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Former Oak Lawn cop charged wi
A former Oak Lawn police officer facing misconduct charges for allegedly extorting money during traffic stops was arrested this week and accused of stealing a gun, police said.
Steve Harrison, 27, faces one count of official misconduct in the gun case and was released on recognizance after appearing in the Bridgeview courthouse on Wednesday, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Officials said Harrison, who was convicted of drug possession this year, was on duty at the Oak Lawn Police Department in August 2007 when a civilian surre... Read more
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Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
31 December 2007
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Police join investigative unit
A new police anti-corruption unit that unites the four national investigative units is set to be unveiled tomorrow.
The new "FBI" unit, headed by police Major General Yoav Segalovich, will bring together the National Fraud Unit, the National Serious and International Crimes Unit, the financial crimes unit Etgar and the vehicle theft investigation unit. It will be charged with fighting organized crime and corruption in government and public life.
The new unit, which will have 980 officers and staff members, will take advantage of the combined intelligence of the individual units. It will also have an operational arm - the Jerusalem police undercover unit, known as the Gideonites, which will also continue to serve in its anti-terror capacity in Jerusalem.
Police declined yesterday to say what the name of the new unit would be.
The unit is supposed to target organized crime, which until now was the province of the district Central Units. Police say they expect the districts, free from having to fight crime families, will now be able to respond better to other offenses and restore citizens' sense of personal security.
The unit has developed a new operational method, whereby every crime family will be "assigned" to one of six teams. Each such task force will have 13 members: eight policemen, three lawyers and two tax authority investigators. The teams will work to uncover and stop the activities of the crime families, although even Police Commissioner David Cohen said yesterday he doubted they could be rooted out within the coming years. He said the new unit would set proper public norms regarding corruption.
In contrast to statements by Public Security Minister Avi Dichter a few weeks ago, Segalovich will report to the head of the Justice Ministry Police Investigations Department, Major General Yohanan Danino, despite their equal rank, Cohen said.
Danino will be responsible for building the force, and Segalovich will oversee its operation, Cohen said.
Yesterday it was revealed that one of the major units that was to have assisted in wiping out the crime families has still not proved itself. Although it was established with great media fanfare eight months ago, its joint police-tax authority intelligence center will only be completely staffed in the coming days.
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