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Chicago police angered by costly investigation that sullied reputation

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

CHICAGO — The surprise decision by prosecutors to drop charges against Jussie Smollett angered Chicago’s police superintendent and mayor, who said the alleged hoax was costly to investigate and dragged the city’s reputation through the mud. It also focused attention on a police department that has struggled to reduce violent crime while defending itself against allegations of brutality.

Police and prosecutors continue to believe that the former “Empire” cast member hired two men to fake a racist and anti-gay attack and then lied about it.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks during a news conference Tuesday, March 26, 2019, after prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, abandoning the case barely five weeks after he was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

But the charges were dropped without Smollett admitting wrongdoing, typically a requirement in such cases.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/483351006-Chicago-police-angered-by-costly-investigation-that-sullied-reputation/