Why Bad Cops Aren't Fired
In 2004, he handcuffed a bartender who refused to serve him. The city paid the bartender $15,000 to make his false-arrest lawsuit go away and Callahan was suspended.
The department ordered Callahan -- an alcoholic and manic depressive -- into rehab. The day before he was return to normal duty in 2006, supervisors smelled booze on his breath. He refused to take a Breathalyzer and was abusive to his bosses.
Chicago Sun-Times | ANNIE SWEENEY AND FRANK MAIN | September 7, 2008 05:58 PM