Weis Addresses Teen Cop

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 29, 2009 8:30PM

Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis's decision to hold a press conference on the security breach (stemming from the Vincent Richardson case) just before the media turned its focus to the Blagojevich impeachment proceedings was just coincidence, right? Anyway, Weis addressed the matter for reporters this morning, saying, "We were fortunate this young man had no evil in his heart...We dodged a bullet on this one."

Of Richardson, accused of impersonating a police officer, Weis added, “I applaud the fact that he wanted to be a police officer. He just went about it totally the wrong way.” Weis promised punishment for those responsible for the lapse - "That person will be punished." - but stopped short of naming specific people. Weis called the incident, "unforgivable ...angering and disturbing," referring to a 1994 Washington D.C. incident in which a gunman was able to enter a police station and kill two FBI agents and a police detective.

Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th) has called for Weis to appear before the City Council (again) to face questioning regarding the incident. Said Carothers, "Someone has to account for the fact that no sworn member of the department caught him [the boy] before it reached this level." [CBN, S-T]

Video still of Jody Weis via CLTV