Reports Confirm Chicago Police Purposely Damaged Dash Cams

The video release of Laquan McDonald’s murder at the hands of law enforcement has exposed a major breakdown in the fabric of Chicago’s men in blue. To complicate matters further, a recent report has now confirmed that, at times, Chicago police purposely damaged dash cameras to disable them. Maintenance records for the department’s squad cars reveal extensive delays in fixing the intentionally destroyed cams.

Back in December DNAinfo Chicago reported that out of 850 dash cams within the Chicago Police Department (CPD), 80 percent of them were malfunctioning due to “operator error or intentional destruction,” according to the investigation by the police department. The investigation also revealed records that confirm officers pulled out batteries and stashed microphones in squad car glove boxes to avoid recording incidents.

On the night McDonald was shot and killed, reports state … click HERE to continue reading