. Two comments. In the sixth paragraph, I would not say  that Laquan was "wielding a knife". He was carrying a knife. "Wielding" suggests he was threatening officers with it. He  was not. Second, in the eleventh paragraph, in reference to the prosecutors' investigation, I would not say "their  investigation is not yet complete." For all we know, it is, and, if in fact, the State issues an indictment this week we do  not want to suggest their investigation is incomplete.    I have only reacted to what this statement does include. I have not focused on what it should include, but does not. But I  thought Ken's point on our call this morning that the Mayor needs to make specific asks of these leaders is right. We  want these folks to accept responsibility and to help us ‐‐ and the City they live in and love. And, asking them to help us  shows them the respect they deserve. In terms of what those asks are, many of you have a much better basis to opine.  But I would think it would include urging calm and restraint, and providing peaceful and constructive outlets for their  members to express their anger and frustration.   From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 4:35:12 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Bennett, Kenneth;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re:      I am attaching the current remarks here and looping in Patton so he can review them.      Currently there is one investigation being jointly led by CCSAO and the US Attorney's office. The FBI is the lead  investigator and the lead prosecutor is someone from Anita's staff who has been detailed to the US attorney's  office to run a federal grand jury. That said, either prosecutor could file charges.  Given that clarification,  please let us know if you think we need to adjust the remarks.     1 Since it is almost certain this officer will face criminal charges, I would argue that the Mayor needs to take this  tone all week and it will be especially important in these meetings. They are waiting to hear an emotional  response for him.  Think there could be serious risk if he doesn't.     From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 4:16 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Bennett, Kenneth  Subject:      On meeting notes, few points I would raise are:    1). Are we making it clear that there are two separate investigations:    can tell you that the criminal investigation is being led by the Cook County State’sAttorney Anita Alvarez as  well as the US Attorney.     2). Has Patton reviewed?    3). Is this the recommended tone and language?  Recall when he speaks tomorrow, investigation is still  pending and the audience will not have seen the tape.  How does tomorrow's tone compare with later in  the week?  Is it the same throughout?      Eileen Mitchell   Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)  (mobile)    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  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call brief Brief for Conference Call.doc; 11.23_Laquan McDonald_Video_Conference_Call_Updated (1).doc; Fact Sheet_OIS_Nov. 21v7.doc Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Attached is the brief with remarks and the fact sheet. I do not yet have Q&A, the third attachment.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Sunday, November 29, 2015 6:24 PM REMOC Re: Laquan McDonald Headlines Oct. 2014-April 2015 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I understand and am trying to find out    On Nov 29, 2015, at 6:18 PM, REMOC  wrote:  Will we lead the country I. Officers covered  Sent from Outlook        On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 4:13 PM ‐0800, "Quinn, Kelley"  wrote:  Ok    On Nov 29, 2015, at 6:11 PM, REMOC  wrote:  They don't like exclusive. Ask Janet any police dept have as much of dept covered  Sent from Outlook        On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 4:05 PM ‐0800, "Quinn, Kelley"   wrote:  Every station had picked it up, and so have the Associated Press and Reuters, so it is  getting coverage outside of Chicago. Still nothing from the Trib and we are trying to  figure out why.      On Nov 29, 2015, at 5:57 PM, REMOC  wrote:  How are we doing on body cams  Sent from Outlook        1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Mitchell, Eileen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:01 PM Green, Melissa Spielfogel, David Fwd: letter Lynch 12.1.15.pdf; ATT00001.htm Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Melissa,  Please call.    Eileen Mitchell   Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)  mobile)    Begin forwarded message:  From: "Spillane, Ann M."   Date: December 1, 2015 at 4:49:38 PM CST  To: "Eileen.Mitchell@cityofchicago.org"   Subject: letter  Here it is.     Ann   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS Lisa Madigan December 1, 2015 ATTORNEY GENERAL The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice .950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I write to. respectfully request that the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division initiate a pattern and practice investigation into' whether there are' systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the Chicago PoliceDepartment ("CPD"), specifically, the CPD's use of force, including deadly force; the adequacyof CPO's review and investigation of officers' use of force and investigation of allegations ofmisconduct; the CPD's provision of training, equipment, and supervision to officers to allow them to do their job safely. and effectively; as' well as whether' there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. • < • • • I Over the past week, the City ofChicago ,has o~ce again been confronted with significant j' questions about the use of excessive force and accountability of the Chicago Police Department. On November 24,2015, the City released a videotaken from the dashboard camera ?fa CPI! . vehicle. The video, taken on October 20,2014, shows 17-ye~r-old Laquan McDonald being fatally shot by a CPD officer. The ~cD9nald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawfularid excessive force by Chicago police abuse. byCPD. ' ". officers and the lack.of accountability for such '".'