CHICAGO (AP) – When fellow officers discovered Chicago’s police chief asleep behind the wheel of his running SUV, they did not conduct any sobriety tests and let their boss drive home.
That decision has thrown a spotlight on what happens when one officer confronts another on patrol.
Many details of the mid-October encounter are still unclear.
But the incident led Mayor Lori Lightfoot to fire police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. And it could lead to discipline for the officers who were there.
When it comes to police pulling over police, the unwritten rule has long been to extend a professional courtesy.
That practice has been increasingly called into question, amid calls for more accountability and expanded use of body cameras.
