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I live in Sycamore IL and I have known Chief Darryl Johnson for many years. He is one of the most devious and corrupt men I have ever had the misfortune of meeting. I cant imagine the officers under him being any better. The Dekalb and Sycamore Police departments have always done a good job of intimidating wittnesses into remaining silent about the mass corruption in the two departments. I am glad to see someone had the courage to speak out. Best of luck to you, Al. I have sent an email to you with my return address. Please keep me posted on any new incidents.
DeKalb cops are a bunch of inbred hillbillies, I graduated NIU and lived in this hillbilly town for two long years, (Betsy Cronopoulos is a fat, bitch)
If you think thats bad try living in Fairfield. Jerry Josalyn is his name, stealing guns and selling them under the counter is his fame, but thats just one cop, one incident, in the most corrupt little burgh in Illinois.
fuck dekalb 5 0
I am a police officer and the allegations of police misconduct is a very real and dangerous situation. I joined the police dept. to enforce the law, not break it or hide behind my badge and shield. There are true and honest police out there that are descent and trustworthy law abiding citizens. Thank you for your time, and God bless you.
Wow, that is an insane story! Talk about abuse of power.
im also glad to see the comment from the honest police officer. ive almost entirely lost faith in law enforcement, but its good to see that there are still a few honest cops.
CitizenCOPS of America know first hand the problems of abusive police. Check out www.CitizenCOPS.org where you'll find links on how to report Police Misconduct / Abuse. Coordinator Rob Conklin www.CitizenCOPS.org
You already have a form to lodge a complaint. This web site, A letter, Newspaper. What is your real issue? I think I have lost sight of your goal.
You already have a form to lodge a complaint. This web site, A letter, Newspaper. What is your real issue? I think I have lost sight of your goal.
You already have a form to lodge a complaint. This web site, A letter, Newspaper. What is your real issue? I think I have lost sight of your goal.
get a out of town layer and CASH.
I think you failed to mention the whole story - I'm from DeKalb, and I know you- those that don't - look in the IL dept of corrections website -inmate Albert Shemonia- you were the one breaking into a school bus to take its radio- you got caught- no wonder you hate cops
get over it
why should you get arrested for talking to a 14 year old if your only 17. thats not right bacause you are not 18 and you have done nothing wrong because its your choice.
I live in the town of Belvidere and you all think that is bad check this out. My boyfriend is a city cop for Belvidere and a Boone county deputy that hates my boyfriends guts because of an arrest 3yrs ago that deputy now stalks me,harasses me and I've put two articles in the paper filed a complaint against the deputy but the stupid fucker still keeps it up if you all know of a good attorney that can help i'm looking to file a lawsuit against Boone county and the Deputy
Hello. I am also a person who have come under the corruption of the Dekalb county police department corruption. I do not have a specific date on the incident but I do know that it was November 1999 when I was charged with the misdemeanor charges of Disturbing the Peace and Disorderly conduct that landed me in Dekalb County Jail and was held on a 2000 dollar bond with the 10% would apply. Bail was posted and I eventually went to court and was given a Public Defender that told me that it was in my best interest to plead guilty cause I wouldn't win the case. She specifically told me that I would not win because I was a black man and would have an all white elderly jury and the police were against me. The incident began on the Northern Illinois Campus in the Lincoln Hall Dormitory were my then at the time girlfriend and I had an arguement. I asked her if I could have my bag which contained only my clothing that I had brought down there with me so that I could leave. She refused. I then walked out of the room and proceeded to leave the school with nothing more than what I had on. As I reached the bottom of the stairs I noticed that the Campus Police were coming in the building. I continued to walk until one of the officers told me to stop. I did so. He then told me to get against the wall and turn around. I did this quietly. He then began to handcuff me. The first officer grab me by my right hand and put the handcuffs on me, but in doing so he placed his hand between my thumb and index finger and began to apply extreme preasure to the point were I was bent over sideways just to keep my finger from being broken. The officer grabbed me by the neck when I was kneeling down as if I were resisting arrest. I was then maced in the face, ear, and back of my neck and beaten by the police. I recieved a mild concusion, fractured rib, and was taken to the Dekalb hospital were I was treated with a saline solution to rinse the mace from my eyes. During the entire struggle I noticed that my then girlfriend was close by were I heard here screaming, "what did he do! Let him go!" At no time did either her nor me touch the other person. I was leaving and she seemingly watching me go. But during this I was assaulted by the Dekalb police and givin a misdemeanor. I was fined $600.00 for the incident, and not even given a fair trial or proper representation. My public defender told me to plead guilty cause I was black. The police report was completely false, and I suffered many years of trama from this incident. I feel as if the Dekalb police are racist and corrupt. I was completely mistreated as a human being and as a young black man. I wish you the best of luck and I will pray for you. I hope you will do the same for me.