.. I . . , The McDonald shooting is also not the only recent, troubling action by CPD,officers; In the last five years, media reports have described the following incidents, among others: .. • In October 2014, Detective George Hernandez shot arid killed Ronald Johnson. Mr. Johnson's mother is suing Detective Hernandez and the City of Chicago in an effort to have the dash camera video of the shooting released.: Her court filings state that her son was unarmed at the time of the shooting. • In August 2014, former Commander Glenn Evans was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly sticking his gun into the mouth of a suspect. Despite being the subject of more excessive force complaints than any other CPD officer between 1988 and 2008, he had been promoted to the position of Commander in 2012. 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 • (217) 782-1090 • TTY: (877) 844-5461 • Fax: (217) y82-7046 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 • (312) 814-3000 • TTY: (800) 964-3013 • Fax: (312) 814-3806 1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 • (618) 529-6400 • TTY: (877) 675-9339 • Fax: (618) 529-6416 'E!!3>­ The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page z of g • On December 22,2013, Officer Marco Proano shot over 12 rounds into a car filled with unarmed teenagers, injuring three people. Although Officer Proano said he feared for his life and the life of the passengers in the vehicle, the dashboard camera video does not show any threats to Officer Proano or the passengers' lives. Officer Proanoremains on the CPD while the Independent Police Review Authority continues to investigate this case. • In March 2012, Officer Dante Servinshot an unarmed African-American woman, Rekia Boyd, while he was off duty. Officer Servin was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. On November 23,2015, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced that he will move to terminate Officer Servin. • In 2011, Officer Jerome Finnegan was convicted in federal court of seeking to have a fellow officer murdered: He was the subject of 68 citizen complaints during nearly two decades with the CPD, but none of the allegations resulted in disciplinary action. Along with other CPD officers, he put antlers on an African-American suspect in custody, held him down on the floor of a Chicago police station, and posed for a photo with the suspect. The photo, which was released publicly earlier this year, was taken sometime between 1999 and 2003. While these incidents necessarily involve fact-specific inquiries, the pattern of conduct raises serious questions about practices that are incompatible with lawful and effective policing and have resulted in severe damage to the community's trust in the CPD. Addressing these problems and repairing the CPD's relationship with the community will require a fundamental redirection of Chicago's approach to law enforcement and accountability for police abuse. The record of investigating police misconduct in Chicago raises additional troubling questions. In its investigation of nearly 400 police shootings since 2007, the Independent Police Review Authority (lPRA), it has found only one to be unjustified. Even if IPRA sustains a complaint, the Police Superintendent and the Police Board make the final decision on whether to discipline an officer. Data collected by the Citizens Police Data Project shows that from 2011 to 2015,97% of more than 28,500 citizen complaints resulted in no officer being punished. The data also shows that over the past five years, white complainants were almost seven times more likely to have their police misconduct complaints sustained than African-Americans, even though African-Americans filed three times more complaints against police officers. I write to you with urgency. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken, especially in communities of color in the City of Chicago. An investigation into whether there are patterns and practices of civil rights violations by CPD is vital to bringing about the systemic change that is necessary here. Chicago cannot move ahead without an outside, independent investigation into its police department that moves toward improved policing practices and increasing trust between the police and the community. The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page 3 of g The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is uniquely suited to conduct such an investigation, based on its experience in dozens of pattern or practice investigations in jurisdictions across the country, including in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Baltimore; Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Division's involvement with the prosecution offdrmer CPD Commander Jon Burge following his use of torture to extract confessions frdm African Americans and other minorities who were in CPD's custody also gives the 9ivision important context. In addition, DOJ's distance from the parties involved would give the review and investigation needed independence. I . I know that the vast majority of officers who serve in the Chicago Police D~partment serve with bravery, honor, and integrity. They risk their lives to serve the public, and they deserve to work alongside fellow o~ficers. w~o ar~ 'held to the same high standards. The :child~en of Chica~o deserve to grow up 10 a CIty 10 which they. are safe, protected and served bya police force that IS fit for this fine City - something that many in our community do not experiehce today. t~ I welcome an opportunity discuss these issues and next steps with you il greater detail. My office is committed to assisting your investigation in whatever way we can. Sincerely, ~ Lisa Madigan cc: ~anita Gupta, Division Chief, Civil Rights Division, U.S. DepartmeJ of Justice Zachary Fardon, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:09 PM Spielfogel, David Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE By who. No.