We face historic challenges including repeat offenders who use guns to solve petty issues, make no mistake that CPD is using every tool in its arsenal to ensure the safety of Chicagoans. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson More Quotes by Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson More Quotes From Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson It's not a gun problem; it's a societal problem. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson If somebody is sleeping in a car, it doesn't mean they are impaired in any way. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson top-news Hate, bullying and bigotry are cancers of our society. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson top-news There was nothing to point us in that direction in the beginning. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson latest-headlines There's going to be anger associated, when things of this nature occur, the first thing people do is look in retrospect, what could we have done to maybe prevent this ? I know our detectives do the best they can. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson top-news Words really can not express how disgusting and thoroughly disturbing these allegations are. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson top-news Do I think justice was served? No, i think this city is still owed an apology. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson top-news Do I think justice was served ? No. What do I think justice is ? I think this city is still owed an apology, i've been Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson now for about 31 years. When I came on this job, I came on with my honor, my integrity and my reputation. If somebody accused me of doing anything that would circumvent that, I would want my day in court, period, to clear my name. I've heard that( Smollett's camp) wanted their day in court with TV cameras so America could know the truth, even though they chose to hide behind secrecy and broker a deal to circumvent the judicial system. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson entertainment The more people that you see that have these unsolved murders in their families and unsolved crimes, it kind of puts that in proper context, you say, Ok, I'm not the only one suffering and feeling this way. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson us-news I just wish that the families of gun violence in this city got this much attention because that's who really deserves the amount of attention that we are giving to this particular incident. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson us-news The detective work that we have seen in this case is indicative of the work that our detectives do every day in this city. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson us-news Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career, this stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with this salary. He concocted a story about being attacked. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson top-news We're in the middle of a serious crime fight, and we're finally making real progress, so I don’t know how you can turn over crime strategy and every policing decision to some group of people who have absolutely no law enforcement experience. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson latest-headlines I’ve never heard from Chris Kennedy. I’ve never even met him. He’s never visited a police station or asked me or my team for any kind of briefing on what we are doing in Chicago to address the gang violence and ongoing infusion of illegal guns on our streets, i’m not a politician, but I do take issue with the hard work our men and women are doing to beat back this violence is used to score political points. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson politics I think in 2014 we had about 16 killed throughout the Fourth of July weekend and that’s just ridiculous, so we are making progress, but it’s not a success yet, this goes a long way, I think, to letting everybody know that we are focusing on the right individuals. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson latest-headlines
