Comments on: Senate prepares for confirmation vote on Illinois State Police director

By: Two-way radios used in 1950s by Illinois State Police?

Two-way radios used in 1950s by Illinois State Police? — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:02:34 +0000

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By: proudstatetrooper

proudstatetrooper — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:44:41 +0000

Lynn. Your experience and knowledge of the ISP is exactly what?? DJ is correct in the current conditions of the ISP as evidenced by the numerous promotions of the old guard after Monken was appointed. He is too busy playing policeman while these guys are deystroying a once proud organization playing in house politics. The high profile homicide blunders are just the ones the public gets to hear about. But as inept as the General Assembly has been and continues to be, I suspect they will all cave and support this nomination even if the rank and file oppose it.

By: D.J.

D.J. — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:43:39 +0000

Jim is right. I’m retired ISP and can tell you that the troops are not pleased at this appointment. ISP has many officers who are in the military reserves and some have been in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have a few that hold the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel and above as well. These people have proven they can function as police officers, have gone through State Police Academy training and know what problems the ISP is facing. They are proven leaders as well, and yet with all of this background and experience, Quinn decides to appoint some kid with absolutely no police experience just because he was in the Army. Monken is being played like a fiddle by the upper command officers who actually run this department. There are some questionable leaders in the upper ranks of ISP who are motivated by ego and personal gain rather than the good of the organization. Until those people are gone, or a director is appointed who knows who these people are and gets rid of them, the ISP will continue it’s downward spiral, which began with the appointment of former Director Terrance Gainer by Jim Edgar. Since then, butt kissers and yes men have been promoted over real leaders. It makes me very sad to see a once proud, professional organization bring turned into seat belt nazi’s and bumbling major homicide cases.

By: lynn

lynn — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:42:48 +0000

Yes, Jim, I’m sure a site entitled “ispeeved” is a reliable source for unbiased input.

By: jim

jim — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:14:13 +0000

Where did Quinn suddenly come up with a person with absolutely no police experience to run a 2000 member police force. Only in such a corrupt state like Illinois can this happen. Go to Ispeeved blog to find out how the Dept. line officers feel about this-in contast to the management who use him as a puppet.