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:06 PM To: Green, Melissa Subject: Fw: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 5:00 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Fwd: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE We're we given a heads up? Begin forwarded message: From: Greg Hinz Date: December 1, 2015 at 4:56:42 PM CST To: Kelley Quinn Subject: FW: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE React? From: Mary Hopkins   Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 4:44 PM  To: ghinz   Subject: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO  INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE  SEE ATTACHED LETTER 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:02 PM Spielfogel, David Klinzman, Grant;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Clo is looking at it now On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:24 PM, Spielfogel, David wrote: I think that's fine for now. We should debate how we want to respond to this specific  investigation in the future.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:23 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE All – per conversations, here is a draft response for review.   As the Mayor made clear today, the Chicago Police Department faces systemic challenges that will  require sustained reform.  We formed a task force that is reviewing how the city handles excessive force  cases, identifies and evaluates officers with repeated complaints, and can improve transparency without  compromising ongoing investigations.   The members were selected for their extensive experience in criminal justice and civil rights. Deval  Patrick, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, is serving as a senior advisor  to the task force.    The United States Department of Justice has been investigating the Laquan McDonald case for a year  and, like many, we are awaiting the conclusion of that inquiry.          From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:17 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:00 PM Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant RE: Q and A Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Sounds good. I’m printing copies to bring in the morning.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:58 PM To: Klinzman, Grant Cc: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Q and A   Won't have a chance to review. Leaving and brain dead. Shouldn't be anything new so think we're fine.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:55 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Spector, Stephen Subject: Q and A David – below is the draft Q and A we put together for tomorrow, for your review. There are a couple of questions  (highlighted) that still need answers. Let us know what you think – thanks.      GARRY MCCARTHY Why did you fire Garry McCarthy? Can you walk us through the timeline that led to the decision?      Why now? Why didn’t you do this months ago?     In reaction to the McCarthy’s firing, many activists and leaders are saying that it was a step forward but that Anita Alvarez should also step down as well. Do you support those calls?     1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:22 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Deal, Joe;Klinzman, Grant;Collins, Adam NYT editorial Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Well, I knew it'd be bad but this is ridiculous. EDITORIAL The Chicago Police Scandal     1 By THE EDITORIAL BOARD DECEMBER 1, 2015 The cover-up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on a busy street might well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information. But the conspiracy of concealment exposed last week when the city, under court order, finally released a video of the shooting could also be seen as a kind of autonomic response from a historically corrupt law enforcement agency that is well versed in the art of hiding misconduct, brutality — and even torture. Mayor Rahm Emanuel demonstrated a willful ignorance when he talked about the murder charges against the police officer who shot Mr. McDonald, seeking to depict the cop as a rogue officer. He showed a complete lack of comprehension on Tuesday when he explained that he had decided to fire his increasingly unpopular police superintendent, Garry McCarthy, not because he failed in his leadership role, but because he had become “a distraction.” Mr. Emanuel’s announcement that he had appointed a task force that will review the Police Department’s accountability procedures is too little, too late. The fact is, his administration, the Police Department and the prosecutor’s office have lost credibility on this case. Officials must have known what was on that video more than a year ago, and yet they saw no reason to seek a sweeping review of the police procedures until this week. 1 The Justice Department, which is already looking at the McDonald killing, needs to investigate every aspect of this case, determine how the cover-up happened and charge anyone found complicit. The investigation needs