Keith Snyder is my dad =D
mark snyder keith snyders son lives at 208282 indian pt rd he is 13 goes to sycamore middle school and fears crowbars
You guys are stupid, you have no lives and you took the time to make a website just because you got arrested. Nobody is gonna feel sorry for you. your just a bunch of computer bums with no lives if i havent said that yet..
You sound like an idiot. Why do you think you need some special form to file a complaint? You should have just written a letter and sent it to the State's Attorney.
Cops RULE. I wish I cuold be a cop but i didt finsh high schiool and I cane brely read. ~Stephen House
In response to the above post that says: "I think you failed to mention the whole story - I'm from DeKalb, and I know you- those that don't - look in the IL dept of corrections website -inmate Albert Shemonia- you were the one breaking into a school bus to take its radio- you got caught- no wonder you hate cops" Interesting... I looked through the local newspaper Archives and all I can find about anybody stealing radios is a man by the name of Stephen House who got caught stealing a bunch of radios. In fact the police caught him with all kids of stolen radios in his trailer-home. Heres the link: http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2001/03/09/news/export4575.txt I think you may have Shemonia confused with the kid named Stephen House.
One of the most corrupt police officers in Sycamore is Officer Rosenberg. How does he still have a badge after his son shot and killed another young man with his police weapon? Officer Rosenberg kept his loaded guns in a dresser drawer. He was also caught (on video camera) recieving a blowjob from a school bus driver while on duty.
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I am the CEO of a towing company and work with the police a lot. The reason why they want you to speak with an officer first is because they are there to weed out firvolous complaints. For example, all the complaints against my towing company have been frivolous because people think I work for free. My business deserves to be paid. If you have a problem with the police you are usually a deadbeat or common criminal.
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I wish you luck in your quest keep up the good work.
dude, you sound like a quack. what were your complaints? were you just doing this to act like some micheal moore wannabe? just like you have a right to know what you are being arrested for, the department has a right to know what the complaint is.
damn
fagz
you are a moron
i'm moving there...and now i'm scared
Im from dekalb and I think that you were just trying to cause trouble because you went to both dekalb and sycamores departments. Did you really even have a complaint of misconduct against both departments because I dont think you did.
Maybe you should cry about it...Realy, who gives a shit
Why didn't you call Office of Professional Standards? Police Departments stick together... and they will do everything in their power to stop you from reporting a misconduct complaint. Remember, you have rights. It's called the Constitution. n4k63@yahoo.com
Legally there is no corruption in this story. You were just stubborn while the police attempted to help you by following procedure you asked them to break protocol then attempted to record them doing their job.
It sounds like about a third of these concerned (?) citizens are a bunch of blind sheep. Oh No, there just can't be any police corruption in our fair city. We don't want to hear about it. They are hired as public servants, paid wages by our tax dollars. Most are on an authority/ego trip. Now why not give this gentleman a complaint form so that he could document his claim and it could be investigated? Because there would be something in writing with names named. What a bunch of cowards.
Um, yeah.. I live on 208282 Indian Point Road. I'm scared of crowbars!!! You guy's are attention whores. There is nothing legaly wrong with any of this. What was so corrupted about what any officer did anyways? I'd like to here that story. Haha, you threatened them with a voice recorder. "BACK OFF I GOT A VOICE RECORDER!" So yeah, let us all know what this officer did that was so corrupted?
