After the Saga of Vincent Richardson and the Juan Quintero incident, it seems like some folks have had enough. Earlier this week, Chicago Ald. James Balcer (11th) introduced a new ordinance which would jack up the minimum fine for impersonating a police officer. The old minimum? $10. The new minimum? $500. The maximum fine would also increase, from $100 to $1,000. more ›

As the Chicago Police Department contends with the fall-out from the Vincent Richardson affair, they're now dealing with another person who posed as an officer. Last night, Juan Quintero (right) asked two gentlemen to move their car, claiming he was a police officer and showing them a fake badge. Quintero also displayed what appeared to be a semi-automatic weapon. more ›