Chicago police supervisor who led botched Anjanette Young raid should be fired, appeals court rules
An appeals court panel has upheld a decision to fire the Chicago police supervisor in charge of the botched raid in 2019 that led to social worker Anjanette Young being handcuffed naked in her home.The decision came down last week, with the appeals court affirming the Chicago Police Board’s finding that Sgt. Alex Wolinski’s inability to lead or intervene “allowed the horrible treatment of Ms. Young to occur and continue.”The board voted in June 2023 to discharge Wolinski from the police…
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