The corruption here is called felony intimidation of a witness. If a cop comes out and requires that the complainant tell him about the complaint, rather than giving him a paper form as the complainant requests, the officer is not 'following procedure.' The procedure is to have a written form, signed and witnessed, for filing as an official complaint. If the officer wants to limit false complaints, prosecution based on a written false complaint is his best bet, thus a good reason to hand over the f*ing form. (give a false complainant enough rope to hang themselves, and they will...) If the officer is NOT trying to limit false complaints, but rather trying to intimidate the individual making the complaint in order to PREVENT the complaint, then the procedure would look pretty much as described above. Your milage may vary, and you must make these determinations for yourself. It's part of being an adult - you must choose whom to believe, and choose what to believe about which part of the story. The false arrest (not once, but twice) for "attempted eavesdropping" is prime evidence of intimidation by the armed police officers (thus felony intimidation rather than simple intimidation). Illinois law states clearly that to be eavesdropping, it must occur where a person has a reasonble expectation of privacy. The foyer of a police station is not a private place. (A simple test of privacy for men is: would I whip out my dick and jerk off here?) If the conversation was with a person who was committing a felony, say armed intimidation of a witness, for instance, then there is not a privacy defense to eavesdropping and there is no crime of eavesdropping. If there is no interception of communication because the device was turned off, then there is no eavesdropping. There is no Illinois law of attempted eavesdropping which would apply; you either do the crime or do not; there is no 'try.' Apologies to Yoda. BTW, I used to be a Copwatcher in S. Illinois for a number of years, took journalism law at a university, and have studied the Illinois wiretap / eavesdropping statutes directly myself. I have not done this for about ten years, so the laws might have changed - but I strongly doubt it. That said... Albert, you have a serious attitude problem on top of your righteous anger at being maltreated, which earns you little trust and erodes much of what should be shared indignation at your treatment by the police there. By berating people on your copwatch.com website, you stain the name of Copwatch with easily avoidable shame. Please reconsider your words, and channel your anger toward productive ends. I've been a copwatcher since 1989, I have suffered one arrest (for writing the First Amendment in chalk on a sidewalk in front of my University's library - a civil disopbedience arrest) and never had to raise my voice to a cop. Even when they shot at me in Seattle in 1999 and 2003. drewhend98513@yahoo.com (trolls beware - I have no fear, I can only die once.)
i know the kids brother who got shot by Rosenburgs son.
Steven Rosenburg has always been a trouble maker.. my brother hung out with him for a few years.. the kid is messed up. he punched and broke his dads ribs, kicked his dad, beat his dad, and his dad took it and did nothing, his mother does not want anything to do with him and neglects him, he has currently just gotten out of juvie in the last few months..
Dekalb cops are worthless bitches... there is a Dekalb Illinois cop named Curt Biarnesen who got promoted to corporal (desk job) so he wouldnt lose his job after he got a DUI. Cops always cover for other cops so they dont get in trouble for breaking the law. The above story doesn't surprise me a bit.
There are two sides to every story... What was your complaint about in the first place? As for the guy who was "beat up" by NIU Police, I'm sure you were completely compliant (sarcasm). Not go ahead and go to choir practice and help that old lady across the street.
Sycamore cops are pussy bitches. The department cant keep cops there very long because the morale is so low. Only retards like rosenberg and Snyder stay there very long. They had a bitch named Lisa Walsh there as a detective but some nigger knocked her up so she left. She always smelled like a septic tank.
