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John Welch

Case #: 16PB2906
Police badge #: 7551
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- 16PB2906_Decision.pdf

Recommendation Termination
Decision Termination
Length of process 6 months May 02, 2016 to October 27, 2016 Closed

Investigative Agency Not Specified

Charged with violating 1 rule on 1 count

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Rule 2	1 count	Any action or conduct which impedes the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department. Count 1 Guilty On or about October 16, 2014, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board decertified your previous certification and ability to practice as a law enforcement officer in Illinois under 50 ILCS 705/6.1, following your being adjudicated guilty on or about July 15, 2014, in case 12 CR 318-5 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois of one count under 18 USC §1343, “Fraud by wire, radio, or television,” a conviction deemed to be a decertification under the Illinois Police Training Act, 50 ILCS 705/1, et seq., thereby impeding the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and goals and/or bringing discredit upon the Department.

Rule 2

1 count

Any action or conduct which impedes the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department.

Board Member Votes & Decisions

Majority Decision

7 agreed

Agreed with the final decision of the board

0 disagreed

Disagreed with the final decision of the board

14 did not vote

Did not vote or were not present for voting

Minority Opinions

It is important to understand the cases detailed here are a significant minority of the total complaints filed against officers. A typical year sees about 3–5% of complaints against officers result in a sustained finding of misconduct. A very small percentage of those sustained findings result in discipline that would require the police board to get involved. The data used for this website is taken directly from Police Board documents. The documents were obtained through the Illinois Freedom of Information act. All the documents used as the basis of this website are available for download from the individual case pages. The Chicago Justice Project is an independent transparency organization and is not affiliated in any way with the Chicago Police Board or any other justice agency in Chicago or Cook County.

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