to begin with the Police Department’s news release of Oct. 21, 2014, which incorrectly states that Mr. McDonald was shot while approaching police officers with a knife. A dash cam video that was likely available within hours of the shooting on Oct. 20 shows Mr. McDonald veering away from the officer when he was shot 16 times, mainly while lying on the pavement. Why does the video completely contradict that press release? Rahm Emanuel ASHLEE REZIN / SUN-TIMES MEDIA, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS The question of what pedestrians and motorists said about what they saw that night is also at issue. Lawyers for the McDonald family say that the police threatened motorists with arrest if they did not leave the scene and actually interviewed people whose versions of the events were consistent with the video, but did not take statements. Last week, a manager at a Burger King restaurant near the shooting scene told The Chicago Tribunethat more than an hour of surveillance video disappeared from the restaurant’s surveillance system after police officers gained access to it. The dash cam video might have been buried forever had lawyers and journalists not been tipped off to its existence. Mr. Emanuel, who was running for re-election at the time of the shooting, fought to keep it from becoming public, arguing that releasing it might taint a federal investigation. Justice Department officials, however, said on Tuesday that the department did not ask the city to withhold the video from the public because of its investigation. That makes this whole episode look like an attempt by the city, the police and prosecutors to keep the video under wraps, knowing the political problems it would most likely create. Fortunately, a journalist working the case sued for release of the video. When a county judge ordered the city to make it public last week, more than a year had passed since the shooting, and public confidence in the police, prosecutors and the mayor’s office had been exhausted. All along, Mr. Emanuel’s response, either by design or because of negligence, was to do as little as possible — until the furor caused by the release of the video forced his hand. The residents of Chicago will have to decide whether that counts as taking responsibility. 2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Friday, December 04, 2015 11:00 AM Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Patton, Stephen;Quinn, Kelley Ritter, Amber Updates on FOIA requests for BK video and CPD case report Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed          For when we need it, below is a statement we could use for the BK video or the CPD case report on Laquan McDonald. In  both cases, people may assume there was a CPD cover‐up or tampering with the video, and in both cases, those are  subjects of the federal investigation.            On background – in response to any questions about whether the City is investigating whether the case report contains  false statements:             This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:28 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen Re: talkers Here are the addresses...Joel@gpg.com, Joe@gpg.com, Jake.Siewert@gs.com   Jake's address is Goldman  Sachs.  t from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 2:17 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Green, Melissa Subject: Fw: talkers There is a redline in here, but please clean up and use for when we send to the three along with the surrogate  list? Melissa, do we have everyone's email addresses? I understand we aren't ready to send yet, but once we  are, want to make sure we have what we need.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:22 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: talkers Attached -------- Original message -------From: "Ewing, Clothilde" Date: 12/06/2015 10:15 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Spielfogel, David" Subject: Fw: talkers Adam, any chance you can make that tweak? Will be away from computer for next 1.5 hours     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:12 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: talkers looks good. in first bullet, should be       1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spector, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:39 PM Quinn, Kelley Ewing, Clothilde Re: National tv/surrogates Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed For sure, just typed this up. The conversation touched on surrogate involvement, but also highlighted these  topline discussion points. I believe these items now sit with Eileen and David for input on which to move  forward.     Regarding the list of surrogates that we've compiled internally, I think the goal is to send it to Jake/Joe/Joel in  the next few hours to get their feedback and for them to reach out to the talking heads to organize a call.     Topline Notes:                                                          1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spector, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:32 PM joel@gpg.com;joe@gpg.com;Jake.Siewert@gs.com Ewing, Clothilde;Green, Melissa Following-up from Chicago Surrogates List.xlsx; Talkers - December 6.docx Joel, Joe, and Jake:    Thank you for taking the time out of your Sunday afternoon to speak with us. We greatly appreciate your  insight.     Following up on the call, I'm sending around a few items for your review.                         Moving forward, let Clo and me know of any feedback that you may have, and feel free to route any folks our  way. Thank you again.    Appreciatively,    Stephen Spector and Clo Ewing       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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