Information for some sycamore swine in case anybody wants to contact them at home and tell them what morons they are: Sycamore Police Department 535 DeKalb Ave. Sycamore, IL 60178 895-3435 Chief Donald M. Thomas - ID Number: 501 826 Somonauk St Sycamore, IL 60178-2515 (815) 899-0369 Serving Sycamore Since: August 2001 E-Mail: dthomas@sycamorepd.com Lieutenant Cary Singer - ID Number: 503 Serving Sycamore Since: February 1983 E-Mail: csinger@sycamorepd.com Sergeant Scott Mayeda - ID Number: 511 Serving Sycamore Since: May 1979 E-Mail: smayeda@sycamorepd.com Sergeant Keith Snyder - ID Number: 512 Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 899-5304 Serving Sycamore Since: February 1975 E-Mail: ksnyder@sycamorepd.com Sergeant Steve Cook - ID Number: 513 Serving Sycamore Since: December 1991 E-Mail: scook@sycamorepd.com Sergeant Michael Anderson - ID Number: 514 Serving Sycamore Since: December 1991 E-Mail: manderson@sycamorepd.com Officer Rob Rosenberg - ID Number: 530 Serving Sycamore Since: February 1981 E-Mail: rrosenberg@sycamorepd.com Officer Doug Martha - ID Number:531 Serving Sycamore Since: September 1981 E-Mail: dmartha@sycamorepd.com Officer George Maness - ID Number: 532 511 Fair St Sycamore, IL 60178-1617 (815) 895-3763 Serving Sycamore Since: January 1983 E-Mail: gmaness@sycamorepd.com Officer Marshall Flynn - ID Number: 533 Serving Sycamore Since: August 2003 E-Mail: mflynn@sycamorepd.com Officer Daniel J. Wojcik - ID Number: 535 991 Symphony Dr, Aurora, IL 60504-5517 (630) 499-9408 Serving Sycamore Since: August 2003 E-Mail: dwojcik@sycamorepd.com Officer Steve Watry - ID Number: 538 Serving Sycamore Since: December 1993 E-Mail: swatry@sycamorepd.com Officer Justin Kness - ID Number: 539 105 Sabin St Sycamore, IL 60178-1557 (815) 899-9247 Serving Sycamore Since: September 2003 E-Mail: jkness@sycamorepd.com Officer Michael Larmon - ID Number: 540 Serving Sycamore Since: January 1999 E-Mail: mlarmon@sycamorepd.com Officer Steve Elbrecht - ID Number: 541 Serving Sycamore Since: January 1999 E-Mail: selbrecht@sycamorepd.com Officer David Haas - ID Number: 542 Serving Sycamore Since: March 1999 E-Mail: dhaas@sycamorepd.com Officer Edward J Richter - ID Number: 544 305 Maplewood Dr, Sycamore, IL 60178-1207 (815) 895-6101 Serving Sycamore Since: December 2001 E-Mail: erichter@sycamorepd.com Officer Patrick Lozeau - ID Number: 545 Serving Sycamore Since: December 2002 E-Mail: plozeau@sycamorepd.com Investigation Lt. Darrell Johnson - ID Number: 504 Serving Sycamore Since: January 1986 E-Mail: djohnson@sycamorepd.com Investigator Sharon Anderson - ID Number: 521 Serving Sycamore Since: August 1993 E-Mail: sanderson@sycamorepd.com Investigator Rod Swartzendruber - ID Number: 522 Serving Sycamore Since: November 1993 E-Mail: rswartzendruber@sycamorepd.com School Resource Officer Jeff Wig - ID Number: 523 Serving Sycamore Since: March 2001 E-Mail: jwig@sycamorepd.com Community Services Lt. Tom Scott - ID Number: 502 Serving Sycamore Since: July 1981 E-Mail: tscott@sycamorepd.com
call kieth snyder at home: 815-899-5304
It might not be such a great idea to go right to the department where the offending officer is from. I would have gone to the county office and filed the chargers there.
That is bogus, M. Shemonia Southern Illinois
Police CORRUPTION IS BECOMING WIDESPREAD IN ILLINOIS, IN DIXON ILLINOIS A TOWN APPROX 30 OR 20 MINUTES FROM DEKALB, IT HAS BASICALLY BECOME A POLICE STATE HERE. WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN OR LEAVE OR DRIVE ANYWHERE THERE ARE SPEEDTRAPS, UNMARKED CARS HIDING WITH RADAR ON ROADS. ON SOME OFFICERS ARE VERY UNPROFFESIONAL , WE ARE IN A TOWN ABOUT LIKE MAYBERYY FROM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW AND THE SOME OF THE POLICE THINKS ITS CHICAGO AND ACT AS THOSE THEY ARE ON THE SHIELD. AND IF ANYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT MISCONDUCT, NOTHING IS DONE HERE EITHER, BIG BROTHER IS ARRIVING EVERYWHERE. SO SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE SO WE CAN COMPLAIN AND GET THE POLICE THAT ARE CORRUPT AND NOT BEHAVING IN A PROFFESIONAL MANNER DOCUMENTED , FIRED , SUED OR WHATEVER TO STOP THIS OVER OBSESSIVE MONEY HUNGRY NEW BREED OF MONEY MAKERS. IT MAKES ME SICK. IF WE PROTEST WE WOULD PROBABLY GO TO JAIL, THE NEWSPAPER DOES NOT CARE TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE ARE NEWSPAPERS THRIVES ON REPORTING ARRESTS FOR ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PAGE. AND THEY PRINT WHATEVER THE POLICE REPORT ON WHOEVER IS ARRESTED BEFORE ANY PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. NOW IT IS ALL BUSINESS. MAKE MONEY OFF THE PEOPLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT. NO POLICE PERSON MAKES ANY EXTRA MONEY FOR WRITING MORE TICKETS . I DONT UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO PERSECUTE AND FINE PEOPLE MORE OFTEN THAN PROVIDE HELP AND BE COURTEOUS.
