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Evergreen Park Police Respond to Gun For Pass on Ticket Claims
A story by Fox Chicago alleges that a man was offered the chance to get off on a ticket if he found a gun to give to Evergreen Park police.
A recent television report says that Evergreen Park Police offered a man driving on a suspended license a chance to get away cleanly, he just needed to find a gun to hand over. Fox Chicago reporter Dane Placko says the man, Michael Holton, was found to have a suspended license after being pulled over on Tuesday, Jan. 8 for a burnt out license plate light. An officer from the tactical unit then offered him a deal. If he could produce a gun to hand over to the police they would let him off, the story claims. Holton, an insurance salesman, claimed he does not own a gun, has no gang ties and was unclear why the police were putting pressure on him. Watch the full story. Dep. Police Chief Wayne Gutkowski disputed Holton's version of events …
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Celeste
7:51 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
I know for a fact that it is nearly impossible to file a complaint about an officer in Evergreen Park. Most of them are not deserving of complaints, but if there is a bad apple, there is not an unbiased person to complain to. If the Watch Commander does not agree with your complaint, he will charge you with filing a false report. It's easy to see that it is unlikely this man will be able to make … more ›