Illinois -- DuPage Forest Preserve Police Intimidation

[Robert Czar]

Beware to anyone sending in a Freedom of Information Act request to the DuPage Forest Preserve and following up with the Illinois Attorney General's office.

[Loudly]

1. I am a resident of DuPage County, and am VERY interested in this.

Did the officers who visited state their business?

[Robert Czar]

2. Nope...

Basically they were checking out this resident's yard. At first, the Forest Preserve staff even denied they had been there! Thanks goodness for home camera systems, cell phone cameras and neighbors -- all prove otherwise.

Also, one of the officers who was there is the daughter of a Commissioner. Bad enough to have nepotism, but then for them to be involved with these tactics?

[Robert Czar]

3. P.S.

What is also strange is that often the media is the Board room during these major revelations, but little if anything comes out.

[Sienna86]

4. Very interesting.

Whatever she requested made someone very nervous. I live in the area.

[Sienna86]

5. This citizen should do something else.

I suggest contacting the local FBI office in Chicago. They have a satellite office in the western suburbs. Make an appointment and go in.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/color_of_law

Their civil rights and public corruption investigators may be interested.

[Robert Czar]

6. Well...

The FBI is already looking at something at the Forest Preserve. This story broke a few weeks ago:

http://www.bettergov.org/forest_preserve_probe_blooms_but_not_everyone_feels_the_gloom/

[Sienna86]

7. Don't assume they are aware of the intimidation

Give the Feds more to work with on this.

[Robert Czar]

8. I don't have the FBI on speed dial

Besides, the local FBI may be politically connected just like all the other law enforcers around here.

[Sienna86]

9. Reply

They are apolitical. Trust me.

[Robert Czar]

10. Since when is the FBI apolitical?

In the past, I know this wasn't true.