Police CORRUPTION IS BECOMING WIDESPREAD IN ILLINOIS, IN DIXON ILLINOIS A TOWN APPROX 30 OR 20 MINUTES FROM DEKALB, IT HAS BASICALLY BECOME A POLICE STATE HERE. WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN OR LEAVE OR DRIVE ANYWHERE THERE ARE SPEEDTRAPS, UNMARKED CARS HIDING WITH RADAR ON ROADS. ON SOME OFFICERS ARE VERY UNPROFFESIONAL , WE ARE IN A TOWN ABOUT LIKE MAYBERYY FROM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW AND THE SOME OF THE POLICE THINKS ITS CHICAGO AND ACT AS THOSE THEY ARE ON THE SHIELD. AND IF ANYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT MISCONDUCT, NOTHING IS DONE HERE EITHER, BIG BROTHER IS ARRIVING EVERYWHERE. SO SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE SO WE CAN COMPLAIN AND GET THE POLICE THAT ARE CORRUPT AND NOT BEHAVING IN A PROFFESIONAL MANNER DOCUMENTED , FIRED , SUED OR WHATEVER TO STOP THIS OVER OBSESSIVE MONEY HUNGRY NEW BREED OF MONEY MAKERS. IT MAKES ME SICK. IF WE PROTEST WE WOULD PROBABLY GO TO JAIL, THE NEWSPAPER DOES NOT CARE TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE ARE NEWSPAPERS THRIVES ON REPORTING ARRESTS FOR ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PAGE. AND THEY PRINT WHATEVER THE POLICE REPORT ON WHOEVER IS ARRESTED BEFORE ANY PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. NOW IT IS ALL BUSINESS. MAKE MONEY OFF THE PEOPLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT. NO POLICE PERSON MAKES ANY EXTRA MONEY FOR WRITING MORE TICKETS . I DONT UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO PERSECUTE AND FINE PEOPLE MORE OFTEN THAN PROVIDE HELP AND BE COURTEOUS.
dekalb is stupid beaner-craker-niggar smelly place! hey freedom of speech motha fuckers ...^...
sounds to me like you just wanted to make trouble and possibly set the two depts up for some kind of b.s. lawsuit. i find it hard to believe that you had a legitimate complaint of official misconduct against two different officers in two seperate departments. besides why didn't you just tell the supervisors what your original complaints were instead of putting on a lawyer routine and pretending to be johnny cochrane. i can guarantee that had you followed the departments complaint procedures like the nice officers explained to you you would have been given the complaint forms and been allowed to make you complaint regardless of how silly the officer thought it to be. it then would have been forwarded to the proper authorities within the departments who would have investigated it. if citizens were given complaint forms without some type of screening process every officer in the world would be under a constant investigation for most likely frivelous and unsubtantiated complaints. if your complaint was legitimate you would have followed the requests of the officer's/sgt's that you spoke to and if it still didnt go anyhere then there are options to take at that point. however i believe tht you didnt have a legitimate complaint and just wanted to make some type of point about big brother police officer bringing you down. grow up the police are here to help you not the opposite. to deny that there are corrupt officer's would just be foolish but they are few and far between and are often weeded out in a hurry.