RESOLUTION CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN PROTOCOL FOR THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS. ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES. AND GENERAL ORDERS
WHEREAS, at 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2019, officers of the Chicago Police Department, brandishing guns and shouting, staged a raid to execute a search warrant at the residence of Anjanette Young, a licensed clinical social worker; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Young, who had completely undressed after returning from her work, was handcuffed and questioned naked and in full view of the nine officers who were equipped with body cameras that were recording the raid. After approximately two minutes, one of the officers found a small jacket, and subsequently a quilt, that allowed her exposed body to be covered while her hands were handcuffed behind her back. After more than 40 minutes, a sergeant apologized to Ms. Young and uncuffed her while an officer unsuccessfully tried to fix the lock on the door the police smashed to gain entrance; and
WHEREAS, it eventually came to light that the complaint requesting a search warrant was filed just one day before the raid. A confidential informant had identified a 23-year-old man who was a known felon living at that address, whom he had recently observed in possession of a gun and ammunition. Although the police apparently did not make an independent verification of the information provided by the informant through the conduct of surveillance or any other additional checks as required by department policy, the warrant was still granted by an assistant state's attorney and a judge; and
WHEREAS, subsequently, it was learned that the informant gave police the wrong address. The suspect for which the police were searching actually lived in the unit next door to Young at the time of the raid and had no connection to her at all; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Young filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the footage from the nine officer's body cameras, but was denied. She eve...
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